For a Diagrammatic representation of the IY programmes please click here.

Training to deliver the IY programmes

There are a range of different training programmes to prepare people to deliver the Parent and Child programmes as well as a Teacher Classroom Management leader training. These are shown in the diagram above and the routes to train for these programmes are also explained.

For dates of training courses currently scheduled for 2012 please click here

For further information about any of the training courses described below, or to make a reservation please email Dilys Williams on d.williams@bangor.ac.uk 

Some of these trainings below are funded by the Welsh Government which has allocated free places at selected training courses in 2012. For details of these sessions please contact Dilys Williams by e-mail on d.williams@bangor.ac.uk

Parent Programmes
There are a number of different three-day and one-day trainings. Three-day trainings are for the Infant/Toddler and Pre-school BASIC with a variety of one-day add-on courses (Infant; Toddler; School Age and Advance programmes) for people who have already trained in the Pre-school BASIC Parent Group Leader training.

The training for the Pre-school BASIC Parent programme is three days. The Pre-school BASIC Parenting programme (for parents of children aged 3-6 years) is designed to promote positive strategies and to assist parents in managing children's behaviour problems. This programme includes: play, helping children learn, positive reinforcement, limit setting, non-physical discipline alternatives, problem solving, effective communication skills and supporting children's education. Group therapy process issues such as empowering parents, collaborating, dealing with resistance, confronting and teaching, supporting and advocating for parents will be discussed. This intervention programme is used by professionals (therapists and parent educators from psychology, social work, education, nursing and psychiatry) who are working with families of young children with conduct problems (ages 0-12 years), or with single parents, abusive parents, and teenage parents. The workshop teaches how to use this programme as a prevention programme in elementary schools and pre-schools. This workshop covers the ages 2-8 years. Attending this workshop is the first step in becoming a certified group leader.
Cost: £450 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
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In Wales we run an Infant and Toddler BASIC Parent training programme that trains people to deliver these two programmes. The training for the programme is three days. The Infant and Toddler Parent programmes (for parents of children aged 0-3 years) are based on the same principles as the other IY Parent programmes but are for parents of younger children. There are two programmes, the eight session Infant programme that focuses on the child’s first year of life and the twelve session Toddler programme that cover parenting toddlers aged 1-3 years. They both incorporate the key components of the other IY programmes which have proved so successful. These include discussion of the topics, viewing video clips to help parents identify key parenting principles, practice in the group and homework activities.

The Infant programme covers the first year of a baby’s life and is intended for parents and babies to attend together with practice exercises undertaken with the babies. The course emphasises interpreting babies cues, their physical social and emotional needs, an introduction to safety issues and discussion about common concerns around sleeping and weaning. As parents attend with their babies throughout the course it is recommended that the babies are not older than six months at the start of the course. Parents of older babies should attend the Toddler programme where some creche support is needed.

The Toddler programme is for parents of older babies and toddlers through to age three years. It is a twelve session programme that is similar to the original BASIC Parent programme and includes: child-led play, encouraging children’s learning through academic, social and emotional coaching, praise and incentives, handling separations and reunions, routines and schedules, and positive discipline practices such as redirecting, distracting and ignoring. 

Group therapy process issues that are discussed during the course include empowering, collaborating with, supporting and advocating for parents. 

This training is for professionals who work with families of young children (ages 0 - 3 years) and the programme is particularly designed to support young and/or vulnerable parents and families. The workshop teaches how to use the programmes as early preventive interventions. Attending this workshop is the first step in becoming a certified group leader in either the Infant or Toddler programme.                          THIS TRAINING IS FOR WELSH PARTICIPENTS ONLY.

Cost: £450 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
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The training for the Infant Parent programme is a one day add-on course and participants MUST have undertaken the three-day Pre-school BASIC Parent Leader training prior to attending.These training days are offered as a participative supplement to the Pre-school BASIC leader training and will be helpful for leaders who are working towards leader certification.The one-day course introduces participants to some of the material from the Infant programme. During the training participants will have an opportunity to present parts of the programme and to obtain feedback and support in terms of their development of leader skills.

Cost: £175 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
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From time to time we run one-day update days on the Toddler and Parent curriculum covering the social and emotional coaching material that has been developed for that programme and also added into the pre-school BASIC programme. This day is for people who did BASIC leader training prior to the publication of the toddler programme.The one-day course introduces participants to some of the material from the Toddler programme. During the training participants will have an opportunity to present parts of the programme and to obtain feedback and support in terms of their development of leader skills.

Cost: £175 (excluding VAT).

None planned at present

There is a three-day School Age programme training not offered in Wales so we offer the one day add-on course and participants MUST have undertaken the three-day Pre-school BASIC Parent Leader training prior to attending.The recently revised School Age Parent Programme is based on the same principles as the BASIC Parent Programme for parents of younger children. It comprises a set of vignettes that are coded as suitable for 6 – 8 or 9 – 12 year old children.

Because children in this age range are likely to have well-established problems and also because they present greater challenges in terms of identifying rewards and implementing discipline plans, this training day is offered as a participative supplement to the Pre-school BASIC leader training. It will be helpful for leaders who are working towards leader certification.

This one-day course introduces participants to some of the material in the 12 session School Age programme. The course is available to people who have completed the BASIC group leader training and have had the experience of co-leading at least one Pre-school BASIC Parenting course.  During the day participants will have an opportunity to present parts of the programme and to obtain feedback and support in terms of their development of leader skills.

Cost: £175 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
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The training for the ADVANCE Parent programme is a one day add-on course and participants MUST have undertaken the three-day Pre-school BASIC Parent Leader training prior to attending.The Incredible Years Advance Parenting programme is a follow-on to the BASIC Parenting Programme for parents of children who have clinical levels of conduct problems, are experiencing relationship difficulties with other adults and/or are in multiple stressed circumstances.
The Advance programme covers communication and interpersonal skills, including problem solving with adults and children, anger management and how to give and get support.
This one-day course will introduce participants to the content of the eight session Advance Parenting Programme and is for people who have completed the BASIC group leader training and have experience of co-leading at least one BASIC Parenting Course.

Cost: £175 (excluding VAT).                                                                                                                                                                Registration Form

The training for the School Readiness programme is a one day stand alone course.This is a four-session programme designed for parents whose children are about to start, or have just started, school. Two sessions explore how parents can support children’s play as a learning activity and two sessions explore effective ways of introducing children to books. The programme uses all of the well-established tools for effective work with parents, including brainstorming and discussion, showing videos of parents and children, using practice activities during the sessions and encouraging parents to undertake home activities with their children.

The School Readiness programme is intended to be delivered in school with at least one of the leaders being school-based. This one-day training is for teachers, other education service staff and for other primary care staff in Wales who might be delivering the programme with school-based staff. Unlike the longer Parent programmes, training for this programme does not require the three-day BASIC leader training as a pre-requisite although this would also be useful. Staff are expected to be familiar with early learning principles and during the day will be introduced to the programme and shown how to adopt the collaborative principles that underpin the introduction of the material to parents.

It is hoped that schools will target the parents of children in nursery classes or when enrolling for reception classes.

Cost: £175 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
None planned at present

Consultation/Supervision Days for leaders delivering Parent programmes. All consultation/supervision days are open to anyone who has had the BASIC training in the Incredible Years programmes with the Incredible Years Wales Centre, and are delivering or planning to deliver the programme. Consultation/supervision days help to prepare for leader certification, and participants are encouraged to bring a dvd from a group session. These days are an opportunity for programme leaders to support one another and receive feedback to encourage their accreditation as programme leaders.

Cost: £175 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
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Certification Workshops are designed to help participants prepare for leader certification. Leaders will be expected to bring a video-tape with them and have completed a Peer and Self Evaluation on the session. They will also have prepared part of the tape to show with specific goals for discussion in relation to the material shown.

In the 2011/12 year there is some funding available for the viewing of tapes, and leaders who show tapes that look likely to be passed for leader certification will be invited to submit them for assessment.

The day will also include preparation of material to be submitted to Seattle once the tape review has been successfully completed.

Contact Judy Hutchings (j.hutchings@bangor.ac.uk) for more information about the workshops.

Cost: £175 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
None planned at present

Peer Support Meetings are designed to help accredited Parent Group Leaders prepare to become Peer Coaches and to continue to support one another.

Contact Judy Hutchings (j.hutchings@bangor.ac.uk) for more information about the workshops.Contact Dilys Williams (d.williams@bangor.ac.uk) to reserve a place.

There is one workshop in both Bangor and Cardif. This is a free WG funded meeting.None planned at present

Child Programmes
Therapeutic Small Group Dinosaur School Leader training. This is a three-day training, and it is recommended, but not a pre-requisite, that participants have undertaken the BASIC Parent leader training, prior to undertaking this training.
This three day course provides basic training in delivering the Child Therapeutic "Dinosaur School" Programme. This programme employs strategies to promote children's non-aggressive ways to solve common conflicts, appropriate classroom behaviours, and positive social skills with other children and adults. The workshop will cover how to teach children to understand feelings, problem-solve, control of anger, learn how to teach children to be friendly, how to talk with friends, and how to do their best at school. The skills are taught through the use of puppets, video examples and practice The intervention programme is appropriate for use by clinicians with small groups of children with behaviour problems (from pre-school to eight years old). Attending this workshop is the first step in becoming a certified group leader. Ideally, participants will have already attended the BASIC Parent leader programme or the Teacher Classroom Management programme and will be familiar with the principles underpinning the Parenting programme.
Cost: £450 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
None planned at present

Classroom Dinosaur School programme.  This is a three-day course for school-based staff. It provides training in the universal classroom-based Incredible Years Child Dinosaur School Programme and the underpinning classroom management principles. The Dinosaur School programme employs strategies to help children learn non-aggressive ways to solve common conflicts, appropriate classroom behaviours and positive social skills with other children and adults. The skills are taught through the use of puppets, video examples and practice. The programme also includes small group activities for the classroom and home assignments. The programme has been shown to improve children's social and emotional competence, and to enhance their abilities to do well in school and make and keep friends.
Cost: £450 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
Registration Form

Consultation/Supervision Days for leaders delivering Child programmes.  All consultation/supervision days are open to anyone who has attended the Child programme (either Classroom or Small Group Dina) training in the Incredible Years programmes with the Incredible Years Wales Centre, and are delivering or planning to deliver the programme. Consultation/supervision days help to prepare for leader certification, and participants are encouraged to bring a video-tape from a group session. These days are an opportunity for programme leaders to support one another and receive feedback to encourage their accreditation as programme leaders.
Cost: £175 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
Registration Form

Teacher Programme
Teacher Classroom Management Leader training.  This is a three-day course to train people to deliver the six-day teacher programme. Leader training for the three-day Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Group Programme was offered for the first time in Bangor in 2005, following the successful training of many local teachers, and the adoption of the Teacher and linked "Dinosaur School" programmes by Gwynedd Education Department as part of their Primary School strategy. The programmes have received enthusiastic support from those teachers that have attended.                                                                                                                                                     
Teachers spend increasing amounts of their time managing children who display aggressive and non-compliant behaviours and who disrupt both their own and other children's academic progress. The course trains programme leaders to deliver the six-day Incredible Years Teacher Training Programme developed by Professor Webster-Stratton. The Teacher programme focuses on evidence-based practices and strategies that have been shown to reduce problem behaviour in the classroom and strengthen children's social, emotional and academic competencies. It is delivered over six days, ideally one month apart. Between sessions, teachers undertake classroom assignments and receive both verbal and written feedback on their efforts.

The three-day training course prepares leaders to deliver the Teacher programme. It introduces the content of the six-day programme and the collaborative teaching style which builds on teachers existing expertise. The training is open to education specialists with responsibility for/experience in training and supporting teachers of primary aged children or others with extensive experience in delivering the IY programmes. Course participants should ideally be familiar with the Teacher programme prior to the course and should be either an education specialist, a qualified primary school teacher with experience of the programme, or a certified Parent programme leader.

The teacher programme is linked to the IY Parent and Child programmes all of which promote positive and effective strategies to improve children's social competencies at school and at home. These programmes have been extensively researched and have been identified as 'blueprint' programmes, meeting the highest research criteria for violence prevention and the promotion of social and academic skills in young children.
Cost: £450 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
Registration Form

Consultation/Supervision Days for leaders delivering Teacher programmes. All consultation/supervision days are open to anyone who has attended the Teacher programme training in the Incredible Years programmes with the Incredible Years Wales Centre, and are delivering or planning to deliver the programme. Consultation/supervision days help to prepare for leader certification, and participants are encouraged to bring a video-tape from a group session. These days are an opportunity for programme leaders to support one another and receive feedback to encourage their accreditation as programme leaders.
Cost: £175 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
Registration Form
 

Evaluation Methods Workshops
People managing projects are increasingly being asked to “do an evaluation” of that project.  Many people are not sure what evaluation tools to use or how to analyse quantitative data.  This introductory one-day workshop will help give delegates more confidence in these areas. 

This course is suitable for anyone interested in learning more about evaluation and is particularly applicable to staff managing or delivering services for parents and wanting to evaluate parenting programmes.

There are two workshops planned one in Bangor and the other in Cardiff.Cost: £175 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.
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Dyadic-Parent Child Interaction Coding System - Revised (DPICS-R) & Teacher-Pupil Observation Training (T-POT)

This comprises two four-day courses for researchers, teachers and educationalists. The full programme will provide training in two observation-coding systems that have been used extensively to evaluate the effectiveness of the IY programmes both internationally and in Wales.

The first four-days will be dedicated to training attendees in the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System - Revised (DPICS-R). After training to use all 37 parent-child categories, subsequent inter-observer reliability sessions will be held.

Between the first and second sessions of training we ask attendees to use the DPICS-R as often as possible in order to acquaint themselves fully with the coding system and to ensure that high levels of reliability are being attained.

The second four-day training will have two components. The first two-days will be spent checking that attendees are achieving acceptable levels of inter-observer reliability and are confident, and competent in using the DPICS-R system. During the final two days we will train attendees to be competent and reliable in using the T-POT classroom coding system. The T-POT was developed and validated by Dr. Pam Martin and makes use of many of the DPICS categories but also includes codes of direct relevance to the classroom situation.

It will be possible for people to enrol for the full eight days covering both DPICS and T-POT, or the six days of DPICS training. People who have previously trained in the DPICS may attend the second four-day training that includes two days of reliability training in the DPICS and the two-day T-POT training.

There is one workshop planned in Bangor. Cost for each four-day course: £500 (excluding VAT).
None planned at present

Service Managers' Workshops
This is a new WAG funded initiative to support the other IY training that is being disseminated across Wales. The days will be collaborative, skill sharing and problem solving workshops.

Places will be limited to ensure that all participants get an opportunity to receive feedback during the course of the day, and will be allocated in strict order of booking.  Places MUST be booked beforehand.

There are two workshops planned one in Bangor and the other in Cardiff.Cost: £175 (excluding VAT) or free under Welsh Government funding.

None planned at present

CEBEI Annual North Wales Conference January 2012 Programme

"Developing and Researching Evidence Based Early Intervention Programmes across Wales and beyond."
Friday 20th January 2012
Nantlle Building, Normal Site, Bangor

Welcome- Dr. Charles Leek, Head of the School of Psychology, Bangor University.

Opening speech- Alun Ffred Jones AM, National Assembly for Wales Member for Arfon.

'Update on Welsh Government policy on family support' Martin Swain, Head of Children & Young People Strategy Division, Welsh Government. Presentation 

'Developing and Researching the Incredible Years programmes in Jamaica' Dr. Helen Henningham, Senior Lecturer and Co-Director, CEBEI, Bangor University. Abstract of Presentation

'Lessons from the IY Toddler Trial in Flying Start services across Wales'  Nia Griffith, Teaching Fellow, School of Psychology, Bangor University. Presentation

'Preliminary Outcomes from the IY School Readiness programmme' Kirstie Cooper, PhD Student, School of Psychology, Bangor University. Presentation

'Features of Parental Language used with young children in a disadvantaged Welsh Population' Nicole Gridley, PhD Student, School of Psychology, Bangor University. Presentation

''Delivering the Incredible Years Baby Parenting Programme in North and Mid Wales' Catrin Hedd Jones, PhD Student, School of Psychology, Bangor University. Presentation

'The Incredible Years Lottery Funded Small Group Dina Trial Project' Eleanor Lane and Laura Parry, School of Psychology, Bangor University. Presentation

'Supporting the Incredible Years Lottery Funded Small Group Dina Trial Project on the ground' Nia Williams, Gwynedd Education Department. (Presentation to follow)

'The Incredible Years Small Group Dina and School Readiness Programmes within a school setting' Christine Williams, Ysgol Maesincla, Caernarfon. Presentation

'New developments at CEBEI: (KiVa bullying prevention programme, plans for web- based parent support, update on IY developments across Wales and WG funding)' Prof. Judy Hutchings, CEBEI and Bangor University. Presentation

'Developing a Parenting Strategy and Action Plan for Flintshire' Gail Bennett, Children and Young People's Partnership, Flintshire County Council. Presentation Handout

' The Incredible Years in North West Wales' Bridget Roberts, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Presentation

'An Evaluation of a Community-based Basic Parenting Programme: A two-year follow up' Deborah Roberts, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Presentation

'Developments in the delivery of the Incredible Years programmes in Powys' Dr. Sue Evans, Powys Local Health Board. Presentation

Incredible Years Annual South Wales Conference 2011

"Supporting Parents, Children and Teachers: Research and Practice."
Wednesday 9th March 2011
The Village Hotel, Coryton, Cardiff

Welcome- Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, President, Bangor University and Presiding Officer, The Assembly Government for Wales

Opening speech- Huw Lewis, AM Deputy Minister for Children, The Assembly Government for Wales.

Incredible Years Award Presentations by Huw Lewis, AM Deputy Minister for Children, National Assembly for Wales

‘Early Intervention: The Next Steps’ Graham Allen, MP (Presentation)

‘Update on the Flying Start Toddler Programme research,’ Nia Griffith and Professor Judy Hutchings, Bangor University and Incredible Years Centre (Presentation)

‘Positive classrooms, positive children: Evaluating the Teacher Classroom Management Programme in Ireland,’ Dr. Sinéad McGilloway, National University of Ireland, Maynooth and Dr. Sean McDonnell, Archways, Ireland (Presentation)

‘Universal prevention of behaviour problems in young children in Norway and update on developments in Russia,’ Professor Willy Tore Mørch, University of Tromsø, Norway (Presentation)

'Birmingham Brighter Futures Research,’ Dr. Vashti Berry, Dartington Social Research Unit. (Presentation)

‘Interpreting Translational Research Findings,’ Chris Whitaker, NWORTH, Bangor University and Dr. Tracey Bywater Incredible Years Centre, Bangor University (Presentation)

‘Update on the IY programmes in North Wales,’ Bridget Roberts, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Presentation)

‘Update on the IY programmes in Mid Wales,’ Dr. Sue Evans, Powys Teaching Health Board and Shelley Davies, CYP Partnership, Powys (Presentation)

‘Update on the IY programmes in South Wales,’ Kevin Lawrence, Barnardo’s, Ely Family Centre (Presentation)

‘Incredible Years Wales Research Update,’ Professor Judy Hutchings, Incredible Years Centre, Bangor University (Presentation)

Incredible Years Update day 2011 - Programme

Incredible Years Wales North Wales Update Day                                                                             

27th January 2011

Nantlle Building, Normal Site, Bangor

Welcome by Professor John Hughes, Vice-Chancellor, Bangor University

Introduction by Alun Ffred Jones AM, Assembly Government for Wales

‘The Lottery Research – Small Group Therapeutic Dina project.’ Dr. Tracey Bywater, Laura Parry and Ceri Evans, Incredible Years Centre and Bangor University (Presentation)

'Responding to the challenge of child poverty in Wales and developing a more integrated and effective approach to supporting families through the Families First initiative.' Martin Swain and Huw Maguire, Children and Families Programmes, Welsh Assembly Government (Presentation)

‘Validating the Schedule of Growing Skills,’ Margiad Elen Williams, Incredible Years Centre (Presentation)

‘Researching the School Readiness Parent Programme,’ Kirstie Cooper, Bangor University (Presentation)

‘Comparing Live and Video Observations,’ Nicole Gridley, Bangor University (Presentation)

‘Service Update – Powys,’ Dr. Sue Evans, Powys Teaching Health Board (Presentation)

‘Using the IY programmes in St. Mary’s School, Holyhead,’ Frances Thomas, St Mary’s School, Holyhead, Ynys Môn (Presentation)

‘Researching the Toddler Programme,’ Nia Griffith, Bangor University (Presentation)

‘Evaluating the cost effectiveness of the Toddler Programme,’ Joanna Charles, Bangor University (Presentation)

‘Researching the Baby Programme,' Catrin Hedd Jones, Bangor University (Presentation)

‘IY Developments in Gwynedd Education Service,’ Nia Williams, Gwynedd Education Department (Presentation)

‘Service Developments at Caban Bach,’ Llinos Rowlands and Lynda Jones, Caban Bach, Barnardo’s Cymru, Blaenau Ffestiniog (Presentation)

‘Parent Programme Service Developments in Gwynedd and Anglesey,’ Bridget Roberts, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Incredible Years Conference 2010

'Research and Practice in Wales- Ten Incredible Years'
Wednesday 17th March 2010
The Village Hotel, Coryton,Cardiff

Welcome- Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, President, Bangor University and Presiding Officer, The Assembly Government for Wales

Opening speech- Huw Lewis, AM Deputy Minister for Children, The Assembly Government for Wales.

Presentation to the Minister of the IY Wales award recipients by Anne Jones, Chair, Incredible Years Cymru Charity and presentation of Certificates and Awards by the Minister. Presentation of Welsh version of Teacher Classroom Management book, promoting Children's Social and Emotional Competence.

'Celebrating Ten Years of the Incredible Years Programmes in Wales', Prof. Judy Hutchings, Director, Incredible Years Centre Wales (Presentation)

'Progress in Developing the Incredible Years Programmes in England', Dr. Caroline White, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Presentation)

'The Incredible Years Wales Research- an update', Dr. Tracey Bywater, School of Psychology, Bangor University (Presentation)

'Powys Update', Dr. Sue Evans, Powys Teaching Local Health Board (Presentation)

'The First Ten Years of the Incredible Years Programmes', Prof. Willy Tore Mørch, Tromsø University, Norway (Presentation)

'The Incredible Years Toddler Programme', Nia Griffith, School of Psychology, Bangor University (Presentation)

'Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of the Incredible Years Toddler Programme', Joanna Charles, Centre for Economics and Policy in Health, Bangor University (Presentation)

'The Incredible Years School Age Programme', Margiad Williams, School of Psychology, Bangor University (Presentation)

'The Incredible Years Baby Programme', Catrin Jones, School of Psychology, Bangor University (Presentation)

'The Incredible Years School Readiness Programme', Kirstie Cooper, School of Psychology, Bangor University (Presentation)

'Piloting the Dina Therapeutic Programme into a Gwynedd School', Nicole Gridley, School of Psychology, Bangor University (Presentation)

'The BIG Lottery Small Group Therapeutic Dina Project', Prof. Judy Hutchings, Director, Incredible Years Centre Wales (Presentation)

'The Incredible Years in North Wales- an update', Bridget Roberts, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (North West Wales)

'The Incredible Years Nursery Staff Project', Dr. Tracey Bywater, School of Psychology, Bangor University (Presentation)

'Delivering the IY Parent Programme in Rhondda Cynon Taf: Service Provider and Parent Participant Experiences', Maggie Pledger and Leanne Regan, Rhondda Cynon Taf (Presentation)

'The Incredible Years Programmes in the Ely Family Centre', Kevin Lawrence, Barnardo's Ely Family Centre (Presentation)

Incredible Years Update day February 2010 - Programme

Incredible Years Wales - 10 Years On- North Wales Update Day                                                                             

5th February 2010

Hen Goleg, College Road, Bangor

Martin Swain, Head of Children and Families Programmes, Welsh Assembly Government. The Welsh Assembly Government's Approach (Presentation)   

Orina Pritchard, Gwynedd Council. The Incredible Years Strategy in Gwynedd (Presentation)

Liz-Lloyd Williams: Betsi Cadwaladar University Health Board, Update from Services around North Wales (Ynys Mon) (Presentation)

Deborah Roberts: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Update from Services around North Wales (Conwy) (Presentation)

Incredible Years Conference 2009

'Using Evidence Based Programmes to Support Parents, Children and Teachers'
Thursday 19th March 2009
The Copthorne Hotel, Cardiff.

Welcome- Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, President, Bangor University and Presiding Officer, National Assembly for Wales

Opening speech- Jane Hutt, Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, National Assembly for Wales.

Presentation to the Minister of the IY Wales award recipients by Anne Jones, Chair, Incredible Years Cymru Charity and presentation of Certificates and Awards by the Minister (Nominees and Award Winners)

Update on Progress Delivering the WAG Parenting Action Plan for Wales and Evidence for the School Ages Incredible Years Parent Programme for Children Aged 8+, Prof. Judy Hutchings, Director, Incredible Years Wales (Presentation)

Keynote speech- Early Intervention: Good Parents, Great Kids, Better Citizens- the One Nottingham Project, Graham Allen MP Nottingham North (Presentation)

Developing the Incredible Years Parenting Programme in Russia, Prof. Willy Tore Mørch, Tromsø University, Norway (Presentation)

Results from The Welsh IY Foster Carer Trial, Dr. Tracey Bywater, Bangor University (Presentation)

Evaluating the IY Toddler Parenting Programme in Flying Start Areas in Wales (Presentation) and Plans to Evaluate the IY BASIC Parenting Programme with Flying Start Nursery Staff, (Presentation), Nia Griffith and Dr. Karen Jones, Bangor University

Results from the IY Teacher Classroom Management Programme in Wales, Pam Martin, Bangor University (Presentation)

Service and Research Developments in Ireland- an Update, Dr. Sean McDonnell, Archways, Dublin (Presentation)

Developing a Whole School Approach- Using the Parent, Child and Teacher Programmes and Four Incredible Years in Ysgol Bro Lleu, Orina Pritchard, Gwynedd County Council (Presentation) and Stella Gruffudd, Ysgol Bro Lleu, Gwynedd (Presentation)

The Powys Strategic Plan Delivering the Teacher, Parent and Child Programmes- an Update, Dr. Sue Evans, Powys LHB and Delyth Raynford, Barnardo's Cymru, Powys (Presentation)

Developing the Parent, Child and Teacher Programmes in Blaenau Gwent, Michelle Mansell (Presentation) and Tania Hayward, Blaenau Gwent, (Presentation)

Incredible Years Conference 2008
'Researching and Developing the Incredible Years Programmes in Wales: Progress and Plans'
Wednesday 7th February 2007
The Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, Powys.

Welcome - Professor Judy Hutchings, Director, Incredible Years Wales

Address by Jane Davidson, Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, Welsh Assembly Government

Setting the scene: Progress with the Parenting Action Plan for Wales in supporting the delivery of the Incredible Years programme, Professor Judy Hutchings (Abstract/Presentation)

Longer term follow-up of the North/Mid Wales Sure Start Study, Dr. Tracey Bywater (Document/Presentation/Presentation)

New developments in the Incredible Years programmes, promoting School Readiness programme, the Infant/Toddler programme and the Pathfinder programme for 8-12 year olds, Professor Judy Hutchings and Bridget Large (Document/Presentation)

Developing an Incredible Years Strategy for Powys, Dr Sue Evans and Patricia Hughes (Document/Presentation/Presentation)

How well does the IY programme work for children with ADHD - Karen Jones (Document/Presentation/Presentation)

Developing and researching the teacher programme in Wales, Pam Martin (Document/Presentation/Presentation)

The importance of treatment fidelity, Catrin Eames (Document/Presentation/Presentation)

An overview of developments in Ireland - Margaret Maher, Dublin (Document)


Workshops/taster sessions

Parent programme taster session - Bridget Large (Document)

Teacher and Child programme taster session - Dr. Sue Evans and
Yvonne Jones (Document)

Service based evaluation - Dr. Tracey Bywater
and Dr. Dave Daley (Document/Presentation)

Poster Presentations
Dr. Tracey Bywater, School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor
Title: Longer term follow-up of the North/Mid Wales Sure Start Study. (Presentation)

Catrin Eames, School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor
Title: Developing a Leader Observation Instrument for the Assessment of Implementation Fidelity of the Webster-Stratton BASIC Parenting Programme. (Presentation)

Karen Jones, School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor
Title: Efficacy of the Incredible Years BASIC Parenting Programme as an early intervention for children with conduct problems and ADHD. (Presentation)

Pam Martin, School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor
Title: Evaluating the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Programme in Gwynedd. (Presentation)

Dr. Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics, University of Wales, Bangor
Title: A Parenting Programme for Children at Risk of Developing Conduct Disorder: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. (Presentation)

Dr. Frances Gardner. Reader in Child and Family Psychology, University of Oxford
Title: Mediators and Moderators of change in a randomised effectiveness trial of a Parenting intervention for pre-school conduct problems in North and Mid Wales Sure Start Services.