Circle of Security Parenting Training

Circle of Security Parenting Training©

With the Circle of Security Parenting© DVD

Presented by: Glen Cooper, Kent Hoffman, & Bert Powell, Co-Originators of the Circle of Security®

Circle of Security Parenting Training© is a newly developed DVD parent education program offering the core components of the evidence-based and internationally acclaimed COS® protocol. This 4-Day seminar trains professionals to use an eight chapter DVD to educate caregivers. The program presents video examples of secure and problematic parent/child interaction, healthy options in caregiving, and animated graphics designed to clarify principles central to COS®. Circle of Security Parenting© implements decades of attachment research in an accessible step-by-step process for use in group settings, home visitation, or individual counseling.

Dates and Locations for 2010

UNITED STATES (with Kent Hoffman):

October 27-30 Portland, OR
Early Registration Deadline: October 2, 2010

INTERNATIONAL (with Bert Powell):

October 18-21 Brisbane, Australia
Early Registration Deadline: September 1, 2010

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Circle of Security Parenting DVD
Excerpts from Chapter One

The 4-Day training will promote the following skills:

Understanding the theoretical foundation of the Circle of Security®
Building a secure base/safe haven relationship with caregivers
Shifting caregiver focus from behavior management to enhancing the quality of relationship
Specific steps for building self-reflection in caregivers
Use of video examples to support increased empathy in caregivers
Offering new options to help caregivers manage emotions
Step-by-step approaches for promoting secure attachment in children

At the end of the 4-Day training, participants will receive:

Circle of Security Parenting© DVD
Circle of Security Parenting Training© Manual
Parent Handouts
License to use the above materials to teach Circle of Security Parenting© to caregivers. This DVD may only be used by those who have completed the 4-Day training. Completion of the 4-Day training does not grant permission to train others in the use of the DVD.

Cost (in US dollars): $900 USD when paid by early registration deadline ($1000 USD if paid after early registration deadline).

Group Rates

To apply for a group rate, please download the group rate application here.

* All fees in U.S. dollars.

Who should attend?

Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Home Visitors, Family Support Workers, Outreach Workers, Behavior Support Specialists, and anyone providing parenting education and/or counseling to parents of young children.

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The COS-Parenting DVD is solidly based on attachment theory and research. In a simple, user-friendly way, COS-P effectively (a) teaches parents what children need for secure attachment, and (b) helps parents understand what might stand in the way of their being able to respond to these needs. This approach differs from programs that focus on changing the child's behavior. COS-P helps parents build supportive and effective relationships with their children that can serve as the basis for lasting and pervasive change. This creative work is widely viewed, both nationally and internationally, as being on the cutting edge of early parent-child intervention programs. I have seen first-hand how effective this approach can be.

Jude Cassidy, Ph.D.
University of Maryland
Co-Editor of Handbook of Attachment

"The Circle of Security Parenting® DVD is an outstanding contribution and a "must see" for parents of young children. Focusing on how parent/child relationships can be strengthened, this unique approach teaches parents and those helping them new ways to understand children's needs and behavior. It also offers effective ways to respond to these needs and behaviors. I have found it invaluable in my own work with parents of young children."

Charles H. Zeanah, M.D.
Tulane University School of Medicine
Editor of Handbook of Infant Mental Health

"In piloting Circle of Security Parenting©, I watched parents integrate new insights rapidly and effortlessly. A new sense of understanding and confidence followed, allowing them to respond to their children in ways that were noticeably more secure."

Angeles Morcuende, M.D.
University of Iowa