| What is Parents in
Transition?
What is Different About The Parents in Transition Training Program? The Project Parents in Transition breaks new ground in the field of early child development by linking two critically important areas.
The focus on feeding and nutrition, which is central to survival, acts as a window to enhance knowledge of parent child interaction. Thus understanding of feeding and eating communication, helps us to understand emotional communication. Why Was Parents in Transition Established? Parents in Transition was established in response to growing concern about the impact of migration loss and trauma on child rearing, particularly of infants and young children. Parents in Transition in Israel The Parents in Transition training program is currently based in Israel, although the model will also be applied in other countries. An initial pilot training program took place in Israel in September 1994, under the auspices of the Nutrition and Food Information Unit at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Participants both Israeli and Arab attended from a wide range of disciplines involved in early childhood. The pilot program pointed to the need for the training to be extended as part of a longer term program which will lead to local professionals eventually running the project within their own communities. Who Can Attend the Training Program? The Training Program has a strong multi-disciplinary focus and welcomes applications from professionals working with infants, young children and their parents in a wide range of settings such as social workers, nutritionists, psychologists, early childhood specialists, teachers, paediatricians and community workers. Participants must attend all four training days. Philosophy The Parents in Transition training program offers a new model of training which helps professionals move from an instructional mode of teaching to a facilitating model of active learning. The training program facilitates the development of a partnership between parents and professionals. Course content – What you will learn on the training The training takes the form of an annual four-day intensive training workshop, which is accompanied by training materials linked to the project. The four-day program covers the following teaching modules:
Pre-Training Tasks Participants who attend the training will be asked to prepare for the workshop by carrying out a brief infant and young child observation in their own work and community settings. The material from this live observation will be discussed in the workshop and provide the foundation for an active learning process.
The training takes the form of an annual four-day intensive training workshop, which is accompanied by training materials linked to the project. The four-day program covers the following teaching modules:
Pre-Training Tasks Participants who attend the training will be asked to prepare for the workshop by carrying out a brief infant and young child observation in their own work and community settings. The material from this live observation will be discussed in the workshop and provide the foundation for an active learning process.
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Parents in Transition
is an international dependent not-for- profit training program
established in 1994. The training program is run annually over four days
and develop skills and expertise in professionals from Health Welfare
and Education who work with infants, young children and their parents
within different cultures. Parents in Transition have received
seed funding from the Bernard van Leer Foundation in The Hague and from
other charitable groups to develop the project.