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The ABLE
Program: We promote an interdisciplinary family-community
shared model that focuses on child-cultural environments.
We draw forth multiple views of the problem and existing strengths
and solutions. We serve school-age children and their families
with special health care needs, who have not had success with
typical forms of intervention. This community self-help model
will likely assist more families accessing services earlier
and finding proactive solutions.
Interventions: The
ABLE team is available for families when they have not been
satisfied or the unresolved problems continue and they need
additional resources (school, health provider, etc.). The
problem may also be just too big and require more ideas. We
ask the parents what concerns they have, collect testing that
has already been done, and provide suggestions, support, reconnecting
and coordination of services with the family.
Special
Health Care Needs: We are convinced that
a few people can gather together to problem solve, and
promote functional adaptive improvements, to such needful
conditions as:
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- Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorders
- Autism Spectrum
- Chronic medical and physical challenges
- Emotional and behavioral conditions
- Learning and developmental disabilities
- Trauma and Attachment Disorders
Guiding
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- Value family and culture
- Utilize family and community supports
- Form collaborative partnerships
- Build resilience through strengths and natural
resources
- Shape goodness of fit between child and caregivers
- Recognize multi-dimensional nature of problems
and their solutions
- Normalize environment toward being inclusive and
non restrictive
- Prevent secondary problems
- Manage stress
- Core Teaming
- Families with children with special health-care
needs cope better when their strengths are supported
by forming core/care teams around these children.
Where needs are identified, strengths should be enhanced
within and by the child’s family, school and
cultural community.
- Create a cummunity-shared model of practice from
our clinical experience in order to reach more children.
- Demonstrate this care process as a pilot program
useful for families and the community.
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Potential
Child-Family Group Members:
- Extended family and friends
- Medical Home or health care person
- Child’s teacher
- School Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Registered Nurse
- Spiritual support
- Counselor / therapist
- Other local providers as needed
A Team Joins Together to:
- Listen to family stories
- Acknowledge family
- Raise hope
- Develop a stronger voice
- Explore and expand choices
- Support decisions and new ideas
Family Outcomes that are Celebrated:
- Enhanced motivation
- Defined purposes and goals
- Improved coping skills
- Improved adaptive behaviors
- Utilization of community resources
- Increased quality of life
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Community-family
Services Options:
Parents or referring individuals should call 801-584-8552 to discuss problems, service needs, etc. A
decision will be made as to what services fit the family and
child's needs. Some families may benefit by an immediate direct
referral. Other service options may better meet the needs,
as the following:
- Links within this website for internal or external information
on Core Teams, the Health Care Plan, or the Community Teaching
Model.
- Consultation by phone about resources found on this website
and how to build community supports.
- A phone conference with parents, a teacher and/or a primary
care physician.
- A visit to meet parent(s) and the child at school or
a community agency:
- Talk in respectful conversation.
- Develop ideas for positive change.
- Design solution-based outcomes.
- Follow-up on developing progress.
- One or two clinic visits
- Networking and case management.
- A parent may receive an intake packet for application
to be completed by the first visit, if traditional full
services are needed. This may include several visits from
which the Family
Health Promotion Plan can be developed.
The model used in ABLE Program can be adapted
to many other settings, personnel and ages.
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