Building positive relationships with parent carers in Early Years (England)

Professionals have a hugely important role to play in supporting disabled children and their parent carers, but many are unfamiliar with the unique challenges that families face.

As a result, it’s common for professionals to feel out of their depth when approaching parents or unsure of how best to support them.

This CPD-accredited online workshop will provide all the essential information and practical advice that you’ll need to build more positive relationships with parent carers of children with additional needs.

It is suitable for professionals in England who support children aged 0-5 with additional needs or disabilities (with or without a diagnosis). This includes those working in Early Years, education, health, social care, or other supportive roles within the community. If you do not support children aged 0-5 and/or you do not live in England, please view our other CPD certified workshops and webinars.

This CPD-certified workshop was previously known as 'Working with Parent Carers of children with additional needs & disabilities'. The name has been changed to better reflect its content, but the material remains the same. If you have already attended 'Working with Parent Carers of children with additional needs & disabilities', you may be interested in our other CPD certified workshops and webinars.

Learning objectives

This workshop will help you to…

• Understand how disabilities and additional needs affect families practically, emotionally, and financially
• Discuss any emerging concerns about a child’s development with their parents in a sensitive and appropriate way
• Build positive working relationships with parent carers and know what to do if communication ever breaks down
• Easily implement several practical strategies for creating more productive and parent-friendly environments
• Understand the relevant laws and policies that may affect your practice
• Direct families to existing sources of support and where to access further help, including Contact’s free services and resources

The techniques and skills covered will be useful to professionals in England. The workshop will include references to English legislation and terminology.

What’s included:

• Attendance at the live workshop (2.5 hours)
• Q&A session with our expert trainer
• CPD certificate
• PDF copy of the presentation slides including useful resources

This Brighter Beginnings workshop is delivered by Contact, as a member of the Early Years SEND Partnership.

Brighter Beginnings: Brighter Beginnings is for parents at the beginning of their journey. Through a series of workshops, we support families to tackle some of the unique challenges they might face in the early years. For further information, please visit: Brighter Beginnings

Early Years SEND Partnership: The Early Years SEND Partnership is a national programme supporting professionals and parents with training, resources, and an approach to sharing learning, with the aim to increase access and inclusion in early years for children with SEN and Disabilities. For further information, please visit: About the EYSEND Partnership

Contact: We are Contact, the charity for families with disabled children. We support families with the best possible guidance and information. We bring families together to support each other. And we help families to campaign, volunteer and fundraise to improve life for themselves and others.

For further information and support from Contact, please visit www.contact.org.uk or email info@contact.org.uk