Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme for Young Children Facilitator Manual

PARENTING FOR LIFELONG HEALTH FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme for Young Children Facilitator manual By Jamie M. Lachman and Judy Hutchings With Lucie Cluver, Frances Gardner, Sibongile Tsoanyane, and Catherine Ward Illustrations by Shifrah Perkel and Orli Setton This programme was developed in collaboration with over 700 children and families in South Africa. Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme for Young Children | Facilitator Manual Third Edition: July 2016 The Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme for Young Children was developed as part of Parenting for Lifelong Health, a partnership between the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the Universities of Bangor, Cape Town, and Oxford, and Clowns Without Borders South Africa. License for the Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme for Young Children is held by Lucie Cluver, Frances Gardner, Judy Hutchings, Jamie Lachman, and Cathy Ward via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives and NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License. Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under Creative Commons. The conditions of the License including the following: ATTRIBUTION: Appropriate credit must be given when using the Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme for Young Children according to the Creative Commons definition, including a) the name of the authors and attribution parties, (b) a copyright notice, (c) a license notice, (d) a disclaimer notice, and (e) a link to the material. NON-COMMERCIAL: The Sinovuyo Caring Families Programmes for Young Children materials are to be made available free of charge; NO DERIVATIVES: No changes to any Licensed Materials are allowed without prior approval. The License is applicable to any changes, adaptation, or translations of Licensed materials; Any deviation of the terms of the License is strictly prohibited. The authors of the Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme for Young Children also request that individuals or organisations adhere to the following principles: IMPLEMENTATION: Implementation of the Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme for Young Children shall only be conducted by certified facilitators. Implementers shall adhere to all protocols regarding implementation and training of the programme; TRAINING: Training of staff in the implementation of the Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme for Young Children shall only be conducted by certified trainers and for personnel within the same organisation unless permission is granted by Parenting for Lifelong Health; MONITORING: Process and outcome data collected during the implementation of the Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme for Young Children shall in principle be shared with the authors of the programme and Parenting for Lifelong Health. This publication was made possible by the financial support of the World Health Organisation, Ilifa Labantwana, the Fell Fund, the Rand Merchant Bank Fund, the ApexHi Charitable Trust, and the National Lottery Distribution Fund. Thanks to Judy Hutchings and the Children’s Early Intervention Trust for sharing the information and content from The Little Parent Handbook that was developed based on Judy’s 30+ years of clinical work with children and families. Hutchings, J. (2015). The Little Parent Handbook. Second edition Bangor: Children’s Early Intervention Trust, ISBN No: 978-1-84220-135-0. (paperback and Kindle versions available via Amazon or The Trust). SINOVUYO CARING FAMILIES PROGRAMME – FACILITATOR MANUAL 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We would like to acknowledge the more than 50 years of research that has contributed to the development of evidence-based parenting programmes. Particular gratitude is given to the inspiration from the work of Dr Constance Hanf on two-tiered parenting models, Dr Gerald Patterson’s Parent Management Training, Dr Carolyn Webster-Stratton’s Incredible Years, and Dr Matthew Sanders’s Triple-P Positive Parenting Programme. We would also like to thank our first team of parenting programme facilitators who were instrumental in the development and refinement of the programme: Marjorie Feni, Thandie Matikinca, Nonthobeko Mdudu, Fundiswa Menziwa, Andiswa Mgedle, Viwe Xhotyeni, and Babalwa Xamsana. We deeply appreciate their dedication and commitment to making sure that Sinovuyo was culturally relevant to families in South Africa. We would also like to acknowledge the research team of managers, research assistants, volunteers, and interns who have helped in the development of this programme: Inge Wessels, Lindokuhle Lulama Ngcobo, Bongiwe Nzama, Nonfezeko Mjwara, Tembela Molwana, Yvonne Sani, Julia Limba, Nozuko Boqwana, Daphney Makasi, Joy Nikelo, Ntombiyakhe Mvumvu, Boniswa Zepe, Camille Wittesaele, François Laperche, Katherine Chong, Julia Rosenfeld, and Anna Booij. We would also like to acknowledge the mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, foster parents, and service providers in Cape Town, South Africa who participated in the community outreach and piloting stages of the Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme’s development. Their input in the creation of this programme was invaluable and much appreciated. We would also like to acknowledge our funders: Ilifa Labantwana, the South African National Lottery Trust Distribution Fund, the World Health Organisation, the Rand Merchant Bank Fund, the ApexHi Charitable Trust, the John C. Fell Fund, and the donations of individuals in the United States, United Kingdom, and South Africa. Finally, we would like to acknowledge all of our parents and our children from whom we have learned first-hand about the importance of building a Rondavel of Support to keep our children in the Sunshine of Positive Attention. SINOVUYO CARING FAMILIES PROGRAMME – FACILITATOR MANUAL 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 9 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................. 9 WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME AIMING TO DO? .............................................................................................................. 9 A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT ............................................................. 10 PROGRAMME CONTENT AND DELIVERY ................................................................................................ 11 BUILDING A RONDAVEL OF SUPPORT .......................................................................................................................... 11 CORE BUILDING BLOCKS...................................................................................................................................................... 12 OVERALL STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 SESSION CURRICULUM .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 DAILY SESSION STRUCTURE .............................................................................................................................................. 14 PRE-PROGRAMME HOME VISITS ..................................................................................................................................... 15 SINOVUYO PARENT HANDBOOK ..................................................................................................................................... 16 SMS REMINDERS....................................................................................................................................................................... 17 GUIDE TO FACILITATING DAILY ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................ 18 WELCOMING ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 HOME ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................................................................................... 26 TEA BREAK AND ENERGISER ............................................................................................................................................ 28 CORE LESSON ............................................................................................................................................................................. 29 CLOSING......................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 LUNCH/DINNER ........................................................................................................................................................................ 34 FACILITATOR REFLECTION AFTER EACH SESSION .............................................................................................. 35 FACILITATOR BUILDING BLOCKS ............................................................................................................ 36 USE A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH OF LEARNING .............................................................................................. 36 MODEL THE BEHAVIOUR YOU WANT TO SEE .......................................................................................................... 37 GO AT YOUR

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