Training Social Work Specialists in using the VIPP-SD Method
Lorenz Positive Parenting offers expert training, supervision and consultation in implementing the VIPP-SD Method, designed to empower families for lasting positive change.
Empowering Families through the VIPP-SD Method
Online VIPP-SD Training Courses
The training course begins with a 7-day online VIPP-SD Basic Training in a group, followed by supervised individual VIPP-SD Practice Training in about 6 months. For EUR 2.000,- you can become a certified VIPP-SD Intervener.
Online VIPP-SD Supervision
Even as a certified VIPP-SD Intervener, it can be beneficial or sometimes essential to consult with an accredited VIPP-SD Supervisor about a case. You can schedule an individual online supervision meeting for EUR 150,- an hour.
VIPP-SD Consultation
Organisations interested in learning more about implementing VIPP-SD for their families can request a complimentary consultation.
VIPP-SD Training Course
The cost of the VIPP-SD Training Course is EUR 2.000,- per person (VAT exempt). Please note, any local duties and taxes are your responsibility. This fee includes:
- the VIPP-SD Manual (including shipping) & other relevant literature and training materials
- 7 online meetings in the VIPP-SD Basic Training
- 6 online individual supervision sessions in the VIPP-SD Practice Training
- the online individual VIPP-SD Assessment meeting
- certification and registration at VIPP-SD International.
VIPP-SD Basic Training
Jan, 2026
21, 28 January, 4, 11, 18, 25 February and 4 March 2026
Training sessions are held from 07:00 to 12:00 (UTC+1), primarily targeting participants in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Please read the training course information carefully before you decide to register. Open the link or download as pdf.
VIPP-SD Basic Training
May, 2026
13, 20, 27 May and 3, 10, 17, 24 June 2026
Training sessions are held from 17:00 to 22:00 (UTC+2), primarily targeting participants in North and South America.
Please read the training course information carefully before you decide to register. Open the link or download as pdf.
Registration
Register for the next training opportunity and in about 9 months you will:
- understand the theoretical basis of VIPP and its relation to attachment theory.
- have familiarized yourself with the principles of VIPP-SD.
- have had experience of implementing the intervention under supervision of a certified VIPP-SD Supervisor.
- have a clear idea of how to further develop your VIPP-SD skills.
When you have read the training course information carefully and you decide to register, you can click below and fill in the registration form online.
Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD)
As soon as young children are introduced to rules and start to learn to obey to those rules, it can be difficult for parents to remain sensitive when their children try to bend or break those rules. The short-term (preventive) VIPP-SD intervention aims at enhancing parental sensitivity in interaction with their children, as well as during times when children have to learn to get acquainted with rules and limits (sensitive discipline). The VIPP-SD program is carried out at the family’s home and consists of 7 visits (sessions) of approximately 2 hours each.
During the visits several video recordings are made of diverse caregiver-child interactions in everyday (play)situations. Thereafter the recordings of the previous visit viewed are discussed by the caregiver and intervener. While discussing the recordings, the caregiver and intervener work together on:
- Increasing the observational skills of caregivers.
- Increasing caregivers’ knowledge about the upbringing and development of young children.
- Increasing the capacity of caregivers to empathize with their children.
- Making the caregiving behavior more effective by using sensitive responsiveness and sensitive discipline.
About me – Estelle Struis
In 2002, I started delivering VIPP-SD to families as part of a research trial at the Centre for Child and Family Studies at Leiden University in The Netherlands. After spending a few most valuable years there as an intern and student-assistent, I graduated in 2005 as a Developmental and Educational Psychologist.
In 2007, after the intervention was shown to be effective, I collaborated with Prof. Dr Femmie Juffer in developing the VIPP-SD Training Course at Leiden University. Since 2011, I have trained and supervised many others as an independent VIPP-SD Trainer, through a number of organisations, including The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London, UK. Over the years, I have also trained several new VIPP-SD Supervisors and Trainers and I have been involved in the implementation of the method within a variety of settings, groups and countries.
Even as an independent worker, I have always been working closely with the former VIPP Training and Research Centre at Leiden University. In January 2024, I co-founded VIPP-SD International, a foundation licensed by Leiden University to facilitate the continuation of the VIPP-SD Method and Training Materials.
