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I have been working with parents and families for 23 years. I believe as parents  we all  have a right to an emotionally healthy and fulfilled family life. There is no such thing as a perfect parent. No child is born with an instruction manual and no parent is exempt from challenging children at some stage of their lives.

I started working with parents and families in 1995 for an Oxford based charity, ‘The Family Nurturing Network’, delivering the Carolyn Webster-Stratton and Steven Bavolak’s Parenting Programmes in schools and family centres. I then went on to work for ‘Parentline Plus’, a national charity, running small group workshops and working one-to-one with parents.

Since then, I have been working freelance in Oxfordshire originally with the support of the Oxfordshire Parenting Development Team (OPDT). With the OPDT I was part of a team to train other professionals using an accredited programme to run parent groups and to work individually with parents in the county.

I have a particular interest in working with families who have children on the Autistic Spectrum and children with ADHD. I have also worked on a one-to-one basis with families who are being supported by Cafcass ( Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service).

 

Evidence based Parenting Programmes I am trained to deliver:

 

The Incredible Years Parenting Programme – Carolyn Webster Stratton

 

Family Links – The Parenting Puzzle

 

Family Lives - formally Parentline Plus

 

Take Three Programme – Parent Talk

 

Strengthening Families

 

Transition Workshops for parents of children moving from primary to secondary school.

 

Qualified to Train:

 

TIPS trainer – training practitioners to run parenting groups.

 

Family Links, The Parenting Puzzle – parenting programme for primary school aged children.

 

Relevant Qualification:

 

Adults learning 7307 stage 1 Adult Teaching Certificate

 

Memberships:

 

Member of Parenting UK.

 

I am a trustee of the Oxfordshire Parenting Forum and member of their Quality Task Group.