Circle of Security Parenting Training

Circle of Security (COS) has established a DVD parenting education program offering the core components of the evidence-based and internationally acclaimed COS protocol. This 4-Day seminar trains professionals to use an eight chapter DVD to educate parents and caregivers. The program presents video examples of secure and problematic parent/child interaction, healthy options in care giving, and animated graphics designed to clarify principles central to COS. Circle of Security Parenting implements decades of attachment research in an accessible step-by-step process for use in group settings, home visitation, or individual counseling. Watch a sample of the DVD at http://www.youtube.com/user/CircleOfSecurity

Learning Objectives of the Training:
• Understand the theoretical foundation of the Circle of Security
• Shift caregiver focus from behavior management to enhancing the quality of relationship
• Understand specific steps to build self-reflection in caregivers
• Use video examples to support increased empathy in caregivers
• Identify new options to help caregivers manage emotions
• Learn step-by-step approaches for promoting secure attachment in children