A group for those working therapeutically with parents and children using the principles of the Meaning of the Child. The aim is to encourage and support one another, share good practice and offer suggestions regarding case-work or other issues, as raised by group members themselves.

This training is the full training in learning to analyse, interpret and formally classify parenting interviews using the Meaning of the Child Interview (MotC) coding system.   Please note:  It is now looking unlikely that it will be possible to offer this course face to face - all tickets therefore are for online (Zoom) attendance. … Continue reading "Meaning of the Child Interview – Full training – Part 1"

Online MotC workshop led by Ben Grey & Juliet Kesteven with Rudi Dallos The MotC, like the CARE-index, from which it derived its patterns, was born in a child protection arena, which had an impact on some of the language used.  However, its understanding of caregiving has always been both dyadic and systemic – with … Continue reading "Don’t Blame the Parents! How can we use the MotC to understand parents without blaming or shaming them?"

A group for those working therapeutically with parents and children using the principles of the Meaning of the Child. The aim is to encourage and support one another, share good practice and offer suggestions regarding case-work or other issues, as raised by group members themselves.

This training is the second part of the full MotC training.  It requires (and is included in the price of) Part 1 - 13-15 January 2021. For Further information and to book click here.

Observing Parent-Child Relationships in Contact What is it? This new 2-day training course aims to teach a relational approach to observing parent-child relationships in child-parent contact following separation. Current practice in the observation of contact tends to be task focussed, looking at what parents and/or child(ren) do rather than what is happening between the parent … Continue reading "Assessing Parent-child relationships in Contact"

Online and in person at: Cambridge Centre for Attachment: Garden Annexe, Old Railway Tavern, Station Road, Cambridge, CB24 3DS 10am – 4.30pm   What is is it? A workshop  designed to support those trained and involved in, or actively interested in using the MotC.  Its aim is to continue the development of an active network … Continue reading "Using the MotC Workshop"