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In-Home Parent Training

Community Based Support Services

Bridging Lives' In-Home/Parent Training goal is to provide parents and families with the necessary skills and techniques to assist their child with the on-going development and maintenance of skills and behaviors. Through a variety of training opportunities, parents will receive information, strategies, techniques, and skills pertinent to the needs of their child.

In-Home Parent Training includes, but is not limited to:

Modeling instructional techniques in various environments including home and community
Creating and implementing behavior management systems
Recommending ways to alter the environment to promote effective functioning
Creating and implementing structured routines
Utilizing peers/family members to facilitate small group participation
Direct intervention with the child

Our In-Home/parent training and family support services can enhance family functionality, family development and family growth as a unit.

Support Services Include:

Management of Leisure time
- working with the student to develop skills that enable the child to entertain him or herself appropriately without adult supervision.
Socialization Training
- working with the family to help the child develop appropriate skills and behavior in public.
Individual Support
- preparing the child to be healthy and productive by developing self-seteem.
Family Support
- working with the family to develop a functional family unit.
Family Dynamics Training
- providing training for the family to determine family values, goals and expectations (more intensive than family support).
Generalization Training
- training the child and family to use a behavior management plan outside the structured, educational environment. This training may include modeling parenting skills.
Peer Support Group
- working with a group of students to develop appropriate interaction skills.
Respite Care
- providing relief to parents and family with intermittent, short-term care (e.g., weekends, during school holidays, etc.) see respite services for more information.