Sendan CenterSendan Parent Support and Education Programs
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Virtual Parent Education Group for parents or caregivers of children on the autism spectrum
Brief Family Treatment for Youth Chronic Health Problems
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) for childhood anxiety disorders
Brief Parent Coaching for Disruptive Behaviors
If you are interested in starting any of these services, please fill out this form (link opens in new tab): Short-Term Interventions Questionnaire
Virtual Parent Education Group
The virtual parent education group is an 8 week program addressing skill-building, reduction of challenging behaviors, family support, and caregiver resources. The group will be held weekly online and each session will be approximately 60 to 90 minutes in length
Services Include:
- Weekly caregiver sessions with a Licensed Behavior Analyst or Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst
- Each week will cover educational information on one focused topic with plenty of time for questions
Program Eligibility:
- Diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum disorder
- Ability to commit to once a week sessions for 8 weeks
- Molina, Kaiser, Premera, or Regence insurance (and approval by insurance for services)
Call 360-305-3275, ext. 7 for more information
Brief Family Treatment for Youth Chronic Health Problems
Youth living with chronic or complex health conditions face unique stressors and responsibilities, including coping with a new diagnosis or complication, difficulty following often intensive daily treatment demands, or family conflict about health management. Sendan offers short-term, family-focused behavioral health support to assist youth in improving their well-being and their health condition management.
Treatment involves: Face-to-face or telehealth sessions (3-6 depending on your family’s needs) with a licensed psychologist, attended by the youth, their parents, and other important individuals in the youth’s life. The focus of treatment will be individualized to address your family’s goals.
Types of chronic health conditions addressed include, but are not limited to:
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Seizure Disorder
- Kidney Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Chronic Pain
- Hemophilia
- Heart Condition
- Organ Transplant Recipient
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) for childhood anxiety disorders
SPACE is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems. SPACE was developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at the Yale Child Study Center and has been tested and found to be efficacious in randomized controlled clinical trials.
Who is SPACE for? Who is the patient?
SPACE aims to treat children and adolescents with anxiety disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Although children do not have to attend SPACE sessions, they are the patients! When SPACE treatment is successful, children feel less anxious and function better.
Who participates in treatment?
Parents (and other caregivers) participate in SPACE treatment sessions. In most cases the child or adolescent does not need to attend the treatment sessions.
What happens in SPACE treatment?
Parents who participate in SPACE will learn skills and tools to help their child overcome anxiety, OCD, or related problems. The treatment focuses on changes that parents can make to their own behavior; they do not need to make their child change. The two main changes that parents learn to make in SPACE treatment are to respond more supportively to their anxious child and to reduce the accommodations they have been making to the child symptoms.
Brief Parent Coaching for Disruptive Behaviors
Short-term parent coaching to help navigate disruptive behaviors, often arising from ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Conduct Disorder.
An evidence-based behavioral approach where the therapist teaches parents’ skills and strategies that use positive reinforcement, ignoring, effective communication, structure, and consistent discipline to manage their child’s behavior.
Interested in starting any of these services? Please fill out this form, and we will contact you about next steps (link opens in new tab): Short-Term Interventions Questionnaire
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