Grobrain

This course equips you to integrate infant mental health into your regular 1:2:1 practice with parents of infants pre-birth to 12 months. It gives a basic understanding of infant brain development, emotional regulation, attachment and attunement, and teaches you how to explain these complex concepts to parents in a simple visual way using the GroBrain Resource Pack which accompanies the course.GroBrain Resource Pack

Who is it for?

Health visitors, midwives, perinatal services, family support staff, social/emotional health services, nursery nurses, dads’ workers, speech & language therapists, social services, fostering/adoption services, or anyone supporting Early Years parents .  No prior knowledge of infant mental health is required.

Course details

• 7 online modules (taking around 5 hours in total to complete)
• Carried out online in your  own time 
• To gain a certificate, you need to complete one  practical assignment (explaining brain development to a parent using the Grobrain tools and writing a reflective account)

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

- Help pregnant mothers connect diet and lifestyle choices with their baby's brain development

- Explain the three parts of the brain and how it is 'wired up' by early experiences

- Help parents understand how a baby's stress response is developed

- Give a simple explanation of attachment

- Help parents' tune in' their baby's crying and distress and respond in a nurturing way

- Gain some tips for working with vulnerable parents

Accreditation by AIMH (UK)

This course is mapped to the framework of competencies developed by the Association of Infant Mental Health (UK). You can map your parent-infant training and skills to the framework and use this to create personalised CPD plans. 

GroBrain Baby and Toddler Courses

Completing this course to certification standard makes you eligible to apply for further training to deliver a GroBrain Baby Course or GroBrain Toddler Course (either in person on remotely e.g. using Zoom.)


Price


The price is £155 (including £50 worth of resources, course assessment and certificate). You are invited to take the first session as a FREE TRIAL.
You only need to pay if you decide to continue the course.
 

Once payment has been received, your GroBrain Resource Pack will be sent to you by post. 

You will need the Pack before continuing with the training.
If you have any queries please email [email protected]

If you have any queries please email [email protected]

What people have said about this course

A recent report from the Parent Infant Foundation recommended that ‘All families to be offered a strengths-based education package, such as GroBrain or similar, to enhance their understanding of the importance of parent-infant relationships with their current and future children.’

'Staff felt they would be using the approach often, if not daily, in their work with parents.’There were repeated comments on the usefulness of the resources in explaining brain development.’Training Manager

‘I like the way the resources are set out. You give information first then ask some follow up questions, which allows for informal conversations about different aspects of parenting without seeming to be ‘testing’ how they are getting on.’

‘I think Grobrain should be taught on Health Visiting and Midwifery courses. I really wish I had received this training earlier in my career as I think it is amazing to use with families.’

‘I found using the brain diagram and wires really helpful, as I could show mum the big impact she has on her baby’s brain development, and how simple things can make such a big difference.’