bad behaviour: who can you turn to for help?

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organisations

Behaviour Change Consultancy
24 Rochdale
Harold Road
London SE19 3TF
Tel: 020 8653 9768 or 020 8771 5589
E-mail: WarwickDyer@behaviourchange.com
Website: www.behaviourchange.com
Established by Warwick Dyer in 1997 the Behaviour Change Consultancy provides advice, support, training and professional mentoring to concerned parents and educational establishments in the areas of behaviour management and social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The website includes an update on how the family seen in the first Bad Behaviour programme, shown in 2003, are doing now. Before e-mailing for tips, you are encouraged to read this page first.

Centre for Fun and Families
177-179 Narborough Road
Leicester LE3 0PE
Tel: 0116 223 4254
E-mail: centre@funandfamilies.org.uk
Website: www.funandfamilies.com
A national voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families by supporting families experiencing behaviour and communication difficulties. The Centre runs group work within Leicestershire to enable them to improve their problem solving abilities and resolve conflict situations. Produce numerous resources, details of which can be found on the website.

Gingerbread
7 Sovereign Close
Sovereign Court
London E1W 2HW
Advice Line: 0800 018 4318 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
Tel: 020 7488 9300
E-mail: advice@gingerbread.org.uk
Website: www.gingerbread.org.uk
Provides day-to-day support and practical help for lone parents and their children via a national network of local self-help groups. Call the helpline for advice on benefits, childcare, CSA, contact, divorce, employment, housing, maternity rights and lone parenthood.

FWA Newpin
Edward Wilson House Resource Centre
29 Prince of Wales Drive
London SW11 4SH
Tel: 020 7738 1004
Website: www.fwa.org.uk
A voluntary organisation working with families to help break the cycle of destructive family behaviour. Works through a network of centres where parents and their children develop in an atmosphere of equality, empathy and respect.

Parentline Plus
Helpline: 0808 800 2222 (24 hours a day, every day)
Textphone: 0800 783 6783
E-mail: contact@parentlineplus.org.uk
Website: www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Offers support to anyone parenting a child; the child's parents, stepparents, grandparents and foster parents. Runs free telephone and email helplines, parenting courses and offers information leaflets.

Tavistock Clinic
Child and Family Department
120 Belsize Lane
London NW3 5BA
Info line: 020 7447 3724
Tel: 020 7447 3729 or 020 7435 7111
Website: www.tavi-port.org/NEWindex.htm
Part of the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust. All referrals are from the NHS, and may be accepted from across the country, dependent on a service agreement being in place with the home health authority. Reasons for referral may include concerns about behaviour, development, emotional difficulties, or problems with relationships within the family. An initial assessment may be followed by individual, intensive, group or family therapy. Referrals to the Adolescent Department may be made by adolescents themselves, parents, GPs or other professionals. The department also provides the Young People's Counselling Service. This is a self-referral service, offering up to four meetings for adolescents and young adults aged 16-30 years.

websites

Finding a Therapist: Reduced Fee Scheme for Children & Adolescents
www.bcp.org.uk/reduced_fee_scheme_for_children.html
List of BCP therapists who offer reduced fees for families and children.

Directory of UK Central Government Websites
www.tagish.co.uk/tagish/links/localgov.htm
Find details of your local authority.

Institute of Family Therapy (IFT)
www.instituteoffamilytherapy.org.uk
Specialises in working with families, individuals, couples and other relationship groups. Works across the whole range of relationships including families with young children and adolescents.

The National Family and Parenting Institute (NFPI)
www.nfpi.org
An independent charity working to support parents in bringing up their children, to promote the wellbeing of families and to make society more family friendly.

Nigel Mellor
www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/nigel.mellor
Educational psychologist Nigel Mellor outlines his work and methods.

The Parenting Education & Support Forum
www.parenting-forum.org.uk/parents.asp
Here you can search by region to find out what parenting classes and support groups are operating in your area.

Practical Parenting Advice
www.practicalparent.org.uk
A resource for parents and professionals wanting information and support on child behaviour and family relationships, including printable parenting tips and an online parenting course.

reading

	Child and Adolescent Behaviour Problems: A Multi-disciplinary Approach by Carole Sutton (BPS Blackwell, 2002) This handbook shows how professionals working in social work, health, education and psychology can work together to provide an integrated service to children and adolescents. The key emphasis is on the prevention of emotional and behavioural difficulties through effective inter-disciplinary working. Get this book
	Confident Teens: How to Raise a Positive, Confident and Happy Teenager by Gael Lindenfield (Harper Collins, 2001) A candid and sympathetic guide which should help parents to prepare for the rollercoaster teenage years. It covers: why experimentation is important to your teen's identity; how to nurture your child through a bad patch; how to help your child develop healthy independence; and what teenagers worry about. Get this book
	The Good, the Bad and the Irritating by Dr Nigel Mellor (Lucky Duck Publishing, 2000) A guide for parents which explains how they can deal with children who drive them crazy, following practical tried-and-tested methods. Get this book
	Naughty Boys: Anti-social Behaviour, ADHD and the Role of Culture by Sami Timimi (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) Using material from diverse sources, the author shows how Western Society's political, social and economic value system is bad for families and children, and how positive alternatives can be found in non-Western traditions. Get this book
	The Manipulative Child: How to Regain Control and Raise Resilient, Resourceful, and Independent Kids by Ernest Swihart Jnr, Ernest Swihart and Patrick Cotter (Bantam Books, 1998) UK edition of this book which advises parents on how to deal with problem behaviour at all age levels. Get this book
	The Terrible Teens: What Every Parent Needs to Know by Kate Figes (Penguin Books, 2004) A book about adolescence, based on the advice of experts, interviews with parents and their children, and 'coming of age' literature. Get this book
	Try and Make Me by Ray Levy and Bill O'Hanlon (The Penguin Group Ltd, 2002) UK edition of this guide to raising defiant children. Helps parents understand their children's attitude and suggests techniques for controlling their behaviour. Get this book

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