This rule specifies how providers must deliver parenting skills assistance to parents of children with severe emotional disturbance. Services must be tailored to the individual needs of both the child and parent, and may include written information, direct assistance, or support services. Commonly available county parenting services may be used if modified to address the child's unique needs related to severe emotional disturbance.
View official source9535.4047 ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING PARENTING SKILLS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE CHILD. Assistance in developing parenting skills identified as needed or requested by a child's parent must be designed to address the individual, unique needs of the child and the child's parent. In assisting parents to develop parenting skills, the provider may use written information, direct assistance, support services, or other means as requested and accepted by the child's parents or the child as specified in part 9535.4023 . The information must include but is not limited to information about parenting techniques and interventions that address specific behaviors or issues directly related to, or the result of, the child's severe emotional disturbance. Services commonly available in a county to provide information about parenting techniques may be used to meet the requirements of this part if the service is modified or augmented in a manner that addresses the individual, unique needs of the child and the child's parent.