I Matter for Professionals: Working with Parents-Carers

Join the I Matter Family Practitioner Network 

In these challenging times....

• Do you enjoy working with families and with schools and teachers in the care of young people who are struggling or challenging?
  Do you want to find a way to support families,  or your own, through this difficult time? 
  
• Have you thought about developing your skills helping families and schools and young people have happier, healthier relationships?
• Do you want ideas that can support you and others in the crisis and support a longer term view so you can come out of this stronger?

If so, read on to find out more about  how I Matter training and certification opportunities can help you to help

Right now we are looking to work with professionals who have known that something has been off track for a while and who know now that the ONLY way safely through this crisis is to invest carefully in supporting the understanding, skills and confidence of parents and carers.  We want to train professionals who want  to work with a systematic approach for their own immediate networks.  Our current priority is to break isolation and provide meaningful support and skills building to those who can make most difference to the well-being of young people and community .

Training in the I Matter Framework aims to address some key gaps in professional and parent-carer confidence about how to support children who are challenging or struggling.  It focuses on ensuring that child and family practitioners are offered clear integrated and practical tools that are adapted right now to the challenges we are in. 

I Matter Training is taught through two phases  

IT IS SUITABLE FOR PROFESSIONALS IN EMPLOYED ROLES OR FOR INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONERS

Phase 1 - Informed Practice

First Steps: A short orientation
Registration
Foundation Stage:  Learning the I Matter Framework
Intermediate Stage:  Thinking Developmentally
Advanced: Applications of the I Matter Framework

Link Role
Link Plus 
Lead Role

We run a central programme of classes and are developing a training programme to support the delivery of that programme.
We anticipate that some of those involved in helping us run the central programme will progress to helping run an inhouse programme. 

I Matter Course Facilitation Preparation - open to application from Link Professionals
Level 1: Community Mentor:  Assist with Welcomes 
Level 2: Study Support Assistant  on A Courses
Level 3: Online Coaching Assistant on B Courses and Forum

Phase 2 - Supporting Others in Schools and Services or via Independent Practice

Senior Leadership
Senior Link Level 1: Orientation
Senior Link Level 2: Implementation support

Supporting I Matter Award delivery in schools and services
2.1: Link Role - Building a team - Informally Supporting staff and parents - shifting cultures
2.2: Link Plus - Embedding Developmental Thinking with Individuals and Teams:  
2.3: Lead Professional A Courses - supported learning in-house for your community
2.4: Lead Professional B Courses - supported learning online

Advanced Therapeutic Practice
3.1: Advanced Practice - working clinically with more complex needs
3.2: Community Wheel Locality Practice - developing a community hub

TO FIND OUT MORE  REGISTER FOR INTRODUCTION COURSE