Triple P Level 5Pathways Training
August 25-26, 2011
Timed Training Agenda
DAY 1: August 25, 2011
8:30-10:30am
UNIT 1:PARENTING AND CHILD MALTREATMENT
Course orientation
• Exercise 1: Identifying the effect of coercive parenting
• The significance of child maltreatment
• Ecological approach to child abuse prevention
• Central importance of parental attributions in child maltreatment
• The role of parental anger in child maltreatment
• What is Pathways Triple P?
• Group Discussion: Pre training assessment of parent consultation skills
10:30-10:45am Break
10:45-12:30
UNIT 2-INITITAL INTERVIEW
Process issues in child maltreatment
• Principles of effective parent consultation
• Information Sheet 1: Process issues and problems with engagement with maltreating parents
• Information Sheet 2: Principles of effective parent consultation in child maltreatment
• Intake and assessment procedure
• Establish an agenda
• Complete assessment
• Information Sheet 3: Useful self report measures
• Group discussion: Identifying parents’ attributions for their children’s behavior
• Exercise 2: Identifying parents’ attributions during an interview
• Group Discussion: Identifying parents’ attributions for their own behavior andclarifying parental expectations of their children
12:30-1:15pm: Lunch
1:15-3:00pm
UNIT 3:Introduction to Attribution Re-Training (Module 1: Session 1- Avoidingparent traps)
• Parent traps
• Understanding the impact of parent’s behavior on children
• Exercise 3: Helping parents understand the impact of their behavior on theirchild
• Goals for change
• Homework
3:00-3:15pm Break
3:15-4:30pm
UNIT 4: Module 1: Session 2 – How to get out of a parent trap
• Why getting tough does not work
• Why parents get caught in parent traps
• Exercise 4: How parents were disciplined themselves as children
• Thought switching: Changing how a parent explains their child’s behavior
• Exercise 5: Teaching parents to use thought switching
• Identifying strategies that work
• Homework
DAY 2: UNIT 5 33
DAY 2: August 26, 2011
9:00-10:30am
UNIT 5: Coping with Anger
The Coping with Anger module
• Why anger is important
• Working with parents who have difficulty coping with anger
• Exercise 6: Using the Coping with Stress video as a consultation tool
10:30-10:45am Break
10:45-12:30
UNIT 6: Module 2: Session 1 - Recognizing and Understanding Anger
• Anger and behavior
• Calming strategies for preventing escalation of anger
• Exercise 7: Brief abdominal breathing
• Information Sheet 4: Abdominal breathing
• Finding what works for the parent
• Setting goals for practice
• Information Sheet 5: Anger tally sheet
12:30-1:15pm: Lunch
1:15-3:00pm
UNIT 7: Module 2: Session 2 - Managing Your Anger
• Cognitive strategies for managing anger
• Exercise 8: Teaching parents the link between thoughts, emotions and behavior
• Using thought stopping or interruption
• Using coping statements to manage anger
• Information sheet 6: Examples of anger coping statements
• Challenging unhelpful anger arousing thoughts
• Exercise 9: Introducing ways of challenging unhelpful thoughts
• Information sheet 7: Calm thoughts form
• Exercise 10: Designing a strategy for high risk times
• Information sheet 8: Coping plan checklist
3:00-3:15pm Break
3:15-4:30pm
UNIT 8: Module 3; Getting Started; Course Evaluation and Accreditation
• Module 3: Maintenance and closure
• Getting started
• Exercise 11: Post-training evaluation of parent consultation skills
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