Foundations Family Wellness
Discover the 8-week personalized parent training program that will empower you to meet the challenges of parenting with steadfast confidence
We help you strengthen connections, improve communication, and create a nurturing home environment
Raising a child is the most important task a parent will undertake, but no child comes with a handbook. With ABG’s Foundations Family Wellness program, we offer expert coaching and guidance to ensure that you can move forward with your parenting skills confidently and effectively.
Using proven, research-based methods, the Foundations Family Wellness program helps to build strong relationships and restore healthy family dynamics.
No challenge is too great for those who are willing to put in the work.
Get to know us
The Foundations Family Wellness team is composed of professionals in the behavioral health sector who strive to improve the quality of family functioning through education, coaching, and support.
Professional guidance
Your coach is hand-selected based on their relevant qualifications and reputation of excellence in the field.
Unmatched expertise
Each coach has earned, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree in education, social work, or psychology, and is a Registered Behavior Technician with experience in Applied Behavior Analysis.
Healthy collaboration
Our expert coaches will collaborate with your family to create a personalized plan that addresses your specific parenting needs. Parents will work as a team to achieve weekly goals outlined in the personalized plan.
Research-based methods
Our goal is to impart our research-based methods to parents, who will use these skills independently to create a loving, peaceful, and structured home environment for years to come.
What makes us different?
Parental consulting is distinct from traditional therapy. ABG's Foundations Family Wellness offering goes beyond traditional therapy by offering holistic, action-oriented, personalized, real-life applicable, and long-term support.
Parental consulting
- Collaborative effort between coaches and parents
- Has definitive goals
- Teaches research-based skills in a structured, planned format
- Designed for parents to master skills and move on independently in a timely manner
Traditional therapy
- Effort may be skewed between the therapist and the client
- May or may not have definitive goals
- May or may not teach skills; listening may be the therapist’s primary role
- May or may not be ongoing; no end date in mind
The program’s impact on graduates’ lives
Graduates of the Foundations Family Wellness report the following impacts of the training on their family relationships, communication, and overall well-being.
- Improved parent-child relationships
- Healthy family dynamics
- Reduced familial stress
- Minimized conflict
- Harmonious home environment
- Confidence in parenting abilities and outcomes
- A team mindset and collaborative effort with parenting partner
Program outline: A comprehensive program overview
This outline serves as a general overview of the program. The eight foundation sessions described here encompass the baseline skill set that we offer. However, each plan will be personalized to fit each family’s needs. Adjustments to the written plan, as well as additional sessions, are always welcome at the family’s request. Each session will have a duration of 1–2 hours.
Program Outline
Session Description
Session One
Intake
Session Two
Collaborative Planning
Session Three
Building Relationships
The coach will train the parents on the use of the skill Building Relationships to proficiency. They will check in with each parent about his or her personalized goals for the week. Parents will set goals for themselves for the following week.
Session Four
A Peaceful Path to Cooperation
The coach will train the parents on the use of the skill Gaining Compliance and will support them in creating a “blueprint” to present to their child this week. The parents will practice delivering the blueprint with their coach. The coach will check in with each parent about his or her personalized goals. The parents will set goals for themselves for the following week.
Session Five
Promoting Reciprocal Respect & Calm, Cool, Collected: Consistent Strategies to Prevent Tantrums
The coach and the parents will train, coach, discuss, and practice the Disrespect and/or Tantrums skill/strategy, depending on the parents’ individual needs. They will check in with each parent about his or her personalized goals for the week. The parents will set goals for themselves for the following week.
Session Six
Creating Harmonious Communication
The coach will train the parents in the use of the End Arguing strategy to proficiency. They will check in with the parents to see how all strategies are going so far and adjust the written plan if necessary. The parents will set goals for themselves for the following week.
Session Seven
A Safe Place: Encouraging Honesty
The coach will train the parents in the use of the Eliminate Lying strategy, using role plays to practice. The parents will give feedback to the coach about adjustments or additional sessions needed. The coach will check in with each parent about his or her personalized goals for the week. The parents will set goals for themselves for the following week.
Session Eight
Review
The parents and the coach will review all strategies taught, reflect on progress made, and collaborate on an ongoing plan to stay on track. The coach will check in with the parents about additional sessions, if desired. If the parents are ready to move forward independently, they will complete the satisfaction survey.
Session Family Observation
Optional add-on session(s)
The coach will conduct real-life observation sessions via Zoom or similar format, remotely observing the family dynamic, the parents’ use of skills, and the children’s responses and behaviors. This is a valuable add-on option that many families engage in, and the results can be seen in real time. The coach functions as an independent observer and can offer real-life feedback to the parents during a follow-up private meeting following this observation.
The goal for our clients is independent mastery
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Attend weekly training sessions with your coach.
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Practice the skills together, through role play and in life.
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Refer to the personalized written plan.
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Celebrate each other in mastering the personal goals for the week.
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Focus on working together as a team. Those who work together, win together!
Data and results you can trust
Over the course of this program, your coach will track a target behavior of your choice. On average, target behaviors for reduction fell from a frequency of 24 times per week to 5 times per week. Target behaviors for acquisition rose from an average of 3 times per week to 12 times per week.
- Target behavior for reduction example: tantrum, lying.
- Target behavior for acquisition example: completing chores, completing homework.
Testimonials from our program graduates
From overcoming challenges to fostering deep connections, these reviews showcase the program's ability to empower families and create lasting positive change.
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