Professionally dealing with parents in working with children
Anyone who works with children inevitably also has contact with their parents. This contact can be challenging, especially with children who are struggling or in a difficult situation. As a professional—whether you are a teacher, youth nurse, youth care worker, speech therapist, or still in training—you want to remain professional, involved, and connecting.
Content of Understanding Parents
This publication explores why parenthood is so vulnerable and how that vulnerability affects conversations between you and parents. You learn what you can do to maintain the connection, even in difficult situations. The content is based on, among other things, Alice van der Pas's parenting theory and insights from experience-oriented psychosocial care.
Practical tools and examples
- Concrete strategies to stand firmer in contact with parents
- Numerous recognizable examples of conversation and communication
Target audience and applicability
The material is suitable for professionals in education, care, and support services, as well as students.
Language: Dutch
Language level: advanced (B2-C1)
Suitable for use in training, professional development, and self-study.
Reliability and delivery
Intertaal is your reliable supplier of this material and guarantees fast delivery.

