PARENTING Strategy - Torbay Council

Torbay Council Children’s Services : Parenting StrategyPreference for Support/Advice3% 6%29% 62%one to onegroup supportananymous supportmissing/not givenThis finding needs consideration. Capacity to respond to the greaterdemand for one to one support must be maintained or increased.An evidence-based approach should also be adopted in individualwork. At present, there is a tendency to cherry pick bits of modelsor techniques that suit individual families or staff, rather than aconsistently applied approach. This makes both quality assurance andservice consistency difficult.NICE guidance for treatment of conduct disordersin children aged 12 years or younger, or with adevelopment age of 12 years or younger (July 2006).1.1 Group-based parent-training/education programmes arerecommended in the management of children with conduct disorders.1.2 Individual-based parent-training/education programmes arerecommended in the management of children with conductdisorders only in situations where there are particular difficulties inengaging with parents, or a family’s needs are too complex to bemet by group-based parent-training/education programmes.1.3 It is recommended that all parent-training/education programmes,whether group or individual-based, should:llbe structured and have a curriculum informed by principles ofsocial-learning theoryinclude relationship-enhancing strategiesl offer a sufficient number of sessions, with an optimum of 8-12, to maximise the possible benefits for participantslenable parents and carers to identify their own parentingobjectives11