Young People In Focus

WHERE TO LOOK FOR HELP (2nd edition)
A guide for parents and carers of young people by Debi Roker, Young People in Focus

Funded by Dept for Children, Schools and Families

This Guide is aimed at all parents and carers of young people, as well as the professionals that support them. The Guide includes sections on: what type of information or support do parents want?; a list of all the main helping organisations, divided into key categories; a list of organisations providing support to young people - this is for the many parents who want information for their son or daughter as well as for themselves. This new Guide is a revised and updated version of the 2002 edition, which proved very popular with parents and professionals alike.

ISBN: 978 1 871504 866

KEEPING THEM SAFE
Debi Roker and Stephanie Stace, Young People in Focus

This unique resource is designed to enable practitioners to help parents keep their young people safe. It focuses on 'monitoring and supervision' in families and addresses key issues raised in the government's recent Staying Safe consultation and Action Plan. Based on Young People in Focus research with young people and parents, the toolkit covers:

• how parents know about their young person's activities and whereabouts
• the role of communication and parenting styles
• monitoring areas such as social life and friendships; education; media (internet, video games etc); smoking, drugs, sex and alcohol
• the significance of wider support networks

The resource also includes a range of activities to use with parents, lists of useful resources and organisations, plus material to help evaluate work with parents.

To view sample pages of this toolkit go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

Ring Binder 97pp

ISBN 978 -1871504 675

TEENAGERS IN FOSTER CARE
Promoting Positive Relationships, Young People in Focus 2007
A Training Course
Kevin Lowe, Jayne Hellett, Stephanie Stace,

I have no doubt that this course will prove to be invaluable to foster carers and social workers who want to improve their ability to respond to the challenges that teenagers inevitably bring.”

Robert Tapsfield, Chief Executive, Fostering Network

This brand new programme fills a major gap - training material designed specifically for foster carers and social workers looking after young people. It is rooted in Young People in Focus's research with young people, their foster carers and social workers. It consists of four sessions: Making sense of adolescence; Trust me - Developing positive relationships; Everyone has a past- Getting off to a good start; Making a difference - Promoting social relationships, education, health and wellbeing. This training manual provides all the material needed to run the course including a CD with PowerPoint slides and handouts


ISBN: 978 1871504 873

REDUCING RISKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOSTER CARE: A UK STUDY
By Dr Stephanie Stace and Kevin Lowe
Trust for the Study of Adolescence, 2009

The research described in this report was undertaken as part of a wider TSA project made possible by a grant from the Big Lottery Fund. TSA interviewed 49 young people aged 13-16 plus their foster carers and social workers to explore key issues related to monitoring and supervising young people in foster care.

ISBN: 978 1871504 996

GETTING ALONG
A resource for young people in foster care 2007
Kevin Lowe, Jayne Hellett, Stephanie Stace, Young People in Focus

I like the content of the magazine as it gives useful advice on how to live your life as a foster child.

Young man

The magazine will prove to be a great resource (for) our social workers to use with foster carers to help them increase their understanding of what young people need and feel, and then to use the book with children in placement.

Fostering Manager

This high quality resource for young people in foster care is a companion resource to the training course Teenagers in Foster Care Promoting Positive Relationships. Packed with quotes from young people, foster carers and social workers it explores issues related to promoting positive relationships for young people in foster care. It covers: moving, trust, school, friends, social workers, living in foster families, health, sex, risky business and much more!

ISBN: 978 1 871504 880

SETS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE,
SET OF 10 CODE GEA10 PRICE: £30 ISBN: 978 1871504 897
SET OF 50 CODE GEA50 PRICE: £135 ISBN: 978 1871504 903

GETTING ALONG
A resource for young people in foster care 2007
Kevin Lowe, Jayne Hellett, Stephanie Stace, Young People in Focus

SET OF 10 ISBN: 978 1871504 897

GETTING ALONG
A resource for young people in foster care 2007
Kevin Lowe, Jayne Hellett, Stephanie Stace, Young People in Focus

SET OF 50 ISBN: 978 1871504 903

PRICE REDUCTION: Previously £159.00
Skills and Strategies for Supporting Parents to Deal with Challenging Teenagers
A training pack with DVD and CD
Rosie Hill, Young People in Focus 2008

To view an independent evaluation of the publication Take 3 go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

Take3 is a comprehensive new parenting programme now published for the first time after having been developed and used extensively over an eight-year period in Oxfordshire. This pack (for course facilitators) contains material for working with groups of parents of 10-18 year olds, including parents of at-risk of vulnerable young people. The course has two parts; a ten-session basic course plus ten extra sessions which can be used as optional 'add-ons'. The in-depth facilitator notes distil a wealth of expertise in working with parents of teenagers.

What does it cover?
Part One: understanding adolescence; encourgement; listening; parenting styles; boundaries and consequences; when adults disagree; neighbourhood and peer influences and self care etc.

Part Two: role of a parent; managing anger; dealing with abuse and criticism; being assertive with professionals; talking about sex, drugs and alcohol; sibling rivalry; coping with joined-up families; dealing with anti-social behaviour and more.

The pack contains two volumes, handouts on CD and the Teenagers in Trouble: Skills for Parents DVD.

ISBN: 978 1 871504 910

To view sample pages of this toolkit go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

ESCAPE & Parallel Lines
A Problem Solving Approach by Carole Pickburn, Young People in Focus, 2003
PRICE REDUCTION: Previously £112.00

Escape is a parenting programme designed for group work sessions. It can also be used in individual work with families and young people. It explores behaviour, attitudes, and responses. It helps parents and young people find a way to deal with problems and live together.

What does it cover? The pack includes comprehensive guidance on how to run ESCAPE and Parallel Lines. It shows you how to engage parents and young people and what to cover in visits to the families. It features step-by-step guides for six group work sessions for parents plus the content of six sessions for young people (Parallel Lines).

Parallel Lines covers similar material to that for the parents in ESCAPE but explores the issues from the young person's viewpoint

ISBN: 978 1 871504 521

To view sample pages of this toolkit go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

ESCAPE 138pp, Parallel Lines 62pp

CHALLENGING YEARS!
A training programme for parents and carers of young adolescents by Sonya Hinton & Angela Taylor, Young People in Focus, 2006
PRICE REDUCTION: Previously £69.00

Ideal for all parents not just those experiencing difficulties. The course has four 2-hour sessions: understanding the teenage years; talking to teenagers; parenting styles; and dealing with conflict.

The pack has a manual for course facilitators plus a 20 page illustrated workbook for parents, which is also available on the accompanying CD.

The programme was originally devised and run in Surrey for several years before being published by Young People in Focus, It helps adults look at their relationship with their young personas she/he moves into secondary school, faces new challenges and grows towards greater independence.

To view sample pages of this toolkit go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

ISBN: 978 1 871504 606

WORKING WITH PARENTS OF 8-11 YEAR OLDS TOOLKIT
Julie Shepherd and Debi Roker, Young People in Focus 2007
PRICE REDUCTION: Previously £58.00

This essential resource is for all those working with parents. It focuses on working with parents of 'pre-teens' i.e. those aged between 8 and 11, particularly around the move to secondary school. The Toolkit contains a wealth of information, resources and ideas. Topics covered include: What do parents of 8-11 year olds want? What are the options for working with this group? What training and support is available for workers? What resources are available to support workers, and parents? This Toolkit is invaluable for both experienced parenting workers, and those starting to work with this group of parents.

To view sample pages of this toolkit go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

ISBN 978 1871504 699

MOVING UP TO SECONDARY SCHOOL
A pack to help schools produce resources for parents of children going up to secondary school
Debi Roker and Julie Shepherd, Young People in Focus 2007
PRICE REDUCTION: Previously £29.99

Young People in Focus has produced a 16 page Young People in Focus 'Guide' to support parents of children going to secondary school. (Going to Secondary School, Code: GSEC is available separately). This guide is now available as part of a pack of resources for primary schools. The booklet and CD-Rom enables schools to:

• download the guide as it is from the CD-Rom
• photocopy the guide from the copy in the appendix
• or create their own version - by 'cutting and pasting' information from the booklet, or adding in information specific to the school

Funded by The Gulbenkian Foundation.

ISBN 978 1871504 828

GOING TO SECONDARY SCHOOL: A Guide for Parents
Debi Roker and Julie Shepherd
Young People in Focus, 2006

Guide for parents with children in the transition stage between primary and secondary school. It covers: moving to secondary school; helping your child prepare; new words and phrases; managing homework; children's and parents' views and experiences; dealing with bullying; books and materials for children and parents.

ISBN 978 1 871504 804

TEENAGERS IN THE FAMILY DVD
John Coleman, Young People in Focus & Dawson Films 2006

This DVD is designed to help parents understand more about teenage behaviour and development. It includes a number of acted scenarios, followed by discussion among a panel of experts. It coves six main topics: understanding teenagers; talking about sex; problems at school; staying safe; unsuitable friends; changing families.

Film approx 45 minutes

Free postage & packing for parents, please state when ordering

ISBN: 978 1871504 750

TEENAGERS IN TROUBLE FACILITATORS PACK
John Coleman, Young People in Focus and Dawson Films

This best selling film features three families, played by actors, each with a teenager who is drifting into trouble. Suitable for use by groups wishing to discuss the more troublesome behaviours of young people. The following topics are covered: strong feelings; communication; boundaries; negotiation; parent disagreement; neighbourhood and peer influences.

The pack includes a 28 page Parents' Booklet and a 32 page Facilitators' Guide. The film is 45 minutes long and provides easy-to-use scene selection.

Separate Parents' Booklets are available to purchase so each individual on the course has their own copy.

Suitable for Training

ISBN 978 1871504 712

TEENAGERS IN TROUBLE: Skills for Parents
DVD/VIDEO PARENTS' PACK
John Coleman, Young People in Focus and Dawson Films

This best selling film and accompanying book is for all parents with troublesome teenagers. Using acted scenarios and involving a group of parents, issues raised include dealing with anger and other strong feelings, communication, boundaries, negotiation, parent disagreement, and the influence of peers and neighbourhood on drugs and other behaviours.


If you are an organisation, we suggest you purchase our Facilitator's Pack Code: TTFD (DVD). This includes a 32 page Facilitators' Guide to explain how to run an effective parenting course on the issues above. Separate Parents' Handbooks are available at £3.50 each to enable everyone on the course to take a copy awy with them. Code: TITSB.

Contents: 45 minute film plus a Parents' Handbook.

Free postage & packing for parents, please state when ordering

ISBN 978 1 871504 729

TEENAGERS IN TROUBLE: Skills for parents
John Coleman, Young People in Focus, 2006

PARENTS' HANDBOOK

This Handbook is part of the "TEENAGERS IN TROUBLE: skills for parents" course. It is recommended that the Handbook is available to enable everyone on the course to take a copy away with them.

Topics covered include: Strong feelings; Communication; Boundaries; Negotiation; Parent disagreement; Neighbourhood and peer influences; Help and support; Resources for parents.

ISBN: 978 1871504 415

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FOUR CARRIER BAGS & A BUGGY DVD
Red Rose Chain 2006

This educational resource pack is for use with young people aged 14+ as part of a sex education programme and looks at the reality of being a young parent. The film documents the lives of members of a Young Parents' Support Group and the accompanying Teaching Notes give suggestions for exercises and areas for discussion. These include: having a baby; coping; the cost of living; relationships; depression and looking forward.

DVD plus Teaching Notes

TALKING ABOUT ALCOHOL
Information and support for the parents of young people by Louise Cox, Nigel Sherriff, Lester Coleman and Debi Roker, Young People in Focus, 2006

Funded by the Alcohol Education and Research Council (AERC)

This guide aims to help young people and parents to communicate effectively about alcohol, in order to keep young people safe. It is based on research undertaken by Young People in Focus researchers during 2005. It is designed to provide information for parents, and to share parents' worries, ideas and 'hints and tips'. It will also be of use for practitioners working with the parents of young people.


ISBN: 978 1 871504 798

PARENTING YOUNG PEOPLE
BLACK FAMILIES IN FOCUS by Pat Joseph, Debi Roker and Black Parents
Young People in Focus, 2007

Funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES)

This guide includes articles, information, advice, stories, and sources of support for Black parents and professionals working with Black parents, it is all about the experiences of supporting young people.


ISBN: 978 1 871504 835

PARENTING YOUNG PEOPLE
Black Parents Speak Out by Pat Joseph, Debi Roker, and Black Parents
Young People in Focus, 2006

Funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES)

This guide contains information, articles and resources for Black parents of young people. Developed in collaboration with a group of parents, it is aimed at both Black parents and all those professionals working with them.

ISBN: 978 1 871504 767

PARENTING TEENAGERS
Information and Support for Disabled Parents of Teenagers by Simone Baker, Disabled Parents Network & Julie Shepherd and Debi Roker
Young People in Focus, 2006

Funded by the Department of Education and Skills (DfES)

This guide was produced in collaboration with Disabled Parents Network. It contains articles, information, and resources for people with disabilities, who are parents of teenagers. Most of the articles are written by parents involved in DPN and the newsletter is aimed at disabled parents and practitioners working with parents.


12pp ISBN: 978-1 871504 774

EVERYONE ASSUMED IT WAS AN ACCIDENT
A guide to 'planned' teenage pregnancy for those working with young people by Suzanne Cater and Lester Coleman
Young People in Focus, 2006 Guide Series

Funded by Joseph Rowntree Foundation

This Guide aims to provide information for those working with young people, by sharing young parents' views and experiences from Young People in Focus's research into 'planned' teenage pregnancy. The main aim is to help gain more awareness, understanding and insight into the reasons behind 'planned' teenage pregnancy. The real-life quotes can be used with young people to open up discussion about what it's like to become a parent, and help them think about whether having a baby is what they really want.


ISBN: 978 1871504 781

WORKING WITH DISABLED PARENTS OF TEENAGERS
By Julie Shepherd and Debi Roker
Young People in Focus, 2008

Supported by a grant from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

This guide aims to highlight some of the difficulties facing disabled parents of teenagers, and how practitioners can support them. It also looks at what parents say helps them cope with their teenagers, and some of the joys they experience as parents.

It is aimed at any practitioner who is working with disabled parents. Practitioners may be running parenting courses, one off regular events for parents, or providing advice services to parents.

Discount available for bulk orders, i.e. over 100 copies

ISBN: 978 1871504 934

GUIDE: USING DIGITAL STORIES - YOUNG PEOPLE AND ALCOHOL
by Dr Lester Coleman and Josephine Ramm, Young People in Focus 2009

Funded by Alcohol Education and Research Council (AERC)

This guide outlines a promising intervention used in Caerphilly County in Wales aimed at influencing young people’s (Year 10) attitudes and behaviour in relation to binge drinking.

The publication covers what digital stories are, how to make them and ways of using them with young people.

It contains useful references and contacts. Digital stories can be used to explore a range of topics.


ISBN: 978 187 1504 958

SUPPORTING PARENTS OF TEENAGERS
A handbook for professionals
Edited by John Coleman and Debi Roker, Jessica Kingsley 2001

An essential handbook for those wanting to support parent's of teenagers. This handbook provides a review of current policy developments, from crime and disorder legislation to youth offending teams. It addresses the practical issues of how to assess and provide support for parents, including parenting orders, the use of the parent advisor model, setting up a parenting teenagers group, involving fathers as well as mothers of teenagers and working with ethnic minorities.

223pp

SUPPORTING YOUNG FATHERS: Examples of Promising Practice
Nigel Sherriff, Young People in Focus 2007

"This report will be invaluable to both workers and managers seeking to develop effective services for young fathers. It is full of good, practical ideas, and stresses that young fathers need to be engaged with, both systematically and on their own terms. It shows convincingly that when young fathers are offered reliable and sensitive support, the impact on them, their children and their families, can be profound"

David Bartlett, Fathers Direct

The key feature is its attention to the practical details that directly interest practitioners. It conveys the voices of those working with young fathers, and explores how practitioners can most effectively be helped on the often complex and difficult issues they have to deal with.

72pp ISBN 978 1871504 811

YOUNG FATHERS PROJECT EVALUATION REPORT
Enid Mordaunt, Young People in Focus, 2005

This comprehensive report evaluates the work of the five different young fathers' projects that were part of Young People in Focus's Young Fathers Project undertaken between 2002 and 2004. The report identifies key ingredients for successful work with young fathers and includes extensive comments from project workers and young fathers themselves.

153pp

ISBN 978 1871504 627

Young Men Understanding Fatherhood
Andrew Cummings, Uk Youth

This toolkit provides essential reading for those running a young fatherhood programme with young men aged 13-19.

The programme’s 11 sessions and 44 activities cover: knowing ourselves and others; understanding values and beliefs; problem solving and risk taking; what it means to be a man; relationships; sex and sexual health; what babies need; being a good dad; dads and the law and safety and first aid. Activities have been piloted in a variety of settings including, parenting projects, leaving care services and YOI’s.

INTER-PROFESSIONAL APPROACHES TO YOUNG FATHERS
Jane Reeves, M&K Update Ltd

This book draws together contemporary research evidence, social theory and policy which can affect the way practitioners, students and academics conceptualise and work with young fathers. Each chapter illustrates its subjects with discrete evidence from that particular field. A summary of this literature and evidence, provided in each chapter, makes this book very 'user friendly'.

LIVING WITH PARENTS WORKSHOP
Training Manual and Resources
Yvonne Sullivan & Paul Vittle, Dorset YOT

The best part was the role play...it hit home, made me think about how things are at home and I can now see not to shout so much.

Mother of a 13 year old boy

This is an innovative one day parallel group workshop for parents and young people. It aims to be fun and non-threatening and is an effective way of communicating, setting boundaries and building relationships in order to reduce conflict at home. The use of different interactive activities encourages a high level of participation. The resources are contained on the accompanying CD at the back of the pack.

60pp

MONITORING AND SUPERVISION IN 'ORDINARY' FAMILIES
The views and experiences of young people aged 11 to 16 and their parents
Stephanie Stace and Debi Roker, NCB 2005

Based on over 100 interviews with young people and their parents, this report addresses: How parents get information about what their child is doing; The areas that parents monitor, i.e. social life, friendships, school, use of media and technology and health; The role of the wider support network in assisting with monitoring; Factors that influence monitoring, including family structure, parental employment, religious beliefs, age and gender.

81pp

WHEN PARENTS PART DVD
A Young Voice film made by young people for separating parents and anyone working with families.

The purpose of this film is to help and support children and their families going through the experience of parental conflict and relationship breakdown.

In the film we see four scenes in the life of a family - from the point of view of the children, Maya, Joe and little Sasha. Here is the opportunity for mediators, parent group facilitators and all those working with parents, to share these messages from young people and explore how parents can respond.

This pack includes a DVD and discussion guide
Film approx 16 minutes

WORKING WITH PARENTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE: RESEARCH, POLICY AND PRACTICE
Edited by Debi Roker and John Coleman, Young People in Focus, Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2006

This book draws on years of applied research and practice development projects undertaken at Young People in Focus, and distils the learning into one volume. The book describes research and evaluation projects undertaken in relation to such topics as: families and alcohol, parenting young people in foster care, using parent-to-parent mentoring, using websites as a form of support, and involving young people in parenting programmes. This book provides practical guidance for a wide range of professionals working with parents and families.

224pp