PAS conference 2008 - Parents as partners

In October 2008 we organised a conference for parenting practitioners which looked at how services can ensure that parents get help early and prevent problems turning into crises.

Speakers

• Introduction to conference and the work of Parenting across Scotland (68kB Powerpoint)
  Maggie Mellon, Parenting across Scotland
• Health visiting - a universal service for the future (908kB Powerpoint)
  Phil Wilson, University of Glasgow
• 'Hard to reach' families (644kB Powerpoint)
  Helen Barrett, Family and Parenting Institute

Workshops

• Developing a local parenting strategy (200kB Powerpoint)
  Joanne Wright, Dumfries and Galloway Council
• Parental involvement in children's learning (164kB Powerpoint)
  Karen Buist and Mhairi McNeil, Scottish Network for Parental Involvement in Children's Learning
• Involving Parents through health visiting services (100kB Powerpoint)
  Rhona Hogg, NHS Lothian
• Teenage parents as peer educators (32kB Word)
  Marion Laird and Kirsty O'Donnell, Scottish Marriage Care
• Engaging with homeless families (28kB Word)
  Alison Wren and Roz Plant, Shelter Scotland
• Reaching parents with parenting programmes (32kB Word)
  John Rogers, West Lothian Council
• Fraserburgh Families Project: supporting families affected by substance misuse (468kB Powerpoint) Adele Penfold, CHILDREN1^st

Unfortunately we do not have downloads for all the presentations and workshops that took place.