[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good Morning Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Worldwide, over 1.5 Billion People experience some conflict Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In response, people are forced to flee their country. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leaving over 15 million refugees. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,children without a doubt are Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most innocent and vulnerable victims Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not just from the obvious physical dangers, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but from, the often, unspoken affects that wars have on their families. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The experiences of war leave children at real high risk Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the development of emotional and behavioural problems. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,children as we can only imagine, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will feel worried, threaten and at risk. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there is good news. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Quality of care that children recieve Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their families, can have a more significant Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,effects on their well-being, than from Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the actual experiences of war that they have been exposed to. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So actually, children can be protected Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by warm, secure parenting. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during and after conflict. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2011 I was a first year PHD Student Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the University Of Manchester Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,School Of Physiological Sciences. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like many of you here, I watched the crisis in Syria Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unfold in front of me on the Tv. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My family are originally from Syria, and very early on Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I lost several family members in really horrifying ways. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I sit and I gathered with my family to watch the Tv. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have all seen those scenes, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,barns destroying, buildings, chaos, destruction. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people screaming and running. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was always the people screaming and running Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that really got me the most. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Specially those terrified looking children. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was a mother to two young, typically inquisitive children. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were five and six then. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At an age when they typically ask lots and lots of questions Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and expect real convincing answers. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I began to wonder what it might be like Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to parent my children in a war-zone and a refugee camp. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would my children change? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would my daughter's bright happy eyes lose their shine? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would my sons' really relax care-free nature Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,become fearful and withdrawn? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How would I cope? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would I change? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As psychologists and parent's trainers Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know that arming parents Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with skills and caring for their children Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can have a huge effect on their well-being. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We call this Parents Training. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The questions I had was Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Could Parent Training programs be useful for families Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while they're still in war-zones or refugee camps? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Could we reach them with advise or training Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would help them through the struggles? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I approached my PHD supervisor, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,professor Rachel Calam, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with my idea of using my academic skills Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make some changes in the real world. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wasn't quite sure, exactly, what I wanted to do. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She listened carefully and patiently, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to my joy, she said: Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If that is what you want to do, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it means so much to you, Let's do it. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's find ways to see if parent programs can be useful Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for families in this contexts." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for the past five years myself and my colleagues, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,professor Calam and Dr. Kim Cartwright Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been working on ways to support families Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have experienced war and displacement. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, to know how to help families that have been Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through conflict, support their children, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first step must obviously be Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ask them what are they struggling with. Right? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, it seems obvious, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but often those are the most vulnerable Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we are trying to support that we actually don't ask. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many times have we just assumed Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know exactly the right thing that is gonna help Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,someone or something without actually asking Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them first.