Child Care Colloquium: Caregiver-Parent Relationship

Posted by on October 28, 2013

The Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia’s
Alliance for Psychoanalytic Thought
with support from
The Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Foundation and
The Margaret S. Mahler Psychiatric Research Foundation
presents

The 2013 Anne Sclufer Child Care Colloquium

Saturday, November 2, 2013, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Drexel University College of Medicine, Auditorium B, 2900 W. Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129

WORKSHOP
This year’s CCC13 considers how Child Care Workers can learn to communicate respectfully with parents from different cultures whose customs, beliefs and childrearing values may be unlike their own. Dr. Miles will explore the origins and meaning of these differences, how they can cause conflict between staff and the parents of the children; and consider various conflict resolution techniques that staff can use in their daily interactions with parents.

Discussion will include the importance of developing a reciprocal trusting relationship between eachers/caregivers and parents, learning to respect communication boundaries while recognizing triggers from parents and the need to develop positive anger management methods for staff.

When family members are in conflict about their children, caregivers will learn ways to openly share their observations and use their knowledge of each child to improve parents’ understanding of their children, while respecting their right to make decisions for their children. When caregivers can encourage parents to give them permission to love the children, loyalty conflicts for the child between home and childcare setting can be minimized.

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