Workshops/How To Work With Families

• Child Focus
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Foster Parent Training - Options For Youth
• Inclusion in Schools: Real and Perceived Views of Full Inclusion - Dark Ages? Bright Futures
• Infants and Toddlers in Your Care: How to Nurture 0-3 Year-Olds in Group Care and at Home
• Learning and Teaching Styles
• Preparing Personnel to Work With Parents and Families
• Reducing Stress in the Lives of Young Chlldren
• Sample Forms for Teachers
• Ask Dr. Susan

ABC Model for Family Meetings

 

Job and Family Services - Foster Family Training

The ABC’s of Positive Parenting for Foster Parents

THE A-B-C PLANNING STRATEGY

 

(B)   SETTING TEACHING GOALS

 

            (B)  State in positive terms  (+)

            (B)  Pinpoint “what you see and hear” behavior  (-)

            (A)  Identify four or five realistic steps of a plan to get the positive change

            (C)  List rewards and kinds of praise, limit punishment options

 

Examples:    Listen to what mom says.  (+)

                        Use a calm voice. (+)

                        Set the table when mom asks. (+)

 

                        What would the negative terms be?  (-)

                                                                                       (-)

                                                                                       (-)

                                                                                       (-)

                                                                                       (-)

 

(A)  Explaining an A-B-C Program to a child at regular family meetings - repeat often.

1. Set a time
2. Start with a positive statement - a compliment
3. Describe behaviors  (-) and  (+)
4. Give reasons why behavior must change
5. Describe positive consequences that will occur  (+)
6. Model negative  (-)  behaviors
7. Practice the  (+)  behaviors every time you have a meeting

 

If you are successful, the child:

• Agrees with the plan, creates a Heart Chart
• Repeats positive consequences/rewards/praise they will get
• Understand what happens if good behavior does not occur (child is not punished, experiences consequences, and does not get what he/she wants)