The mother who is generously sharing her video for parent coach training made enormous progress through her 10 weeks of ABC, all while living through multiple severe stressors. There are times in the videos where she shared opinions and used words that could be upsetting to hear, and which, as an ABC team, we do not condone. ABC supervision is a great place to discuss options for parent coach responses to these scenarios. We mark those times below so that you may avoid them if you wish. We still feel that these videos are a valuable tool for learning ABC, due to the perseverance and hard work of this mother, and her openness to feedback and change.
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Case 1: Session 4 - During minutes 11:37 through 12:25, the mother was discussing an episode of child distress and how she responded. During this discussion, she wonders if her daughter's distress was due to her visiting friend's race. The parent coach reflects that children can get upset suddenly for lots of reasons, and asks Mom what she did and what she can do to comfort her child when she is upset.
