BUGK Parenting and Mental Health has been developed for families where mental health challenges are part of the parenting picture creating a range of unique experiences in parenting and raising children.  
 
This experiential workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to facilitate a parent group for parents where there are mental health challenges in a safe, respectful and reflective space. This session will work through the variety of tailored materials and resources that have been specifically developed for this program. 
 
Please note that the prerequisite for this training is successful completion of Bringing Up Great Kids: Facilitator training. 
This workshop is not for parents or carers
 
BUGK Parenting and Mental Health acknowledges the philosophy of BUGK as a respectful, relational, reflective, kind, nurturing and most importantly responds to family strengths while acknowledging needs and experiences. 
 
Parents living with mental illness challenges consistently say services and supports work best when they respond to the strengths, needs and experiences of the whole family 
 
The BUGK Parenting and Mental Health program is set out through 6 sessions that can be adapted and used to suit the families/carers. 
 
The voice of lived experience is present throughout the training and the program through the manual. This valuable voice supports facilitators to be able to “walk in the shoes of the families’ and gain a more personal and realistic idea of what is going on for families. 
 
This workshop will provide professionals with the skills and knowledge to empower parents where there are mental health challenges to have confidence in their parenting family connections.  

About the facilitator
This workshop is delivered by experienced mental health and parenting professionals who train and facilitate Bringing Up Great Kids.  

Other information

• Timezones: all course and workshop times are displayed in Sydney/Melbourne/Canberra time zones. Please ensure you convert to your current time zone. 

• Payment: All workshop payments must be made by credit card. 

• Group bookings: Invoicing is only available for group bookings of 5 or more for the same workshop date. Contact us through support@childhood.org.au for group bookings. 

• Resources: Included with this training are access to the Bringing Up Great Kids: Parenting and mental health manual, relevant worksheets, tools, activities and resources within the registration cost of the workshop. 

 

This training is suitable for all professionals who have completed BUGK Foundation training and who want to provide a parenting program for parents and carers where mental health challenges are present.