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The Center for Emotional and Behavioral Health(t IRMH — Parenting Education Group — IRC- CSAC <br /> C. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Entire Section C, 1 – 6, not to exceed ttvo pages) <br /> 1 . List Priority Needs area addressed. <br /> Therapeutic, intervention and educational Parenting Education Group program for parents of <br /> children and adolescents with emotional problems in Indian River County. <br /> 2.1 Briefly describe program activities including location of services. <br /> The program helps the parent to identify their parenting style: easy going, rescuer, disciplinarian <br /> or consultant All of these styles are detrimental to the child except for the consultant—the style <br /> the parent will embrace after attending the group. The parents learn effective ways of providing <br /> choices, the difference between using thinking words versus fighting words. They- will learn <br /> how to avoid control battles with their children and the importance of giving the children age <br /> appropriate responsibility., The parents learn new skills and follow simple but powerful <br /> „models <br /> that caused the ' -child to become more skilled at making decision and behaving more <br /> appropriately. The educational component is provided via a lecture for 30 minutes followed by . <br /> 1 . <br /> discussion related to a specific problem parents maybe having with their children. <br /> The Parenting Education Group meets at the Center for Emotional and Behavioral Health , <br /> 3. Briefly desenDe now, your program '-addresses the stated need/problem. Describe how <br /> our ro follow l recognized "best practice", (see d <br /> am efinition on 'page X6 the <br /> Ins tructi6i6)and provide evidence that indicates ro osed `strate ies are ' + <br /> . , . P p g e effective with <br /> target population. <br /> The material for this Parenting Education Group is based on two of the most effective parenting <br /> modes available today. They are the Love and Logic method developed by Jim Fay and Foster <br /> W. Cline, MD and The Systematic Training for Effective Parenting ( STEP) model developed by <br /> Don Dinkmeyer and Gary McKay. Both of these models provide excellent, easy to understand <br /> techniques for parents that will reduce conflict with their child . The goal is to . promote parenting <br /> expertise in eacn' parent who attends this group. <br /> 1 . <br /> 14 . <br /> w i w ( a rr.l F. a c a r� ,. . yys ao+.i VSs' � k• Vic_ <br /> r <br /> a � ru* a"S Aw zy. �a,"� *'y {"^��� � '. T µ'{�. F �Ta yit.t� "°�y�` ".?i4' + �r1r fa, xc . t 5r <br /> r (a' ''9+'Try ' +• "�y� 6t l :'b'f`7� � Fx� . 'i: <br />