The Parent Conference The Parent Conference (PC)(PC)

Pediatric Treatment PracticaPediatric Treatment Practica

Step 1Step 1

Determine the date of your Determine the date of your conference.conference.

Usually held:Usually held:during the last week of the quarter or finals during the last week of the quarter or finals week.week.on the day your supervisor usually observeson the day your supervisor usually observes

Confirm with your supervisor what Confirm with your supervisor what day/time works best!day/time works best!

Step 2Step 2

Inform the parent of the conference Inform the parent of the conference date and the last day of treatment.date and the last day of treatment.

Sometime these dates do NOT Sometime these dates do NOT coincide. You may have the parent coincide. You may have the parent conference on a day earlier in the conference on a day earlier in the week (due to supervisor scheduling) week (due to supervisor scheduling) and then subsequently see the client and then subsequently see the client for 1 or more sessions. for 1 or more sessions.

Step 2Step 2

Determine whether you will hold the PC at Determine whether you will hold the PC at the beginning of the session or at the end.the beginning of the session or at the end.

It is recommended that you start the PC at It is recommended that you start the PC at the beginning of the session just in case the beginning of the session just in case the conversation is long. Then you won’t the conversation is long. Then you won’t risk having to stop the conversation short risk having to stop the conversation short because your time is up.because your time is up.

Step 3Step 3

Determine whether your client will join the Determine whether your client will join the PC with you. If the child is older, it may be PC with you. If the child is older, it may be appropriate.appropriate.

If it is not appropriate, find someone to If it is not appropriate, find someone to watch the child while you do the PC.watch the child while you do the PC.

If the child is very young, it may be If the child is very young, it may be possible to do the PC in the room with the possible to do the PC in the room with the child (just give the child something to do child (just give the child something to do while you are talking).while you are talking).

Step 4Step 4

If you need to do the PC in a separate If you need to do the PC in a separate room from the child, look at Room room from the child, look at Room Reservations and make sure you find a Reservations and make sure you find a room.room.

Step 5Step 5

Complete your end of quarter measures.Complete your end of quarter measures.

Very Important:Very Important:

Look at your Behavioral ObjectivesLook at your Behavioral Objectives

Make sure you measure what you wrote in the Make sure you measure what you wrote in the Behavioral Objectives!Behavioral Objectives!

Step 6Step 6

Complete your Final Case Summary Complete your Final Case Summary (FCS)(FCS)

Step 7Step 7

Summarize the information in your FCS in Summarize the information in your FCS in a 1 – 2 page document.a 1 – 2 page document.

Use family-friendly language (avoid Use family-friendly language (avoid jargon!)jargon!)

Step 7Step 7

Tables are helpful to show data.Tables are helpful to show data.

Charts/graphs are great, but not required.Charts/graphs are great, but not required.

Step 7Step 7

Creating a summary:Creating a summary:

Visit the Articulation and Language Unit Visit the Articulation and Language Unit website for examples of parent conference website for examples of parent conference summaries:summaries:

http://http://courses.washington.edu/sop/ArticLang/A_courses.washington.edu/sop/ArticLang/A_LHome.htmLHome.htm

Step 7Step 7

Here’s an Here’s an example of a example of a simple summary simple summary document (on document (on website)website)

Step 7Step 7

Another example (on website)

Step 8Step 8

Submit the Parent Conference document Submit the Parent Conference document to the supervisor at least 24 hours prior to to the supervisor at least 24 hours prior to your parent conference for feedback.your parent conference for feedback.

Step 9Step 9

Once you have received feedback from Once you have received feedback from your supervisor:your supervisor:

Make changesMake changes

Make at least 3 copies: Make at least 3 copies: 1 for you 1 for you

1 for the parent 1 for the parent

1 for the supervisor1 for the supervisor

Step 10Step 10

Confer with the supervisor regarding Confer with the supervisor regarding whether the supervisor will join you for the whether the supervisor will join you for the PC or whether the supervisor will watch PC or whether the supervisor will watch from the booth.from the booth.

Step 11Step 11

The PC generally does not take the entire The PC generally does not take the entire session time. session time.

To bill and continue to accrue hours, do To bill and continue to accrue hours, do plan to do treatment with the client when plan to do treatment with the client when the PC is completed.the PC is completed.

And Never Forget…And Never Forget…

If you have more questions, ask your If you have more questions, ask your supervisor!supervisor!