The Parent Coach Plan
Background
After earning his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Chris Theisen went to work as a Mental Health worker in a local psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents. As with most treatment-oriented facilities, this one used a “level system” to encourage positive and appropriate behavior. The “level system” also provided a consistent, predictable, and highly structured environment for these children - an environment in which many of them thrived.
Chris soon realized that these children were being set up for failure because most of them would be returning home to families that were incapable of following through with the system of discipline that was being followed at the hospital. He was then challenged by a co-worker to create a discipline program - similar to the one used in the facility - that these families could utilize in their own homes.
That night, Chris went home and began the process of creating what is now known as The Parent Coach Plan. This plan is now being used by thousands of parents, foster parents, caregivers, and even by a number of agencies, to improve child behavior.
