One-to-one parent coaching in Hanen more than words Programme

One-to-One 12  Session Parent Coaching in The More Than Words — The Hanen Programme, with remote supervision of activities with your child at home.

The programme is  for parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or Social Communication Difficulties.

As a parent, you know how challenging it can be for your child with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other social communication difficulties to interact meaningfully with others and connect with the world around him.
Hanen programme More Than Words is designed specifically for parents of children ages 5 and under on the autism spectrum and with other social communication difficulties as is part of the Early Intervention.
Addressing the unique needs of these children, the programme provides parents with the tools, strategies and support they need to help their children reach their full communication potential.

The goals of our one-to-one coaching programme is to empower you to help your child reach the following goals:

1. Improved social communication and back-and-forth interactions
2. Improved play skills
3. Improved imitation skills

You will find out:

• What motivates your child to communicate
• How to use your knowledge about your child to set appropriate and realistic goals
• How to make interactions with your child last longer
• Tips for using pictures and print to help your child’s understanding
• Strategies for how to talk so that your child understands you
• Strategies for developing your child’s play skills
• Ways to help your child make friends

Agenda:
Session 1:  Pre-programme consultation for your family with your SEN teacher and ASD consultant to take baseline information about your child and establish goals
Session 2: Get to Know More About Your Child’s Communication (Ch. 1 and 2) 
Strategy: Give your child a reason to communicate and then wait
Session 3:  Follow Your Child’s Lead (Ch. 3)
Strategy: The Four “I”s – Include Your Child’s Interest, Interpret, Imitate, Intrude
Session 4:  Make the Connection with People Games and Songs (Ch. 4, 5 and 9) 
Strategy: R.O.C.K
Session 5:  Help Your Child Understand What You Say 
R.O.C.K. in Your Routines (Ch. 6 and 8)
Strategy: The 4 “S”s – Say Less, Stress, Slow, Show
Session 6:  Use Visual Helpers (Ch. 7) 
Strategy: Visual Helpers
Session 7:  Bring on the Books (Ch. 10) 
Strategies: All
Session 8 Take Out the Toys (Ch. 11) 
Strategies: All
Session 9:  Let’s Make Friends (Ch. 12) 
Session 10 - 12 - Remote supervision of your activities with your child. 3 hours are allocated throughout the online coaching programme  and they can be scheduled flexibly at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of your coaching programme as six 30 minute supervisory mini-sessions.

During our coaching programme you will use the book More Than Words: A Parent’s Guide to Building Interaction and Language Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or Social Communication Difficulties, which you will need to purchase before starting our online coaching programme. 

You will be coached online how to use all the strategies with the examples  how you can use these strategies during everyday routines and activities with your child.
After completing the programme, you can keep coming back to our session presentation slides and your guidebook to remind yourself of what you have learned and to get new ideas and support as your child progresses and new goals are set.

Benefits:

• Hanen More than Words Coaching Programme focuses on your natural, day-to-day life with your child.
• You’ll discover how to take everyday activities like meal time, story time and bath time and use them to help your child improve his communication and social skills.
• And you’ll have fun together while you’re doing it!
• It's an approach  that is easy to understand and easy to put into practice.
• With every strategy you learn, you’ll be given lots of opportunity to practice and discuss it so that you won’t forget it.

Here’s an example of a strategy you’ll learn in the programme
“R.O.C.K. in your Routine”
Repeat what you say and do
Offer opportunities for your child to take a turn
Cue your child to take his turn; and
Keep it fun! Keep it going!The R.O.C.K. strategy can be used during any activity you do with your child to foster longer, more meaningful interactions and improved social skills.