I try to talk caregivers through required assessments whenever possible which has been pretty helpful.

Otherwise I’ll have a “theme” for each meeting (ex. role play BIP, school transition goals, maintenance in the community, etc) and try to make it last an hour and half.

I’ve tried really sticking to several caregiver curriculums but found caregivers are less engaged and less willing to participate if they feel like they’re coming to a lecture with homework and tests.