January to December 2015
PARENTAL WORK
I
n March 2015, the counsel-
tinue with their participation in an
lors and social workers of
effort to offer support to new par-
the Boys Training Centre
ents and to build on their acquired
(BTC) embarked on a new ap-
skills.
proach to rehabitation; not only
Parenting is one of the most dif-
the boys but their natural care-
ficult and complex task. Parents,
taker- parents and families tha they return to after their tenure at the BTC. Entitled “Parental Skills Training Program” this program is geared towards assisting parents in acquiring the necessary skills needed to make them better and more involved parents. It is being held bi-weekly from 10:00 - 1:00 pm on Wednesdays at the Carielle Garden Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC). It will be moved to Boys Training Centre conference in the second phase. The program adopts the National Parenting manual, which is deBTC Annual
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signed specially to educate and guide parents on some of the best practices, that can enhance their quality of parenting. The parent skills training program is being facilitated by the staff of the Social Work and Counseling Department. However, professionals from other fields are brought in to support the quality of the training. After successful completion of a twenty (20) week program, parents will receive a certificate of participation and attendance. They are also encouraged to con-
even the most knowledgeable ones, can easily become frustrated and overwhelmed with their children’s maladaptive behaviours if
