L McDermott

REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED!

Being a Parent Autism: commencing 16th of April 2024 -18:30-19:45 – online. this course is aimed at parents with children of any age that has a diagnosis or not for Autism.

Being a Parent Course (BAP) Commencing 17th of April 2024 – 10am 12 – from The Hive in UWS Paisley — This 8 week course is aimed at parents with children aged 3-11 years old:

Groups are highly interactive, involving an engaging and create a blend of small and large group discussion, role play, demonstrations, information sharing and reflection. Parents practice and use new skills in everyday life to achieve specific goals. Groups consist of eight 2-hour sessions attended by 8-12 parents and facilitated by two parent group leaders.

Being a Parent Autism: commencing 16th of April 2024 -18:30-19:45 – online. this course is aimed at parents with children of any age that has a diagnosis or not for Autism.

The EPEC Being a Parent – Autism course focuses on: The experience of being a parent of a child affected by Autism, their family and siblings Understanding their child and the ways in which they are affected by Autism Encouraging positive communication, interaction and play with children Everyday strategies and routines to influence development and manage the effects of Autism on children Ways to manage behaviour and meet children’s needs Preventing, managing and recovering from meltdowns. BAP – Autism is designed to provide accessible, enjoyable, and effective community-based parenting support for parents of children affected by Autism. Like other EPEC programmes, BAP – Autism is designed to promote children’s development and skills, reduce child and family difficulties, improve parent confidence, skills, and satisfaction, as well as improve social and community connectedness.

Families coming to courses may be at different stages in their journey. Some families may have recently received confirmation that their child has Autism. While other families may be several years into life following their child’s diagnosis, joining a community-based group like EPEC connects the dots and aids community understanding and connections.

Parent Group Leaders (PGL) training commencing 19th of April 2024 – 9:30-2:30 – from The Hive in UWS Paisley. This 12 week course is aimed at parents that have completed the Being A Parent (BAP) course but this is not essential, the Trainers interview the potential PGL’s and ascertain if they are suitable and willing to adopt the EPEC ethos and be monitored and evaluated by the trainers. The trainers are responsible for supervision and gathering the learning journals so they can be sent off to the national team for validation.

Lewis Pritchard – EPEC Renfrewshire Admin

Click on the link below for much more information about Ren10

Web: https://www.ren10.co.uk/parents/

At Riverbrae we work together to build an inclusive and happy community where every achievement is celebrated and every experience is viewed as an opportunity for learning.We want our young people to have success for today and be prepared for tomorrow.