Contact Us

Co-ordinator:

Tracey Holt

Tel:

+353 (0) 21 492 3220

Mobile:

+353 (0) 87 628 7944

Email:

tracey.holt@tusla.ie

Address:

Block 36,

St. Finbarr's Hospital,

Douglas Road,

Co. Cork,

Ireland.

Cork Children & Young People's Services Committee

Supporting Parents

Cork CYPSC Supporting Parents Subgroup has made a series of Parent Action Leaflets because we understand that supporting children’s social and emotional well-being can bring its own challenges.

These were developed following a consultation with parents across the Cork area, please click here to view the consultation document.

We suggest 6 Parent Actions with simple advice for each stage of your child’s social and emotional development to help you both on your journey together.

How to support your child's social and emotional well-being. To view the 6 Parent Action Leaflets please click here

Multi-lingual Parent Action Leaflets:

Pour voir les dépliants d’action des parents dans Français, veuillez cliquer ici
Norėdami peržiūrėti parent action leaflets Lietuvių kalba, spauskite čia
Aby zapoznać się z ulotkami akcji rodziców w języku Polskim, kliknij tutaj

Cork CYPSC Supporting Parents Subgroup have adapted the Parent Action Leaflets to an online resource. Please click on the links below to watch the videos.

Introduction to Parent Action Videos

Parent Action 1: Spend time with your child.

Parent Action 2: Helping children and young people understand and express their feelings.

Parent Action 3: Help your child adapt to changes.

Parent Action 4: Help yourself to help you as a parent.

Parent Action 5: Help your child stay technology safe.

Parent Action 6: Help your child celebrate difference so everyone belongs.

'Relationships Matter' Workshop

Following the parent consultation 6 parent action leaflets were developed in the four main languages in Cork. (English, French, Polish and Lithuanian) and since 2019 Cork CYPSC Supporting Parents Sub Group has been delivering workshops for parents utilisng the 6 Action Leaflets.

To facilitate a greater reach to Parents in Cork City and County we have now developed a Train the Trainer workshop to support professionals to deliver this workshop to parents they work with.

Why chose this training workshop?

This workshop is aimed at managers of, or workers who regularly support and engage with parents of children and young people aged 0-24 years on a regular basis who also, give/are asked for parenting advice and guidance as part of their role.

The aim is to provide organisations with the knowledge and resources from Cork CYPSC to facilitate parenting ‘action’ workshops in their area on “Ways to support your child’s social and emotional wellbeing.”

In completing this training workshop, attendees will:

Gain access to CYPSC Parent Action Leaflets, in the four languages available and have guidance on how to use these in the course of their work.

Increase and build on their knowledge of effective ways of supporting parents to support their children’s SEWB

Gain an increased understanding of what matters to parents work from a strength-based and relationship centred approach.

Gain insight into the barrier’s parents identify for engagement with services and what supports their engagement.

Receive a toolkit to support facilitators to organise and run a workshop in their area.

Become part of a CYPSC peer support network to promote learning, further development of the CYPSC Parent Action Resource supported by Cork CYPSC and to amplify the voice of parents via Cork CYPSC.

For more information on the Train the Trainer Worksho contact tracey.holt@tusla.ie

or Shirley Smyth at shirley.smyth@barnardos.ie

Cork CYPSC Members 2018

First Youth Led Anti Racist Summit Held in Cork

CORK’S youth have taken the lead in organising the first youth-led anti-racism summit which brings together young people with lived experience of racism, activists and others working in solidarity to make Cork an actively anti-racist city and county

The Youth Led Anti Racist Summit is a collaboration through Cork Children and Young People’s services Committee Anti Racist Subgroup, with the Cork Migrant centre and The Traveller Visibility Group.

Policy makers, politicians and organisations were invited to engage in a dialogue with young people about the impacts of racism and to be part of a conversation for tackling racism in Cork and Ireland.

Through a series of creative media including spoken word, music, and drama, those participating in the Summitt had the opportunity to listen to young people’s stories, to raise their awareness of the realities of racism on young people and to be part of a shared discussion on how to collaborate on strategies for creating an anti- racist society.

We are in the process of reflecting on the Summit with the young people and will be identifying Actions as a follow on from the Summit

TLC KIDZ PROJECT

The TLCKIDZ project Offers support for Children and their Mothers who have experienced Domestic Violence and Abuse

For the Brochure and Referral form click the links below

Ukrainian Crisis

We are working with the City and County Council, Cork Sanctuary Movement and Cork Migrant Centre and others to map supports available. These links may provide helpful information:

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/7f71f-faqs-for-ukrainian-nationals/

https://www.irishimmigration.ie/faqs-for-ukraine-nationals-and-residents-of-ukraine/

Tusla Ukrainian Response

For information on the Tusla 'Child and Family Agency' Response to supporting Ukrainian Families please go to: https://www.tusla.ie/ukraine-response/

Cork Services:

Cork City Council Community Response Map

Organisations, services and Supports Available in Cork

https://corkcity.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=667557cbd5d04cd0840c539832fb982e

Cork ETB

Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB) is the State education and training authority for Cork. Cork ETB provides, supports and co-ordinates education, training and youth services in Cork city and county.

For information on Education supports for Ukrainian families please click on the link

https://www.corketb.ie/education-support-for-ukraine/

Cork Migrant Centre

Based at Nano Nagle Place in Cork City

Provides free confidential and current information on access to services and immigration issues. The centre is committed to advocating on behalf of migrant children, families and communities, and to ensure they have access to services and supports they need to alleviate the day to day challenges and provide them the best opportunities to empower them individually and collectively

Contact Naomi Masheti 0860137616

or naomi:nanonagleplace.ie

0214193587

Fionuala O'Connell is the Youth Coordinator contact her on 0861382140 or youth@nanonagleplace.ie