How Can My Family Be Involved?

To get your family enrolled in Parenting Wisely, call Community Connections (the front door of the Lifeways Building) at (517) 789-1200 and ask for a “triage” for your child.  Ask the clinician if Parenting Wisely is right for your family.  You are likely eligible to receive Parenting Wisely FREE!

If you are already involved with a Lifeways Provider (such as a casemanager, psychiatrist, counselor, or wraparound facilitator), ask your clinician about referring you to Parenting Wisely.

If neither of these options is available to you, contact Catholic Charities directly.  If there is enough community demand, we may be able to provide the material in a group or individual format at one of our offices for a modest price.

 How Does it Work?

After the initial assessment, a Family Specialist (sometimes called a ‘Coach’) guides the family through each interactive computer module in the family’s home.  Each module allows the viewers to watch a family deal with a difficult parenting situation and discuss how they would deal with the issue.  Various choices are given on how to deal with each conflict and the family is able to watch the probable outcome of that choice.  Parenting Wisely is fun and it works!  

An example module can be viewed by clicking on the link below.

 http://www.familyworksinc.com/parentingwisely/demo/