Parent Training
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008It is imperative for parents to take an active role in their child’s therapy. Lovass, a pioneer in applied behavioral analysis ( ABA ) therapy, has stressed the importance of training parents as intervention providers. By learning various intervention techniques, parents cannot only strengthen the parent-child relationship, they can also learn methods for promoting generalization, communication usage and skills, and help the child maintain general academics. Koegal and collegues have found that parents who participate in supplemental training show an increase in quality of family life, a decrease in parental stress, and become more optimistic about their ability to aid in their child’s development. Although parent training is not usually publicly funded, it is cost effective. By learning effective techniques, you can implement some of the programs for which you would normally pay an ABA tutor/therapist, thus decreasing hours of paid services.
SpectrumCIRCLES is providing a 6 week parent training series in Bremerton , WA . The classes are from 130-330pm every Saturday starting March 1st through April 5th. Some of the topics that will be covered include: de-escalating tantrum behavior, potty training, starting an ABA home program, and picky eaters. Manya Vaupel, M.Ed., BCBA, the Clinical Director for SpectrumCircles and Early Intervention Program Director for Pivot Point-Family Growth Centre, Inc, will be running the parent training. If you would like more information, contact Manya at manya@spectrumcircles.com or call 206.384.3702
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