Maxim Healthcare Services presents: The Nurturing Parenting Program
The Nurturing Parenting Programs are a family-centered initiative designed to build nurturing
parenting skills as an alternative to abusive and neglecting parenting and child-rearing
practices. The long term goals are to prevent recidivism in families receiving social services,
lower the rate of multi-parent teenage pregnancies, reduce the rate of juvenile delinquency and
alcohol abuse, and stop the intergenerational cycle of child abuse by teaching positive parenting
behaviors.
The programs feature activities to foster positive parenting skills and self-nurturing, home
practice exercises, family nurturing time, and activities to promote positive brain development in
children birth to 18 years. Lessons can be delivered in a home-based setting, group-based
setting, or combination of home and group settings.
The Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI-2) and the Nurturing Skills Competency Scale
(NSCS) are built in assessment tools to assess parenting beliefs, knowledge and skills.
Measure the impact of the program with pre, post and process assessment tools. Parents need
to demonstrate competence in the Core Lessons that form the foundation of Nurturing
Parenting.
Per Rehabilitative Services Manual Chapter 77, 10:77 5.2: These services are provided as
part of an approved plan of care and encompass a variety of mental health services, including,
but not limited to, group, individual or family therapy, allied behavioral therapies and modalities,
clinical consultation/evaluation, instruction in anger management, parenting skills, problem
solving and stress reduction techniques, psycho-educational services and counseling. These
services are Medicaid reimbursable!
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How do I make a referral and what is different from a typical referral?
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The same process is used when making a typical IIC/BA referral.
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However at the time of referral please indicate a request for the Nurturing Parenting
Curriculum specifically.
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Please send all requests for this curriculum and referrals to the attention of Kerry
Bennett, Child Behavioral Health Senior Program Director, or Nichole Conrey,
Behavioral Health Recruiter.
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Maxim's Toms River Branch is located at 1433 Hooper Ave. Suite, 137 Toms River, NJ
08753. Our fax # is 855-373-4006 and phone # is 732-920-9112 and our provider # is
0090239.
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Moving forward our staff roster will specify which IIC's are trained in the use of the
Nurturing Parenting Curriculum.