No matter how extreme your child's behaviour may seem, and no matter how many diagnoses your child may have been given, it is still likely to be the case that Warwick will be able to mitigate the problem substantially, and in many cases completely eradicate the problem behaviour and bring calm to your family.
What follows covers many of the questions that parents ask.
Warwick, worked with clients using Zoom as well as buy telephone and is happy to do this for clients who prefer this.
Is Warwick Dyer the expert who
made the Channel 4 Series "Bad Behaviour" and will it
be Warwick himself that works with my family?
Yes he is, and successfully changed the lives of each family, and will be personally working with your family. No other individuals are involved at any
stage.
These programmes were so ground-breaking — changing behaviour that parents had believed to be hopeless. Many TV programmes followed on from Warwick's — Supernanny, Dr. Byron, etc. — but none of these dealt with behaviour approaching the severity of Warwick's "Cutting Edge" clients or the difficulties experienced by many of his clients.
What qualifications and
training does Warwick Dyer have?
Warwick is a Teacher
he is not a Doctor, Psychiatrist, Psychologist or Counsellor.
He had extensive training (6 years of weekly in-service
training and weekly case-study analysis) in a team of specialist
teachers and worked for 18 years as a behaviour specialist advising and
training teachers and parents.
What is the
theoretical basis of your work?
A look at the Four existing approaches to changing challenging behaviour.
Where Warwick's Fifth approach fits within these four approaches
What is the age range within which the consultancy works?
Our behaviour work is with children from a few months old up to older teenagers.
What type of
behaviour is the Consultancy successful in changing?
We are successful in changing two
types of behaviour.
Firstly what is best described as extremely serious often violent "bad
behaviour", which means behaviour that although very serious has, as far as
parents know, no serious underling cause. The type of serious interactional
behaviour that is listed here.
Secondly also work with children who have been
diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Attachment
Disorder; dyspraxia; or Conduct Disorder or Oppositional
Defiant Disorder (ODD)? *
* However, parents will be expected to have discussed our involvement with any
professionals currently working with their children.
My daughter's behaviour is so extreme; surely, it must be
something like ADHD?
We will work with you regardless but - no not necessarily.
Most disorders involve different behaviour but often not the "bad" behaviour that parents find most problematic. As we have said Warwick is am successful in changing the behaviour:-
Although these
are often found together they do not, by themselves , indicate that the child has any disorder they can be quickly and effectively changed.
Do you work with
parents wherever they live?
Yes.
Most of our training now take place over the phone of Zoom. For the consultation day Warwick, if possible, will come to you. He enjoys travel and is happy to visit
work with clients anywhere in the UK or Ireland, indeed anywhere in the
world. There is no additional charge for travel in the UK. There may be
an additional charge for travel abroad.
How can I be
sure that I need help with my child's bad behaviour?
If the
behaviour is causing you concern and is static or getting
worse.
Parents are paying
for exclusive one-to-one consultancy with Warwick Dyer. Warwick usually
only works with one client at a time (occasionally two). Clients receive
two months of contracted training and support. [This time can be extended
without further fee, should it be needed, but this is rarely needed]
The process starts with a full day of Training and intensive analysis and
explanation of the child's behaviour and detailed instruction on the
implementation of their new training regime. A further day of consultation
is given where necessary. Each family receives an intervention designed
specifically for them.
Warwick's interventions have an unrivalled success ratio.
The training day is followed by 8 weeks (more if needed) of daily in-depth
training.
*Parents Zoom or phone
between 8.30am and 6.30pm on weekdays.(With older children this may have to be during the day or later in the evening)
What is the
structure of the intervention with families?
The
Problem
You give us a detailed description of the problem and the changes that
you require
The Responses
You give us a detailed description of your current responses and what
you have tried in the past.
The Explanation
We give a detailed analysis of the effects of your current dynamics and
a detailed explanation of an alternative response to each of the
behaviours that you want to change
The Intervention
You begin the new responses the moment you next see your child
Daily Support
You communicate with us each week day until the changes you have
identified are achieved
The big difference
between our approach and that of other agencies. Not
only do we make detailed suggestions of what you should do (often professionals make
general statements rather than give you the detail that you need) but
we also put ourselves on the line each day to support you with each
change that you make. If we were not effective we would never
work in this exposed way.
Why should parents
choose Warwick's interactive behaviour management training?
Because their
children need to feel that their parents are the ones leading the changes in the home.
That they are the ones taking the initiative and that they know how to handle their own children. It is vital for every family that the children believe this.
Parents often come to us after long-term involvement with other agencies
and state that they still do not know what to do in response to
their child's behaviour problem.
We offer a fast practical and effective intervention for those who want the
behaviour problem with their child to change without long-term intervention
or any unnecessary intrusion into other aspects of their life.
My partner does not agree that we have a problem; will you
be prepared to work just with me?
We work with single parents - often for a reduced fee but
if you with a partner who is not committed to the process then no, I am
afraid not. Often parents have differing ways of responding to the
same problem and this inconsistency is one of the first issues that have to
be addressed. Both parents have to agree to make the necessary
arrangements to phone or Zoom and be involved.
Behaviour Modification techniques do not work with my
child, he/she does not seem to care about punishments and
rewards
Parents often say this to us, if this were really true
then their child would be very strange indeed. The truth is that
parents who say this have no idea of the punishments and rewards they are
actually using. Most parents are inadvertently rewarding the very
behaviour that they want to change and punishing behaviour that they should
be encouraging.
I (or my partner) have difficulty controlling my own temper
and emotions, will this be a factor?
Absolutely. If either parent cannot control their
own emotions then their child's behaviour will not change. The
training will show you, in great detail, what to do in response to your
child's behaviour, so you should have far less reason to become frustrated.
However, if you still cannot control your responses then you will
not be successful.
Are you are just going to tell me to be more positive or
assertive because I can try that by myself?
The problem with many behaviour books and courses is that
they do not explain that it is the totality of how parents respond to their
children that needs attention. Parents are sometimes advised to be
positive without being told exactly how to incorporate the use of forfeits
(i.e. consequences, sanctions, punishments) or they are told to use
sanctions (time out etc) without guidance about how to counter the child's
avoidance strategies. Without detailed advice parents just end up
frustrated and often find themselves using instinctive, but very harmful,
interpersonal sanctions on their
children.
My child does not have a problem at home - only at school -
can you still help?
Yes. But Warwick has been working with
behaviour for 25 years much of that time in schools and working intensely
with parents for the last 10 years and in all that time he has never come
across a case where children behaved reasonably (and were handled
reasonably) at home but then behaved badly at school. Have a look at
his response to a parent who asked this question fine at home bad at school.
What can I expect to happen once the intervention
starts?
The first thing to happen will be a full day of
consultation - Warwick comes to you. The day is very long and can be
very tiring so parents need to be prepared. There then follows a
minimum of 3 months training.
I understand there is a single fee and no other charges
what does the fee cover?
Yes, there is a single fee with no other charges, it
covers all the work done and all our time in consultation with parents by
Zoom or phone each day. Parents need to allow around an hour for their
daily Zoom or phone call* particularly in the first weeks. The fee also
covers all our travel and other expenses.
* There is no limit on how long these calls take if you and Warwick feel
they are productive.
How much will it cost for the complete
intervention?
Warwick can only work with a few clients at a time.
His work is exclusive and free spaces are sought after. The cost for the
full intervention and the daily support for a minimum of 3 months is
£1900.00 * (this can be negotiated if circumstances are difficult)
This fee covers all the work that we do and includes all
UK travel and other expenses.
Fees in other currencies -
*(US $2508.00 )
( Canadian $3558 ) (Aust
$3636 ) (Euro €2203)
*(Singapore $3247)
( Indian Rupees INR=236724)
If you would
like to be the next family that Warwick works with you will need to ring us
- but
please read all of this current page first -
on 0208 653
9768
(international 44 208 653 9768).
Warwick will ask you (and your partner) to
detail the problems you are having. Then, if all agree, a date will
be decided for the consultation day which starts the intervention.
The consultation day is arranged on a day when your children are not around
- children usually never need to be told that Warwick is or has been
involved.
At what times do parents make
their daily consultation Zoom or phone calls?
Parents need to find a time
each day between
8.00 am and 6.30 pm although it needs to be when their children cannot overhear so sometimes needs to be after the child has gone to sleep.
Parents who are in different locations during the day can usually arrange a
conference call and talk at the same time. Between 3.30am and 12.30pm Eastern Canada & US.
Between 2.30am and 11.30pm Central Canada & US.
Between 12.30am and 09.30pm Pacific Canada & US.
Between 7.30pm and 4.30am Eastern Australia.
Does the whole process depend
on parents remembering what happens and relating it?
Yes, but sound recording of your interactions (or video if possible) are invaluable. Recording should be emailed to Warwick prior to each telephone conversation. Dropbox etc can be used for larger files.
