Incredible Years®(IY®)
The Incredible Years program is designed for children from birth to 8 years of age and their parents or guardians. This award-winning parent, teacher and child social skills training program helps ensure that parents and infants form strong bonds while helping parents learn and practice parenting skills.
The Incredible Years program helps toddlers and preschoolers with early onset conduct problems to develop prosocial behaviors, such as:
- Aggressiveness
- On-going tantrums
- Acting out behaviors such as whining, yelling, hitting, kicking, swearing, refusing to follow rules
- Difficulty interacting with others
- Potential removal/expulsion from a childcare center or school
- Hyperactivity, impulsivity
- Inattention, inability to focus
Incredible Years® (IY®) Classroom
The Incredible Years® Classroom Program is for early childhood educators, equipping them with the expertise to manage their classrooms proficiently and cultivate children’s social/emotional learning and academic skills. This developmentally based program promotes academic
competence and prevents, reduces, and treats behavioral and emotional problems in young children.
The Incredible Years® Family Program
The Incredible Years® includes a companion group for parents and caregivers. This group provides a confidential, supportive setting to learn how to strengthen your child’s social and emotional regulation skills. Caregivers receive guidance for using praise and incentives effectively, setting limits and using positive discipline techniques. It is also an opportunity for parents to share their experiences and learn from each other.
Toddlers and Preschoolers Succeeding (TAPS)
TAPS is classroom support for teachers, families, and children through on-site modeling, professional development,
and parent interactions. TAPS helps build a child’s resiliency, strengthens their social/emotional skills, prepares them for school success,
and decreases the number of children suspended or expelled from childcare or preschool.
Is My Child School-Ready?
Research shows that a child’s readiness for school can be measured and addressed across five related areas:
- Physical well-being and motor development
- Social and emotional development
- Language development
- Approaches to learning
- Cognition and general knowledge
TAPS provides support to help children build the skills they need to succeed in preschool and beyond.
Individual Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
Are you a parent or caregiver for a child aged one month to 3 years old? Parenting during the toddler years can be rewarding, new, and challenging for families. Do you have questions or concerns about your child’s behavior or development? Individual Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation can provide support as families navigate the Early Childhood years.
- Up to 3 consultations per family
are available. - This service is free to Summit County
residents. - Can be over the phone/virtual/or in person
Building Resiliency in Children (BRIC)
BRIC is a school-age consultation program that focuses on building Conscious Discipline® centered learning environments. Conscious Discipline® is an evidence-based, trauma-informed approach to help enhance social/emotional learning, self-regulation, discipline, and classroom management.
BRIC helps prepare children for school success by equipping them with skills such as following instruction, staying on task, communicating well, developing positive relationships with other children and adults and feeling good about themselves.
Our Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants are on-site and can assist with:
- Screening and assessment
- Modeling and coaching effective behaviors
- Resiliency and school readiness for
all children - Linking families to additional
community resources - Classroom support for teachers
- Professional development training
for teachers - Promoting wellness and retention
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For more information about our Incredible Years®, TAPS, Individual Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation or BRIC program, call us at 330-762-0591
