Parent Training
Hammond Associates offers comprehensive parent training, by our Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and Occupational Therapist (OT). This training includes topics such as reinforcement, preventative strategies, functional communication, teaching skills and more. The training utilizes materials from the Research Unit on Behavioral Intervention (RUBI) manual.
Who is the training for?
This training is designed for any person providing care to your child—if there is a natural support person (such as a grandparent or relative) that provides regular care to your child and is able to attend, we encourage that they come and participate as well.
What are the objectives of this training?
This training is designed to teach caregivers skills for managing interfering behaviors as well as developing strategies to prevent these behaviors from occurring. The training will also focus on teaching replacement behaviors and provide caregivers with teaching strategies to use with your child.
What are the expectations for participating in this training?
We are asking that you:
- Complete a screening with our team to ensure that the training is appropriate for your child. This training may not be appropriate if your child engages in severe or dangerous interfering behaviors.
- Commit to completing a 1-2 hour session each week in our office or virtually (without child present) for 11-12 weeks.
- Actively participate in the training program! While each training session will have training objectives, we will be asking you to choose strategies or behaviors that you think are most relevant to your family.
- Complete all homework assignments—at the end of each session, caregivers will be given a homework assignment to practice skills discussed during the session. There is usually one assignment related to the weekly topic of discussion.
When and Where will the training occur?
- In person training will take place at Hammond Associates—1250 Forest Ave, Suite 301 in Portland, ME or remotely.
- The time is to be determined based on the availability of families.
- Instruction on modules will be provided by at least one clinician.
- As we complete sessions, caregivers will be building a few resources for themselves that will be theirs to keep and refer to—you will have a 3-ring binder that includes all the module materials and activities that we discuss, power point presentation slides (printed), and the Behavior Support Plan that caregivers will develop as part of the program. If completing the training remotely, you will be provided electronic copies of materials.
This training can be accessed through private insurance or private pay at this time. If you are interested, please reach out to our office and complete intake forms (https://www.hammondme.com/contact-us/intake-forms/). Contact Brianna Crocker at [email protected] with any questions.