Practitioner as coach Professional Learning Series Session 1 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Practitioner as coach Professional Learning Series Session 1

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Agenda • About this Professional Learning Series • Rationale for working with families • Challenge of adult behaviour change • Define what we mean by ‘practice’ • Introduction to ‘Collaborative Projects’

About this Professional Learning Series

Context • BSL gearing up to deliver Short Term Supports to families under NDIA • Intention to maximise effectiveness by adopting best practice in early childhood intervention • This program of professional learning will build on work done to date (e.g., RBI) • Focus on building a shared approach to practice

Program objectives • Build a shared understanding and commitment to family centred practice • Explore the application of an adult capacity-building approach to working with families • Develop knowledge and skills in working collaboratively with families • Increase understanding and confidence in coaching approaches to working with families. • Connect, engage and support staff though the COVID-19 health crisis.

Program outline Session 1: Why work with families? Session 2: Collaborating with parents Session 3: Genuine engagement Session 4 Engagement conversations Session 5: Goals and adult behaviour change Session 6: Functional assessment to support adult behaviour change Session 6: Developing plans that can be implemented Session 8: Supporting adult behaviour change Session 7: Teaching strategies Session 9: Consolidating an intervention Session 10: Review and Q&A

How you can participate • Attend 90-minute webinars or watch recordings if you miss a webinar • Slides and other resources will be made available on the dedicated PRC website page for the program

Collaborative Learning Exercises Course notes

How you can participate • Attend 90-minute webinars or watch recordings if you miss a webinar • Slides and other resources will be made available on the dedicated PRC website page for the program • Participate in between-session collaborative learning activities • Set yourself some practice development goals and pursue them.

Why work with parents and carers?

Art by Faye Parriman

THERAPEUTIC APPROACH CHILD PRACTITIONER

FAMILY CENTRED PRACTICE FAMILY PRACTITIONER CHILD

ADULT CAPACITY BUILDING CHILD PRACTITIONER PARENT/CARER Helping practices

Adult behaviour change is at the heart of effective parenting support

Change is hard

About ‘practice’

Knowledge is only a rumour until it lives in the muscle. -The Asaro tribe of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

Practice is the vehicle for translating knowledge to action (applying a method)

RELATIONAL INVITATIONAL PARTICIPATORY

Self-regulation Internal processes that individuals use to align their behaviour with their intentions

Enhanced problem solving capacity. Heightened self-efficacy New or strengthened skills Positive expectations of change Personal responsibility for change Clear and compelling purpose Strong collaborative relationship

Introducing Collaborative Projects

PERSONAL PROJECTS “extended sets of personally relevant action” Little (1989)

PROJECT LIFECYCLE

Pre- decision Pre- action Action IMPLEMENTING GOAL PLANNING MONITORING EVALUATING

Next Session Collaborating with parents

Thank you Contacts Lisa Kalm LKalms@parentingrc.org.au Warren Cann wcann@parentingrc.org.au