Module 4: Psychological consultancy for families

By advising parents, we have in mind the development of parenting skills, attitudes and competencies by specialists in the field.
These are actions designed by professionals who work in the educational environment and who aim to provide support elements both in the parent-child relationship and in the parent-student-school relationship. Thus, by establishing this partnership at the community level, we will contribute to the proper growth and education of the child, representing an essential requirement in today's education.
It is important for the teacher to enjoy the trust of the student and his family. Parents with those who know their child best, behaviors, habits, know what he likes and what he doesn't, what he reacts to better and faster.
It should also be mentioned that at the same time the teacher can help the family to follow the most suitable path with the child, to prevent his distance from the family, the lack of communication and at the same time to remove educational deficiencies.

Learning Outcomes:

• Increasing the parents ability to get involved in the child's life at an early age, through an active and not passive involvement;
• Developing the ability of parents to identify risk factors in order to prevent the disruption of relationships between parents and children or/and improve the relationship with their own children;
• Increasing communication capacity in order to support the school in the education of children;
• Identifying one's own emotional states, those of the other family members and the corresponding communication in the intra-family environment;
• Developing parents communication skills by learning assertive communication techniques;
• Combating parents tendency towards perfectionism when they talk about their own child's future; identification and modification of irrational tendencies;
• Familiarizing parents with methods and techniques of positive discipline for their own children;
• Methods of managing anger and/or crisis situations;
• Developing civic skills for the assimilation of role models for future generations.