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The Teaching Family Model incorporates learning theory principles into all of their program components to assure program effectiveness. See how these principles are applied when working with youth. -
There are numerous adults within the community who are attached in some way to each youth in the program. Learn how to build positive relationships with these community members through communication and mutual support.
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Building Positive Relationships with Youth shows why strong, positive relationships are important to Teaching Parent effectiveness, demonstrates the behaviors most preferred by youth, and helps Teaching Parents learn to develop strong relationships with the youth in the program.
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The information that will be shared is intended to provide a starting point for Teaching Parents and other professionals to get an understanding of working with people of many cultures.
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The family style environment is a learning environment in which all activities and events are carefully planned and carried out to help youth learn how to cope, solve problems, interact, control behaviors, and succeed. A therapeutic environment uses all of its resources (human and physical) to make sure that every day is planned and implemented to support treatment and youth development.
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All youth have problems, especially those who are placed away from their family. This problem solving method provides a format for problem-solving that guides the youth to a solution.
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Why? is a frequent question asked by most youth. Tell them why by stating the potential benefits of engaging in positive behaviors.
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Increase your effectiveness when teaching youth social skills by observing the youth closely and precisely describing his/her behaviors. The youth will be more receptive to your teaching.
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Youth behaviors change only when the youth is motivated to learn new, productive behaviors. The motivation systems offer tools to help the youth achieve their goals.
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The Teaching Family Model has five teaching procedures to help youth learn new behaviors. Find out how each procedure is used and the steps to the interactions that help youth achieve success.
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Learn two effective ways to address a youths behavior. Praise will increase the frequency of preferred behaviors and Teaching Interactions will decrease the unwanted behaviors. Try it!
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Complete set of Pre-Service Modules 1-25, including the complete set of Motivational Tool Modules 1-10 (35 PDFs total)
