Parenting Classes
Parenting Class List:
Let's Grow!
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Helping the Behaviorally-Challenging Child
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Monthly CPS Support Group
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Class Descriptions:
Let's Grow!
A developmental play group for parents and their infants/toddlers (birth to 36 months).
When:
Mondays (Toddlers 15 - 36 months)
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Wednesdays (Infants birth to 18 months)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Where:
UCP of Orange County
Life Without Limits Pediatric Therapy Center
980 Roosevelt, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92620
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Class Description:
Are you curious about your child’s development?
This weekly family-focused program is designed to provide parents and caregivers with the tools and guidance they need to optimize their baby's development. Individualized suggestions for therapeutic interventions which enrich daily routines are provided to all participating families. Parents will self-select individualized goals for their child and receive periodic consultation from a physical therapist, an occupational therapist and a speech and language professional. Play-based activities focus on enhancing sensorimotor development, stimulating growth in all areas - including gross motor, fine motor, feeding, visual development, sensory processing, cognition, adaptive, social emotional and communication. Parent education and support is integrated into play sessions.
All families are welcome, but this program is ideal for children who were born prematurely, multiples, infants who are at-risk for possible developmental problems and parents who want to learn about ways to help their babies develop optimally.
- Cognition
- Communication
- Social and Self Care
- Physical
RSVP to:
Carolyn Huckabay (949) 333-6408 or chuckabay@ucp-oc.org
Fee: $80 per month paid at the beginning of each month
Helping the Behaviorally-Challenging Child
A 6-week course for parents and guardians of children and teens with difficult-to-manage behaviors. Based upon the Collaborative Problem Solving method developed by Dr. Stuart Ablon and Dr. Ross Greene; course materials developed by Sara Gardner; course presented by Debra Ann Afarian.
When:
6 Thursdays, September 23 – October 28, 2010
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where:
UCP of Orange County
Life Without Limits Pediatric Therapy Center
980 Roosevelt, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92620
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RSVP to:
Debra Ann Afarian (949) 333-6411 or dafarian@ucp-oc.org.
Pre-registration Required: $120 course fee; $180 for co-parents living in the same household.
Book, binder, support group and weekly email consultation with instructor included in course fee. Works for all children, regardless of diagnosis, as well as children with no diagnosis.
Class Description:
Based in part on the book, “The Explosive Child” by Ross Greene, Ph.D., and "Treating the Explosive Child" by Dr. Stuart Ablon and Dr. Ross Greene, this 6-week course supports parents through a variety of positive parenting techniques. Participants will learn Collaborative Problem Solving, a method described by Dr. Greene and Dr. Ablon in their books, which helps parents understand how to best solve problems and reduce meltdowns. (For more information on the Collaborative Problem Solving Methods, please see www.ccps.info or www.thinkkids.org or www.behaviortoday.info.)
Increased cooperation and communication occur as families incorporate the class methods into their home life. The strategies taught are most helpful for parents of children ages 4 through young adult who are able to communicate verbally. This course can be effective for all children, regardless of diagnosis – or even if there is no specific diagnosis.
Each participating parent will receive a book, binder and have access to the instructor via weekly email consultation.
Week One: Participants will learn what may be keeping their child from being able to respond appropriately. They will discover issues that can cause a child to melt down, and learn how to look at their child and their child’s behavior in a new way. They will learn to recognize triggers for their child’s difficult behaviors.
Week Two: Participants will look more closely at triggers and pathways. They will learn why popular parenting methods are not working for their child and will learn how Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) will both reduce meltdowns and teach their child new skills in those areas where they are lagging. They will learn the three steps to using CPS and when to implement the Plan B strategy. They will also learn how using CPS will teach their child needed skills for adult life.
Week Three: Class examines common roadblocks as well as those specific issues with which the participating parents are dealing. They will share success stories and role play using Plan B in typical situations. Participants will learn how to be sure they are following Plan B appropriately, and will learn the value of positive communication and how to use it effectively.
Week Four: Participants will learn what skills are needed to participate in Plan B, and what to do if their child is lacking those skills. They will learn about different types of Plan B. In-depth help focused upon difficulties parents are experiencing is offered. Parents will learn how outside influences can affect their use of Plan B, and what to do about it. They will also learn when it might be necessary to seek outside help for counseling, language processing, sensory issues, medication, placement and other issues.
Week Five: Participants will share successes and difficulties. They will learn what to do when setbacks occur. Implementing Plan B into a behavior plan at school will be discussed, as well as common triggers at school and what to do about them.
Week Six: The class will reflect upon what has been learned, and have an opportunity to ask any lingering questions. Participants bring pictures of their children (if desired) and share stories of the successes they have experienced during the past weeks.
About Debra Ann Afarian, UCP-OC Parent Educator, CPS Certified Presenter
Debra Ann’s community activities include Coordinator of CHADD ADHD Support Group; ADHD Coach and Skills Building Facilitator.
Debra Ann serves Orange County families with special needs in a variety of ways, including teaching parenting classes, teaching CPS skills classes to teens, presenting teacher in-services on CPS and AdHD, and coaching teachers and families about working with behaviorally challenging students/children using the CPS Method.
Parent Testimonial
“My daughter, who is 6 years old and has high functioning autism, began telling me “I love you, Mom” for the very first time in her life, after I began implementing in our home what I had learned in Sara’s class.” -- Emily Frevert, mother of Sophie
Monthly CPS Support Group
The CPS Support Group is for families currently using the Collaborative Problem Solving method. You must be implementing the CPS method as described in the books "The Explosive Child", "Treating the Explosive Child" or "Lost At School" to participate in this no-fee Support Group.
When:
Every 3rd Wednesday
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Where:
UCP of Orange County
Life Without Limits Pediatric Therapy Center
980 Roosevelt, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92620
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RSVP to:
Debra Ann Afarian, (949) 333-6411, dafarian@ucp-oc.org.
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