The National Academy for Parenting Practitioners is a government-funded charity set up in October 2007 to "transform the quality and size of the parenting workforce".
The academy aims to train parenting practitioners, provide evidence on the effectiveness of parenting programmes and get information to frontline workers on the strategies that work best. After a slow start, it is now beginning to deliver services.
Who is classed as a parenting practitioner?
The academy has a broad definition covering anyone who works directly with parents to offer support and information about bringing up children. That includes paid workers and volunteers and encompasses a wide range of occupations, such as health visitors, family therapists, childcare providers and social workers.
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