Parent Support
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Your influence as a parent is one of the most significant factors in your child’s life chances.  We want to support and work with you as the primary care giver and educator for your children to ensure what we offer is meaningful, consistent and available at the point of need.

This webpage is designed for Parents and Organisations working to support families using group work approaches:

 

On this page you will find:

Information / Leaflets

Evidence Based Parenting Support

Development Opportunities for Practitioners

Contacts
 

For FREE online parenting courses for residents of Northern Ireland available 24/7 – courses cover from pregnancy, understanding your baby, understanding your child through to teenage brain development click  Here for more information and access instructions
Parent Zone – Youth Wellness Web
Welcome to the parent zone of the youth wellness web full of advice and information for parents and carers - including information on Bereavement, Child development, Disability, Education and much much more...
Welcome to the Parent Participation Service CYPSP
We understand the vital role that parents have in creating improved outcomes for children and families. We are here to support parents to influence the activities of the Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP) and to support service providers to develop and improve co-production practice with parents.
A Guide to help you on YOUR journey through Disability/Additional Needs
This resource is by parents for parents and its development has been parent led from the onset and addresses the whole life journey for parents of children with disability and additional needs. Also within this document, is the ‘All About ME’ booklet/passport co-designed by Barnardo’s PosAbility Young Peoples’ Group

 

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Evidence Based Parent Programmes / Facilitator Training
Reports, Publications & Leaflets
Local Contacts
Past Events

Evidence Based Parenting Programmes

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Evidence Based Parenting Programmes do not run over the Summer period. Planning is underway for programmes due to commence in the Autumn and these will be advertised shortly. Any queries in the meantime please do not hesitate to contact your local Child Development Intervention Coordinator (under Local Contacts tab)

Evidence Based Parenting Programmes – Past Events
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Reports

CYPSP Parental Participation Project: Stage 3 – Case Studies 2020/21 View
CYPSP Parental Participation Survey Report 2020 View
Northern Ireland Childcare Survey 2020 View
Northern Ireland Childcare Survey 2020 – Executive Summary View
Understanding Public Attitudes to Early the Years View
Regional Parenting Survey 2018/2019 View
Effective Parental Participation Guide 2019 View
Barnardo’s Connections – Parenting Infants in a Digital World – Executive Summary – 2018 View
Barnardo’s Connections – Parenting Infants in a Digital World – Full Report – 2018 View
Hope for Every Child – Councillor Peter J Martin (DUP) View
Children of the new century: Mental health findings from the Millennium Cohort Study View
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management View
Antisocial behaviour and conduct disorders in children and young people: recognition and management View
EIF Foundations for Life Report View
Early Intervention Next Steps – Graham Allen View
Early Intervention Smart Investment – Graham Allen – 2nd report View
Top Tips for Parents booklet View

Programme Reports

Family Links 10 week nurturing programme theory of change View
The Incredible Years Autism Spectrum and Language Delays (IY-ASLD) Programme for Parents View
Incredible Years Baby & Toddler prog Promoting attachment and infants brain developmnet View
Adapting Incredible Years families welfare system View

Trust Area Leaflets

Western HSC Trust Programmes 2023/24 View
Southern HSC Trust Programmes 2023/24 View
Parenting Support Southern Trust Poster 2023 View
Southern Trust Programmes 2021/22 View
Southern Trust Programmes 2020/21 View
Southern Trust Programmes 2019/20 View
Parenting Partnership View

Regional Leaflets

Incredible Years (IYNI) Parent Programmes Support Calendar 2022/23 View
NI Evidence Based Parenting Programmes View
Think Family Children’s Information Leaflet View
Think Family Young People’s Information Leaflet View

 

Marie McAuley
Child Development Interventions Coordinator
BHSCTT: 028 9504 2473 / 07540 311188
E: Marie.Mcauley@belfasttrust.hscni.net

 

Kate McDermott
Child Development Interventions Coordinator
NHSCTT: 028 2563 5575 ext 345713 / 07785 382022
E: Kate.McDermott@northerntrust.hscni.net

 

Child Development Interventions Coordinator
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Lisa Storey
Child Development Interventions Coordinator
WHSCTT: 028 7186 5127
E: Lisa.storey@westerntrust.hscni.net

 

Martina McCooey
Child Development Interventions Coordinator
SHSCTT: 028 3756 4462 / 07795 450278
E: Martina.mccooey@southerntrust.hscni.net