Young People In Focus

PARENTING INSIDE AND OUT TOOLKIT
Bringing the outside in -Developing a family-based approach to supporting young parents in custody
Sarah Lindfield, Young people in focus

The Parenting – Inside and Out (PIO) project has focused on the development of family-based parenting support for under 18 year-old young fathers and mothers in custody. What we have found out from this project is mixed. There have been some very positive findings about what young parents want from parenting support and how this can be offered. This toolkit describes what we have found out during the project and we suggest ways of building on the positives we have found, as well as addressing some of the barriers.

Aims of the Toolkit
This Toolkit aims to assist colleagues in developing family-based parenting support involving:

• Young fathers and young mothers in custody
• Their parents/carers
• The other young parent of their child
• Other key parent supporters

We hope that the learning from this project will help support:

• Secure establishments to `think parent’ and `think parenting in the whole family`
• YOTs and the secure estate to provide parenting support to the family network
• Agencies to reach `through the gate both ways to join up their services
• Community-based agencies to deliver their services `inside’ establishments.

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
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

SPECIAL 10% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE ON 10 OR MORE COPIES

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

Smart Thinking
Helping young people develop moral reasoning and thinking skills about offending and anti-social behaviour
Don Rowe & Amanda Dickson, Russell House Publishing

A comprehensive programme, for work with young people between 12 and 18, can be used to help them think critically about offending and anti-social behaviour and their social relationships. Contain material for 10 two hour sessions, Illustrated, photocopiable pages provide interesting and original group activities and exercises.

WORKING WITH GANGS AND YOUNG PEOPLE
A toolkit for Resolving Group Conflict
Jessie Feinstein and Nia Imani Kuumba, Jessica Kingsley 2006

An excellent toolkit for practitioners whether or not they are working with high-risk young people. The activities will enable young people to understand what is going on in their lives and to positively take control of the decisions and issues that affect them. It is practical, can be photocopied and gives practitioners materials, support and inspiration needed to engage young people who are involved in gangs. It presents flexible activities and strategies to run either two-hour or one-day workshops and will be indispensable to anyone involved in working with this under-supported group.

137pp

UNDERSTANDING AND WORKING WITH WOMEN IN CUSTODY
Juliet Lyon, John Coleman, Anita Wilson, Young People in Focus, HM Prison Service 2nd Edition

NEW PRICE £25.00 (Inc VAT) Previously £50.00

AWARD WINNING PACK - In October 2002 this pack won the International Corrections and Prisons Association Management and Staff Training Award

This unique pack is aimed at staff working with women of all ages. The pack includes detailed instructions for trainers and comes with a video. It has six modules and covers the staff role including promoting diversity and rights in custodial settings; working with families and friends; health and wellbeing - including mental health; the impact of ongoing legal matters such as child care proceedings and working face to face and minimising staff risks and stress.

The pack contains: OHT and Activity Sheet originals and a 14 minute video.

ISBN 978 1871504 385 118pp