Reaching Families delivers a wide range of high quality training workshops and courses designed to inform and empower parent-carers in West Sussex. Most of our training is delivered online via Zoom as parent-carers tell us this is the most accessible way to participate. Please see below for our latest workshops and courses, all of which are FREE. You do not need to be a member to attend. All of our training can be booked via Eventbrite. We recommend booking early as all sessions are highly popular and sell out very quickly.

Making Sense of Masking
This workshop will help parents and carers to understand and recognise the signs of masking in children and young people, why they do it, the impact it has and how to support them.
Tuesday 11th November - 10.30 am via Zoom

 

Making Sense of Wellbeing: Communication Skills for Parents and Carers
This workshop will look at key skills such as active listening, to enhance your understanding of others and improve communication as well as navigating different ways of problem solving.
Tuesday 18th November - 10.30 am via Zoom

 

Understanding Autism in Girls
Learn about the ways Autism presents differently in girls and how it can impact your daughter in the home, school and wider community. Exploring strategies to support your child and sharing information on local resources that are available to you.
Wednesday 19th November - 7.30 pm via Zoom

 

Making Sense of Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
This workshop will cover how to apply for DLA, how the process works, the various rates, understanding how decisions are made, tips for making a strong claim and appealing a decision.
Thursday 27th November- 10.30 am via Zoom

 

Making Sense of Anxiety in Children (Primary age)
An introduction to understanding anxiety in primary aged children, ways to support them, and tips for looking after yourself along the way.
Tuesday 2nd December - 7.30 pm via Zoom

 

Making Sense of Adult Life - Supporting Adolescents (11 years+)
This workshop looks at various aspects of adolescence in young people with SEND and how we can help them through this period of transition to adulthood. Covering topics including puberty, relationships, managing emotions and social skills.
Thursday 11th December - 7.30 pm via Zoom

 

Understanding Sensory Processing Differences
This workshop aims to help parents and carers learn about sensory processing differences in each of the eight sensory systems and explore strategies to support your child/young person.
Thursday 11th December - 7.30 pm via Zoom

 

Understanding Sensory Processing Differences
This workshop aims to help parents and carers learn about sensory processing differences in each of the eight sensory systems and explore strategies to support your child/young person.
Friday 12th December - 10.30 am via Zoom

 

All workshops are via Zoom

 

How to book

To book a place on one of our workshops please click on the individual links above or visit our Eventbrite page (click the logo).

If you have any difficulty booking a place or would like any further information, please contact us on 01903 366360 or via email.

This course has been designed to provide an introduction to all the key issues and challenges common to parents and carers. It aims to empower parents of children who are undergoing or have recently undergone diagnosis but it will be helpful to any parents who would like to learn more about how SEND processes work.

Currently there are no dates upcoming. We will publish them here as soon as that changes.

If you have any queries regarding the course or the booking please email us at outreach-training@reachingfamilies.org.uk.

Commission Us

Reaching Families are also available to deliver tailor made training to suit the particular needs of schools, parent support groups, other charities, etc. If your group would like training on a specific subject we can manage and deliver this for you including sourcing and commissioning trainers, marketing, administration, booking venues, organising catering and refreshments, follow up evaluation, etc. If you would like to discuss training for your school or group please contact our Operations Director, Donna Manwill, for an informal discussion of your requirements.