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For parents of children aged:Up to 19yrsSpeakeasyWhat is this programme?The Speakeasy programme is an accredited course, which gives parents and carerspractical advice and training on how to chat openly about sex and relationships withchildren. The course offers a flexible and relaxed way to gain greater confidence inan area that can cause embarrassment and awkwardness for parents and carers.The course can be an eight week course, with accreditation if parents wish, or thedifferent elements can be offered as individual sessions to look at any specific issuesraised during the on-going support of parents and carers.Where are the programmes delivered?The following organisations have people trained to run Speakeasy courses forparents and currently are able to offer courses to those who use their services.• Hartcliffe and Withywood Teenage Parent Project: 0117 978 4401;• SPAN: 0117 951 4231• Young Mothers’ Group Trust: 0117 954 0020Content of the programme:The courses have specific learning outcomes, but the structure and content of thecourse are needs-led in order to satisfy the particular requirements of each group.Creative methods are used within the groups including collage and artwork, role-playand games as well as more traditional written work for those who wish.Typical Session Details:Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Introductions, Ground Rules, Fears, Hopes and Expectations.Understand the changes boys and girls undergo at puberty.Understand what sex education means in the contact of family life.Understand how to respond to the needs of children in relation to sexand relationships education in the context of family life.Understand social and cultural attitudes towards sex and sexuality asthey relate to children including stereotypes found in the media andoutside pressures upon young people.Understand the different methods of contraception that are available.Understand the different sexually transmitted infections and methodsfor safer sex.Understand strategies for keeping children safe from harm.Understand sex and relationships education in schools, taking accountof statutory and non-statutory guidance in education.How it can be accessed:From April 2009 four more organisations will be able to offer courses within their ownorganisations. Plans are underway to train more professionals to be able to offershortened versions of the full Speakeasy course, and to increase their confidence tosupport parents and carers in one-to-one work, with issues relating to growing up,relationships and sexual health. Please contact Anne Barwell, Public HealthDirectorate, NHS Bristol, for more information. Tel: 0117 900 2290 or email:Anne.Barwell@bristolpct.nhs.uk.January 2009
For parents of children aged:0 - 21Strengthening Families Strengthening CommunitiesWhat is this programme?Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities (SFSC) is a parent programmethat provides an opportunity for parents to explore parenting issues in a supportivesetting. This is combined with an exploration of wider challenges: managing money;supporting our children’s education; coping with ill-health or poor housing; dealingwith racism; bringing up our children in unsafe surroundings; and ensuring that bothgirls and boys get a fair chance to achieve their ambitions.The programme provides a chance to get information on the development of childrenand to look at how our own experience of being children has influenced our parentingmethods. There are many opportunities for an in-depth exploration of parenting skills,with attention paid to how children can be helped to develop self-discipline and selfesteem.The development and content of the programme is informed by research. SFSCsuggests that by promoting protective factors (such as good communication betweenparent and child) and minimising risk factors (such as boys seeing the use ofviolence as a route to getting respect) parents can support the development ofchildren who will be better able to cope with the challenges they face in growing up.SFSC provides parents with information that looks at the positive and negativeaspects of the issues that are being discussed and gives them an opportunity todecide what is useful and works for them. SFSC recognises that parenting is anactivity performed by men and women and the programme sets out to include both.SFSC also recognises that the local community and surroundings play an importantpart in the lives of children, and parents are given opportunities to look atcommunities resources and how these can be accessed or changed.Where are the programmes delivered?Accessible community venues, preferably with childcare facilities.Content of the programme:There are 5 curriculum areas delivered over 12 sessions:• Cultural & Spiritual• Enhancing Relationships• Positive Discipline• Rites of Passage• Community InvolvementHow it can be accessed:SFSC Manager South West, Annie Oliver annie@spanuk.org.uk. Parents or referralscontact Lynn on 0117 9514231, lynn@spanuk.org.uk.January 2009
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