Behavioural, Educational, and Research Consultants

There are different approaches to parent training but they are all based on the idea that parents are the best individuals in their child’s environment to resolve the child’s behavior problems. The general procedure involves the psychologist deriving an appropriate treatment strategy and then training the parents in these strategies and techniques.  After initial training the therapist guides, directs, and supervises the parents.

The advantages of parent training are many. The reality of the situation is that parents spend much more time with the child than any therapist ever could. The main advantage is therefore that they can have a much greater impact on the child in a shorter period of time than the therapist alone. This leads to the practical advantage of savings in time and money. Studies have also found that parents are capable of generalizing their new found skills to other problem behaviors and other children within the family. All this coupled with the fact that parents quickly learn and apply the principles taught to them, it becomes a very efficacious approach.