Self-directed online training

Event description

This course explores entry points and opportunities for conversations between practitioners and parents which support children’s social and emotional wellbeing. It specifically focuses on conversations which offer support, reassurance, guidance, information, or resources to assist parents in promoting positive mental health in their child. This is also referred to as ‘anticipatory guidance’.

This session will cover:

As you progress through this course, you will:
- explore entry points and opportunities to conduct respectful and collaborative conversations with parents, with the aim of supporting them to promote positive social and emotional wellbeing for their children
- understand and utilise principles for parent engagement when conducting these conversations
- reflect on ways to provide support and guidance that is relevant and appropriate to the parent’s, family’s and child’s circumstances
- learn strategies to help you provide quality resources and information to parents.

Eligibility criteria

This course is for allied health practitioners working with parent-clients where issues or concerns about the client’s children are raised (either by the parent or the practitioner), and where the appropriate response is to offer anticipatory guidance.

Categories: Capability 8 - Working effectively with families, carers and supporters, Capability 9 - Delivering holistic and collaborative assessment and care planning, Capability 10 - Delivering compassionate care, support and treatment, Working with infants, children, and younger persons
Disciplines: Allied Health, Lived Experience Workforce, Medical, Nursing, Other
Levels: Introductory, Intermediate
Lifespans: Adult

4 hours

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Provided by Emerging Minds