The Supporting Parents Home page.

 Parenting news:

• Parenting E-brief
• "What's on database for referrers". Easter to July 2012. (Updated 25/05/12)
• "What's on database for referrers". September to December 2012. (Updated 25/05/12).
• Quick reference guide to IDENTIFYING PARENTING SUPPORT.
• What's on database ENTRY FORM
• PCRI forms now available: visit the Evaluating Impact and cost effectiveness page.

Headline News:

• ADHD Training. North-west Kent ADHD Care Pathways Initiative are running a 2 day Multi-agency training on 21 / 22 May. Please contact Tracey Sams on 01322 668501 by 30/3 to book your place. Cost is £65 for the 2 days.
• Family Life Manual:  The Family Life Manual is now available for download.  Please click here.  For more details of the Family Life and Speakeasy, see the Parenting Programme: Training and Support page.
• Training to deliver IY :  Please ensure that you address all  training requests to your Preventative Services Managers .
• Training to run SFSC : 5 day training will run again in 2012. Please ensure that you address all  training requests to your Preventative Services Managers.
• Outcomes Monitoring is now live: Have you started using the system?  All KCC funded parenting programmes need to be monitored using the standard monitoring system.  The monitoring forms and links can be found on the Evaluating Impact page.
• Parenting Workforce Audit The Parenting workforce audit is currently being updated. A simplified version will be available here soon.
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NOTE: These pages are intended for staff delivering services to those in a parenting role. Public enquiries should be directed to CFIS or to the Parenting Support pages of the Kent.gov website www.kent.gov.uk/education_and_learning/parents.aspx 

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The Parenting Team

• Introducing the team

Contacts, Links and Key Documents

• Local Practitioner Forums
• Key contacts for parenting
• Documents and research

Parenting programmes: Training and Support 

• Solihull Approach Parenting Group
• The Incredible Years
• Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities

Evaluating impact and cost effectiveness

• Register your programme on the "What's on database for referrers"
• KCC Outcomes Framework monitoring forms and links 
• Parenting programmes cost effectiveness toolkit

Engaging specific groups

• Dads
• Parents with a Learning Difficulty
• Families needing support with literacy
• Young Parents
• Gypsy Roma Traveller communities
• Deaf Parents
• Grandparents and Kinship Carers
• Families affected by custodial sentencing