What is DVD Video SOS Help For Parents?


DVD Video SOS Help For Parents:
A Video-Discussion Parent Education Program

Are you looking for an easy-to-present DVD-based parenting program? This unique behavior management DVD Video Kit is enjoyable and user-friendly. It provides easy-to-offer parenting classes and behavior management workshops. You don’t need extensive preparation to effectively present this DVD program. Counselors also use this DVD Program when counseling parents.

Available in Spanish and English!



Excellent for training your staff in behavior therapy techniques.
All SOS DVD's play internationally, in all parts of the world.


The DVD program and kit are based on the book, SOS Help For Parents and includes a 72 minute DVD (plays internationally), DVD Video Leader’s Guide, Parent Handouts (reproducible), Child Management Skills Test (CMST), SOS Help For Parents book, FREE Resources, and additional materials. All SOS DVDs play internationally, region free. Allow 5 to 6 sessions or classes.

The SOS DVD is used by counselors, parent groups, educators, clinics, and social service professionals and is intended for parenting workshops, staff development, in-service training of mental health professionals, teacher training, classroom use, and parent counseling. You do not need to be an expert in behavior management to present this DVD Video Program.

Part One may be viewed by a group or individually. For Part Two, a group leader should guide the discussion following each of the 43 parenting scenes. The easy-to-use DVD Video Leader’s Guide offers both discussion questions and answers for 43 scenes. The SOS DVD Video Program is enjoyable, easy-to-use, and offers much humor.

Available in Spanish and English!


The SOS DVD Video Kit (Revised Edition) Includes!

  • 72 minute DVD, for use in 5 to 6 sessions or classes.
  • Closed captions on DVD
  • “DVD Video Leader’s Guide - Revised Edition"
  • SOS Child Management Guidelines handout (also online)
  • SOS Time-Out Guidelines (also online)
  • SOS Help For Parents book (latest edition)
  • Child Management Skills Test (CMST) to measure what participant learn
  • SOS Help For Parents Quizzes - Form B (reproducible) to measure what participants learn
  • Poster for advertising your parenting classes & counseling
  • Additional free resources - to support your teaching and counseling



COUNSELORS - WATCH A VIDEO CLIP

Counselors, watch “Sampler - Preview DVD SOS Help For Parents.” This 8 minute clip shows counselors and educators how to use the SOS DVD Program to train parents and others, over 5 to 6 sessions. You will see the educational materials used and instructions for presenting the DVD program. Also shown, are sample scenes or vignettes that your participants will discuss. Parents should study the SOS Child Management Guidelines handout during training with the SOS DVD Video.
View by clicking on your preferred viewer
: [YouTube] - [Quick Time] - [Windows Media]

If not satisfied, I understand that I may return any SOS materials for a refund.



Over 11,000 SOS Video Kits are in use worldwide!

The DVD plays internationally, in all countries.

Satisfaction Guaranteed!


Behavior management skills and techniques taught by DVD & SOS Help For Parents book:

Positive reinforcement
Social rewards
Parents as role models
Practicing the behavior
Working with the teacher
Giving effective instructions
Common discipline mistakes
Active ignoring
Logical consequences
Natural consequences
Response cost
Encouragement
Time-out for toys

Time-out mistakes
Token rewards
Point rewards
Grandma’s rule
Controlling parent anger
Parent-child contracts
Racing the timer
Reflective listening
Expressing feelings
Additional methods, skills, and behavior therapy
techniques

Free Trial!

Agencies, clinics, and schools may order the SOS DVD Kit for a 30 day Free Trial. Contact us at 1-800-842-4571 (9:00am - 3:00pm CST)


Lesson Plans from DVD Video Leaders Guide - These lesson plans for teaching and counseling, describe how to use the SOS DVD Video and SOS book, in six sessions or classes. The lesson plans are taken from the “DVD Video Leader’s Guide.”

"How do you use the DVD Video Leader's Guide?"
  • Watch a brief video scene with your participants.
  • Read the Questions from your Video Leader’s Guide.
  • Compare Answers that participants give with the Answers in your Video Leader’s Guide.
  • It’s easy! You have all the Questions and Answers right before you.

How To Use Leader’s Guide and Handouts

Part Two of the DVD Video shows 43 scenes of parents and children interacting. The Video Leader’s Guide and participant Handouts help you easily guide group discussion of these scenes. You need very little preparation for teaching the SOS DVD Program.

SOS Child Management Guidelines handout - Most all Answers to your Questions in the Video Leader’s Guide can be found in this handout. Participants refer to this handout throughout training.

Sample Scenes From DVD Video Leader’s Guide These two sample scenes from the DVD Leader’s Guide show both Questions you ask participants, and Answers to these Questions. The Video Leader’s Guide gives you all the “Q's” and “A's.”

Evidence-Based Behavior Therapy SOS Interventions provides a comprehensive outline or picture of SOS methods, techniques, & skills.
SOS training is portable!
SOS on a laptop or
portable DVD player

The SOS DVD conveniently provides in-home parent education by parent coaches and family services workers.

Encourage children to join their parents for in-home training sessions. Many children “stay glued” to the video scenes and exercises. Children sometimes also become good at analyzing the parent child interactions shown in video scenes.



“SOS is the best video-based parent education and counseling program that I have seen!”
- a clinical psychologist


Assessing skills this parent
has learned.

Child Management Skills Test
(CMST)

Teach over 19 basic child management skills to individuals or groups. Measure how much participants learn with the Child Management Skills Test (CMST). Or use the SOS Help For Parents Quizzes - Form B Tests to determine what participants have learned.


“The multi-media approach [of SOS Help For Parents Program] makes the information accessible to parents and children at all levels of adjustment and functioning.”
- Journal Of Marital And Family Therapy




The SOS DVD is based on SOS Help For Parents book. Order additional copies of books for parents you are counseling or training.

Many clients want their own SOS book so they can refer to it in years to come. Or loan SOS books to parents, but with a $16 deposit! “One in five parents keeps books loaned without a deposit!” We offer a 20% Discount for quantity orders of five or more books.


Discount Coupon Prepaid Orders Use this 20% discount coupon to get free shipping and no taxes, when ordering five or more SOS books. Make SOS books available to clients when they most need them - immediately!

SOS ORDER FORM can be printed on one page to give to clients and professionals. Or order from our secure ONLINE ORDER FORM.

If not satisfied, I understand that I may return any SOS materials for a refund.