The Tandem Toolkit is an essential resource for professionals and practitioners addressing the complex issue of Child to Parent Violence and Adolescent to Parent Violence. This comprehensive toolkit is designed to assist in improving family dynamics and managing the challenges associated with Child to Parent Violence (CPV) and Adolescent to Parent Violence (APV).
Key Features of the Tandem Toolkit:
- Child to Parent Violence and Adolescent to Parent Violence Focus: Emphasises the importance of addressing Child to Parent Violence and Adolescent to Parent Violence, offering strategies and tools to tackle these specific issues effectively.
- Safety and Relationship Repair: Prioritises the safety of all family members and aims to repair and strengthen the parent-child relationship. This is crucial in cases of Child to Parent Violence and Adolescent to Parent Violence, where family dynamics are often strained.
- Understanding Family Dynamics: The toolkit begins with an understanding of the family’s situation, highlighting the importance of comprehending the unique dynamics in cases of Child to Parent Violence and Adolescent to Parent Violence.
- Collaborative Family Work: Encourages parents and children to work together to resolve issues related to Child to Parent Violence and Adolescent to Parent Violence. The toolkit includes sessions and tools to facilitate this collaboration, fostering improved family relationships.
- Structured Intervention Program: Offers a complete scheduled intervention program with individual and joint sessions for parents and children, tailored to address the specifics of Child to Parent Violence and Adolescent to Parent Violence. This includes initial sessions with the parent alone, followed by joint sessions, ensuring a comprehensive approach to tackling the issue.
- Empathy and Perspective Taking: Through techniques like storyboards, the toolkit helps families involved in Child to Parent Violence and Adolescent to Parent Violence to develop empathy and understand each other’s perspectives, a critical step in resolving conflicts and healing relationships.
This toolkit is an invaluable resource for professionals seeking effective strategies and interventions to support families dealing with the complexities of Child to Parent Violence and Adolescent to Parent Violence. It offers a practical approach to understanding, managing, and resolving these challenging family dynamics.
Contents:
- The Tandem Toolkit
- Considerations for Children with Additional Needs
- Working with Child to Parent Violence
- Outline of Sessions
- Example session Plan
- Weekly Session Goals
- My Goals
- Session One with Parent: Understanding the Family Dynamic
- Family Contract
- Session Two with Parent and Child: Family Rules
- Our House Rules
- Healthy House
- Unhealthy House
- Session Three with Parent: Communication
- Wheel of Communication
- Additional Parent Exercise: Communication – The Power of Praise
- Ways I can Praise my Child
- Additional Parent Exercise – Communication – Empathy Building
- Session Four with Child: Time-out
- The Time-out Steps
- Misuse of Time-Out
- Time-out Log
- Session Five with Parent and Child: Story Boards
- Personal Story Boards
- Storyboard discussion sheet
- Additional Parent Exercise – My Child – Warning Signs
- Additional Parent Exercise – The Emotional Tank
- The Emotional Tank
- Session Six with Child – Knowing Me
- Closing the Work – Moving Forwards
- Useful Contacts
- Services for Older Children
- Emergency Services
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Child to Parents Abuse Booklet 2
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Child to Parent Violence Booklet 3
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