"Health Coaching helps people gain and use the knowledge, skills, tools and confidence to become active participants in their care so that they can reach their self-identified health and wellbeing goals." NHS England
Coaching for parents and carers
Parents and carers know their child best and are the 'experts' in their family life.
We will work with you to develop ways to support your child in learning the skills they want or need.
Occupational therapy workshop: building skills for independence
If you have been invited to one of our workshops please see the below important information.
If you are unable to attend the workshop you have been booked onto, please call us as soon as possible on 020 3049 8181. If you do not attend the workshop, and we have not heard from you, you will be discharged. If in the future you need our services, a new referral may be required.
Following your first workshop; please open this occupational therapy workshop handout (Word 176Kb).
Frequently asked questions about our occupational therapy workshop
The workshop is an interactive discussion between an occupational therapist and parents or carers using a joint problem-solving approach. In the first session, we will use a video and group discussions to guide our learning. In sessions 2 and 3, we will take turns to discuss each child’s goal, and identify strategies to support your child’s goal.
This can vary depending on the workshop but usually there are between 2 and 8 families.
1 to 2 therapists. Occasionally another staff member might be present for their learning.
Once your workshop has been scheduled, a member of our occupational therapy team will text you with the date and time. They take place between 9.30am and 3.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Workshops are held face-to-face or virtually, depending what was agreed with your occupational therapist.
- Virtual workshops will be on Microsoft Teams.
- Depending on availability, face-to-face workshops will either be at:
- Mary Sheridan Centre (Elephant and Castle)
- Sunshine House (Camberwell)
There are three sessions in total. You will have an opportunity to opt-in for an additional occupational therapy session after the workshop.
Workshops happen once a week for three weeks.
The workshop usually takes place at the same time, on the same day, each week. For example:
- Session 1: Monday 7 January at 10am
- Session 2: Monday 14 January at 10am
- Session 3: Monday 21 January at 10am
If you cannot attend sessions that take place at the same time, on the same day for three weeks (for example due to varied work shifts or childcare), please let us know as soon as possible by calling us on 020 3049 8181.
We usually aim for 60 to 90 minutes.
Yes, you must attend every session.
If you cannot attend a session, please let us know as soon as possible by calling us on 020 3049 8181.
If you do not attend the session or we do not hear from you, you will be discharged from the service.
Please call us on 020 3049 8181 to let us know us you can't attend. We'll offer you an alternative workshop up two times. If, after two times, you are still unable to attend the sessions, you may be discharged.
Yes! We encourage other carergivers that support your child's identified goal to join our discussions.
The handout (Word 176Kb) is a resource to be used after the first session which has a summary of important information and documents you can use to take notes.
No, you do not have to “hand in” any notes. However, it would be helpful to have your notes available to look at during session 2 and 3 of the workshop. You could have this on your laptop, phone, or have them printed – whatever works best for you!
If you are attending a face-to-face workshop, copies will be available for you to use.
You should be able to access the handout with most devices. If you have trouble accessing it, try opening it with another device such as your tablet, phone, or personal computer. If you continue to have difficulties, please call us on 020 3049 8181.
You will be able to access the video link through the text that is sent to you. Please try to test this ahead of time.
If you are unable to access the link, please let us know as soon as possible by calling 020 3049 8181