KBSP Reducing Parental Conflict

Suitable for working groups: B & C

NHS Level: 2

Course length: 09:15-15:45 (Full day)

Cost: Non-funded places £100.00 | Colleagues from core statutory partner organisations of the KBSP receive some funded places

Course Description

Aim:

To have an increased understanding of what parental conflict is and the impact on children, and how we can work with parents to reduce this.

Objectives:

• To understand the difference between parental conflict and domestic abuse
• To explore the significance of early involvement, the key differences between destructive and constructive conflict and the impact this has on child outcomes.
• To explore why active listening and empathy are as important as asking the right questions
• To practice using a range of supportive tools in scenario-based activities, to reduce parental conflict
• To be able to identify where relationship distress exists, explore with parents the cause of the conflict and support them to develop more constructive ways of communicating