Support for Therapeutic Parenting
Therapeutic parenting is a set of strategies for responding to a child's behavior in a way that helps the child establish safety, security, connectedness, and self-worth. Because traumatized children experience what we say and do very differently than we intend, I help parents better understand the mind of their child so they can choose interventions that meet the child’s developmental and emotional needs. Throughout treatment, parents learn and practice therapeutic interventions to address problem behaviors. I provide training and ongoing support of the use of these strategies, which are presented in a manual at the beginning of treatment. Tailoring the therapeutic parenting interventions to fit a child’s unique needs is an evolving and dynamic process, in which parents and I must actively work together. I coach, role-play, model, and use examples to assist parents in understanding when and how to apply the interventions in their daily lives. I do not use or endorse coercive techniques or interventions that are compliance-based.
Also, check out our parenting manual: A Guide to Therapeutic Parenting