Reaching Families delivers a wide range of high quality training workshops and courses designed to inform and empower parent-carers in West Sussex. Most of our training is delivered online via Zoom as parent-carers tell us this is the most accessible way to participate. Please see below for our latest workshops and courses, all of which are FREE. You do not need to be a member to attend. All of our training can be booked via Eventbrite. We recommend booking early as all sessions are highly popular and sell out very quickly.

Making Sense of Masking
This workshop will help parents and carers to understand and recognise the signs and impact of masking and explore strategies to help children and young people to 'unmask'.
Thursday 18th April - 10.30 am via Zoom

 

Understanding ADHD
This workshop will help parents and carers to understand ADHD and the impact it has on their child's relationships, behaviour and day-to-day life. Exploring strategies to support your child and sharing information on local resources that are available to you.
Monday 29th April - 7.30 pm via Zoom

 

Making Sense of SEN Support at School
SENDIAS discuss what schools need to do if your child has special educational needs. This workshop explores the process that should be used and how schools should be engaging with parents and carers where there are concerns.
Wednesday 1st May - 7.30 pm via Zoom

 

Making Sense of Anxiety in Adolescence (11 years+)
This workshop is aimed at parent/carers of young people aged 11 years+ who feel anxious, worried or stressed. It will introduce ‘anxiety’ and its symptoms, offer ideas for helping in the moment, suggest ways to support your young person and provide a few tips for looking after yourself along the way.
Tuesday 7th May - 7.30 pm via Zoom

 

Making Sense of Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
This workshop will cover how to apply for DLA, how the process works, the various rates, understanding how decisions are made, tips for making a strong claim and appealing a decision.
Thursday 9th May - 10.30 am via Zoom

 

Making Sense of Wellbeing: Self-care and managing stress
An This workshop aims to help you to learn how to recognise stress in yourself, provide strategies to reduce it and how to look after your own health and wellbeing when you are busy caring for others.
Tuesday 14th May - 10.30 am via Zoom

 

Making Sense of Behaviours that Challenge in Adolescence (Age 11+)
This workshop will explore how your young person’s brain works, how hormones and puberty impact upon our children, how we can support them and respond to challenging behaviour to achieve positive outcomes.
Tuesday 14th May - 7.30 pm via Zoom

 

Understanding Autism
This workshop will help parents and carers to understand Autism and social communication difficulties and the impact it has on their child's relationships, behaviour and day-to-day life. Exploring strategies to support your child and sharing information on local resources that are available to you.
Thursday 16th May - 10.30 am via Zoom

 

Making Sense of Universal Credit
This informative workshop for parents and carers will look at all aspects of this key benefit including criteria, application and allowances. It will also include information to support young adults applying in their own right.
Wednesday 22nd May - 7.30 pm via Zoom

 

All workshops are via Zoom

 

How to book

To book a place on one of our workshops please click on the individual links above or visit our Eventbrite page (click the logo).

If you have any difficulty booking a place or would like any further information, please contact us on 01903 366360 or via email.

Commission Us

Reaching Families are also available to deliver tailor made training to suit the particular needs of schools, parent support groups, other charities, etc. If your group would like training on a specific subject we can manage and deliver this for you including sourcing and commissioning trainers, marketing, administration, booking venues, organising catering and refreshments, follow up evaluation, etc. If you would like to discuss training for your school or group please contact our Operations Manager, Donna Manwill, for an informal discussion of your requirements.