What is ''In-Home Parent Training''?
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In-Home Parent Training can be provided privately, such as Aspie Friendly's Services, or through public school districts to qualified students.
The benefits of parent training, to autism spectrum families, are now documented. The National Institute of Mental Health reccently announced findings in their paper, Parent Training Complements Medication for Treating Behavioral Problems in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders. In the paper they note that while the effect of medication alone is helpful with some symptoms, yet limited with regard to treating behaviors related to disorders such as autism, adding a parent training component not only increases the effectiveness of improving behaviors, but also decreases the need for the medication while improving the behavior.
The public Special Education service is provided to qualifying special education students. Schools are required to support goals made in the Individualized Education Plan, as a part of the student's Free And Appropriate Education (or FAPE). When the in-home parent training service is provided through the school district, the student must first be evaluated to determine whether or not services are needed. When the in-home parent training service is obtained through private means, the family is not required to qualify for services, nor be limited to other restrictions imposed when using the public school system for services.
Whether services are privately obtained, or provided through the schools, an In-Home Parent Trainer generally does an assesment of some kind, to determine what the behavioral needs are. If there is a qualifying decision to be made, it is also determined whether or not there is sufficient need within the correct parameters to justify authorization of the service. Provided it is determined that there is a justifiable need, The Parent Trainer returns to the home over a period of time. Together, the trainer works with one or more family members (which may or may not directly include the student or child), to address the need/s and assists by providing guidance with regard to techniques, tools, ideas, systems, and other methods, to reach the behavioral goals.
Progress is re-evaluated and generally sessions end either after a set period of time, number of sessions, or when a specific goal is reached. While school districts are required to provide this service to qualifying students, there can be some obstacles to parents who want or need the service for their family. (For more information on school system trainers vs. private training, click here.) While some parents elect to go through the school district to request services, other families choose to bypass the formal meetings and approval processes, to expedite getting help, and to ensure that help will be available and not rejected, or prohibitively limited.
Aspie Friendly provides In-Home Parent Training using "Aspie Logic". In addition to other benefits, using this "Aspie Logic" element further increases our ability to be effective. Aspie Friendly understands the reasons that autistic children and young adults do what they do, and we use that understanding to implement a more effective behavior plan. We don't put all of our eggs in the Applied Behavior Analysis basket, because rote training isn't always appropriate. We use logic and reason to address behavior issues. We just use a different kind of logic and reason, which works with the child. and is Aspie Friendly.
The benefits of parent training, to autism spectrum families, are now documented. The National Institute of Mental Health reccently announced findings in their paper, Parent Training Complements Medication for Treating Behavioral Problems in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders. In the paper they note that while the effect of medication alone is helpful with some symptoms, yet limited with regard to treating behaviors related to disorders such as autism, adding a parent training component not only increases the effectiveness of improving behaviors, but also decreases the need for the medication while improving the behavior.
The public Special Education service is provided to qualifying special education students. Schools are required to support goals made in the Individualized Education Plan, as a part of the student's Free And Appropriate Education (or FAPE). When the in-home parent training service is provided through the school district, the student must first be evaluated to determine whether or not services are needed. When the in-home parent training service is obtained through private means, the family is not required to qualify for services, nor be limited to other restrictions imposed when using the public school system for services.
Whether services are privately obtained, or provided through the schools, an In-Home Parent Trainer generally does an assesment of some kind, to determine what the behavioral needs are. If there is a qualifying decision to be made, it is also determined whether or not there is sufficient need within the correct parameters to justify authorization of the service. Provided it is determined that there is a justifiable need, The Parent Trainer returns to the home over a period of time. Together, the trainer works with one or more family members (which may or may not directly include the student or child), to address the need/s and assists by providing guidance with regard to techniques, tools, ideas, systems, and other methods, to reach the behavioral goals.
Progress is re-evaluated and generally sessions end either after a set period of time, number of sessions, or when a specific goal is reached. While school districts are required to provide this service to qualifying students, there can be some obstacles to parents who want or need the service for their family. (For more information on school system trainers vs. private training, click here.) While some parents elect to go through the school district to request services, other families choose to bypass the formal meetings and approval processes, to expedite getting help, and to ensure that help will be available and not rejected, or prohibitively limited.
Aspie Friendly provides In-Home Parent Training using "Aspie Logic". In addition to other benefits, using this "Aspie Logic" element further increases our ability to be effective. Aspie Friendly understands the reasons that autistic children and young adults do what they do, and we use that understanding to implement a more effective behavior plan. We don't put all of our eggs in the Applied Behavior Analysis basket, because rote training isn't always appropriate. We use logic and reason to address behavior issues. We just use a different kind of logic and reason, which works with the child. and is Aspie Friendly.
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What Kind of Issues are Addressed in Training?
In-Home Parent Training which is provided though the school disctrict supports those IEPs which are set in ARD meetings, that parents attended and (ideally) participated in goal setting. Private In-Home Parent Training addresses any kind of behavioral issues that seem problematic to the family, and do not necessarily need to have anythong to do with academics or behaviors which present in the school setting.
Just a few issues that can be addressed with In-Home Parent Training are as follows:
Eating/food problems with an initially unknown antecedent, or triggering incident
Evaluation of sensory issues and adaptation of methods
Non-compliance in the school setting, including selective mutism
Setting up routines at home and at school
Toileting challenges
Non-compliance with regard to homework completion and after-school routine
Special education advocacy
Re-structuring processes to better suit the student
Interpersonal communication challenges within the family network (Family intermediary
Individualized Education Plan Assistance (Evaluation, goal setting and advocacy)
...and more
Just a few issues that can be addressed with In-Home Parent Training are as follows:
Eating/food problems with an initially unknown antecedent, or triggering incident
Evaluation of sensory issues and adaptation of methods
Non-compliance in the school setting, including selective mutism
Setting up routines at home and at school
Toileting challenges
Non-compliance with regard to homework completion and after-school routine
Special education advocacy
Re-structuring processes to better suit the student
Interpersonal communication challenges within the family network (Family intermediary
Individualized Education Plan Assistance (Evaluation, goal setting and advocacy)
...and more
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