A full training day/workshop for those who actively code for others, or are using the MotC in parenting assessments. We will discuss and explore best practice in reporting on the MotC and how to communicate the key concepts and understandings. Who is it for? Anyone trained in the MotC, whether reliable or not, who wishes … Continue reading "Report Writing, Feedback and Formulation Workshop"

A group mainly 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 group has also become a place where we … Continue reading "MotC Group Supervision"

An opportunity to re-visit the practice schedule part 2 with online webinar support on 24th Aug and 5th Oct. We will work through the practice schedule together with feedback and e mail support from Juliet. If you have been meaning to work towards reliability and were too busy before this is your chance to re-engage and … Continue reading "MotC Practice Group Summer 2021"

A group mainly 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 group has also become a place where we … Continue reading "MotC Group Supervision"

A group mainly 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 group has also become a place where we … Continue reading "MotC Group Supervision"

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"

Juliet Kesteven and Dr Ben Grey will continue to develop the themes put forward in the Don’t Blame the Parents day last year.  The Meaning of the Child Interview (MotC) and CARE-index patterns of caregiving (Sensitive, Controlling, Unresponsive), as well as the circle of subpatterns, refer to how the parent’s care might be experienced by … Continue reading "A Parents’-eye view of the MotC: Caregiving in harsh environments"

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"

This 2 day online course will teach participants how to use the MotC to think with their clients about the difficulties they encounter and come up with solutions.  It will look at how to take MotC classifications and use them to understand parents and parent-child relationships in ways that inform intervention planning.  Report writing and … Continue reading "Formulating Using the Meaning of the Child Interview"