Family Support Network are proud to announce that we are now the Australian Parents As Teachers Foundational Training Office.

Our Start Together team – Sarah and Karen – have been working with families using the Parents As Teachers program for the past 5 years. Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an evidence-based home visiting model that promotes optimal early development, learning and health of children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers.

PAT Foundational Training (0-3 years) runs over 3 days.

This training is for organisations and individuals working with families who have children from pre-natal to school age. Some of the areas covered will be:

• Skills in supporting parenting behaviour that strengthens relationships within families
• Techniques to enhance observation skills
• Strategies to increase parent knowledge of early childhood development
• Knowledge in early detection of developmental delays and health issues
• Techniques to prevent child abuse and neglect
• Information to increase children’s school readiness and success

Fact Sheets on the Parents As Teachers Model are available here (4MB PDF)

During 3 full days of training you will learn how to use the PAT Online Curriculum in Home Visiting. We are taking expressions of interest to hold our training in Canberra, ACT later on in 2021. Contact Us to find out more.