ABA Parent Training

Parent Training

We recognize that family members with ASD children in their homes can feel confused and frustrated as well. That is why we feel that training for parents is critical to a successful ABA therapeutic program. Our therapy is done in the home and can provide a parent with a better understanding of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Training also allows parents the opportunity to better understand their child’s specific behaviors. This understanding offers the best possible environment for a child to develop healthy responses with social interactions in a variety of settings.

This training also allows a parent to feel more in control of their child’s situation. Interacting with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder child presents challenges to the traditional adult/child relationship in the home. With proper training, a parent is able to follow the established teaching methods that encourage positive behavior. It also helps to prevent a child’s parent from applying the wrong methods.

The success of our home program is greatly improved when a parent is properly trained. Establishing a treatment will have limited results if that treatment is applied consistently. Parents play a critical role in their child’s behavioral development, and parent training offers an opportunity for family members to become involved.

A trained parent becomes our therapist’s partner that is able to provide valuable feedback and interpretations of events as they happen. The trained parent is able to provide accurate information as well as teaching. This will allow our staff members to better assess behaviors and gives us the ability to modify treatment in a way that continues to provide positive results.

The key to a therapy such as ABA is consistency. Providing uniform learning helps to reinforce the desired behaviors we are looking for. Trained parents are more situationally aware and can intervene on behalf of a child who may be receiving confusing messages from others in their life. Our patient’s parents can educate other family members, friends, neighbors, and school personnel while better understanding the feedback that these individuals will provide.

Pairing ABA therapy with parental training will also improve family interactions and relationships. Parental training creates a therapeutic relationship that can lessen the frustration that a child may feel in the home. Parents with training are more aware and understanding of their child’s behaviors and needs. Simply put, training allows a parent and ASD child the opportunity to bond more.