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Consulting With Parents and Teachers

Consulting With Parents and Teachers . Parent Consultation. Engaging the parent Initial phone contact description of problem duration and frequency practical matters--cost, time, length of treatment rationale and description of the counseling through play process

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Consulting With Parents and Teachers

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  1. Consulting With Parents and Teachers

  2. Parent Consultation • Engaging the parent • Initial phone contact • description of problem • duration and frequency • practical matters--cost, time, length of treatment • rationale and description of the counseling through play process • answers questions and sets first meeting

  3. First Session • More detailed exploration of problem • Discuss what has been tried to solve problem • Discussion of importance of parents and family in the development of the child and the success of counseling

  4. Matching Parent Consultation to the Family • Minor adjustments in discipline and/or communication patterns • Minor marital problems • Moderate to severe marital problems • Lack of parenting skills

  5. Lack of parenting skills: Teach • Listening and problem definition • Goal recognition • Consequence setting • Encouragement

  6. Personal problems of parents • When personal issues of parent(s) are moderate or severe refer • Difficult to work in counseling role with both child and parent at same time

  7. What type of information should the counselor gather from the parent? • Presenting problem data • Data about factors effecting child’s lifestyle • After gathering initial information about presenting problem focus is on contributing factors not problem--Avoid defining child in terms of problem

  8. Focus of information gathering is on parent perceptions: • How child gains significance in the family • How child interacts with others in the family • How child interacts with others in the world • Birth order and personality of each child • Rate each child on intelligence, helpfulness, materialism, selfishness • How child’s behaviors grow from this viewpoint

  9. Focus of information gathering is on parent perceptions: • Family atmosphere • Parent relationships with children • Views on strategies for discipline

  10. Additional questions for parents: • Daily routine • Child’s responsibilities • Behaviors that annoy parents • How they respond • How they feel when the behavior persist • How child reacts to reprimands

  11. See Kottman Appendix C for list of specific questions

  12. Check for stressful events as possible reasons for sudden misbehavior • Death • Move • Change in family • Alcoholism, mental illness of family member

  13. Using information gathered • Teaching parents new strategies for perceiving and interacting with child • Reframe behavior to help parents see it in a more positive light

  14. Brigman’s suggestions for consultation • Structure the meeting • Start with positives/strengths • Use a logical sequence of questions • Gather missing background information

  15. Brigman’s suggestions for consultation • Offer suggestions • Focus on 1-2 issues • Build in encouragement • Clarify plan and follow-up

  16. Consultation:Three Keys • Triadic • Indirect • Collaborative

  17. Adlerian parent education resources • STEP, STEP TEEN, ACTIVE PARENTING • Wining Children Over-F. Walton, Columbia SC • Positive Discipline-J. Nielson

  18. Adlerian teacher education resources • Cooperative Discipline • ACTIVE TEACHING • Consultation in the Schools--White, Mullis, Earley, Brigman

  19. Summary--Personalizing • Top 2-3 ideas from this chapter • Ways I can apply what I have learned • Questions/concerns I have

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