Useful Links

Parenting Team:

In Shropshire, we recognise how important the role of parents and carers is, and how difficult that role can be without the knowledge of appropriate strategies that can be used to support with everyday parenting challenges. The Parenting Team offers a variety of services to parent carers with children with SEND.

Parenting team helpline:

Sleep Tight Workshops:

The Parenting Team is delivering five-week ‘Sleep Tight’ workshops. These have been developed by The Sleep Charity, and our parenting practitioners have been trained to deliver these to parents and carers. If you would like to meet other parents/carers and explore how you can support your children and your family to have quality sleep or to address specific challenges you are experiencing, these workshops are for you.

Understanding Your Child Solihull Course:

The online course Understanding Your Child SEND is free to Shropshire parents or carers. It's available on the 'In our place' website and the code parents need is DARWIN18. This course can be accessed at any time convenient to the parent/carer as a standalone course, or it might compliment the attendance of a group.

For information on the location and times of the groups and to book a place, please visit the Family Information Service website. All bookings should be made via the Parenting Team: parenting.team@shropshire.gov.uk or phone 01743 250950

More online and in person Understanding Your Child courses

Early Help

The Early Help Front Door Service is a single point of contact for partner agencies, children, young people and their families, focused on making sure that the right support is put in place as soon as it is needed. Early Help is designed to provide assistance when challenges arise, and respite support can offer you a break when needed. To access these services, please contact https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/early-help/ or phone 0345 678 9021 for the Early help team.

Short breaks are a range of opportunities, for children aged from 0 to their 18 birthday with disabilities (or additional needs that could be linked to a disability) that live in Shropshire.

They are specifically designed to enable children and young people with disabilities to participate in activities and opportunities. They take place after school, at weekends, during school holidays or overnight. They can provide activities such as after school clubs, weekend activities, sports, youth groups, drama groups, holiday clubs and overnight stays with a short break foster carer or in a residential home.

Some Short Breaks might also involve assistance in the home in the evening, at weekends or during the school holidays. https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/the-send-local-offer/social-care/childrens-social-care/short-breaks-for-disabled-children/

Healthier Together - a Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Initiative

Healthier Together provides advice for parents, young people and pregnant women, as well as clinical resources to support healthcare professionals – which means that your child can receive consistently high-quality care, irrespective of which healthcare professional they see.

As a parent, career or guardian, you'll find clear information on common childhood illnesses for both physical and mental health, including advice on what 'red-flag' signs to look out for, where to seek help if required and how long your child's symptoms are likely to last.

The Healthier Together programme is a community initiative that relies upon patients and healthcare professionals working together to improve how local healthcare is delivered.

https://stw-healthiertogether.nhs.uk/

Autism West Midlands:

For families with children on the autism spectrum, Autism West Midlands offers a wealth of resources and support. They provide expert advice, workshops, and a community of parents who understand the unique challenges of raising a child with autism. You can learn more at https://www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk/about/

Applying for Disability Living Allowance (DLA):

If your child has a disability or long-term health condition, you may be eligible for Disability Living Allowance (DLA). This financial support can help with the extra costs of care and mobility. For guidance on the application process, please visit https://www.gov.uk/disability-living-allowance-children

Child to parent abuse

We are a social enterprise committed to supporting parents, carers and guardians impacted by Child to Parent Abuse - here to listen to you, believe you, and empower you.

https://www.pegsupport.co.uk/

Beam Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Wellbeing Service

Shropshire Beam are pleased to provide Virtual workshops for Parents & Professionals from JANUARY 2024 – FEBRUARY 2024. All virtual workshops will take around an hour.

All details below in the chart, you need to click on Link at the appropriate time of chosen Workshop. All workshops will be done via M S Teams Video call, we are unable to record sessions. The Workshops are derived to be informative and engaging sessions, please be willing to participate during the sessions.

There are four Workshops which will be rolled out at 4pm to enable more people to attend, please see the following details of content:

Managing Anxiety – aims & Objectives are to pass over psycho - education within the topic followed by practical suggestions of methods & techniques to help support the youth experience issues with anxiety.

Understanding & Responding to Self-Harm - aims & Objectives are to pass over psycho - education within the topic followed by practical suggestions of methods & techniques to help support the youth experiencing issues with self-harm.

Wellbeing Planning – a workshop which explains & provides a tool for Children & Young people to support their general Emotional Health & Wellbeing, it recognises triggers and promotes self-awareness, his can also be used as a relapse tool to support resilience.

Sleep Support - aims to pass over psycho - education within the topic followed by practical suggestions & advise of methods & techniques to help support the children & young people having difficulties with getting to sleep and staying asleep. This workshop will be rolled out twice over the four weeks, due to popular demand.

Grief & Loss support- This workshop aims to support parents and professionals to better understand some emotions that young people may struggle with having gone through a loss. We will equip you with a knowledge and understanding of the feelings and emotions that they may be battling with, and support that could help them feel better.

Managing Anxiety - Wednesday 3rd January 2024 @ 12pm

Microsoft Teams meeting - join on your computer, mobile app or room device.

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Meeting ID: 315 126 036 412
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Sleep Support - Wednesday 10th 2024 @ 12pm

Microsoft Teams meeting - join on your computer, mobile app or room device.

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Meeting ID: 344 239 103 595
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