Incredible Years® helps Mr. Garvey build connection with his daughters
Mr. Garvey wants to improve the connection with his children to become a better father. He struggles to effectively communicate with his daughters, ages 4 and 7 years old. He does not feel equipped or confident in raising and disciplining his older child who has ADHD. He feels that she doesn’t listens well, and chooses […]
Having a mentor is helping Lewis build a better future
Lewis loves soccer and plays on a weekly team often scoring goals. He also enjoys skate boarding and video games. He was recently adopted by his foster mom after an extended period in the foster care system. He has a traumatic history that includes sexual and physical abuse, some of which is still unknown due […]
Once Julia’s Foster Parents understood the ‘why’ behind her outbursts they were better equipped to help her
Julia loves unicorns, rainbows and playing outside like most 4 year old children. Julia and her younger brother recently entered foster care. Julia struggled to settle at daycare and her parents regularly receive calls about Julia’s behavior. Things became so bad that her foster parents, overwhelmed and experiencing compassion fatigue, called Thompson requesting a new […]
Overcoming Language Barriers helped the Morales Family participate in Family Education Classes
Mr. & Mrs. Morales are Spanish-speaking and are working hard to to reunite their family. The children were taken into foster care by DSS and the parents have found it difficult to navigate the DSS system as they do not speak fluent English, leaving them frustrated and disappointed. DSS referred them to Thompson’s Family Education […]
The Daniels siblings foster care journey
The Daniels siblings range in age from 3 years up to 9 years old, they all love to be outside exploring and playing, or enjoying arts and crafts. The children were removed from their biological parents due to neglect in 2018. Due to the difficulties in finding foster parents able to take a large sibling […]
Thompson’s Crisis Stabilization Program was there when Chris needed help
Chris loves music, skate boarding, video games, taking walks and desires to enter the military. He was getting into trouble for destruction of property, threats of harm to self and others, significant substance abuse, and being a negative peer influence. His constant challenging behavior, and unwillingness to change had become too much for his parents, […]