Circle of Security® Parenting™ Program

Each week, Circle of Security® Parenting™ facilitators use video and group discussions to explore your thoughts and beliefs about parenting and children.

This can be challenging at times.

You will be required to talk about and reflect on:

• your own struggles as a parent,
• your experience of being parented,
• how your partner’s experiences might be different from yours, and
• how your child’s experience might be different from yours.

A maximum of 20 people attend each program.

All Circle of Security® Parenting™ facilitators have received training and certification in Circle of Security Parenting. At Ngala, each session will be conducted by two accredited facilitators.

Ngala recommends attendance at each session. This is because the content, learning and concepts are built and expanded on at each session across the eight weeks.

To successfully complete the program, you are required to attend all eight sessions.
We understand that family life can make this challenging. To help your family we can arrange the following;

• If you miss a session, you must come early the following week to have a catch-up session.
• No more than two of the eight sessions can be missed. A catch-up session must be attended for both.

Ngala’s facilitators are obligated under their Circle of Security® Parenting™  registration to follow the guidelines set by Circle of Security International. You will only receive a certificate of completion if you complete the full program by meeting these requirements.

A significant part of Circle of Security® Parenting™ is reflective group discussion. Each week between sessions, you will be asked to observe your child’s behavior and your own responses and interactions with your child, then reflect on what you have learned.

It is possible for you to gain skills, knowledge and confidence by being part of this program if you do not have regular contact with your child/ren. However, we encourage you to discuss your family situation with our facilitators before enrolling to find out whether this program is the best fit for you.

The Circle of Security® Parenting™ program is popular and there are often waiting lists.
Once you have been offered a place in a program, you will be contacted via text message (SMS) to confirm your place.

Once you have confirmed your place via reply text, you will receive a phone call from a facilitator to introduce themselves and answer any questions you may have.