Welcome to Chat Chat is a naturalistic developmental program for parents and caregivers of children under six with language and social-emotional development delays. Building Parenting Techniques With Chat, you will teach your child new skills during your family’s regular routines. Breakfast, playtime, grocery shopping, and bedtime are all excellent times to support your child’s development.Chat is not a “special time” you set aside to “work” with your child — it simply becomes part of how you parent. Your Chat clinician will help you build parenting techniques to support your child’s development and learn new skills and language while helping to reduce problem behavior. Chat is fun and playful. And, best of all, it’s individualized to meet your family’s goals. Components of Chat Developmental MilestonesLearning to help your childreach goals Sensory ProfilesUnderstanding your child’ssensory needs NaturalisticUsing natural routines toincorporate interventions ImitationMirroring to improvecommunication Joint AttentionTwo people focusing on thesame thing Social AttentionSeeking and respondingto attention Behavioral StrategiesDecreasing or increasingcertain behaviors PlayA very important part ofa child’s development Chat might be an optionfor your family. Chat is a practical and naturalistic approach to helping parents and caregivers support their child’s development. This means it uses your child’s day-to-day interactions and activities as learning opportunities. Sound interesting? We encourage you to have a “chat” with your provider to find out if Chat is the right fit for you. TAKE THE QUIZ VERIFY A CHAT CLINICIAN The Benefits of a Chat-Based Approach With Chat, the use of everyday routines like making dinner or walking to the park become skill-building opportunities, so you can: Support developmental milestones in naturalistic and playful ways. Target communication, improve social skills and decrease problem behavior. Building parental confidence while decreasing stress. Chat incorporates interventions that meet the National Standards Project (NSP) for approved interventions and some emerging NPS interventions. So if you are looking for an intervention to support your child’s language and development that fits into your busy life and helps you as the parent, Chat may be exactly what you are looking for! Ready to learn more? WE’D LOVE TO CHAT Become a Leader in I/DD and Autism Care Access top-tier professional development programs designed for clinicians interested in enhancing their impact on the lives of those with developmental disabilities. ENROLL TODAY AT CATALIGHT CLASSROOM Network Members: Providers who are members of Catalight Care Services (CCS) are eligible for member pricing for your practitioners who provide care to CCS clients and are registered with CCS.
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