Are you a parent or carer?

Voluntary parenting support

If you are the parent or carer of a young person aged over eight years old who is at risk of offending or on a court order with Salford Youth Offending Service, you could access support through the YOS Parent Worker. This service involves offering emotional and practical support to parents as well as information, advice, advocacy and informal support around techniques for effective parenting. One to one support is provided at home or in the community. Parents can also access support at one of the two parents groups run by the YOS Parent worker.

SPIN (Supporting Parents in Need) is a group for parents and carers affected by a young person at risk of offending or on an order with the YOS. This is a semi structured group which looks at ways of managing challenging behaviour, identifying parenting skills and communicating more effectively with young people, as well as giving parents the chance to have open discussions and to offload concerns. The Spin group focuses on:

• Parents discussing their issues and sharing problems with other parents that have been through similar experiences.
• Guest speakers (eg carers groups, ADHD services, debt advice services) are sometimes invited to the pathways group to inform parents about what is in their area which may be relevant to their needs.

At both groups there is a Holistic Therapist who can offer treatments such as reflexology, Indian head massage, facials, etc, free of charge.

The group is held at the Energise Centre between 12.00 noon to 2.00pm, near Salford Precinct. If you want to know more about the support on offer to parents or you are interested in attending the groups, please contact Aeron Christopher on 0161 607 1900.

Parenting Orders

Parenting Orders under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 have been available nationally since 1 June 2000. The Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 and Criminal Justice Act 2003 amended Parenting Orders to increase their flexibility and widen their availability. The Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 also introduced a statutory basis for Parenting Contracts.

Parenting programmes are designed to develop parents’ skills to reduce parenting as a risk factor and enhance parenting as a protective factor. Throughout this guidance the term “parenting programmes” issued to refer to the variety of different approaches that may be used by YOTs to help parents address their child’s behaviour as part of an overall parenting intervention.

Who to contact

Name

Aeron Christopher

Address

Salford Youth Offending Service
Salford City Council
St Simon Street
Salford
M3 7ES
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Telephone

0161 607 1900

Email

soc.yot@salford.gov.uk

This page was last updated on 10 November 2011