Parent Training
Would you benefit from a closer relationship with your child?
Of course, the answer is yes. Every parent would. All of the most common, preventable behavior problems in children originate with a breakdown in the Parent-Child Relationship.
The Kid Counselor offers a 10 week course, in an individual or group setting, that teaches techniques and activities that enhance the parent-child bond and encourages mutual understanding.
This course, called Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPR-T), instructs parents how to conduct weekly play sessions with your child. Over the course of 10 weeks, parents learn how to appropriately respond to children, how to encourage self-esteem and responsibility, how to set limits, how to communicate more effectively, and how to express love and respect to children during the special play time. With practice and understanding, these techniques will carry over into everyday interactions and will create a healthy and effective child-parent relationship.
Qualities that make CPR-T different from other parent training programs are:
- CPR-T focuses on the relationship between the parent and child instead of a problem-solving approach
- Communication is developed and conducted through play, the child's natural medium of expression and feelings
- Techniques are implemented in bite-sized quantities over a 10-week period of time that allows the parent to digest, internalize, and practice the techniques at a more effective pace
- CPR-T is experience-based, not lecture-based. You put into practice what you learn throughout the week, review the outcomes with your trainer, and take home valuable feedback for the upcoming week. We don't just turn you loose with a list of rules and expect you to remember and implement them all. You practice what you learn and get feedback weekly, helping you to perfect your new techniques
For more information on CPR-T and the benefits of the program, please read the interview below by Internationally renowned counselor educator and author Garry Landreth
Improving Parent-Child Relationships through Filial Therapy: An Interview with Garry Landreth
