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Centre for Evidence Based Early Intervention Annual Conference 2015:

“Supporting Parents, Children and Teachers: research and practice” Thursday 5th March 2015

Neuadd Reichel, Ffriddoedd Road, Bangor. LL57 2TR

9.30 am – 4.30 pm

9.30 Registration and Tea/coffee

10.00 Opening of the conference and award presentation by Dr Tracey Bywater, Chair of the Children’s Early Intervention Trust

10.10 Sam Greasley Headteacher, Priory Church in Wales School, Brecon and Dr Sue Evans, Powys THB Developing a whole school approach using the Incredible Years and KiVa Anti-bullying programmes as part of the strategic approach to implementing evidence-based programmes in Powys

10.30 Dr Tracey Bywater, Reader, Institute for Effective Education (IEE), University of York Reviewing successes and barriers of the randomised controlled trial design; lessons learned and future directions

11.00 Tea/Coffee and Poster session

11.30 Dr Nic Gridley, Institute for Effective Education (IEE), University of York Impact of the IY Toddler programme on parental language

12.00 Huw Jones, Ysgol Llanllechid, Gwynedd, Suzy Clarkson, CEBEI, School of Psychology, Bangor University and Zoe Wrigley, The Social Research Unit, Dartington Implementing and evaluating the KiVa Anti-bullying programme in Wales

12.15 Jess Bibby, CEBEI, School of Psychology, Bangor University Why and how to measure children’s problem-solving skills

1.00 Margiad Williams, CEBEI, School of Psychology, Bangor University The Enhancing Parenting Skills 2014 trial

1.15 Lunch and Poster session

1.30 Dawn Owen and Sue Layland, CEBEI, School of Psychology, Bangor University Developing web-based parenting support

2.15 Gail Bennett and Jenni Rochfort, Flintshire County Council The IY School Readiness programme in Flintshire

2.50 Llinos Rowlands, Children’s Services Manager and Delyth Evans and Sarah Jones, Family Support Team, Caban Bach Barnardo’s, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd Delivering IY bilingually in rural areas of Gwynedd

3.10 Professor Judy Hutchings, Director, Centre for Evidence Based Early Intervention, Bangor University The impact of the IY BASIC Parent programme on parent-child attachment

3.30 Dr Sue Evans, Powys THB Implementing the IY Baby programme in Powys, outcomes for 79 parents and their babies

3.45 Kirstie Pye, North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health, Bangor University Evaluating the IY School Readiness programme, impact on the academic, social and emotional skills coaching behaviour of parents

4.00 Plenary session with feedback from delegates chaired by Professor Judy Hutchings, Director, CEBEI and School of Psychology, Bangor University

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WELCOME

It gives me pleasure to welcome you to this year's CEBEI Conference and particularly to welcome Dr Tracey Bywater, Reader at the Institute for Effective Education, University of York. Since leaving CEBEI Tracey has continued to support the work of the Centre both through PhD supervision and as Chair of the Children’s Early Intervention Trust charity that funds much of CEBEI’s work. Later in the day we will also welcome Professor Jane Barlow who is this years Ann Marie Jones Memorial Lecturer. It has been another busy and productive year for the Centre, now in its twentieth year, not least with its continuing success in working with local service providers and establishing evidence for a variety of early intervention strategies in use across Wales. This is an important part of the work of the School of Psychology in improving the lives of some of the most disadvantaged families in Wales. This work is currently being taken forward in the development of a web-based parenting programme and in the Enhancing Parenting Skills (2014) programme, a one-to-one health visitor intervention with parents of children with behavioural challenges. The Centre has facilitated the establishment of the Finnish KiVa Anti-bullying programme in schools across Wales and the successful pilot trial in seventeen schools showed significant reductions in reported bullying. The Lottery funded KiVa project has continued this work in partnership with the Social Research Unit, Dartington in a randomised controlled trial in twenty Welsh schools. The University is proud of the many overseas links that the Centre has established. This year we have trained health care staff in Slovenia in skills to work with parents, and worked with the Czech Centre for Public Policy in a European funded project to send 80 early years teachers to Wales to learn about our research in teaching social-emotional skills to young children and to visit schools. Judy Hutchings continues to work with Oxford and Cape Town Universities to develop and research a parenting programme for Southern Africa. She and Margiad Williams will be visiting Cape Town University later this month. Judy is also working with the World Health Organisation to develop a low cost suite of parenting programmes (Parenting for Lifelong Health) for low- and middle-income countries. Finally, on behalf of the University, I would like to thank the CEBEI team for once again organising this annual conference and for their ongoing commitment to children and families. Professor John G. Hughes Vice-Chancellor Bangor University ! !!

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CROESO Mae’n bleser gennyf groesawu chi i Gynhadledd flynyddol CEBEI yn enwedig Dr Tracey Bywater, Darllenydd Sefydliad ar gyfer Addysg Effeithiol, Prifysgol Efrog. Ers gadael CEBEI mae Tracey wedi parhau i gefnogi gwaith y Ganolfan trwy goruchwyliaeth PhD ag fel Cadeirydd yr elusen Ymddiriedolaeth Ymyrraeth Cynnar Plant sydd yn ariannu llawer o waith CEBEI. Yn ddiweddarach yn y dydd, byddwn hefyd yn croesawu Yr Athro Jane Barlow sydd yn rhoi Darlith Goffa Ann Marie Jones eleni. Mae wedi bod yn flwyddyn arall brysur a chynhyrchiol i’r Ganolfan, nawr yn eu ugeinfed blwyddyn, gyda’i llwyddiant parhaus wrth weithio gyda darparwyr gwasanaethau lleol a sefydlu tystiolaeth ar gyfer nifer o strategaethau ymyrraeth gynnar mewn defnydd ar draws Cymru. Mae hwn yn rhan bwysig o waith yr Ysgol Seicoleg i wella bywydau rhai o deuluoedd mwyaf difreintiedig yng Nghymru. Mae’r gwaith hwn ar hyn o bryd yn cael ei gymryd ymlaen trwy ddatblygiad rhaglen rhiantu ar y we ag yn y rhaglen Enhancing Parenting Skills (2014), ymyrraeth ymwelwyr iechyd un-i-un gyda rhieni plant gyda sialensiau ymddygiadol. Mae’r Ganolfan wedi cynorthwyo sefydlu y rhaglen Gwrth-fwlio Ffinneg KiVa mewn ysgolion ledled Cymru ag fe wnaeth y treial peilot llwyddiannus mewn dwy ysgol ar bymtheg dangos gostyngiadau sylweddol mewn adroddiadau o fwlio. Mae’r RCT KiVa a ariannwyd gan y Loteri wedi parhau y gwaith hwn mewn partneriaeth a’r Uned Ymchwil Cymdeithasol Dartington i redeg treial rheoledig ar hap mewn ugain ysgol yng Nghymru. Mae’r Brifysgol yn falch iawn o’r nifer o gysylltiadau tramor mae’r Ganolfan wedi’u sefydlu. Eleni mae hyn yn cynnwys hyfforddi staff gofal iechyd yn Slofenia mewn sgiliau i weithio gyda rhieni a gweithio gyda’r Weriniaeth Tsiec ble mae eu Canolfan ar gyfer Polisi Cyhoeddus wedi sicrhau arian Ewropeaidd i yrru 80 o athrawon blynyddoedd cynnar i Gymru i ddysgu am ein ymchwil mewn hybu sgiliau cymdeithasol-emosiynol i blant ifanc, ag i ymweld ag ysgolion. Mae Judy Hutchings yn parhau i weithio gyda Prifysgolion Rhydychen a Cape Town i ddatblygu a dadansoddi rhaglen rhiantu i Dde Affrica. Bydd hi a Margiad Williams yn ymweld a Prifysgol Cape Town yn ddiweddarach y mis yma. Mae Judy hefyd yn gweithio gyda’r Cyfundrefn Iechyd Byd i ddatblygu cyfres o raglenni rhiantu cost isel (Parenting for Lifelong Health) ar gyfer gwledydd incwm isel a chanolog. Yn olaf, ar ran y Brifysgol, hoffwn ddiolch i dîm CEBEI am drefnu'r gynhadledd flynyddol hon unwaith eto ag am eu hymroddiad parhaus i blant a theuluoedd. Yr Athro John G. Hughes Is-Ganghellor Prifysgol Bangor.

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INTRODUCTION Welcome to the 2015 Centre for Evidence Based Early Intervention Conference. Thanks to all of our contributors who are talking about their work with a variety of different programmes. Our funded projects include our work to evaluate the KiVa Anti-bullying programme in Wales. With Welsh Government support we piloted this programme with significant results in terms of reduced reported bullying and victimisation. Suzy and Zoe are writing up the results of our lottery funded RCT with the Social Research Unit, Dartington in twenty schools in Wales and Sue and representatives of two schools from Powys and Gwynedd will be sharing their experiences of using KiVa. In October we recruited two new MREs students, Jess and Sue, who are doing interesting work on children’s problem-solving skills and on web-based advice to parents on incentive schemes. We have also recruited Dawn to undertake a PhD on a project to develop a web-based parenting programme based on the Little Parent Handbook and Margiad is leading on the RCT to evaluate the Enhancing Parenting Skills (2014) programme with health visitors. We are in our fifteenth year of using the IY programmes in Wales researching them and supporting parents, children and teachers across the Principality. Our research, including the Sure Start trial in North and Mid Wales, continues to have impact well beyond Wales. We would like to extend a special welcome to Dr Tracey Bywater, Chair of the Children’s Early Intervention Trust and thank her for agreeing to both opening the day and for contributing a paper on her experience of pragmatic research trials. Following the conference Professor Barlow is giving our annual Anne Marie Jones public memorial lecture on Child Protection During the Perinatal Period: Getting it Right from the Start. Our conference also provides an opportunity to hear about local service developments in Gwynedd, Powys and Flintshire and for people to network with, and support, one another. From our base, in Bangor, we continue to promote evidence-based programmes to support children and to provide on-going support and advice. Finally thanks to all of the CEBEI team at Bangor, and especially Dilys, our administrator. They all work tirelessly and very collaboratively to cope with the many demands and enquiries about our training and research activities. Enjoy the day and join us in celebrating the work to support parents, children and teachers that is going on throughout Wales. Judy Hutchings. March 2015

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CYFLWYNIAD Croeso i Gynhadledd 2015 Canolfan Ymyrraeth Cynnar ar Sail Tystiolaeth Bangor. Diolch i’n holl siaradwyr gwadd a fydd yn siarad am eu gwaith gydag amrywiaeth o wahanol raglenni. Mae ein prosiectau â ariennir yn cynnwys ein gwaith i werthuso'r rhaglen Gwrth-fwlio KiVa yng Nghymru. Gyda chefnogaeth Llywodraeth Cymru, rydym wedi treialu’r raglen hon gyda chanlyniadau sylweddol o ran lleihau adroddiadau o fwlio ag erledigaeth. Mae Suzy a Zoe yn ysgrifennu canlyniadau ein RCT, a ariennir gan y Loteri gyda'r Uned Ymchwil Gymdeithasol Dartington mewn ugain o ysgolion yng Nghymru a bydd Sue a chynrychiolwyr o ysgolion o Bowys a Gwynedd yn rhannu eu profiadau o ddefnyddio KiVa. Ym mis Hydref recriwtwyd dau fyfyriwr MRes newydd, Jess a Sue, sy'n gwneud gwaith diddorol ar sgiliau datrys problemau plant ac ar gyngor ar y we i rieni ar gynlluniau cymhelliant. Rydym hefyd wedi recriwtio Dawn i gynnal PhD ar brosiect i ddatblygu rhaglen magu plant ar y we yn seiliedig ar y Little Parent Handbook ac mae Margiad yn arwain ar yr RCT i werthuso'r rhaglen Enhancing Parenting Skills (2014) gydag Ymwelwyr Iechyd. Rydym yn ein bymthegfed flwyddyn o ddefnyddio'r rhaglenni BRh yng Nghymru, yn ymchwilio a chefnogi rhieni, plant ac athrawon ar draws y Dywysogaeth. Mae ein gwaith ymchwil, gan gynnwys y treial Cychwyn Cadarn yng Ngogledd a Chanolbarth Cymru, yn parhau i gael effaith da tu hwnt i Gymru. Hoffem estyn croeso arbennig i Dr Tracey Bywater, Cadeirydd Ymddiriedolaeth Ymyrraeth Gynnar Plant a diolch iddi am gytuno i agor y dydd ac am gyfrannu papur ar ei phrofiad o dreialon ymchwil bragmatig. Yn dilyn y gynhadledd bydd yr Athro Barlow yn rhoi darlith goffa Anne Marie Jones ar Child Protection During the Perinatal Period: Getting it Right from the Start. Mae ein gynhadledd hefyd yn gyfle i glywed am ddatblygiadau gwasanaeth lleol yng Ngwynedd, Powys a Sir y Fflint ac i bobl rwydweithio a chefnogi ei gilydd. O'n cartref ym Mangor, rydym yn parhau i hyrwyddo rhaglenni sy’n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth i gefnogi plant ac i ddarparu cyngor a chymorth parhaus. Yn olaf, diolch i bob un o'r tîm CEBEI ym Mangor, ac yn enwedig Dilys, ein gweinyddwraig. Maent i gyd yn gweithio'n ddiflino ac yn gydweithredol iawn i ymdopi â gofynion ac ymholiadau am ein hyfforddiant a gweithgareddau ymchwil. Mwynhewch y dydd ac ymunwch â ni i ddathlu gwaith i gefnogi rhieni, plant ac athrawon sy'n cael ei wneud ledled Cymru. Judy Hutchings Mawrth 2015

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ABSTRACTS OF PRESENTATIONS Title: Developing a whole school approach using the Incredible Years and KiVa programmes as part of the strategic approach to implementing evidence-based programmes in Powys Authors: Sam Greasley Headteacher, Priory Church in Wales School, Brecon and Dr Sue Evans, Powys THB Abstract: Sue will discuss the strategic approach to the integration of IY programmes for Parents, Teachers and Children in Powys and also the partnership approach used to roll out the Kiva Anti- bullying programme within Powys. Sam will describe the journey his school, (Priory Church in Wales School, Brecon) underwent in developing the IY programmes for Parents, Teachers and Children. He will talk about the impact, benefits and challenges of the programmes and also describe how the Kiva Anti-bullying programme is impacting on the school. Title: Reviewing successes and barriers of the randomised controlled trial design; lessons learned and future directions Author: Dr Tracey Bywater, Institute for Effective Education (IEE), University of York Abstract: This talk will describe the randomised controlled trial (RCT) design, which has been described as the 'gold standard' of research designs, providing robust evidence of whether an intervention or programme is effective or not. A short discussion of what can be learned from trials of 'ineffective' interventions will be included, followed by a review of the strengths and weaknesses of the RCT design with UK research trial examples. New complex intervention trials to enhance social emotional wellbeing of pre-school children will be outlined, and an alternative design 'Trials within cohort design' (TWICS) will be described as a possible way to minimise some of the barriers to participating in RCTs in the future. Title: Impact of the IY Toddler programme on parental language Author: Dr Nic Gridley, Institute for Effective Education (IEE), University of York Abstract: Parenting programmes, based on social learning theory, enhance a range of parenting behaviours, yet there is limited evidence for their effect on parental language. The purpose of the presentation is to describe a study that assessed the efficacy of using the IY Parent and Toddler programme that features components of language and communication, to enhance parental language. Fifteen minute video-recorded observations of parents and their toddlers (aged 12 to 36 months) interacting during free-play drawn from the randomised controlled trial of the IY Parent and Toddler programme provided data for the study. Of 89 dyads that completed pre-intervention assessments for the main trial 81 (54 intervention and 27 control) met the criteria for the current study. Five observed measures of parental language were assessed; quantity and variety, encouraging, critical, child-led and parent led interactions. Intention to treat analysis indicated that child-led language interactions significantly benefited from the intervention and a positive trend for encouraging language in favour of the intervention sample was evident. Per protocol sample analysis replicated these findings with encouraging language reaching statistical significance. No further benefits were evident. Future research should consider the benefits to parental language when evaluating outcomes following intervention. Title: Implementing and evaluating the KiVa Anti-bullying programme in Wales Authors: Huw Jones, Ysgol Llanllechid, Gwynedd, Suzy Clarkson, CEBEI, School of Psychology, Bangor University and Zoe Wrigley, The Social Research Unit, Dartington Abstract: Suzy Clarkson will describe KiVa, the school based anti-bullying programme developed by Professor Christine Salmivalli and colleagues at the University of Turku, Finland. Bullying is a group phenomenon, with bystanders frequently acting as “reinforcers” to the bully, contributing to the continuation of the bullying behaviour. By changing the behaviour of these bystanders, the

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bully’s motivation is lowered and the rewards are reduced. In Finland, randomised and quasi-experimental trials along with a large-scale dissemination trial, demonstrated significant reductions in both self- and peer-reported bullying and victimisation. The Welsh pilot evaluation in seventeen primary schools, overseen by Suzy, achieved positive results indicating that a more rigorous trial was justified. Suzy will describe the BIG Lottery funded Welsh randomised controlled trial, on which she is working with our partners, the Social Research Unit, Dartington that will examine the effectiveness and acceptability of the programme in Wales. Schools have reported that the programme is well structured and lesson content acceptable, with excellent staff and pupil engagement and Deputy School Head, Huw Jones and pupils from one of the pilot schools will present their experience of implementing KiVa. The implementation of evidence-based programmes often ends after initial funding runs out and Zoe Wrigley of the Social Research Unit, Dartington will describe the qualitative study that has assessed the sustainability and the potential for scaling up KiVa. Focus groups were held with policy makers, teachers, education specialists, anti-bullying third sector organizations, teacher unions and parents to discuss the need and demand for the programme and any necessary adaptations for the Welsh context. Overall, participants noted many positive aspects of KiVa and had minimal concerns about its fit in a Welsh context. However, barriers to scaling up are described, particularly in the light of limited school budgets and the emphasis on numeracy and literacy in the curriculum requirements. Title: Why and how to measure children’s problem-solving skills Author: Jess Bibby, CEBEI, School of Psychology, Bangor University Abstract: The inability to problem-solve effectively is a common difficulty in young people with early behavioural problems (Wieland, Green, Ellingsen & Baker, 2014). Cognitive and social problem-solving skills are essential for socialising with peers, and a key skill to reduce destructive behaviours in school and at home (Spivack & Shure, 1974; Webster-Stratton & Reid, 2004). A Personal, Social and Emotional (PSE) curriculum is delivered in all schools in Wales (Welsh Government, n.d.). Currently there is no single, widely used, easy to administrate, tool to assess the problem-solving knowledge and abilities of children in their early school years. The current research aims to develop a web, or app-based tool, for use in classroom settings with Key Stage 1 children. Examples of the types of problems will be presented. ! Title: The Enhancing Parenting Skills 2014 trial Author: Margiad Williams, CEBEI, School of Psychology, Bangor University Abstract: This presentation will introduce a PhD project evaluating the Enhancing Parenting Skills (EPaS) 2014 programme delivered by health visitors (HVs) on a one-to-one basis to parents of young children displaying behaviour problems. The intervention has three phases:- assessment, case analysis and intervention and is supported by three days of training for the HVs. A brief overview of background literature will be introduced followed by a description of the design of the main evaluation study – a randomised controlled trial. Title: Developing web-based parenting support Author: Dawn Owen, CEBEI, School of Psychology, Bangor University Abstract: Behavioural! problems! are! the! most! common! reason! for! children! to! be! referred! to! Child!Mental!Health! Services,!with!7! to!20%!of! children!meeting!diagnostic! criteria! for! conduct!disorder.!!(Hutchings!&!Nash,!1998).!Interventions!can!be!costly!and!timeJconsuming!for!the!Health! Service! particularly! as! children! get! older! and! problems! become! more! well!established.! Strategies! for! intervening! are! now! focusing! on! early! intervention! to! support!parents!in!order!to!improve!child!behaviour!by!teaching!parents!which!behaviours!to!ignore!and!which!to!reinforce.!Many!adults!now!have!access!to!the!internet!and!this!study!aims!to!

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develop! and! evaluate! an! online! parenting! intervention,! that! will! teach! core! behavioural!principles!to!parents!of!young!children.!!!Title: Developing web-based parenting support Author: Sue Layland, CEBEI, School of Psychology, Bangor University Abstract: There is a well-established link between child behaviour and parenting skills with behaviourally based parenting management courses being empirically proven to both change parenting strategies and increase the level of child compliance. However there is both a shortage of available courses and logistical difficulties for parents in attending group-based programmes. With the rapid take up in the use of the internet and quality of connection, provision of programmes via the internet is a possible way to address these issues. There have been relatively few trials of parenting programmes via the internet and very few that taught specific parenting techniques, such as the use of reward systems which can be easily implemented by parents. Tools that educate and guide parents to successful implementation of a behavioural technique could lend themselves to an internet delivery as a self-help programme. This project will explore usefulness of such a tool and evaluate the benefits and problems such a delivery may create with the focus on strategies for successful use of incentive programmes. Title: The IY School Readiness programme in Flintshire Authors: Gail Bennett and Jenni Rochfort, Flintshire County Council Abstract: Gail and Jenni will present an update on the collaborative work of the multi-agency Parenting Programme Development Group, highlighting the developments of the Incredible Years School Readiness programme in Flintshire. It will detail the work between Parenting Strategy, funded through Families First, Flying Start and work in schools (often funded through Pupil Deprivation Grant and School Effectiveness Grant). Title: Delivering IY bilingually in rural areas of Gwynedd Authors: Llinos Rowlands, Delyth Evans and Sarah Jones, Caban Bach Barnardo’s, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd Abstract: Delyth and Sarah will present a synopsis of what it is like to recruit and deliver the Incredible Years course bilingually in a rural area. They will share their experiences from a leader and parent’s perspective, which include the challenges and obstacles that occur and how these are overcome. Title: The impact of the IY BASIC Parent programme on parent-child attachment Author: Professor Judy Hutchings, Director, Centre for Evidence Based Early Intervention, Bangor University Abstract: This paper briefly summarises the essential components of the more effective Parenting programmes. It briefly references the many IY trials in Wales and describes the attachment focus within the programme. The paper concludes with the presentation of the O’Connor et al (2013) study that explored independent measures of parenting behaviour and attachment and found significant increases in both positive parenting and sensitive responding. The measures overlapped modestly but were independent, enabling the conclusion that the social learning theory–based IY Parenting programme changes broader aspects of the parent–child relationship quality alongside improved parenting skills Title: Implementing the IY Baby programme in Powys, outcomes for 79 parents and their babies Author: Dr Sue Evans, Powys THB Abstract: The Incredible Years Parent and Baby programme has been delivered widely across Wales, mainly in high disadvantage Flying Start areas. The Children and Young People’s partnership in Powys, a rural county in East Wales, incorporated the programmes into their early

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intervention/prevention strategy. This paper reports on the results from eleven groups with pre- and post-course measures from 79 (64%) group participants. Results showed significant benefits in terms of improved parental mental health and confidence post-course. These results provide short-term evidence of effectiveness and confirm the decision by Powys to deliver this evidence informed programme. Title: Evaluating the IY School Readiness programme, impact on the academic, social and emotional skills coaching behaviour of parents Author: Kirstie Pye, North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health, Bangor University Abstract: This paper reports on a pilot evaluation of the Incredible Years School Readiness parenting programme. The four-session programme is delivered by teachers and encourages parents to support their child’s academic, social, and emotional readiness through child-directed play and interactive reading. Data was collected for 46 parents (32 intervention and 14 control) across ten schools in Conwy and Gwynedd over a period of 12-months. The programme demonstrated short-term increases in key verbal parenting behaviours in the context of reading and play that are important for children’s readiness for school. Parent attendance was good and positive feedback was received from the parents and schools involved in the study. This evaluation of the IY School Readiness programme provides preliminary short-term evidence that providing support to parents through schools can change parent behaviours.

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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES Dr Tracey Bywater has been a trustee of the Children’s Early Intervention Trust (CEIT) since the inception of the charity and accepted the role of Chair of the Board of Trustees following the death of the former Chair, Anne Marie Jones, in October 2011. Tracey is a Reader at the University of York in the Institute for Effective Education, and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, Bangor University. Her area of research interest lies in the

design and implementation of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of evidence based parent and school interventions to ultimately improve long-term behavioural and health outcomes for disadvantaged families.

Sam Greasley has been in the teaching profession for eleven years, working in Slough, Reading and now Brecon, Powys, where he is headteacher at Priory Church in Wales School. Priory has been developing it’s practice of Incredible Years over a period of three years and during that time has seen a huge impact on behaviour and school ethos.

Dr Sue Evans is a Consultant Child Psychologist with Powys Teaching Health Board and clinical lead for the IY programmes and KiVa Anti-bullying in Powys working with all of the agencies in Powys CYPP. She has held her current post with Powys THB since 2005 and before that worked for many years as an Educational Psychologist both in Powys and in England. Her doctoral work involved the development of solution focused, collaborative consultation groups for teachers.

Sue was part of the team that won the 2012 NHS award for ‘Working Seamlessly Across Organisations’ in developing IY programmes in Powys.

Dr Nic Gridley is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Effective Education at the University of York. Her research interests lay in parenting programmes and how these may enhance children’s language development. Nicole completed her PhD in CEBEI, Bangor early in 2014 having previously worked for CEBEI as a Research Support Officer on a number of projects evaluating the effectiveness of the Incredible Years parent, and child programmes from 2009-2011. Before moving to the post at York, Nicole

worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Greenwich, working on a number of projects with adolescent populations.

Huw Jones is the Deputy Headteacher of Ysgol Llanllechid, Gwynedd and is the school’s KiVa programme lead.

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Suzy Clarkson graduated from Bangor University in 2012, with a First class BSc honours degree in Psychology. She is passionate about, and committed to, promoting and enhancing children’s social and emotional well-being. Suzy recently completed an MRes evaluating the Welsh pilot of the KiVa Anti-Bullying programme and is now working as a Research Project Support Officer for the KiVa RCT at CEBEI, alongside studying for a PhD.

Zoe Wrigley joined the Social Research Unit as a researcher in July 2013. Prior to this, she worked at Public Health England. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Reading, and an MSc (distinction) in Applied Forensic Psychology from the University of York. Jess Bibby completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology with Child and Language Development, at Bangor, in July 2014. She was awarded a KESS funded Masters studentship, partnered with Early Intervention Wales Training (EIWT) Ltd, which began in October 2014. The project is being co-supervised by Dr Nia Griffith, Dr Carl Hughes, and Professor Judy Hutchings, and is looking to develop a measure of child problem solving skills.!! Margiad Elen Williams read Psychology at Cardiff University and graduated in 2009. In 2010, she completed a Masters by Research (MRes) at Bangor University. She has been working at the Centre ever since as a Research Project Support Officer, mainly on the Lottery funded Small Group Dina trial, and has contributed to many publications. In January 2014, she began a PhD at the Centre evaluating a one-to-one parenting intervention for parents of children with behaviour problems.

Dawn Owen!studied!Psychology!with!Clinical!&!Health!Psychology!at!Bangor!University! graduating! in! 2011.! She! then! completed! a! fullJtime! Masters!degree! in! Applied! Behaviour! Analysis! (ABA),! graduating! in! 2012! with!distinction.! Following!work! as! a! Learning! Support! Assistant,! Dawn! joined!CEBEI! as! a! partJtime! Research! Project! Support! Officer! in! June! 2014.! Her!primary!role!is!data!collection!for!the!‘EPaS’!project.!She!also!began!her!PhD!in! July!2014! to!design!and!evaluate!an!online!behavioural! intervention! for!parents!of!young!children.!

! Sue Layland joined CEBEI in 2014 to complete a Masters by Research. Previously she worked for twelve years supporting a local business with their information technology infrastructure and completed a Psychology graduate conversion diploma with the Open University. She has a broad range of computer and infrastructure knowledge and combines this with an interest in social learning theory and behavioural change. She uses behavioural training

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techniques to train and work dogs and is currently training her fourth dog. She is also a foster carer and is interested in making behavioural training tools available to other foster carers, who often need help and strategies to manage the behavioural challenges of children in placement.

Gail Bennett is!the!Early!Years!and!Family!Support!Manager!at!Flintshire.!!She! has! leadership! and!management! responsibility! for! several! services!and!projects!including!Parenting,!Flying!Start,!Family!Information!Service,!Family! Centres! and! Families! First! and! European! funded! projects,! along!with! childcare! funding.! ! Prior! to! this! she! was! the! Parenting! Strategy!Coordinator! since! 2007.! In! 2014! partnership! work! with! schools! was!written!up!as!a!Case!Study!by!the!Education!Policy!Observatory!for!Wales,!

in,! ‘Reducing! the! impact! of! poverty! on! educational! achievement’.! ! She! is! Chair! of! the!Parenting!Coordinators!Network! for!Wales! and!Deputy!Chair! of! the!North!Wales!Families!First!Parenting!Learning!Set.!!!!

Jenni Rochfort is Lead Parenting Practitioner at Flintshire County Council since February 2013 leading the operational direction of the Flintshire Parenting Strategy, key area 3 (parenting programmes and family) and 5, workforce effectiveness - promoting the National Occupational Standards for Work with Parents, and the City & Guilds 3599 qualification in Working with Parents. She coordinates the work of the multi-agency Parenting Programmes Development Group, ensuring a consistent approach to the delivery of parenting programmes across Flintshire along with many other tasks.

Llinos Rowlands is the Children’s Services Manager at Caban Bach Blaenau Ffestiniog since 2006. She is a powerful advocate for the Incredible Years across Gwynedd. Llinos has successfully secured funding for her service and has supported the team to deliver a rolling programme of courses throughout the Meirionnydd and Dwyfor area. The team describe her as an inspiration. Delyth! Evans! is! a! Project! worker! at! Caban! Bach! since! 2007,! and! has!delivered! the! Toddler,! BASIC,! School! Age,! School! Readiness! and! the!Home! Coaching! programme.! Delyth! is! a! qualified! Social! Worker,! with!over!twenty!years’!experience!of!working!with!children,!ten!years!in!the!Mental!Health!field!as!well!as!the!Fostering!and!Adoption!team.!!! Sarah!Jones!is!a!Project!Worker!at!Caban!Bach!since!2008.!She!has!delivered!the!Baby,!Toddler,!BASIC,!School!Readiness,!Dina!School!and!the!Home!Coaching!programme!and!received!her!Incredible!Years!Parent!Group!Leader!Accreditation!in!2012.!Sarah’s!previous!experience!includes!working!with!children!with!additional!needs.!!!! !Professor Judy Hutchings was, for 37 years, an NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist in North West Wales. She retains an honorary contract with the Trust. Since 1988 she held a joint appointment with Bangor University where she is Director of CEBEI. She has expertise in randomized controlled designs, has supervised many PhD and Masters students, published extensively and lectured and taught in many countries. In 2011 she received an OBE for her work with children and families. She works with the World Health

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Organisation and Oxford and Cape Town University developing parenting support for families in low- and middle-income countries.!!!

Kirstie Pye! graduated in Psychology at the University of Liverpool in 2008 and then returned home to Wales to study an MSc. in Foundations of Clinical Psychology at Bangor University. In 2009 Kirstie joined the CEBEI team as a Research Assistant and was awarded a 125th anniversary bursary to study a PhD at Bangor University. The aim of her PhD was to evaluate the Incredible Years School Readiness parenting programme. She has now submitted her thesis and is working as a Research Officer for North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health.!

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CEBEI awards and recognition 2015

Incredible Parent Sioned Morys, Chwarel, Criccieth, Gwynedd Nominated by Professor Judy Hutchings Sioned was born in Rhuthun and studied History in Manchester and Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff Universities. After working in England on a number of TV programmes, including BBC Newsnight, she returned to Wales thirteen years ago, married and has since had three children. Recognising her own need for parenting support she attended, and was inspired by, a Barnardo’s led IY Parenting group.

Not content with quietly getting the help that she needed, Sioned set about publicising the benefits of the programme and persuaded BBC Radio Wales to allow her to make a programme that explored both her own experience and that of other parents. This resulted in two powerful half-hour documentary programmes aired in September 2014.

Our thanks to Sioned for her willingness to share her own parenting challenges and successes and the benefits of the programme with parents across Wales Incredible Mentor

Bridget Roberts, CAMHS, BCUHB, Bangor, Gwynedd Nominated by Professor Judy Hutchings Bridget trained to deliver the IY Parenting programme whilst working for Coleg Menai and Barnardo’s Rural Families Service. She has contributed to several of the CEBEI research trials. She quickly obtained certified leader status and took on some of Judy’s NHS work whilst Judy was working in the University. In 2010 on Judy’s retirement Bridget took up a full time post in NWW CAMHS service where she has continued to deliver the IY Parenting programme. She became an IY Parent mentor in August 2008 and has supported the work of

CEBEI, delivering BASIC leader and School Readiness group leader training. In 2012 Bridget received the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board ‘Evidence in Practice’ award. Incredible Parent Vicki McClafferty, Flint Nominated by Megan Marks, Flintshire CAMHS Vicki attended the IY Toddler Programme in January 2014 showing remarkable commitment, changing her work arrangements and continuing to attend throughout a particularly challenging and stressful time. Vicki was thoughtful and considered in the programme and supported other parents, sharing ideas and her valuable experiences. She was a pleasure to have in the group. Vicki worked hard to implement the strategies and overcome barriers to change. It was fantastic to hear about the success Vicki had with both of her children. Her experience provided valuable insight into the demands and benefits of the programme, which we hope will inspire more professionals to facilitate the groups and more parents to attend. Vicki truly is an incredible parent who showed unwavering commitment and dedication to improving family life, despite the many obstacles along the way. Incredible Parent Group Leader Eirlys Fellows, Broughton Clinic, Flintshire Nominated by Jenni Rochfort, Flintshire County Council Eirlys Fellows has been incredibly inspirational, enthusiastic and dedicated in her delivery of the IY Toddler, School Readiness and Baby programmes to Flintshire parents. Eirlys is one of a team of Universal Health Visiting assistants who provide an enhanced service to Flintshire parents who live outside Flying Start areas, Eirlys has eagerly grasped every opportunity and uses IY principles to coach and support parents during home visits. She is completely committed to her work, often going above and beyond to ensure that her practice benefits families and always strives for the best outcomes for parents and their children. Eirlys has

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patiently waited six years for this work to be funded and grasped every opportunity to advance the work often working in partnership. Incredible Administrator

Medwen Williams, Barnado’s Caban Bach, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd. Nominated by Llinos Rowlands and Caban Bach’s Family Support Team As Caban Bach Barnardo’s administrator Medwen ensures that workers delivering IY through Meirionnydd and Dwyfor have the resources to do their work. She buys the books, stationary, refreshments and raffles and ensures venues, taxis and childcare providers are booked and paid. She does this diligently, efficiently and enthusiastically.

This is what her colleagues say about Medwen: ‘Medwen is always helpful, cheerful and supportive; she always goes the extra mile to respond to our requests’ (Health Visitor) ‘Medwen is brilliant; she is the glue that holds Caban Bach together’ (Project Worker) ‘Medwen knows the course so well everything is ready before we ask for it; she’s on the end of the phone when we’re out in communities with support and a listening ear. Medwen doesn’t realise what a difference she makes,’ (Project Worker) The Family Support Team at Caban Bach all feel Medwen fully deserves this award in recognition of all her hard work supporting IY delivery, which in turn is making a huge difference to families, we couldn’t do it without you, Diolch Medwen! Incredible Educator

Sam Greasley, Priory Church in Wales School, Brecon Powys. Nominated by Dr Sue Evans, Powys THB Sam is an Incredible Educator who has developed a sustainable, whole school approach with the IY programmes, which has greatly benefited children, teachers and parents in his school. Sam trained to deliver the IY Teacher programme and built the programme into the school development plan. He can evidence the impact this has had on the whole school. Children in the foundation phase access the Dina curriculum to support

them in developing social competence. The school also delivers the IY Parenting programmes in partnership with Action for Children, and parents of children starting school can attend the IY School Readiness programme. Sam is now using his skills to train teachers from other schools in the local area in the IY Teacher programme, as part of the Powys strategic plan. Sam has also introduced the KiVa Anti- bullying programme as a whole school approach. Sam’s work is inspirational!

The!2014!Incredible!Award!winners The 2014 award winners included two Incredible Parents, Kate Gallup and Delyth Mair Hughes, Tracey Havard as an Incredible Educator, Kathryn Hayes as an Incredible Manager, Dafydd Rhys and Ann Ireland as an Incredible School Team and Colleen, Kathy and Heidi as an Incredible Parent Group Leader team. Parent Group Leader certificates from Seattle were also awarded to Janet Paterson and Hayley Croft from Conwy.