Delivering Parents Plus Programmes in Private Practice

Can I deliver Parents Plus programmes in private practice? 

The Parents Plus programmes have been primarily designed for delivery in public health, educational and charity settings, where the facilitator belongs to a professional team, has a trained co-facilitator and is supervised and insured through their agency. 

Some private providers undertake Parents Plus training as professional development in order to support their individual work with parents. However, if a professional wants to deliver a Parents Plus programme to groups of parents, within private practice, it is compulsory to have achieved Parents Plus Accreditation for that specific programme. 

In these instances the practitioner must also be registered and accredited within their original professional body.  

How do I become accredited as a private practitioner?  

You will find detailed information regarding the accreditation process here. As a private practitioner you should note the following important criteria: 

• You must co-facilitate all Parents Plus groups with another trained facilitator before and during the accreditation process. Parents Plus cannot provide you with contact details of co-facilitators in your area who may be interested in linking in with you to deliver groups.  Instead, it is recommended that professionals from the same agency undertake accreditation together. For solo practitioners, it can useful to reach out to community services in your area who are delivering Parents Plus programmes and may have a colleague who can facilitate a course with you. 

• The Accreditation process requires facilitators to run at least two groups during the accreditation timeline. See more detail on the steps involved in Accreditation in the Parents Plus Quality Protocol and Accreditation Guidelines 

Can I charge a fee to parents who attend my Parents Plus Programmes? 

Only as an accredited facilitator. Prior to or during the accreditation process parents can be charged only a nominal fee to attend a programme and to cover the cost of their parent book.

Do I need professional insurance to deliver programmes? 

There is no specific insurance for a Parents Plus facilitator (as this is a short training), so Accredited facilitators working in Private Practice need to acquire independent insurance as part of their core professional insurance (e.g. as a social worker/psychologist etc). 

Can I use my accreditation status to promote my Parents Plus Programmes? 

Facilitators running groups privately should advertise their Parents Plus Accreditation only in combination with their original professional qualification and only in relation to the programme they are accredited in. e.g. ‘Mary Jones, Social Worker and Accredited Parents Plus Adolescents Programme Facilitator’. 

What are the next steps? 

For further queries or information regarding accreditation as a private practitioner, please email xneva%40cneragfcyhf.vr