The Health & Wellness Program: A Parenting Curriculum for Families at Risk [With CD-ROM]

The Health & Wellness Program: A Parenting Curriculum for Families at Risk [With CD-ROM] Review

Ideal for psychologists, nurses, social workers, home visitors, parent educators, and others who work with families at risk, this complete program gives professionals everything they need to support parents with a wide range of disabilities or learning challenges as they learn about child health and safety. The only validated program developed for use with this often overlooked population, this well-established curriculum from a respected expert offers effective, proven strategies tested for more than 30 years with over 800 families. Professionals will get a program manual with background information on parents with disabilities, guidance on establishing a program and assessing parents' skills, overviews of what to teach in parent education programs, and assessment tools with clear instructions and illustrations. To ensure learning, the program includes 15 printable workbook-style handouts to give to parents, each using clear, simple language and realistic colored illustrations to teach critical skills.