hi everyone, so wonderful to be here. I am Galaxy today... Wendy Powell . thanks

Hi Wendy (aka Galaxy!)

Thanks for your insight Anita - Great job!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to write them into chat and Nathalie will ask them of the panel towards the end of the seminar.

Question - Given that many parents report being anxious or reluctant to attend a service or group, how can we best engage with these parents and what can we do to help alleviate their anxiety?

Question - Does the training attract/ engage Dads? If so do you need to consider any particular strategies

What are the elements required to be the host body for EPEC?

Do most parents who start the training complete the training?

my questions are more logistical than anything else- do you have a minimum number of parents/participants to run a viable group/program.

how do we get around/alleviate the hesitation to commit to 8 sessions, for many parents this would be quite a committment.

sorry if I missed the information but how are peer to peer partnerships identified, or is it space where friendships are encouraged generally

Is there any evidence that the course is having any impact on reducing family violence?

How do you get the first course up and running, before you have the parent facilitators and the people engaged who are just like the people you want to engage?

How can (early childhood) services best support the model? What are the good behaviours we can promote and model with our partners in government and other professional agencies in relation to empowering our families?

Can Paul (or anyone else) please talk in a little more detail in relation to engagement strategies not just for Dads but in general?

this has been really informative, thank you :) I need to attend to an issue.... thank you

Jane asked the following question: Do you find any educators feel they may need to do the course for their family

What are the finacial outlays for initial training and set up as a host organisation

any particular strategy adopted to address the class/income based economic factors, specially those stuck in the inter generational poverty?

thank you for the information