Training Manual: This training manual offers a detailed guideline for trainers developing programs to assist consumers with psychiatric disabilities in improving their parenting skills, understanding child custody issues, and either avoiding or regaining custody of their children. It includes curriculum, PowerPoints, and exercises.
PowerPoints: Temple University Collaborative’s PowerPoint presentations and training notes offer mental health personnel a step-by-step guideline for initial training to assist consumers with psychiatric disabilities in improving their parenting skills and avoiding loss of custody of their children.
Group Exercises: Temple University Collaborative’s training program offers large and small group exercises to prepare staff in working with parents with psychiatric disabilities. Some exercises are available here to complement the overall training program and PowerPoint provided.