THE RAID® COURSE FOR PARENTING.

Parenting training from one of the UK's leading providers of intensive short courses.

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A 3-day course for 6-16 people.
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Course Philosophy and Aims:

The 3-day RAID course for parenting is a comprehensive approach which – because most people are competent when things are running smoothly – unashamedly majors in working with difficult behaviour. It teaches a philosophy not only to deal with such behaviour when it occurs, but also to prevent it by tackling it at source. We aim for professionals to feel pleased to know where they are going and what they are doing, and for children to delight in a relentlessly positive and empowering approach.

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What the course covers:

•  An overview of the RAID approach: the philosophy.

•  How to reinforce. Why do some 'reinforcers' fail to reinforce? When a person says they
   have 'tried everything' with a child, what powerful category of reinforcers have they
   often failed to try?

•  How some people actually discourage behaviour when they think they are reinforcing it.

•  Why do most people place too much emphasis on 'consistency'?

•  Asking 'green' questions not 'red' ones. What is wrong with this question: What should we
   do when 10 year old John can't sleep at night and so comes out of his room and starts
   smashing things up and assaults those who try to stop him?' What question should we ask?

•  What is meant by 'invisible appropriate behaviour'? How do we recognise this and, by
   doing so, counter extreme behaviour?

•  Defining behaviour that is contradictory to the child’s extreme behaviour and working to
   develop that.

•  Why working on an individual's problems may result in exaggerating these problems, and
   what we do instead.

•  What are 'Higher-Order' personality characteristics and how should we reinforce them?

•  Why is this statement probably untrue and how should we capitalise on the real truth of
   the situation: 'We find that whenever Sue harms herself she's had an argument with her
   boyfriend just before; every time they have an argument, she harms herself.'?

•  More PAID than RAID. Some people exhibit very little appropriate behaviour; what
   should we do then?

•  What is Constructive Criticism - how is it different from standard criticism, and why do
   people respond differently to it?

•  Rules and 'boundaries' are important, vital even – so why are they such a cause of
   conflict? How do we utilise them constructively, positively, to the benefit of the children
   we care for, and those around them?

•  Punishment and Sanctions. Even the most powerful positive approach to extreme
   behaviour needs to make sense of these.

•  Addressing Issues. When to and how to.

•  Feedback. What it is and how to utilise its power.

•  Deeply RAIDing. Those we work with can tell whether we are genuine in what we do, or
   whether it's simply a 'technique'.

•  Why proper consideration of the person's future is vital in almost every case. How to do
   it effectively.

And more.

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Download printable Microsoft Word information Sheet

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A 3-day course for 6-16 people.
We bring the training to you for an all-inclusive fee of £4,195 plus VAT.



Target Training Day also available on this topic – see Targeted Training Days.

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