Upcoming! Special activities for Children & Adults with Strong Emotions and Challenging Behaviors
Safe and Sound and FOCUS Programs Path of Life counseling is proud to be able to offer two home/office based programs. We are planning to start a new group of interested families in September. These programs last from 1 week to 60 weeks. They can easily be integrated into a homeschool program or an evening ritual for the working adult. The FOCUS Program includes physical activity using multi-modal input to help children/special needs adults learn better regulation and social behaviors. One program is the Safe and Sound Protocol, designed by Stephen Porges. It works on the vagus nerve to move a person out of anxiety and depression and into the social engagement system. It can take as little as 5 hours for some adults. Children may need more time in the program, and may need to use all 3 portions of the SSP program. The SSP is especially helpful for highly dysregulated nervous systems and adults or children who have experienced trauma. There are individual and family plans av