New Behavioral Network– Delaware’s Therapeutic Support for Families Program offers in-home and community based services to effectively engage the entire family in achieving desired goals.
By participating in program services, caregivers will:
- Build and maintain positive relationships with their children
- Gain knowledge and strengthen parenting practices, allowing them to successfully manage challenging behaviors and situations
- Build confidence in their parenting abilities and be provided support when challenges occur
By participating in program services, children (ages 3-17) will:
- Develop effective and meaningful ways to manage their behaviors and appropriately express their emotions
Services are delivered by trained, skilled paraprofessionals
Therapeutic Support Specialists will:
- Work collaboratively with all team members to ensure treatment plans are meeting the family and child’s needs
- Model positive parenting techniques and pro-social behaviors
- Assist caregivers in identifying precursors and triggers that result in impairment
- Work traditional and non-traditional hours, in a variety of settings, in order to meet the needs of the family
- Assist children in developing age-appropriate self-management skills
- Provide therapeutic supervision of children during treatment and educational activities