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Parentline Rita OReilly CEO is a national, confidential helpline for parents, guardians and professionals. Information, guidance and support From Local Parent Support Groups to National Helpline Funded by Tusla One part-time


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Parentline

Rita O’Reilly CEO

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is a national, confidential helpline for parents, guardians and professionals. Information, guidance and support

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From Local Parent Support Groups to National Helpline

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  • Funded by Tusla
  • One part-time paid employee
  • 48 trained volunteer facilitators
  • Deal with more than 3,000 parents per year
  • More than 100,000 in our lifetime
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Parentline is a barometer

  • f what is going on for

parents in Ireland

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Teenage Issues 8% Stress 12% Self Esteem 5% School/Work Issues 9% Marriage Breakdown 9% Loneliness 6% Drugs (Child) 6% Depression (Parent) 7% Child Abusing Parents 8% Bullying 6% Anger/Aggression 24%

Top 10 reasons for calls 2015

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Together ‘Child abusing parent’ and ‘Anger and aggression’ = 32% of calls

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No n Violent Resista nce Pro g ra mme ( NVR )

Response to increase in ‘Child is abusing Parents’ and ‘Anger and Aggression’

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Non-Violent Resistance Programme

“Evidence based support for parents which is changing lives for the better around the country”

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NVR

A practical tool Empowers the parent Can be used in many situations

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 Trained a team of facilitators to deliver

NVR Programme

 Offer NVR programme face to face and

  • ver the phone

 Delivered on a one to one basis  NVR training is useful for a wide range of

calls

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The Core Elements of NVR Programme

“No excuse for abuse”

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The Core Elements of NVR Programme

  • Commitment
  • De – escalation skills
  • Increasing parental presence
  • Stepping out of secrecy – the supporter network
  • Family announcement
  • Refusal of orders, service strike,
  • Reconciliation Steps – drawing out positive aspects of child’s

personality

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How NVR Works – in practical terms

  • Parent calls Parentline
  • Facilitator – assesses the call
  • If appropriate will suggest NVR
  • Explains the process – what the parent can expect
  • Admin will set up appointments
  • Parent will come to Parentline office or we will call the parent at an

agreed time once per week

  • Programme will run for as long as parents wants
  • Parentline is there for parent in future if needed
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NVR - practical

  • Session 1

Explain the process Set goals Commitment De-escalation skills

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NVR - practical

  • Session 2

Review previous session Support network Externalise the problem

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NVR - practical

  • Session 3

Increase parental presence

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NVR - practical

  • Session 4

Family Announcement “No more violence in this house”

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NVR - practical

  • Session 5

Refusing orders Service strike

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NVR - practical

  • Session 6

Acts of reconciliation

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NVR - practical

  • Session 7

Review meeting

Programme end Parentline is always there

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Scenarios

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Social Worker in A&E Mother in hospital as a result of daughter’s violence toward her Mother feeling completely hopeless

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Young mother and father Children 13 and 16 years old Eldest child very aggressive

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 What does the parent say!

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“what will become of my child as he grows

  • lder”

“I (mother) cry every time he insults me” “it is not right for this boy to think it is ok to treat women like this”

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“he has not physically attacked my but I live in fear that he will” “ I am afraid of him. I don’t want my partner involved

  • he is not his father and things could become more

difficult”

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“he is verbally abusive to me and his sisters and throws furniture around inside the house” “I am only 5ft.2. He is over 6 ft. I am afraid”

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 What does the Parentline facilitator say!

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“what struck me was the amount of sympathy mother had for her son - and how she was prepared to accept his unacceptable behaviour because she felt guilty that her relationship with his father broke down”

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“I can’t imagine how difficult her life is having to deal with that level of violence and aggression” “When I started in Parentline we were concerned about the child’s safety, now we are concerned about the parent”

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 What does the parents say?

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After NVR programme “I saw a difference after one session” “It’s good to know I am not alone” “My home is a happier place”

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1890 927 277/ 01 8733500 www.parentline.ie

Opening hours: 10am-9pm Monday to Thursday and 10am-4pm Friday

Thank you…