Welcome to the Solihull Approach

An exciting, well-established model that really works!

What we do

For practitioners

Find out about our trainings and resource packs. Share in a Forum discussion. Hear about the Solihull Approach in use. Register your group or your data returns.  

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For commissioners

Read about our research. Hear about large scale implementations of the Solihull Approach.  See more about our online courses. Find out about our cascadable trainings.    

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For parents

Award winning online courses about being a parent. Search for 'Understanding your child's behaviour' groups in your local area. Free downloads. All at Ourplace.    

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The First Five Years

A comprehensive manual for those working with the under 5's.

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Whole school training

For all staff, from the teachers to the governors.

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Course for foster carers

Used as a popular core training for foster carers.

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Research and development

Parenting group

Bateson, Delaney and Pybus (2006) quantitative research on the effectiveness of the Solihull Approach parenting group.

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Research

Download a list, read a summary of Alan Dolan's 2013 qualitative paper on fathers' experiences, access full articles.

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Parents' experiences

Johnson and Wilson (2012) evaluated 200 parents' experiences of being in a Solihull Approach group.

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What's going on

New research just published by Lydia Vella, a qualitative study on the 'Understanding your child's behaviour' group for parents. Phase 1 of the antenatal group research is complete and the next round of data collecting has begun. A report is out soon on using the online 'Understanding your child' in prisons with fathers.

Ourplace for parents

You can now upload photos into your child's memory box straight from your mobile.

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Solihull Approach in use

N Lanarkshire are training firefighters in the Solihull Approach. Islington are running the Postnatal Plus groups. Shropshire are running Solihull Approach Workshops for parents in schools.

Find out more about how people are using the Solihull Approach at Solihull Approach in use.

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For practitioners and trainers

Please remember to register your groups and complete your data returns!

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