FREE EVENT- Supporting parents of teenagers

Summary

As young people change and develop, explore and define their individuality, understanding and coping with their behaviour can become more challenging for parents. Whether it’s learning to communicate more effectively with teenagers, or coping with more serious anti-social behaviour, this seminar looks at different types of support and the examples of current programmes to help you in your work with parents.

Programme 

12.30  Arrival and lunch
12.55  Introduction by chair
1.00    John Coleman: Supporting parents of teenagers - where next for professional practice?
1.30    Group discussions
2.30    Break
2.45    John Rivers: Dealing with teenage anti-social behaviour, empowering parents
3.15    Mary Rose Brady: Universal support for parents of teenagers
3.45    Closing questions and comments
4.00    Close

Speakers

Dr John Coleman, Clinical Psychologist and founder of the Trust for the Study of Adolescence
John Coleman is a psychologist whose primary interest is adolescence. He founded the Trust for the Study of Adolescence (later renamed Young People in Focus) and was the Director of the organisation from 1989 until he retired in 2005. From 2005 to 2006 he held a post as a Policy Advisor in the Department of Health, and since October 2006 he has been a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford.
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John Rivers, Parenting Support Team Manager, West Berkshire Council
John Rivers will talk about the STOP programme, originally written jointly by  Essex CAMHS and YOT services and targeted at parents of teenagers at risk of offending or displaying oppositional noncompliant and difficult behaviours. It is now also becoming recognised as being a useful preventative programme and is currently being run in many other settings including schools and other community settings in a growing number of regions both in the UK and overseas.
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Mary Rose Brady, Head of Parenting and Creative Therapy Services Coram
Mary Rose Brady has over 20 years’ experience of working with children and families across the statutory and voluntary sectors. During this time, she has worked with looked after children, specialised in sexual abuse and has also worked in forensic and acute adult psychiatry. Mary Rose is currently Head of Parenting Services at Coram, providing services both to parents (enabling them to help their children) and young people.
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