Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 Dear , When I was working with parenting groups in Edmonton in North London one of the really positive spin-offs was the support that parents were prepared to give each other. We worked in partnership with the parents to encourage them to take part in organising their own groups as well as facilitating the parenting groups themselves. It was written up in the conference proceedings from 'Families come First' which was published by the CPHVA in 1997. Since becoming chair of the CPHVA interest group for parenting and family support I am in touch with many other health visitors doing sterling work in this area. Soon I am going to work with Professor Hilton in South London and Maudsley NHS Trust to help to role out his training for health visitors and others in his parent advisor model which teaches counselling skills in parent/helper interaction. Although this is very much on a one to one basis it is very useful in raising parent's self-esteem and children also benefit. It is well researched and I can give you the references if you need them. For anyone who would like to become a member of the Parenting and family support interest and development group contact: Lee Mackinder, Membership secretary and Treasurer, IMackinder@... We have an AGM coming up soon (3rdMay) which will take place in London (MSF Headquarters) where we will hear some of the latest research about parenting groups and health visiting from Oxford and -Brown's team. Parenting Support > Hi, I'm writing for the first time to this discussion group and feeling a little uncertain about how it all works!! Anyhow I can see that a lot of issue scan be debated shared etc. I 'm interested in hearing from anyone who has worked with different parenting initiatives that have included positive attempts to extend social networks for families. Parenting has realy taken off in health visiting but there still seems to be a need to take steps to ensure that practice addresses (social health) public health issues and that it is not just another reinvention of a medical model or approaches that continue to use dictatorial practices. Any comments?? > > Whittaker > HV Lecturer > University of Central Lancashire > Preston PR1 2HE > kwhittaker1@... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 Dear , We have been using the Family Caring Trust in our area. Three 'levels' 0-5 years, 5+ and the Teenparenting pack. I have been working with parents of teenages and find it a very easy to operate teaching pack. I run it with a parent who has undertaken the course, but am in negotiations with the Community Education Dept. for them to take it on. Seems much appreciated by parents but I would not call it a 'social' model, more behavioural. Caroline Dimond and Hyde (2000) conducted a systematic review of parent education and this is available from the West Midlands Development and Evaluation Service Dept, University of Birmingham Regards, Ruth Grant Whittaker wrote: > Hi, I'm writing for the first time to this discussion group and feeling a little uncertain about how it all works!! Anyhow I can see that a lot of issue scan be debated shared etc. I 'm interested in hearing from anyone who has worked with different parenting initiatives that have included positive attempts to extend social networks for families. Parenting has realy taken off in health visiting but there still seems to be a need to take steps to ensure that practice addresses (social health) public health issues and that it is not just another reinvention of a medical model or approaches that continue to use dictatorial practices. Any comments?? > > Whittaker > HV Lecturer > University of Central Lancashire > Preston PR1 2HE > kwhittaker1@... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 , many congratulations on your exciting new job. Just a reminder that Maureen (perhaps she will add a comment) is still looking for information about " What health visitor students need to know " at the time they qualify. I know Hilton has written at length about his research; I would welcome a reference list anyway, but was wondering what it shows about the knowledge/skills needed for the 'parent adviser' role? Best wishes Bidmead wrote: > Dear , > When I was working with parenting groups in Edmonton in North London one of > the really positive spin-offs was the support that parents were prepared to > give each other. We worked in partnership with the parents to encourage > them to take part in organising their own groups as well as facilitating the > parenting groups themselves. It was written up in the conference > proceedings from 'Families come First' which was published by the CPHVA in > 1997. Since becoming chair of the CPHVA interest group for parenting and > family support I am in touch with many other health visitors doing sterling > work in this area. > Soon I am going to work with Professor Hilton in South London and > Maudsley NHS Trust to help to role out his training for health visitors and > others in his parent advisor model which teaches counselling skills in > parent/helper interaction. Although this is very much on a one to one basis > it is very useful in raising parent's self-esteem and children also benefit. > It is well researched and I can give you the references if you need them. > For anyone who would like to become a member of the Parenting and family > support interest and development group contact: Lee Mackinder, Membership > secretary and Treasurer, IMackinder@... > We have an AGM coming up soon (3rdMay) which will take place in London (MSF > Headquarters) where we will hear some of the latest research about parenting > groups and health visiting from Oxford and -Brown's team. > > Parenting Support > > > Hi, I'm writing for the first time to this discussion group and feeling a > little uncertain about how it all works!! Anyhow I can see that a lot of > issue scan be debated shared etc. I 'm interested in hearing from anyone > who has worked with different parenting initiatives that have included > positive attempts to extend social networks for families. Parenting has > realy taken off in health visiting but there still seems to be a need to > take steps to ensure that practice addresses (social health) public health > issues and that it is not just another reinvention of a medical model or > approaches that continue to use dictatorial practices. Any comments?? > > > > Whittaker > > HV Lecturer > > University of Central Lancashire > > Preston PR1 2HE > > kwhittaker1@... > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 Hi , Here are some references for the work of Hilton . I am sure this is not all that he has written but these are the ones I have to hand at present. 'Counselling Parents of Children with Chronic Illness or Disability', Hilton , published by BPS Books, St s House, 48 Princess Rd East, Leicester LE1 7DR ISBN 1-85433-091-8 'A description and Evaluation of a Community Child Mental Health Service' 1997 , Spurr, and Lynch, Anette Von Roennne, Kornelia Hahn, Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry ISSN; 1359-1045 SAGE Publications London, Thousand Oaks and New Delhi Vol.2 (2): 221-238 'The Development of a community child and family mental health service' 1998 Day, , Hind Child: Care, Health and Development Vol 24 No 6 487-500 Blackwell Science Ltd 'Parent Counselling: An Evaluation of a Community Child Mental Health Service' Hilton and Pamela Spurr 1998 Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry' Vol 39 No 3 365-376 Cambridge University Press 'Child and Adolescent Mental Health Needs Assessment and Service Implications in an Inner City Area' 2000 Hilton , Crispin Day, Antony , Lucy Cutler Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 1359-1045 (200004) 5:2 SAGE Publications (London, Thousand Oaks and New Delhi) Vol.5(2): 169-188; 012063 This is all I can manage tonight but will think about the 'knowledge and skills for the parent advisor role' a little more and try to get back tomorrow especially in the light of the request from Maureen which to be truthful I had forgotten all about since I first saw it. By for now, -- Original Message ----- From: " Cowley " <sarah@...> < > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 9:38 AM Subject: Re: Parenting Support > , many congratulations on your exciting new job. Just a reminder that > Maureen (perhaps she will add a comment) is still looking for > information about " What health visitor students need to know " at the time > they qualify. I know Hilton has written at length about his research; I would > welcome a reference list anyway, but was wondering what it shows about the > knowledge/skills needed for the 'parent adviser' role? Best wishes > > > > Bidmead wrote: > > > Dear , > > When I was working with parenting groups in Edmonton in North London one of > > the really positive spin-offs was the support that parents were prepared to > > give each other. We worked in partnership with the parents to encourage > > them to take part in organising their own groups as well as facilitating the > > parenting groups themselves. It was written up in the conference > > proceedings from 'Families come First' which was published by the CPHVA in > > 1997. Since becoming chair of the CPHVA interest group for parenting and > > family support I am in touch with many other health visitors doing sterling > > work in this area. > > Soon I am going to work with Professor Hilton in South London and > > Maudsley NHS Trust to help to role out his training for health visitors and > > others in his parent advisor model which teaches counselling skills in > > parent/helper interaction. Although this is very much on a one to one basis > > it is very useful in raising parent's self-esteem and children also benefit. > > It is well researched and I can give you the references if you need them. > > For anyone who would like to become a member of the Parenting and family > > support interest and development group contact: Lee Mackinder, Membership > > secretary and Treasurer, IMackinder@... > > We have an AGM coming up soon (3rdMay) which will take place in London (MSF > > Headquarters) where we will hear some of the latest research about parenting > > groups and health visiting from Oxford and -Brown's team. > > > > Parenting Support > > > > > Hi, I'm writing for the first time to this discussion group and feeling a > > little uncertain about how it all works!! Anyhow I can see that a lot of > > issue scan be debated shared etc. I 'm interested in hearing from anyone > > who has worked with different parenting initiatives that have included > > positive attempts to extend social networks for families. Parenting has > > realy taken off in health visiting but there still seems to be a need to > > take steps to ensure that practice addresses (social health) public health > > issues and that it is not just another reinvention of a medical model or > > approaches that continue to use dictatorial practices. Any comments?? > > > > > > Whittaker > > > HV Lecturer > > > University of Central Lancashire > > > Preston PR1 2HE > > > kwhittaker1@... > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2001 Report Share Posted March 11, 2001 Congratulations - I have been trying to get some funds to role out the work of Hilton and his colleagues and I think that the money is now there - hence your job with SLAM. Although I think that the research they have done is really important and the Parent Advisor programme is really working - I still have some concerns about the linkages of the HV role. It feels as though it is someone else's agenda and I also still feel that normal human growth and development must be essential in the HV curriculum. We have to recognise what is normal - and the limitations of normality. There is a huge increase in parent questionnaires and I think they have definite limitations and as June says they separate the parents from that important discussion held between the HV/and or others In message <005101c0a67d$95a95800$cb259fd4@computer>, Bidmead <christine@...> writes >Dear , >When I was working with parenting groups in Edmonton in North London one of >the really positive spin-offs was the support that parents were prepared to >give each other. We worked in partnership with the parents to encourage >them to take part in organising their own groups as well as facilitating the >parenting groups themselves. It was written up in the conference >proceedings from 'Families come First' which was published by the CPHVA in >1997. Since becoming chair of the CPHVA interest group for parenting and >family support I am in touch with many other health visitors doing sterling >work in this area. >Soon I am going to work with Professor Hilton in South London and >Maudsley NHS Trust to help to role out his training for health visitors and >others in his parent advisor model which teaches counselling skills in >parent/helper interaction. Although this is very much on a one to one basis >it is very useful in raising parent's self-esteem and children also benefit. >It is well researched and I can give you the references if you need them. >For anyone who would like to become a member of the Parenting and family >support interest and development group contact: Lee Mackinder, Membership >secretary and Treasurer, IMackinder@... >We have an AGM coming up soon (3rdMay) which will take place in London (MSF >Headquarters) where we will hear some of the latest research about parenting >groups and health visiting from Oxford and -Brown's team. > > Parenting Support > > >> Hi, I'm writing for the first time to this discussion group and feeling a >little uncertain about how it all works!! Anyhow I can see that a lot of >issue scan be debated shared etc. I 'm interested in hearing from anyone >who has worked with different parenting initiatives that have included >positive attempts to extend social networks for families. Parenting has >realy taken off in health visiting but there still seems to be a need to >take steps to ensure that practice addresses (social health) public health >issues and that it is not just another reinvention of a medical model or >approaches that continue to use dictatorial practices. Any comments?? >> >> Whittaker >> HV Lecturer >> University of Central Lancashire >> Preston PR1 2HE >> kwhittaker1@... >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2001 Report Share Posted March 11, 2001 Dear I agree with you that normal growth and development is an essential for the health visitor curriculum what is also essential are the communication skills for interacting empathically with parents and helping them to discover their own solutions for their parenting 'problems'. All parents have 'problems' myself included and many within the range of normality. Unless we learn to listen effectively to the parents story, however, we are in danger of working to our own agenda rather than theirs. We will be training other home visitors, as in Sure Start, so it will not just be health visitors who are pretty thin on the ground! The helper, whoever he or she may be, must have good communication skills as well as parenting knowledge if they are to be effective and really useful for parents. The next training programme in which I am to be involved will be in Oxford where we are to train home visitors for families ante-natally. This project involves visiting vulnerable families in the antenatal period to help to facilitate the transition to parenthood and the facilitation of the parent/infant relationship so you can see that the 'parent advisor' model is adaptable to different situations and is working in a very preventative way. Parenting Support > > > > > >> Hi, I'm writing for the first time to this discussion group and feeling a > >little uncertain about how it all works!! Anyhow I can see that a lot of > >issue scan be debated shared etc. I 'm interested in hearing from anyone > >who has worked with different parenting initiatives that have included > >positive attempts to extend social networks for families. Parenting has > >realy taken off in health visiting but there still seems to be a need to > >take steps to ensure that practice addresses (social health) public health > >issues and that it is not just another reinvention of a medical model or > >approaches that continue to use dictatorial practices. Any comments?? > >> > >> Whittaker > >> HV Lecturer > >> University of Central Lancashire > >> Preston PR1 2HE > >> kwhittaker1@... > >> > >> > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2001 Report Share Posted March 14, 2001 It certainly seems as if the Solihull Approach training would fit into the general emphasis that you are trying to make on listening to parents, supporting, encouraging, 'empowering' (I dislike that word nowadays!) etc. We have just started the training in UBHT and it see,s to be going down well. Toity ---------------------- Dr Toity Deave Division of Primary Care University of Bristol Canynge Hall Whiteladies Road Bristol BS8 2PR Tel: 0117 9287215 Fax: 0117 9287340 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2002 Report Share Posted March 5, 2002 I have recently heard of an initiative called 'Time Banking'. It is led by a combination of health and social services and our local 'Time Bank' is at the Elephant and Castle. I'm sure that I have more details somewhere and will forward them when I root them out. Best wishes ---------- >From: Whittaker <kwhittaker1@...> > < > >Subject: Parenting Support >Date: Tue, Mar 6, 2001, 9:54 am > > Hi, I'm writing for the first time to this discussion group and feeling a > little uncertain about how it all works!! Anyhow I can see that a lot of > issue scan be debated shared etc. I 'm interested in hearing from anyone > who has worked with different parenting initiatives that have included > positive attempts to extend social networks for families. Parenting has > realy taken off in health visiting but there still seems to be a need to > take steps to ensure that practice addresses (social health) public health > issues and that it is not just another reinvention of a medical model or > approaches that continue to use dictatorial practices. Any comments?? > > Whittaker > HV Lecturer > University of Central Lancashire > Preston PR1 2HE > kwhittaker1@... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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