A Gr8 START Partnership Project Initiative
Nurturing Confident Kids
The focus of this workshop will be for staff to learn Circle of Security
Parenting© for their own personal family relationships.
Excited? We are…check it out http://www.circleofsecurity.net/ while you wait…
The essence of attachment is in the quality of the relationship.
“Decades of university-based research have confirmed that secure children exhibit increased empathy, greater selfesteem, better relationships with parents and peers, enhanced school readiness, and an increased capacity to handle
emotions more effectively when compared with children who are not secure.” (22 Nov 2010;
http://www.circleofsecurity.net/ )
Circle of Security™ Parenting© Registered Parent Educator – Kylie O’Neill (One Chance at Childhood Coordinator –
South East Region) together with Gr8 START Early Years Partnership and other agencies are offering an interactive
program promoting the understanding of: Circle of Security™ Parenting© program. It is a newly developed DVD parent
education program offering the core components of the evidence-based and internationally acclaimed COS® protocol.
This 8-session group presents video examples of secure and problematic parent/child interaction, healthy options in caregiving, and animated graphics designed to clarify principles central to COS®. The 8 session group promotes the following
skills:
 Understanding the theoretical foundation of the Circle of Security®
 Building a secure base/safe haven relationship with caregivers
 Shifting caregiver focus from behavior management to enhancing the quality of relationship
 Specific steps for building self-reflection in caregivers
 Use of video examples to support increased empathy in caregivers
 Offering new options to help caregivers manage emotions
 Step-by-step approaches for promoting secure attachment in
children
WHEN:
Between July and November 2011 (Please refer to schedule of dates)
WHERE:
WHO:
Various venues across the South East Region (Labrador, Logan,
Beenleigh and Mermaid Beach).
Staff who would like to be a participant in a parenting program.
Some participants opinions regarding the program:
1. “I will be a better parent having done this course”
2. “Now I get it…we have to offer this to all parents & carers. It should be core”
Please note, attendance in this program is not training for participants to professionally use the Circle of Security™
Parenting© materials or DVD with other families.
Participants will learn Circle of Security™ Parenting© concepts which can enhance the experience of security in family life.
If staff would like to run the Circle of Security™ Parenting© program with parents and
carers they will need to complete the 4 day training with Circle of Security©.
Gr8 START is an early years partnership of Government,
Non-Government and Private Service Providers
Version 2.0 19/07/11
‘Raising Healthy, Happy Gold CoaKids Tgether’.
Schedule of Dates
PROGRAM DATES IN 2011
Program
Dates
Month
July
5&6
19 & 20
2&3
16 & 17
6&7
August
Sept
13 & 14
October
11 & 12
25 & 26
November
7&8
22 & 23
Venue
Labrador
Beenleigh
Logan
Labrador
Beenleigh
Mermaid
Beach
Logan
Beenleigh
Beenleigh
Labrador
Day 1
9.00am - 4.00
(Morning tea, Lunch and afternoon tea provided)
Day 2
9.00 - 1.00pm
(Morning tea provided only)
Venue Addresses
1.
2.
Labrador - Labrador Child Safety Service Centre - Conference Room
Labrador Service Centre (Above Jet Ski Shop – SeaDoo)
BRP House, Level 1 (enter on the left hand side of the building)
118 Brisbane Road, Labrador
Parking: You can park along Brisbane Rd, in the slip road or in the Labrador Park Shopping carpark. Please parking
signs.
3.
Beenleigh - Department of Communities (CSF&F) Regional Office - Conference Room
Level 1, 100 George Street
Beenleigh 4207
Parking: park in the shopping centre car park.
4.
Logan - Department of Communities – Conference Room
Level 1, 6 Ewing Road, Woodridge
Parking: Across from the building there is a small Relationships Centre Hall which has a large grassed area - can park
around the outskirts - turn right into lane from Ewing Road. There is also parking along Blackwood Road and Station
Road as well as the shops along Blackwood Road. Alternatively you can park in front of Video Ezy, cnr
Wembley and Ewing Road – entry via Station Road.
Mermaid Beach Youth Justice Service Centre – Conference room
Shop 13, Pacific Square, 2532-2540 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach
Parking available.
Gr8 START is an early years partnership of Government,
Non-Government and Private Service Providers
Version 2.0 19/07/11
‘Raising Healthy, Happy Gold CoaKids Tgether’.
Program Registration
.
It will be first in best dressed…..so be quick!!!
Please fill in the shaded areas
Please ensure you have your Manager’s approval for the date you wish to attend.
Name:
Position:
Agency:
Email Address:
Phone number:
The program date I would
like to attend:
Have I got my Manager’s
Approval:
Please email this Registration Form to
Keegan.Anderson@communities.qld.gov.au or Amy.Mcallister@communities.qld.gov.au
If you have any queries about your booking please contact Keegan or Amy on 07 3884 8800
A confirmation email will be sent to you.
It is a fantastic opportunity to be a participant in this program. Please ensure you have this marked in your calendar
and diaries as a priority.
If you need to change the date please ensure you contact Keegan or Amy urgently to arrange for an alternative date.
Gr8 START is an early years partnership of Government,
Non-Government and Private Service Providers
Version 2.0 19/07/11
‘Raising Healthy, Happy Gold CoaKids Tgether’.