Nurturing Parenting Program
The Nurturing Parenting Program is an evidence-based and trauma informed program that provides in-home parent education and support to families involved with the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services.
The goals are to:
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Provide family engagement to assist in learning new
parenting prospective, examine parenting and
relationship beliefs, and increase knowledge and skills;
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Work to modify and eliminate beliefs and actions that
contribute to abusive parenting behaviors;
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Increase parents' knowledge of age-appropriate
expectations, and
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Assist parents in recognizing how to enhance their skills in supporting attachments, nurturing, and healthy parenting.
Family First Parenting:
In-home education for parents. Goals include examining parenting beliefs, increasing parenting skills, and modifying beliefs that may lead to abuse. Offered to families that are intact.
Permanency Parenting:
In-home parenting education for parents whose children have been removed from the home due to neglect or abuse. The Nurturing Parenting evidence-based curriculum is used to modify parenting practices that may lead to abuse and replace them with healthy child-rearing techniques.
A biological parent or family member who has an open case with Illinois DCFS and meets referral requirements is eligible to participate in the Nurturing Parenting Program. A Bethany can manager makes a referral for the program. The length of the program varies depending on the clients needs, but may run from eight to 24 weeks.