This presentation by PEDAL’s Dr Beth Barker formed the first half of the workshop: Innovative approaches in the development of parenting support moving beyond manualised programmes. Here Beth discusses PEDAL’s Golden Threads project, which uses a Common Elements approach to understand more about the ingredients of parenting interventions, to help those who might want to adapt and develop evidence-informed parenting support.
Beth was a Research Associate at PEDAL but has recently left to continue her studies as a clinical psychologist. She’s interested in supporting babies, toddlers, and families in the first years of life, translating research to real-world impacts, and promoting children’s own voices in research.
In the second half of the workshop, Dr Caroline White talks about Invest in Play who co-create their parenting programmes with local communities to provide the most current and culturally appropriate, research-based interventions to support parents. Dr Caroline White is Founder and Director of Invest in Play, an international, not-for-profit organisation with a mission to support children and their caregivers around the world.
Caroline is a consultant clinical psychologist and has a proven track record of implementing effective, evidence–based interventions with young children and their families. She has supported the development of award-winning services and their workforces in many countries. She is an international consultant, trainer and keynote speaker. She was Specialist Advisor to the UK government on early intervention.