Parenting Assistance Programme (PAP)
Parenting
support for employees: Challenges and stressors involved with parenting and strained family relationships have been found to affect employee performance in the work place, causing distractibility, absenteeism, higher turnover, lower productivity and lower job commitment. The demonstrated benefits of Parenting Assistance Programme (PAP) for employees includes greater confidence for employees in completing tasks at home and at work; greater perceived control over their home situation and significantly reduced levels of reported work stress.The Parenting Assistance Programme (PAP) offers private, flexible, professional and individual support for employees and their families by a Chartered Clinical Psychologist. This support can be welcomed by employees who may feel overwhelmed by their child’s behaviour or strained family relationships, and can often feel ‘stuck’ as to how to best move forward. PAP can offer support and practical help for a range of issues including:
Parental separation
Family discord
Sleep difficulties
Defiant behaviour
Setting boundaries for children / teenagers
Learning needs / difficulties of children
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Aspberger’s Syndrome
ADHD
Dyslexia
Parenting Assistance can be offered at evenings and weekends to suit employees’ schedules, via face-to-face consultations, or via telephone or email. Fees range between £20 and £50 per consultation. All support is provided by a Chartered Clinical Psychologist. Brief, evidence-based, solution-orientated interventions are offered to empower parents with the skills and practical strategies to manage their children’s behaviours and enhance family relationships. Please see Parenting Assistance Programme (PAP) link for further details.