Milestones

Milestones has received a grant from the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County to support the implementation of the Incredible Years program. The nearly $7,000 grant provides for training and certification for two Milestones therapists, as well as all curricular materials. The Incredible Years is a cutting-edge group therapy program... for children and parents, designed to cultivate healthy social skill development. This grant is being paired with a prior grant from the Bloomington Anesthesiologists to support the full implementation of this exciting program. The Incredible Years Social Skills Training Program, developed by Carolyn Webster-Stratton, PhD, of the University of Washington, is an award-winning comprehensive set of curricula designed to promote social competence; and to prevent, reduce, and treat aggression and related conduct problems in very young and school-aged children. The interventions that make up this nationally recognized series are guided by developmental theory concerning the role of multiple interacting risk and protective factors (child, family, and school) in the development of conduct problems. The program's success rests in its evidence-based foundational principles of family-centered intervention. Milestones' implementation of The Incredible Years will be geared to children 4-12 years of age, along with their parents. The program will be offered three times throughout each calendar year, and will include 12 sessions, 90 minutes in length, which will take place weekly. Groups will be organized by age. In addition to group activity, all children and families will have individual therapy available. Milestones will partner with regional mental health and education communities to insure that at-risk children and their families are directed to Milestones for these invaluable supports. We will also cooperate with our partners in the school system to communicate information back and forth regarding both needs and behavior modifications of the participants. The Community ...Read More