Behavior Services and Supports

New Parent Support Specialist Training

June 8, 2023 – 6:00pm - 8:30pm Presented by Denise Godfrey-Pinn, Ph.D. & Maria Elena Walsh, Manager, Harbor Family Resource Center

If you are an HRC parent and would like to support other parents in situations similar to your own, we don’t just want you, WE NEED YOU! Your expertise may be just what makes the difference for a new HRC parent. Explore your strengths and how you can best use them to support other parents of HRC clients. Harbor Regional Center offers a training that covers topics such as active listening skills, confidentiality, and how to facilitate a conversation. There will be a follow up meeting to go over paperwork and materials that will be scheduled with each participant individually. Please email Maria Elena Walsh mariaelena.walsh@harborrc.org for more information and to sign up for training.

BEHAVIOR SERVICES AND SUPPORTS

Does someone in your care demonstrate behaviors that affect their home environment or ability to access the community? Do you need help teaching self-care and social skills? Would you like support with sensitive topics like puberty, sexuality, or sexual health? Are you unsure of how to access behavior services and supports like ABA? HRC offers free workshops and classes, facilitated by Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) that teach caregivers about principles of behavior, teaching and reinforcing skills, and maintaining safety. Classes continue to be offered virtually; please contact your HRC Service Coordinator for session dates and to enroll. If translation is needed, please inform your Service Coordinator at the time of enrollment.

CLASS AUDIENCE LENGTH

Behavior Services and Supports

TOPICS

Orientation to Behavior Services

Understanding Behavior

Understanding ABA Reports

Caregivers of all HRC clients

Caregivers of all HRC clients

Caregivers of HRC clients One session: 2 hours long

Six sessions Once a week 2 hours each session

One session: 2 hours long • Overview of behavior services and supports offered by HRC, including how to obtain ABA services • Discussion of HRC behavior classes and workshops • Why tantrums, aggression, and other undesired/unsafe behaviors occur? • How to respond to these behaviors • How to teach new behaviors and reinforce desired behaviors

• What are Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs)? • The roles of the assessor and caregivers in the FBA process

Toilet Training for All Ages Routines, Self – Care, and Social Development

Caregivers of HRC clients One session: 2 hours long • Client/caregiver readiness for toilet training • Common barriers to toilet trainings • Techniques to increase successful toilet practices

• Client/caregiver readiness for social skills • How to support client’s success in participating in a social skills group • How to support client’s ability to make friends and develop positive relationships outside of social skills group

Promoting Social Interactions

Increasing Independence

Caregivers of HRC clients

Caregivers of HRC clients One session: 2 hours long

One session: 2 hours long • How to help caregivers reduce prompts for task completion • How to create opportunities for client to practice skills more independently • How to support client’s efforts to be more independent

Using Visual Supports

Caregivers of HRC clients One session: 2 hours long • How to create schedules and routines • How to offer choices and support transitions

CLASS AUDIENCE LENGTH TOPICS

Boundaries, Puberty, Sexual Development and Safety

Orientation to Health Connected – Puberty Talk

HRC Clients age 1013 and Caregivers One session: 2 hours long • Caregivers must attend and provide consent for client to attend Puberty Talk • Review of curriculum and instructional format

Health Connected – Puberty Talk

Orientation to Health Connected Teen Talk

Health Connected Teen Talk

Orientation to Elevatus Sexual Education

Elevatus Sexual Education

Talking with your Kids About Sexuality

HRC Clients age 1013 and Caregivers Five sessions: 2 hours each One session: 2 hours long

HRC Clients age 14 - 17 and Caregivers

HRC Clients age 14 - 17 and Caregivers Six sessions: 2 hours each One session: 2 hours long

HRC Clients age 18 and over (caregivers optional)

HRC Clients age 18 and over • Recommended for clients, optional for caregivers • Review of curriculum and instructional format

Six sessions: 2 hours each One session: 2 hours long

HRC Caregivers (all ages) • Establishes a foundation and common language for communicating about development and sexual health with trusted adults • Includes intentional engagement with clients age 10 – 13 and their trusted adults to help families share their values regarding the content

• Caregivers must attend and provide consent for client to attend Teen Talk • Review of curriculum and instructional format

• Establishes a foundation and common language for communicating about development and sexual health with trusted adults • Includes intentional engagement with clients age 14 – 17 and their trusted adults to help families share their values regarding the content

• Provides adult clients with information about relatioships, identity, expression, behaviors, and decision-making along with safe use of social media • Includes intentional engagement that helps families explore and share their values with those in their care

• Examines barriers in talking about sexuality and sexual health • Includes intentional engagement that helps families explore and share their values with those in their care

Registration is required for all classes. Please contact your service coordinator to enroll in a class.