
Barnardo’s Cygnet programme won a UK Skills Council National Training Award in 2010. ‘Richard Reeve Design was a vital component in the success of this programme,’ said Andy Morris, Cygnet Co-ordinator.
The core programme is delivered to a small group of parents by a trainer over five half-day sessions. The trainer uses a pdf slide show presentation and is supported by extensive trainer’s notes. The trainer’s resource includes over 220 slides, about half of which use original illustration, commissioned from andy pearson to give immediacy and emotional precision to often complex messages. The slides include video clips and animation and are packaged on a CD-ROM. Printed trainer’s notes are provided in ring-bound folders. The CD also contains pdfs for printing off note-sheets, handouts and activity sheets for parents.
Development of resources for Cygnet started in 2007. The second edition of the core programme was published in 2010. We have also designed modules to help parents support the siblings of their children on the autistic spectrum, and to train professionals. The Cygnet programme has proved popular; several hundred sets of programme resources have been sold and are in widespread use across the UK.
Barnardo’s Cygnet programme