16-Hour Parent Training
Help in the Home is a full service, family-focused approach to improving the lives of children and adolescents with autism and other developmental challenges. Vendored by local Regional Centers, Help in the Home offers a 16-hour parent training program to teach parents the basic principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and evidence-based intervention. Instruction will focus on the needs of families with children ages 18 months to 22 years with an autism spectrum diagnosis or related condition. This program will prepare parents to be working members of the treatment team once services begin and is required by the North Los Angeles County Regional Center prior to qualification for Behavior Intervention Services.
Parents will be provided with 16 hours of instruction covering the following areas:
| Hour | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Autism and related disorders and best practices for intervention |
| 2 | Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) |
| 3 | Basic tenets of behavior change |
| 4 | Functions of behavior |
| 5 | Specific reinforcement-based strategies to change behavior |
| 6 | Specific reinforcement-based strategies to change behavior |
| 7 | Extinction strategies |
| 8 | Extinction strategies |
| 9 | Environmental/ Visual supports for communication including social stories |
| 10 | Environmental/ Visual supports for teaching skills including token systems |
| 11 | Social skills / Play Dates |
| 12 | Chaining and task analyses to teach self-help skills |
| 13 | Discrete Trial Training and play-based ABA to teach new skills |
| 14 | Discrete Trial Training and play-based ABA to teach new skills |
| 15 | Generalization and creating learning opportunities across environments |
| 16 | Review |
Upcoming Classes
| Time | # of Sessions | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday Morning: 9:00am to 1:00pm | 4 consecutive sessions | TBD |
| Tuesday Morning: 9:30am to 1:30pm | 4 consecutive sessions | TBD |
| Wednesday Evening: 5:00pm to 7:00pm | 8 consecutive sessions | TBD |
Help in the Home is now accepting registrations for home-based Behavior Intervention Services. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), the most scientifically validated treatment approach for autism, informs everything we do. We create treatment plans specifically tailored to your child's needs and may employ Discrete Trial Training (DTT), Pivotal Response Training (PRT) or other play-based strategies.