Professionals
Supporting families
Connective Family can give you the tools and resources you need to support parents and carers. Our Connective Parenting NVR framework draws on a wide range of therapeutic models and so can
significantly help anyone who works with families.
How Connective Parenting NVR can help you in supporting families, parents & carers
It’s all too easy to focus on the short term. A quick win? Perhaps. Effective? No. Connective Parenting NVR provides a long-term solution that works for all family settings – birth parents, foster carers, adoptive parents, kinship carers. It also works within school and residential settings and any environment supporting young people
Connective Parenting NVR:
- empowers parents and carers and helps bring around real change
- potentially reduces the need for support over the long term
The earlier families are introduced to the approach the better – waiting until they are in crisis is harder for everyone.
- RBe more effective
- REmpower Parents & Carers
- RHelp families out of crisis
- RAccess practical resources
- RReduce the need for support
Boost your CPD & help more families
Get started using the principles of the Connective Parenting NVR approach with our 3 – step toolkit, just for professionals .
Step 1
Get pro support & training in t he Connective Family Professionals’ Network.
Working with parents, carers and supporting families as a professional is amazing, but can feel a little lonely at times. Sometimes you might need a bit of support while you’re busy supporting others. Sometimes you might want to talk to other professionals, ask questions or share your knowledge.
For just £15 per month you’ll have access to:
A huge library of online training, tools and resources Monthly supervision with Sarah Fi sher An online community in the online Members’ Area and/or a special Facebook group The annual Connective Parenting Conference + access to previous years’ replays – for FREE Discounts on all Connective Family training and events
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“The network is very helpful. There are lots of resources and the calls are interesting, with a range of different people there. I’ve recommended my team take full advantage of it.“
Network Member
Step 2
Take an accredited training course
The ACCPH (Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists) has accredited Connective Family as a training company. This means that all our training for professionals is, as a minimum, CPD accredited.
Overview of Connective Parenting NVR
This CPD accredited one day course for professionals provides an overview of the approach, to enable you to see how it can help support families with varying needs.
Level 1 Connective Parenting NVR Course
Level 3 Connective Parenting NVR Award
Step 3
Explore our resources
We have a wealth of free resources – videos, podcasts, articles and more – to help parents and carers. They might be struggling to cope with their child’s anxiety, aggression or mental health or maybe all three. Explore the library by clicking on the topics below and please share with your families.
Connection
Connection
Learn how therapeutic parenting and parental presence are key
Looking after you
Looking after you
Understand why you need to remember your wellbeing in amongst the challenges
Child health & development
Child health & development
Understand the impact of trauma & attachment, mental health and sensory development
School
School
Learn how to deal with school avoidance and helping teachers to understand the issues
Meltdowns
Meltdowns
Figure out the triggers, learn how to de-escalate and where to get support
Day-to-day challenges
Day-to-day challenges
Learn how to manage sensory difficulties, setting boundaries… and much more!