Parenting Special Children (PSC) is a charity established in 2006 to provide specialist parenting support to parents and carers of children and young people with special needs in Berkshire.

Website: https://www.parentingspecialchildren.co.uk Email: admin@parentingspecialchildren.co.uk Phone: 0118 9863532

Parents can self refer, or practitioners working with families experiencing Child to Parent Violence (CPV) if out of the area of Berkshire are able to commission courses.

Specialist services include diagnosis support, training and support around autism, ADHD, trauma and attachment and sleep issues. PSC also runs support groups for parents, workshops for children and young people, family events, and training for professionals.

Specialist CPV workshops are available as funding permits, and Parenting Special Children delivers the Who’s in Charge? parenting programme with specially trained Who’s in Charge? facilitators.

https://www.parentingspecialchildren.co.uk/courses/whos-in-charge-child-adolescent-to-parent-violence-and-abuse/

Who’s in Charge? is an 8 week course providing a therapeutic approach for Berkshire parents/carers of children and young people (aged 8 – 18) who are violent or aggressive. AIMS: Provides a supportive environment to share experiences and ideas ● Reduce the guilt and shame which most parents feel ● Offer ideas to help you develop individual strategies for managing your child’s behaviour ● Explore ways of increasing safety and well-being ● Help parents feel more in control and less stressed SESSION OUTLINES: 1) Introductions and “Who’s in Charge?” course outline 2) Influences and “Causes” of violent and abusive behaviours 3) Child: Controlling and Abusive Behaviours 4) Parent: Behaviour Management Options 5) Styles of Parenting 6) Child & Parent: Exploring the Concept of Anger 7) Assertiveness 8) Self-care, Resilience and Maintenance 9) One session review after 3 months (date to be decided during the course)

Local authorities and organisations can contact Parenting Special Children to enquire about commissioning the Who’s in Charge? course, to date we have delivered to an organisation supporting adopters.

Please contact tess@parentingspecialchildren.co.uk for more information.

https://www.parentingspecialchildren.co.uk/support-we-offer/commissioning-psc-services/

data entered: May 2021