Parenting Intervention Program

Population Served/Target Population:  Adult care takers who have a mental health diagnosis and who have custody of a child with chronic and recurrent disruptive behaviors.

Admission Criteria:  

1. Referral by Child Protective Services, Juvenile Court, a school, or a therapist.
2. A care taker with a child between the ages of 2 and 18.
3. Willingness to participate.

Treatment Plan Goals:

1. Parents will develop new parenting strategies.

2. Parents will develop the ability to consistently enforce appropriate positive and negative consequences.

3. Parents are expected to develop a skill set to assist with more successfully identifying and delivering age appropriate consequences.

4. Parents will strengthen the relationship with their children.

Treatment Model/Structure:

Participants will attend three components:

Parenting Wisely is a computer parent training program, which does not require individuals to possess computer or literacy skills.  Participants view case studies presented on the computer and respond to the material as they develop more effective parental strategies.  Participants review completed assignments individually with their counselor.

Secondly, participants will attend and actively participate in group therapy sessions.  Sessions will help to process and develop parenting skills in a supportive environment.

The last component is mentor support, during which participants will be linked to a successful parent of their choice or one provided by the program to act as a role-model to the program participant.

Performance/Discharge Criteria:  Satisfactory completion of Treatment Plan Goals, and a Parenting Plan.

Payments Accepted: 

1. Cash
2. Medicaid
3. Sliding Scale (for Fairfield County Residents)

Last modified: May 14, 2012