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Therapeutic Parenting
A highly nurturing parenting approach that fosters secure attachments and healthy childhood development.
WHAT IS THERAPEUTIC PARENTING?
Therapeutic Parenting is a high structure/high nurture intentional parenting approach with empathy and acceptance at its core. It helps children to feel emotionally safe so that they can connect in with others and develop more secure attachment relationships. Scientific research into the brain shows that consistently parenting in this way can help children and young people to recover from the psychological, neurological and developmental impact of early trauma.
"Empathy Not Only Matters; It Is The Foundation Of Effective Parenting. "
Dr John Gottman
WHO IS THERAPEUTIC PARENTING FOR?
Therapeutic parenting is especially helpful for parents and carers looking after children and young people who have experienced abuse, neglect, multiple separations and losses. Typically, these children and young people have been fostered and/or adopted.
It can also be helpful for families who are struggling where there is no trauma history but more traditional behaviourist approaches such as reward systems and time out have failed to bring about lasting change.
Therapeutic parenting is suitable for children and young people in one or two parent families. In two parent families, both parents are encouraged to participate as this promotes shared understanding, collaboration and consistency of approach.
What is the process in Therapeutic Parenting?
A Therapeutic Parenting intervention may comprise of 6-12 sessions of 1.5 hours in duration.
The specific length of the intervention will be informed by an initial assessment, as it is individually tailored to the needs of your child and family.
Lasting transformation is only truly likely when therapeutic parenting becomes the default pattern of relating that is embedded into everyday family life, rather than being a discrete set of strategies used in the short-term.
Parents and carers undertake an in-depth exploration of the attachment cycle and the impact of trauma on the growing child. They are encouraged to become reflective and curious to understand more fully what drives their child’s behaviour. They develop strategies which meet their child or young person’s developmental needs rather than their chronological age for example, using Dan Hughes’ model of PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy). Parents and carers are supported to establish and maintain healthy safe-care routines to reduce the risk of compassion fatigue when caring for those who have experienced trauma.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING...
David Ray Billingham
"This parenting approach has completely changed my relationship with my children. I am so grateful to IntraQuest, their team have been so supportive throughout this process."
Natalie Brown
"IntraQuest's team have held my hand throughout the Therapeutic Parenting process. They show such empathy and deep understanding "
Marj Radderton
"Amazing!!! Thank you so much IntraQuest. This has been so enlightening. We have experienced so much transformation in my family in such a short amount of time. Thank you."
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How much does it cost?
Confidentiality
We work in line with the BAPT, PTUK & BACP code of ethics and in line with current child protection legislation, therefore we will never keep information to ourselves where we believe an individual we are working with is at risk. Where our children or young people are working with other agencies, we will always encourage appropriate information sharing, in order that therapy compliments any other care plans in place. Consent for this must be given by the client before contact is made.
As with all therapies our therapists will have regular supervision whereby their interaction with clients will be discussed. This will enhance their understanding of their client’s needs. All paper-based documentation regarding your child will be kept safe in a locked cabinet, and all digital information held within our secure case management system, in line with our privacy policy
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