The University of Queensland will host a free parenting support seminar for parents of children with special needs at its St Lucia campus on Saturday, September 7 from 10 - 12pm.
Parents of children aged 2 to 12 years can register for the 鈥楾eaching Children with Disabilities New Skills鈥� seminar by going to .
The seminar is part of the Stepping Stones Triple P (SSTP) Project which is funded to provide every parent of a special needs child in Queensland with free access to evidence-based parenting support.
Support is being provided through Stepping Stones, which is part of the internationally acclaimed Triple P 鈥� Positive Parenting Program founded by Professor Matt Sanders from 国产探花鈥檚 Parenting and Family Support Centre (PFSC).
A Queensland research study found Stepping Stones reduced problem child behaviour by 76 per cent and significantly lowered parent stress and depression levels.
The 国产探花 seminar will be presented by Associate Professor Kate Sofronoff, one of the project鈥檚 lead investigators and Head of Disability Research at the PFSC.
The venue is Room 201 in the McElwain Building (24A).
For more information email the project team on steppingstones@uq.edu.au or call 3365 6499.
Media: Rachel Stewart, Communications Coordinator, 0408 130767 or rachel@triplep.net
