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The goal of this program is to improve the home environment, decrease parental stress and improve
the child´s behavior while maintaining the child in the home. Family Specialists work with therapists
and families to incorporate the changes necessary to achieve a more satisfying home life.
Skills for Success is a 90-day program where trained staff called Family Specialists teach parents how to:
- Recognize and reinforce positive behaviors
- Prevent negative behaviors
- Correct negative behaviors
- Deal with kids in crisis
Family Specialists also teach skills to youth based on their treatment plan. Examples may include:
- Asking for help
- Following instruction
- Accepting "No"
- Getting along with peers
- Communicating with others
How do Family Specialists help families learn new skills?
Family Specialists utilize a range of service activities in the child´s home, school or other
community settings to teach the child & family new skills. Service activities may include teaching or
modeling parenting skills, reinforcing behavioral management skills, teaching coping skills or assisting in
utilizing other community resources.
This 90-day program follows a 3-step treatment sequence:
- Identify strengths & build treatment relationships
- Teach skills
- Prepare the family for independent functioning
Is the Family Specialist´s schedule flexible?
The Family Specialist´s work schedule can be arranged for the family´s convenience. Hours
can include evenings, weekends, school times or other non-traditional work times.
How can my family access these services?
The Skills for Success program must be initiated by the family´s therapist and approved by
the supervising practitioner. The therapist writes a treatment plan to include this service. Therapists
will be required to hold weekly individual family therapy sessions
Once payment pre-authorization from Magellan is secured, a Family Specialist will be matched with the
family. Usually funding is readily accessible because these services are linked to an outcome-based treatment plan.
For more information, please contact the Lutheran Family Services
office nearest you or call (800) 267-9876
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