• Working with Parents with a Learning Disability

    Aims & expectations - promote more consistent provision of well-tailored support services to meet the needs of parents with learning disability/difficulty, whether support is provided in the parent’s own home or in a parent and baby placement

    Introduction & background to the topic

    Expectations of parents with a learning disability

    Skills, knowledge, characteristics of workers supporting adults with learning disability

    Diagnostic criteria

    Six T’s model - Time, Trust, Tenacity, Truthfulness, Tranparency, Tailored response

    Working with parents with borderline learn disability (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD.)

    Working with parents with a learning disability and additional mental health problems (e.g. depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, psychoses, personality disorders)

    Working with parents with attachment disorders

    Practical application on working with these parents and families

     

  • Working with Parents with a Learning Disability