Lyn Môn Owen-Hughes Tina Jones Rachel Peters Supporting Children and Families on Anglesey Delivered by Rural Family Service Lyn Môn Owen-Hughes Tina Jones Rachel Peters

Overview of the session Introductions Rural Family Service history and successes Incredible Years® ASD and Language Delay group October – December 2017 Key findings Feedback from parents Questions

Barnardo’s UK Barnardo’s purpose is to help the most vulnerable children and young people transform their lives and fulfil their potential. As one of the largest charities in the UK last year we delivered over 900 services supporting 230,000 children, young people and their families. Our strength is in the diversity of the services we provide, each of which is locally based and addresses local need

Barnardo’s Cymru During 2016 - 2017, Barnardo’s Cymru worked with over 8,400 children, young people and families across our 89 services within 18 of the 22 local authorities in Wales. We have continued to work with some of the most vulnerable children & young people in Wales through the delivery of our core services and have offered support to a broad cross section of children and young people from ages 0 to 25+ years.

Services available Emotional and mental health and wellbeing Family support Domestic abuse Substance misuse Young carers Child sexual exploitation/ harmful sexual behaviour Contact Supported housing/ floating support Work with teenage parents Skills and training Adoption and fostering Advice, information and advocacy Support to BME families Support For care leavers Child disability and additional learning needs All of our services address child and family disadvantage; we strive to demonstrate greater effectiveness and provide the very best value for money, both to commissioners and to our supporters. This means we are uniquely placed to transfer best practice across elements of delivery and apply innovation from different areas of our work to new settings.

Rural Family Service Established in 2000 Aim; To provide a high quality parenting service Using interventions which are researched and evaluated. Anglesey Health and Well-being Service We believe that our success has been due to the co-working with parents/carers and providing them with a choice and range of services On Anglesey the Rural Family Service was established in 2000 with the aim being to provide a high quality parenting service based on intervention which are researched and evaluated i.e. with an evidence base. We believe that our success has been due to the co-working with parents/carers and providing them with a choice and range of service. (Rachel and Tina will discuss further) With this in mind we are hopeful in establishing the Anglesey Wellbeing Project, a targeted mental health service supporting children and young people aged 8 – 18 years old experiencing poor mental health and wellbeing. It will support need at Tier 2 and lower level Tier 3 of the mental health hierarchy of need; this cannot be sourced from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) due to their high service thresholds and lack of a therapeutic approach. We will work with a range of need from complex, such as self-harm, to lower level, such as anxiety and low self-esteem.

Mindfulness Nurturing Parents Rural Family Service Happy Tums Mindfulness Nurturing Parents Incredible Years® Chill Out Money Pot Pres

Rural Family Service Incredible Years® groups (Basic, Toddler, Autism and Language Delay) = 74 (465 parents successfully completed the programme) Chill Out = 37 Mindfulness Nurturing Parents = 9 Happy Tums = 8 Money Pot Pres = 10 Escape = 10 School Readiness = 6 In addition to group intervention, the Incredible Years® was offered on an individual basis

Incredible Years® Autism and Language Delay October – December 2017

What’s involved? Home visits Assessment Childcare Location/ venue Measures (pre/post) Evaluation Phone support Signposting Supervision Celebration session Accreditation Training 13 parents successfully completed the programme Parents of children aged between 4-10 All sessions delivered bilingually Parents had the opportunity to link in with group leaders following the end of each session Final session celebration. Invited a Barnardo’s volunteer and her son (17 years old) who has a diagnosis of ASD to share their experience. Group members found this to be inspirational. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) discussed An additional room was made available every session, in the room we had different resources for parents to help themselves, this included information regarding Barnardo’s ‘Five to Thrive’ Developed friendships (continued peer support after completion of the programme) Increase parents understanding of ASD Supportive and safe group to be able to share Group leaders had sufficient time before each session to plan Increased parental confidence (92%) Mental Health and Well-being improved following completion of the course (92%) Encouraged parents to share ideas  

Key findings Sharing experiences and ideas Feeling less isolated and feelings of ‘I’m not the only one’ Strengthened relationship with their child due to focused and positive attention Increased parental confidence Positive outlook Stress levels decreased

Found the group discussions very helpful (92%) Bilingual group discussions Increased patience and understanding Increased ability to problem solve Able to set clear boundaries Better listening skills Decrease in reactivity

“I have been able to handle things better using the methods suggested during the course” “Everything was enjoyable and helpful, but what I enjoyed most was listening and chatting with the other parents. It’s a great feeling that you’re not alone and others understand what you are going through” “The course has definitely changed and strengthened the relationship between me and my child. I am more patient and understanding with my son than I was before” “I feel this course has encouraged me to make more effort to have just one to one time with my son and to have more positive moments”

“Brilliant course!! I looked forward to coming every week” “Definitely seen a decrease in behavioural issues – I feel better equipped to deal with situations in a better, calmer manner” “I have felt well supported by the group and by Barnardo’s”

“From attending the Incredible Years® programme and Mindfulness course I am totally transformed, I am now much more confident of myself as a parent, happy with myself, confident of my relationship, more confident when I talk to people, I feel of worth. Thank you for everything, me and my family can’t thank you enough” Quote from group member 2017