Families do not need to wait to have a safeguarding issues before taking lessons on this Parenting matters. A stitch in time saves nine.
This module will be lead by Dr Sola Adesola, a Senior Lecturer from Oxford Brookes University, she is also an ordained minister of religion, Holding Forth the Word Ministry, Milton Keynes. Course 301 is a policy related modules and it will comprises of 3 modules.
"I am not a parent, but I used to be a primary school teacher in a multicultural school in East London, where half of the students in my classes were of African or Caribbean descent. I came to the Africentric Parenting Course as a curious onlooker and I suppose with a background in anthropology, as a ‘participant observer’. I enjoyed every minute of it and learnt a great deal about how having a positive mental attitude can help those around us. The trainer was exceptional: her words resonated throughout the meeting of 50 present and her support assistant was equally brilliant. Their attitude was nourishing and holistic. It was also inclusive; they encouraged all to take part and contribute so that all felt comfortable to share their experiences in order to have support from each other. I don’t feel that these classes should be only for people of African-heritage. I feel that teachers and social workers should attend Save the Women educational sessions to have a deeper insight into African culture and the families they work with. Likewise, I hope that the trainers also work with parents from all different backgrounds, all of whom can benefit from these enriching sessions". said Jen
At the opening session of 4th Cohort of Course 101, according to Dr Adesola, in her remarks she says “ Africentric Parenting Skills Course is about resolving issues, providing skills for parents, I am a parent as well, I am a grandmother, and I wish this course was provided many years ago, when I was raising up my own children, we didn’t have that opportunity. We are moving in a right direction, we don’t want to be part of the statistics, and what we are doing today is laudable, it is very encouraging, and I know it will go a long way, I will support this myself.”
Dr Adesola further refer to the report on Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, government report which talked about Cultural Tradition, Family, and Integration. Family structures has gone through a revolution with greater strength of the family. The report suggests there is need for resources, to have a right resources and support, so that some of the problems we are going through, we can begin to tackle them at the local level. The report says we want to undertake a support for family.