Train to run our specialist course to support and encourage parents and carers of children with additional needs
The Children with Additional Needs course aims to help parents build their child’s self-esteem and develop good communication skills. With an understanding that each child develops individually, we look at ways to meet the needs of their child and how to set and maintain boundaries. We also explore what schools and other agencies can offer children with special needs and their parents, and how the wider family plays a part. The course is aimed at children aged 3 to 11 years and also includes add-on sessions for parents of children with ADHD and on the autism spectrum.
‘The course is excellent. I don’t think you could possibly fit anything else in!’
The Time Out for Parents: Children with Additional Needs training will take you through the materials and activities of the seven supportive and informal main sessions. This training is only available to our core licenced facilitators. To become a licenced facilitator, you will need to attend our Time Out for Parents Facilitator training. Once you gain a core facilitator licence you can book on to this training.
Read our online training terms and conditions.
Care for the Family’s primary purpose is to strengthen family life in the UK. Whilst this event is available online, unfortunately, on this occasion, we are unable to take bookings from anyone who is residing outside the UK. For more details please click here.
What does the training cover?
- Parenting children with additional needs
- Self-esteem
- Coping with feelings
- Understanding behaviour
- Managing behaviour
- Home and school
- The wider family
Here are some sample pages from the Facilitator Manual and Parent Handbook.
In this video, facilitators and parents talk about how valuable the Time Out for Parents: Children with Additional Needs course has been.
The training is a combination of online learning, on our Care for the Family Learning Hub, and a live group session with our trainers on Zoom.
20 June
- Online learning – Thursday 20 June to Wednesday 10 July
- Live session – Thursday 11 July, 9.30am-2.30pm
- Statutory sector/individuals: £140
- Voluntary sector/churches: £95
On completion of the Time Out for Parents: Children with Special Needs training, you will be issued a specialist licence for a period of two years. Your licence will be renewed for a further two years when you register at least one course within this time period and return the appropriate documentation to us.
We provide our licensed facilitators with ongoing support through dedicated webpages, e-newsletters, a group Facebook page and by phone and email with our Community Training team.
Facilitators will also have access to additional online training for the ASD and ADHD course sessions.
Please call us on 029 2081 0800 to book a place on the training.
More information
If you would like your team to attend our Children with Additional Needs training as a group, please contact us to discuss online and face-to-face in-house training options.
