Remote Coaching Services
Your location, or a pandemic, shouldn't impact your access to the best care. At Blue Stars Therapy, we understand the constraints of your busy life. Expanding access to the best care possible is why we've recently reinvested in our successful remote services and expanded our offerings to better serve you, wherever you are. Remote consultative and coaching services consist of treatment coordination, our unique Parent Empowerment Program curriculum, and ongoing 1:1 "live" coaching/consultation customized to fit your needs!
Remote Parent Empowerment Programs
*online purchase and program booking coming soon*
The Parent Empowerment Program is a foundation to any ESDM services, and Blue Stars Therapy strongly recommends that all clients complete some form of the program, due to it's evidence-based impact on overall development. Parental involvement is directly tied to positive outcomes. There is a program option for you, regardless of your budget or availability. Options include:
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Starter Program: Asynchronous module-based learning program designed for parents new to autism and in need of immediate support and intervention with busy schedules who prefer to learn at their own pace. Consists of 12-weeks worth of content and access to your coach for an initial consultative meeting (30 minutes) followed by weekly submission of 10-15 minute videos of interactions with your child practicing the new skills you are learning for written guidance and strategies to make an immediate impact on your connect with your child. Program culminates with a final 30 minute consultation to review take away strategies. Designed for parents new to autism and in need of immediate support and intervention with busy schedules who prefer to learn at their own pace.
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Enhanced Program: Asynchronous module-based learning with live meeting checkpoints with your coach for more individualized feedback on your child as you learn the new skills. Designed for parents new to autism and in need of immediate support and intervention with busy schedules who prefer to learn at their own pace and want access to an expert more consistently. This program incorporates all the features of the Starter Program with the addition of bi-monthly live consultation checkpoints with your coach as you complete content. Your coach will collaborate with you to develop 5 goals for you and your child, and monitor your progress as a part of an individualized home treatment plan specific to your child's needs and your family priorities throughout the duration of the program.
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Premier Program: This program is the most collaborative, individualized, and comprehensive remote parent coaching program available, offering the most virtual “facetime” with your coach. Designed for parents new to autism and in need of immediate support and intervention and want more access to an expert, who are ready to commit to one hour long coaching sessions each week and outside reading and "homework.". Program includes up to 10 individualized goals for you and your child with weekly monitoring and feedback. Parents will have access to track their own and their child’s progress on a phone app to and receive training to oversee their child’s own progress.This program does not require video submissions or written feedback, rather consists of "live" coaching and reflection, following the same format offered to our clients in person.
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12 Week Format: This program offers weekly (1 hour) checkpoints or bi-weekly (30 minute) checkpoints consisting of live coaching and reflection. The child must be present for parts of the session
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6 Week Format: This format offers bi-weekly (1 hour) checkpoints consisting of live coaching and reflection. The child must be present for parts of the session.
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Express Program
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This 2 week program is formatted to meet the needs for families with time constraints for participation in above mentioned programs, or who wish to quickly give another family member, friend, babysitter, grandparent or caregiver a brief overview of the best strategies to support their child in daily caregiving routines.
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The format consists of two weeks of daily 30 minute sessions. Participation will require 15 minute clips of caregiver and child interactions as specified by the coach submitted daily for feedback. Written feedback will include feedback on caregiver interactions and provide specific strategies for improvement in caregiving routines.
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Booster Program: Designed for parents or caregivers who have already completed one of the above programs and need further coaching or require additional support across specific routines or ESDM learning topics. Highly individualized. “Live Coaching” component. Duration varies-minimum of 6 sessions.
Treatment Coordination- Parent Mediated Intervention
Treatment Coordination is designed to facilitate parent- mediated therapeutic intervention.
Our therapists are skilled in coaching parents to integrate therapy into the routines and parts of your life that already exists and teach you how to create joint activities to target specific skills more explicitly. You have access to our smartphone apps for skill development tracking, daily notes, and training videos and materials.
What is Treatment Coordination?
This is a service provided to families following initial evaluation and in conjunction with or following completion of the Parent Empowerment Program. This service is designed for families who live outside of Blue Stars Therapy's travel zone, or families who require more flexibility and wish to delivered parent-mediated intervention in their home. This a cost effective option when compared to intensive ESDM Services in clinic or home provider by a therapist and can yield powerful results!
Caregivers receive support and oversight from an expert therapist on behavioral and developmental strategies and learn to track data and progress with the guidance of their coach. This option has also been utilized by families with an outside agency provider who does not have ESDM experince or training or babysitter/nanny/family member in need of more support.
Treatment Coordination is individualized to meet you and your family’s needs, and may include:
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In-person or online weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly consultative sessions.
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Weekly or monthly review of data by your therapist and development of goals and teaching strategies for you to use with your child.
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Access to an online data tracking application so you can take data on goals and your therapist can monitor progress and treatment plan.
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Consultation and collaboration with your child's current therapy providers, teachers, and/or other caregivers.
This service is highly customizable, please feel free to contact us if you would like to learn more.
1:1 Coaching
COachingin one of the areas below. Most flexible option in respond to immdiate needs and parent concerns. Lesss structure and focused on psychoeducation and foundatonal parenting skills- typically used following participation in one off need?
Early Screening & Developmental Concerns
Advocacy and Service Navigation
Routines Coaching- i.e. Feeding/Mealtimes, Potty Training, Bedtime and Sleep
Skill Development Coaching
Parent Support
Can be book as a single consultation or scheudled check-ins. Will speak with coach on intial call to detemrine scope of coaching and reocmmendations.
HIghly individualized to meet you and your family’s needs, and may include:
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In-person or online weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly consultative sessions.
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Weekly or monthly review of data by your therapist and development of goals and teaching strategies for you to use with your child.
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Access to an online data tracking application so you can take data on goals and your therapist can monitor progress and treatment plan.
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Consultation and collaboration with your child's current therapy providers, teachers, and/or other caregivers.
This service is highly customizable, please feel free to contact us if you would like to learn more.