Table 1.
Session Title | Session Type | Session Content |
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1 – Introduction to Family School Success – Early Elementary | Group | Introduction to FSS-EE – review “big ideas” |
Importance of family involvement in education | ||
Using attention to change child behavior | ||
2 – Building the parent-child relationship | Individual Family | Review positive attending |
Introduction to The Child's Game (child-directed play) | ||
3 – Preparing for home-school collaboration | Individual Family | Review The Child's Game |
Rationale for CBC and DRC (identify DRC goals) | ||
Discuss building partnerships with teachers | ||
4 – Promoting home-school collaboration | School Meeting | Establish collaborative home-school relationship |
Establish use of assignment book & DRC | ||
Teacher support of home-based educational activities | ||
5 – Basics of behavior management | Group | Group discussion of school meetings |
Functional assessment of problem behaviors (antecedents and consequences) | ||
6 – Token economy and home learning environment | Group | Establishing a token economy |
Family involvement in education: home-based activities | ||
7 – Developing home-based learning activities | Individual Family | Review of strategies to date – problem-solving barriers to implementation |
Informal learning opportunities – “natural teaching moments” | ||
8 – Home-based learning activities | Group | The Child's Educational Game |
Parent tutoring to enhance learning | ||
9 – Using punishment successfully | Group | Rationale for using punishment strategically |
Response cost and time-out | ||
Prepare for second school consultation | ||
10 – Collaborating to Refine Strategies | School Meeting | Review use of DRC and modify if needed |
Additional strategies for home-based learning | ||
11 – Strengthening the caregiver partnership | Individual family (parents only) | Review strategies to date and problem-solve barriers |
Strengthening the parenting alliance | ||
12 – Integrating skills and planning for the future | Group | Review and problem solve implementation difficulties |
Develop individual family “Formulas for Success” | ||
End of program celebration |
Note: CBC = Conjoint Behavioral Consultation; DRC = Daily Report Card