PARENTING EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM
The Parent Training Program is an 18 hour program that consists of group counseling sessions for 12 weeks consecutively. The group is facilitated by a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a maximum of 12 participants per group.
The focus of the Parent Training Program is on:
- the responsibility of individuals for their actions and the need to appropriately express their emotions
- parenting styles & styles of communication
- attachment and bonding between parent and child
- children's growth and development
- child care (including nutrition, immunization scheduling, medical care and hygiene)
- stress and time management,
- importance of play and social skill development
- behavior modification and discipline
- long term effects of abuse and neglect, and
- caring for children with specialized medical and developmental needs.
The Parent Training Program promotes development of healthy family relationships and addresses attitude and belief changes which are pivotal in usage of appropriate parenting tools.
Participants in the Parent Training Program experience a warm, nurturing atmosphere that is conducive to learning new styles of parenting, as well as learning more about themselves. The Parent Training Program not only promotes development of healthy family relstionships, but encourages positive change.
Parent Training can also be provided in individual counseling sessions if determined appropriate by therapist during initial assessment.
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