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Parenting Early Intervention Programme (PEIP)

Strengthening Families

Strengthening Families is programme for young people and their parents/carers between 10 and 14 who are experiencing difficulties within their relationships.

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The courses consist of seven two hour sessions where parents and carers and their children work together and separately.  The emphasis is on:

  • building nurturing skills,
  • placing boundaries,
  • reinforcing messages that all behaviour has consequences,
  • developing positive relationships,
  • enabling communication,
  • supporting young people in developing skills to enable them to cope with stress and peer pressure
  • helps protect against substance misuse.

Incredible Years

The Incredible Years Programme is designed to promote social competence and prevent, reduce and treat aggression and related conduct difficulties in pre-school and school-aged children.

The course consists of 14 two hour sessions delivered to parents and carers.  The aim of the programme is:

  • promote protective factors such as positive and nurturing parenting, school involvement and positive family and peer support
  • reduce risk factors such as harsh discipline and neglect
  • to reduce aggressive and oppositional behaviour
  • increase social, emotional and academic competence.

Sessions focus on:

  • play and engagement between children and their parent/carers
  • the art of effective praising
  • motivating children through rewards
  • effective limit setting
  • handling misbehaviour.

Triple P

Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme) aims to prevent behavioural, emotional and developmental problems in children by enhancing the knowledge, skills and confidence of parents.  Triple P is a multilevel system of parental support.  It provides five levels of intervention of increasing strength for families with children aged between birth and 16 years.

The course is delivered over the course of ten one hours sessions. Sessions are delivered on a one to one basis by practitioners from Cruddas Park and Walker Social Care Offices, Changing Trax, Family Intervention Project (FiP) and PROPS. Families must be accessing these services in order to receive Triple P as an intervention.

The aim of the programme is:

  • to promote the independence and health of families by enhancing parents' knowledge, skills and confidence
  • promote the development of non-violent, protective and nurturing environments for children and young people
  • promote the development, growth, health and social competence of children
  • reduce the incidence of child abuse, mental health issues, behavioural problems, substance misuse and homelessness
  • enhance the competence, resourcefulness and self-sufficiency of parents in raising their children.

In order to facilitate attendance on the programmes funding is available to provide transport, help with childcare costs, where appropriate as well as interpreters for those with hearing impairments or for families where English is a second language.

We encourage attendance on the programmes to be part of a wider package of support co-ordinated through either Social Care or the CAF process.

Outcomes of attendance at the programmes include;

  • Improved school attendance
  • Reductions in Anti Social Behaviour
  • Calmer, happier family environments
  • Increased parental confidence.

Any professional working within Newcastle can signpost a family to the service by contacting Byker Sands Family Centre on 0191 2654566 or emailing peip@barnardos.org.uk alternatively families can contact the service themselves.

Requests for Service

Requests for service for Incredible Years and Strengthening Families can be made through Byker Sands Family Centre and are supported by an Incredible Years and Strengthening Families Coordinator. Any professional working within the city can make a request for service, more information is available in the Requests for Service guidance. Alternatively you can complete the request for service form.

For further information visit the Parenting Support section.

Contact

Cathryn Elsy
Senior Parenting Practitioner
Phone: 0191 265 4566 (Byker Sands) or 277 4674 (Springfield)
E-mail: cathryn.elsy@newcastle.gov.uk

Ann Akinfolarin
Stengthening Families
Phone: 0191 265 4566
E-mail: ann.akinfolarin@newcastle.gov.uk

Jennifer Forsythe
Incredible Years Coordinator
Phone: 0191 265 4566
E-mail: jennifer.forsythe@barnardos.org.uk