training
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.
Summer Training (1st half-term)
We are delighted to present our new training timetable for the Summer 1st half-term 2025.
As well as our one off workshops will be repeating our popular training course, THE SEND FOUNDATION COURSE designed to help parents get a grounding in all things SEND.
Training Workshops
Understanding Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
This workshop aims to help you understand ARFID and the reasons it might occur. Exploring strategies to support your child and sharing information on relevant and useful resources that are available to you.
Thursday 24th April - 7.30 pm via Zoom
Making Sense of Wellbeing - How to improve your mood
Having low mood and feeling overwhelmed is something that we all feel at times. This workshop aims to provide you with strategies to help improve your mood and explore ways to prevent setbacks.
Tuesday 29th April - 10.30 am via Zoom
Understanding Demand Avoidance
This workshop aims to help parents and carers gain an understanding of demand avoidance in children and young people. We will look at the demand avoidant profile and explore strategies for supporting your child.
Thursday 1st May - 10.30 am 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 8th May - 10.30 am via Zoom
Making Sense of Wellbeing: How to manage your anxiety
This workshop explores ideas and coping strategies to help you relate to anxiety differently and how to manage this, find a focus and feel calmer.
Tuesday 13th May - 7.30 pm via Zoom
Understanding Autism
This workshop will help parents and carers to understand Autism and social communication difficulties and the impact it has on their child's relationships, behaviour and day-to-day life. Exploring strategies to support your child and sharing information on local resources that are available to you.
Thursday 15th May - 7.30 pm via Zoom
Making Sense of Anxiety in Adolescence
This workshop is aimed at parent/carers of young people aged 11 years+ who feel anxious, worried or stressed. It will introduce ‘anxiety’ and its symptoms, offer ideas for helping in the moment, suggest ways to support your young person and provide a few tips for looking after yourself along the way.
Tuesday 20th May - 7.30 pm via Zoom
An Introduction to Makaton
This introductory workshop will provide you with an overview of Makaton and who uses it, and teach you over 30 key signs and symbols.
Wednesday 21st May - 7.30pm via Zoom
Understanding ADHD
This workshop will help parents and carers to understand ADHD and the impact it has on their child's relationships, behaviour and day-to-day life. Exploring strategies to support your child and sharing information on local resources that are available to you.
Thursday 22nd May - 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.
The SEND Foundation Course
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.
2 Day Course Online
Wednesdays 7th & 14th May - 10.00 am - 1.15 pm via Zoom
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 Manager, Donna Manwill, for an informal discussion of your requirements.
