Session 6: Partnership with Parents

The aim of this session is to explore the need to establish good relationships with parents from the beginning and to build parents confidence in your service. This includes:

• Initial contact with parents.
• Preparing for your first visit from parents.
• Acknowledging parents feelings and reassuring them about settling-in arrangements.
• How to negotiate and agree a contract with parents.
• Develop an effective way of exchanging information with parents.
• Encourage parents to ask questions and offer information about their children.

The information provided in this session will help you complete Section 3 in the application form. It will also offer guidance as to how you would meet Care Standards 1, 3, 7 & 8.

Trainer: Wendy Taylor

Course Fees are met by SCMA, thanks to ESF funding, for those residents in the Highlands and Islands EU assisted areas.