FACMA offers three types of parenting groups tailored to meet the needs of the community. The essentials of each of the parenting practices are designed to: • Promote mindfulness in everyday life • Increase stress tolerance in stressful times • Clarify patterns of re-activity e.g., how patterns develop, how they manifest, and how best to work with them moving forward Standard Parenting Group 12 week insight-based and practice-oriented program designed to help parents/caregivers understand their children in new ways. By doing so, parents/caregivers are empowered to better help their children become fully themselves and contribute as respectful and responsible member of the household and community. Parenting group for special needs children 12 week insight-based and practice-oriented program designed to help parents/caregivers understand their children with developmental and/or medical challenges in new ways. The combined experience of facilitators and group members will offer strategies, resources and mutual support for managing the issues facing the family. Parenting skills for parents with intellectual disabilities 18 week insight-based and practice-oriented program designed to be responsive to the parents’ individual needs and focuses on the whole family to ensure that interests of both parents and children are served. Services will include long-term, ongoing supports since the needs of children change and parenting skills must change as children mature. Services will focus on the special learning needs of the parent. Learning will occur in the office. Techniques utilized will include repetition, demonstration and other resources that require little or no reading. Services will assist parents in becoming part of their community. |
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