Parent Consultation/Coaching

Overview

NESCA brings decades of clinical and educational expertise to our parent and caregiver consultation services with the goal of helping them understand and support their child. NESCA provides consultation and coaching to parents and caregivers of children from ages 4 to almost 40.

Our approach in working with parents and caregivers is an open, transparent, and tailored one, helping each parent or caregiver to truly understand their child’s challenges and strengths, and how to ease the challenges while building on the strengths.

 

What Does Parent/Caregiver Consultation Look Like?

Given our individualized approach, parent and caregiver consultation looks different for every family based on their circumstances, needs, and goals. Below are few examples of areas that may be targeted for consultation by age group:

 

Parents and caregivers of younger children:

  • how to parent children at home
  • setting boundaries and building structure
  • meeting the child’s needs in the context of their challenges – sensory- or behavior-based
  • modeling desired behavior or play
  • exposing the function of their child’s behavior
  • language to use with their children 

 

Parents and caregivers of older children:

  • addressing failure to launch
  • understanding who their teen or younger adult is and who they are as parents of that child
  • mismatched expectations – desires of the child and the parents or caregiver
  • how to talk to their child about their diagnosis(es)
  • accepting their child/the child’s desires without losing who they are
  • how to talk with their child in a way that helps them understand the parent or caregiver perspective
  • how to talk with their child about finances
  • fostering self-advocacy and self-efficacy; encouraging independence and navigation of life’s challenges and negotiations

 

Parents and caregivers of adult children:

  • understanding that adult children are adults who can make decisions/choices they don’t agree with
  • codependency regarding finances
  • navigating misalignment between parent and caregiver goals and the adult child’s goals
  • understanding how the impact of the adult child’s diagnosis is different from its impact during childhood

 

Parent and caregiver consultation can be done virtually or in-person in NESCA’s offices, the home setting, or in the community.