Reducing Parental Conflict Programme
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Overview
Conflict between parents can have a negative impact on children's mental health and their future.
When parental conflict is frequent and intense it can harm children's outcomes.
South Tyneside's Reducing Parental programme launched in May 2022.
It allows professionals to refer parents / carers who would benefit from accessing this support and parents / carers to refer themselves.
The Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) programme is aimed at conflict below the threshold of domestic abuse.
South Tyneside currently offer 3 online programmes available for parents to access, as well as 'Parenting When Separated' - a group session which will be delivered in one of our children's centres, or virtually if necessary.
For more information on the Reducing Parental Conflict programme, see GOV.UK: Reducing Parental Conflict
Services available
Me, You, and Baby Too
Me, you and Baby Too is a digital programme suitable for new and expectant parents.
Objectives:
- To help new and expectant parents adapt to the changes that parenthood can have on their relationship.
- To raise awareness of the impact of stress and conflict on their baby.
- To support parents to develop skills to manage conflict constructively.
Arguing Better
Arguing better is a digital programme suitable for parents experiencing high levels of stress and couple conflict.
Objectives:
- To raise awareness of parental conflict and its impact on children.
- To increase parents' capacity to cope with stress together.
- To support parents to develop skills to manage their conflict more constructively.
Getting it right for children
Getting it right for children is a digital programme suitable for separating or separated parents experiencing high levels of conflict.
Objectives:
- To raise parents' awareness and understanding of how they are putting their child in the middle of their conflict.
- To help parents to develop positive communication skills.
- To support parents to co-operate and work out solutions together.
Parenting when separated
Parenting when separated is a group session suitable for parents who are preparing for, going through, or have gone through a separation or divorce.
Objectives:
- Solving co-parenting problems in a positive way that focuses on the needs of children.
- Coping with the emotional impact of separation and learning stress management techniques.
- Helping their children to cope with the impact of the separation both emotionally and practically.
- Enhancing communication with their children and with their children's other parent.
How to refer
To make a referral, please contact RPC@southtyneside.gov.uk for a service request form.
Please return to the completed form to the same email address.
All referrals will be triaged by the reducing parental conflict project team, who will contact the referrer and parents to determine the most suitable programme.
The reducing parental conflict programmes are not suitable for those parents experiencing domestic abuse within their relationship. If domestic abuse is a factor, a referral to ISIT may be suitable.