CLARECARE provides a range of Parenting Groups throughout Co. Clare. The groups are facilitated by trained professionals with experience in the area of Family Support. The following programmes are available.
Parents Plus 1-6 Years Programme
Would you like to know the best way to manage tantrums and other behaviour problems? Would you like to learn new ways to help your child behave well and to develop a good relationship with your child? The Parents Plus 1-6 years programme helps parents to communicate positively and effectively with their children and to promote their children’s learning, and good behaviour. Read More….
Parents Plus 4-11 Years Programme
Are you finding that you spend most of your time correcting and arguing with your school going child? Managing school going children can be quite a challenge. The 4-11 years programme draws on well researched ideas about managing children’s behaviour, encouraging good social skills, and communicating positively with children, in this age group. Read More….
Parents Plus Teenage Programme (11-16 Years)
Are you having difficulties communicating with your teenager? Would you like to connect with and build good relationships with your teenager, while also being firm and influential in their lives? It is never too late to attend a parenting programme. This programme focuses on managing your teenager’s behaviour and needs. There is an emphasis on strengthening parent’s relationships with their teens, problem solving and on teaching teens to become more responsible. Read More….
Parenting Inputs
Is your school or community group interested in finding out more about parenting topics? Clarecare facilitated a number of evening/morning workshop sessions in community and school settings in 2011. Topics covered include relationship building with your tots and teens, managing children’s behaviour and parent’s self care. St Flannan’s School Ennis and Scoil Na Mhaighdine Mhuire Newmarket On Fergus benefitted from parenting inputs co facilitated by professionals from Clarecare and the HSE West Clinical Psychology Service in 2011.
Inter agency Parenting Group:A six week group for teenage girls (13-16 year olds) and one for their parents was facilitated by Clarecare and HSE West Clinical Psychology Service professionals in 2011 also. This gave both parents and teens a unique opportunity to attend support groups simultaneously. The group was aimed at teenagers who were finding it difficult to remain in school for a variety of reasons.Topics covered in both groups included: Bullying, self esteem building self confidence, identifying ones feelings, issues around anxiety and communication skills.These groups allowed young people and their parents to gain support and insight from each other and to realise they are not alone in their experiences of bullying or exclusion.
If you would like to participate or find out more about any of the Parents Plus or Parenting Support Inputs outlined above, Please contact: Michelle Barnes, Parenting Admin Support, Clarecare. Tel: (065)6894246 or E mail: parentingsupport@clarecare.ie
The Incredible Years:An Interagency Approach to Parenting
The Incredible Years (IY) is a model of early intervention which consists of Incredible Years Parent, Teacher and Child training programmes.In keeping with the whole school model of delivery used by Incredible Years Clare, the IY Teacher Classroom Management Programme (TCM) is delivered to all staff at identified schools in Co. Clare.The TCM programme is delivered to all school staff over 5 workshops. When this programme is underway, parents/carers who have children attending the school are then recruited to attend the IY Basic Parenting programme.The IY Parenting programme is delivered over 12 weekly sessions, often at the school itself. The importance of the link between home and school is a central tenant of IY Clare’s ethos, therefore there is a high level of interagency collaboration at all stages of IY programme implementation, between identified schools and the agencies of IY Clare.
IY programmes promote and support positive emotional and social development in primary school aged children. Behaviour management issues at home and in school are also addressed. The Incredible Years Training series was devised in the U.S by Dr. Carolyn Webster-Stratton (1984:1998).
The Incredible Years Clare initiative began in 2004, and currently involves an inter agency steering group to coordinate and develop the roll out of Incredible Years Parent and Teacher Training programmes across schools in Co. Clare. The steering group is made up of professionals from Clarecare’s Family Support Team, The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) Ennis and the HSE West Clinical Psychology Service. Read More….
The following Incredible Years Training Programmes are delivered by Incredible Years Clare:
Incredible Years Basic Parent Training
The Incredible Years Parent’s programme is the core component of the Incredible Years Training series. In Co. Clare, this programme is offered to parent’s whose children attend a specific school where Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Training has already commenced. The programme is part of the “IY package ” delivered to identified school’s in Co Clare. It’s focus is on parent’s strengths, building on parent’s skills, confidence and the parent- child relationship.This programme is delivered by professionals from Clarecare’s Family Support Team over 12 weekly sessions. Lunch is provided for participants each week. The IY Basic Parenting programme is well researched and provides parent’s with practical ideas, demonstrating new skills using video clips which parents can use at home. Parents learn about emotional regulation and can help their children grow and learn both socially and emotionally. Parents have reported benefitting greatly from the techniques illustrated and from the support offered by the group.
Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Training
The Teacher Classroom Management (TCM) programme is delivered on a whole school basis, which means that all staff at an identified school are trained in the TCM programme. The programme is delivered by a combination of professionals from NEPS, HSE West Clinical Psychology Service, and teachers who have completed Incredible Years TCM facilitator training. There are 5 workshops in total delivered over several months.The focus of workshops is on strengthening the home-school relationship, proactive strategies to manage children’s behaviour in the classroom, teaching children problem solving and anger management skills. Strengthening children’ social and academic competence is a key concept of the programme. Teachers have reported feeling more confident about classroom management and a greater sense of being part of a supportive team having completed TCM training as a whole staff. Read More….
How does my school access more information about IY TCM workshops in Co Clare? Download Information here:Incredible Years Clare TCM Programme information
If you want to find out more about the Incredible Years Programmes (which are school based programmes) please contact: Eve Brennan IY Development Worker Tel:(065)9052817 or EMAIL:ebrennan@clarecare.ie
