Child and Family Supports, School Supports
Parent Coaching
Parent Coaching
Parent Coaching
Parent coaching (for parents of tamariki 1 - 10 years old) is a fabulous way of seeking support for your child and assisting your parenting abilities. No parent is supplied with a guidebook on their individual pēpi, and often times you may naturally align with one of your tamariki easing successfully into your parenting role only to be stumped with your next child.
Parent coaching is a non-judgemental way of supporting your child through discussion and collaboration with the psychologist. Sessions focus on your concerns, with sensitivity of your whānau's cultural values. Evidence-based strategies and techniques will be discussed, modelled and practised via telehealth video sessions. Depending on the complexity of your child and whānau's situation, a face-to-face session to get to know your child, or video observation may be recommended. Parent coaching may also be an informal way for the psychologist to observe any developmental concerns you have for your child.
Common supports may include (but not limited to) anger, tantrum, meltdown and frustration behaviour support, stubbornness, anxiety, school refusal, difficulties with sleeping, feeding, toileting, social skills and functional communication.
**Parent coaching is highly recommended for whānau with a new pēpi who have previous family members diagnosed with Autism, play sessions with the psychologist, pēpi and primary care givers can support your child's development across all domain areas.
School Supports
Parent Coaching
Parent Coaching
School supports are offered for tamariki aged 3 - 10 years old across their daycare, kindy or school settings. School supports may include support with the child's behaviour, development, learning support, social skills, daily living skills and or functional communication.
School support services include observation of tamariki, assessment recommendations, teacher liaison, teacher support and or guidance, student group anxiety programs such as the Cool Kids Anxiety Program, or Secret Agent Society (SAS) group program, and behaviour support.
Training sessions and or informal coffee chats with daycare, kindy and school staff are available.