Parent-School Partnership Consultation Group Program

This group is for parents and caregivers of children with attention, impulse control and behavior problems in the classroom. Because children with these concerns often experience delays in learning and may struggle socially, it is important to foster strong relationships between parents, caregivers and teachers.

The program helps parents and caregivers learn how to work with their child’s teacher to set up a plan to increase communication between home and school, and to focus on the child’s most challenging behaviors.

This group is for parents and caregivers of children ages 5 to 11 with attention or behavior challenges in school. This includes difficulty following directions or disruptive behavior in the classroom.

There are 4 weekly sessions. Each session is 90 minutes. Other parents and caregivers will be attending your group at the same time.

Sessions cover:

• Collaborating with teachers and school teams
• Behavior management strategies in the classroom
• Working with the teacher to set up and implement a communication plan between home and your child’s school
• Problem-solving issues with the communication plan

Group sessions will be by telehealth (video). You must be physically in Washington state at the time of each session. Your child does not need to attend. Let our team know if you do not have access to technology for the video visits.

Your insurance will be billed for each group session you attend. We recommend that you call your insurance to confirm that the group is covered and how much you need to pay if the full amount is not covered. The code billed for visits is 90849 (multiple-family group psychotherapy).

If you are interested in this group, please contact your child’s primary care provider or community mental health provider first. Ask them to fax in a referral to 206-985-3121 and indicate the referral is for the “Parent-School Partnership Consultation Group.”

We will contact you to schedule a Behavior and Attention Management Program consult visit if your child is new to our department. After the initial consult visit, you will be referred for an orientation session for the group.

If your child is a current Seattle Children’s patient, ask their Seattle Children’s provider to place an order referring you to the group.