Training and consultancy

Some of the larger projects I have delivered and co-delivered:

The Centre for Child Mental Health - United Kingdom
Supporting mental health professionals to better understand the issues and help children and teenagers deal with the mental health impact of family separation.
 
Judicial Studies Board of England and Wales
Design and delivery of content to family court judges from England and Wales in recognising the different experiences of mothers and fathers in the family courts.

Child and Youth Protection Centre of Zagreb - Croatia
A three-day programme of training to psychologists, psychiatrists, judiciary, social workers and police in understanding and responding to parental alienation within a Croatian context, plus three-day development training.

Legal Aid Ontario - Canada
A seminar for Legal Aid Ontario on understanding and responding to children’s attachment rejection behaviours within a legal context.
 
Barnardos Guardian ad Litum Services - Republic of Ireland
Delivery of training to Guardians ad Litum, Judges, social workers, academics and policy makers on understanding and working with the alienated child at The Four Courts in Dublin.

Legal Aid Board - Republic of Ireland
Delivery of training to assist practitioners working with alienated children and their families to understand and respond appropriately to children’s attachment rejection behaviours.

AMBAjeugd - Netherlands
A programme of training to psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and lawyers in understanding and responding to parental alienation within a Dutch context and developing a new national service.

Leadership in parental alienation services - France
Development training for professionals working with children’s post separation attachment rejection positions and parental alienation.

Huis van Hereniging - Belgium
A programme of training to psychologists, psychiatrists, and other professionals in understanding and responding to parental alienation within a Belgian context.

Specialist practitioner training
Training in children’s post separation attachment rejection positions and parental alienation to psychologists, psychotherapists and lawyers and other professionals in Europe and North America.
 
Department for Education - United Kingdom
Design, management and delivery of training in supporting separated families to around 4,350 children's centre, early years, health, early intervention, police and other professionals working in 95 English local authorities.

Bundaberg Family Relationship Centre - Australia
VoIP, audio and written training to family specialists working in one of Australia's government supported Family Relationship Centres to deliver the Putting Children First programme.
 
Department for Work and Pensions - United Kingdom
Design and delivery of training to around 300 call centre staff working for Child Maintenance Options taking calls from across the UK at its base in South Yorkshire.
 
Design and delivery of training to the eight regional Options Face-to-Face consultants across the UK in supporting vulnerable parents around child maintenance.
 
Creation of the online 'Knowledge Bank' of information for call centre staff working for Child Maintenance Options taking calls from across the UK at its base in South Yorkshire.
 
Creation of the 'Dealing with emotions after separation' brochure offering support for parents in dealing with their own feelings and helping children cope when a relationship ends.

Creation of content for the Child Maintenance Options website including tools to help parents reach collaborative arrangements after separation.

Design and delivery of training to training teams from Relate, One Plus One, National Youth Advocacy Service and others in supporting parents to work collaboratively after separation.

Creation of the logic and content for the UK Government's Help and Support for Separated Families web application.
 
Child Maintenance Executive - United Kingdom
Design and delivery of induction training for all recruits to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission's Child Maintenance Executive in understanding the real lives of separated families.

Department of Social Development - Northern Ireland Assembly
Design and delivery of training to the Child Maintenance Choices team supporting parents in making decisions around child maintenance at their base in Belfast.

National Day Nurseries Association
Design and delivery of training to help day nursery managers and staff support children and parents who are experiencing family separation.