Training

Focus on building capacity.

At Focus, we see ourselves as part of a team that supports each child in maximizing their indiviual potential. By offering training and support programs, we enhance the ability of other members of that team to support and sustain our clients' progress. Our training and support programs include parent training and famly consultation within the scope of behavioral intervention and parent training groups as well as professional consultation and workshops for educational and clinical staff. FOCUS conducts workshops on a range of intervention topics that can be tailored to a specific audience (e.g., parents, school personnel).

Workshops are offered on various topics, including:

• Basic Principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
• Functional Behavioral Assessment
• Discrete Trial Training
• Pivotal Response Training (PRT)
• Reducing Challenging Behaviors
• Developing Functional Communication
• Classroom Management
• Supporting cognitive development
• Helping children in times of crisis
• Stress management and self-care
• Child development
• Positive behavior management