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The Teaching Family Model utilizes two methods for teaching self-government concepts: a family meeting and a youth leadership position called the manager. See how they work. -
A lot of information is gathered and reviewed during the evaluation process. This module provides a format and guidelines for evaluation report writing.
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Learn how to write behavioral support plans that are individualized and strengths-based. Define Teaching Parent strategies that are proactive in nature and effective in helping youth learn valuable skills.
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Having a good working relationship with school personnel is important because it increases the chances that the youth in the Teaching Parents care will be more successful at school.
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Read about the history of the Teaching Family Model and learn the five program components that make this evidence-based model highly effective.
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Complete set of Train-the-Trainer Modules 1-19 (19 PDFs total)
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Teaching Parents, as direct care providers, need support and guidance to operate a successful program. This module defines the role of the supervisor in a Teaching Family Model program.
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Each Teaching Parent has the opportunity to be certified if the agency is a Certified Sponsor Site of the Teaching Family Association. If the site qualifies, this module provides a review of the certification criteria and process.
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The Teaching Family Model incorporates Resiliency Theory in its design and application. See how the TFM program components strengthen the youths chances for success.
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This Values Card allows Practitioners to work with young children on introducing values, recognizing young children when they do well, and provide guidance when their actions do not align to the stated values.
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This Values Card allows Practitioners to work with Pre-Adolescents on introducing values, recognizing Pre-Adolescents when they do well, and provide guidance when their actions do not align to the stated values.
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This Values Card allows Practitioners to work with Adolescents on introducing values, recognizing Adolescents when they do well, and provide guidance when their actions do not align to the stated values.
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Instead of addressing every youth behavior, learn to teach skills to the youth. Skills are a set of preferred behaviors that can generalize to other settings or situations.
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When youth are placed away from home, they need to learn skills that will help them find success once they leave a structured program. Find out what skills they need and how to teach them!
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Dont wait for a problem! Teach social skills to youth in a proactive way. Planned Teaching gives you an effective format for doing it!
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A comprehensive guide for consultants that lists and defines all of the Teaching Parent Skill Concepts as taught in the Pre-Service Workshop.
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Every youth in placement has a Treatment Plan. The Behavioral Support Plan helps you set individualized, strengths-based goals and strategies utilizing the Teaching Family Model.
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There are times when all children lose emotional control and become angry. The Intensive Teaching Procedure will help you calm the youth, stay calm yourself, and work through the issue in a systematic and effective way.
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In any home setting it is difficult to find that line between what is acceptable behavior and what is not acceptable behavior. Learn to find that line and set high expectations for youth achievement.
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A guide for consultants when conducting a formal review of the motivation systems. The consultant delivers conceptual feedback to Teaching Parents to increase the systems effectiveness.
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Presents a conceptual process for writing and delivering high quality, effective feedback to Teaching Parents.
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The Teaching Family Model has a statement of ethical standards shared with all Teaching Parents and the time of their Pre-Workshop training. Careful internal auditing of youth rights and staff practices can help prevent problems with licensing and other consumers.
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A positive relationship between the youth and his parent (or the youth and his family) is a necessity ingredient for the youths long term success. This module offers ideas to keep parents involved.
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The Teaching Family Model values the direct care workers and sees them as professionals who have expertise in using the Teaching Family Model. As such, the Teaching Parents are held to high professional standards as outlined in this module.
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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)
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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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Community consumer evaluations are part of the evaluation process. Learn how to collect and interpret information from the people who work closely with the Teaching Parents.
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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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A guide for consultants to use when providing an overview of the Consultation Service Delivery Plan.
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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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Complete set of Motivation Systems Modules 1-9 (9 PDFs total)
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A review of the learning theory principles presented in the Pre-Service Workshop and the application of these principles when delivering verbal and written feedback to Teaching Parents.
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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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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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Complete set of Evaluation Modules 1-14 (14 PDFs total)
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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.
