Week 1: Baseline creation

• Consultation with the caseworker to learn the history of the family.
  
• Evaluation of the pre-program data from the caseworker
• Need analysis survey or interview to establish the specific needs of the family
• Determination of the ability and learning modality of the parents
• Tailoring the curriculum accordingly

Week 2: Orientation/Introduction

• Parents Handout and Agenda for 14 weeks
• Taking responsibility
• Setting goals
• Planning
• Organizing and scheduling
• Parenting Do's and don'ts

Week 3: Promoting Success

• Parenting styles
• Avoiding parenting mistakes
• Parenting disciplines

Week 4: Positive Behavior

• Making good choices
• Written rules
• Unwritten rules
• Random act of kindness
• Resolving conflict and anger

Week 5: Communication

• Building a partnership between parent and child
• Getting along with family members
• Working together
• Respect
• Showing appreciation

Week 6: Caring for a child with a disability

• Providing needed information
• Seizures
• Emergency Plan
• Feeding
• Exercising the child
• Fitting the child’s special wear (DAFOS)
• Situating the child on special equipment

Week 7: Positive Behavior

• Increasing and improving reading comprehension
• Increasing math knowledge

Week 8: Life Skills

• Applying for work
• Mock interview
• Using public transportation
• Dressing for success

Week 9: Money Power

• Budgeting
• Applying for services
• Banking
• Food shopping and shopping in general

Week 10: Interaction Skills

• Physical fitness
• Recreation
• Socialization
• Stress management

Week 11: Nutrition

• Food preparation
• Handling food safely
• Eating healthy meals

Week 12: Family Health

• Caring for one's body
• Hair, eyes nails and teeth
• Preventing illness

Week 13: House Keeping

• Cleaning
• Getting rid of trash
• Keeping the house bug and mole free
• Washing and ironing

Week 14: Avoiding Danger

• Staying safe from
  (fires, poison, around strangers, deep waters, animals, at schools, in car, on wheels)
• Using medicine safely
• Refusing (drugs, alcohol and tobacco)

Week 15: Closing

• Evaluation of a scenario
• Feedback