Family Support & Growth at NSA

With the goal of empowering parents to understand and support their child's journey as well as strengthen the foundation of family dynamics and the home environment, parents embark on their own journey with NSA support.

Here are a few examples of what our parents engage in!

• 2 weekly Zoom Parent Education & Support Groups
• 1 on 1 Parent Plan Coaching with Clinical Director Mario Duran
• Parent Workshops on-site with sessions, seminars & parent-teacher conferences
• Weekly Individual Calls with students, therapists and family sessions
• Flexible family visits in Costa Rica (with pre- & post-visit family therapy sessions)
• Home Visits to the USA 6 weeks per year (to practice skills being learned)

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Family Workshops (New Families & Transition Families)

Our families have the opportunity to attend our new family workshop at the beginning of their son's process, as well as the transition workshop during their son's final quarter at NSA. 
 
Our therapeutic team has created a well-balanced two- to three-day workshop where they facilitate presentations, group activities, individual sessions, construction of goal plans, alumni meetings, among other things! ​

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Here are a few highlights and learnings from our parents:

• ​"Working with the NSA team - always professional, insightful, and supportive." 

• "We appreciated the family sessions on both days that helped to identify the heart of the issues within our family, and the support during the breakout session to work on our transitions plan."

• "Learning to prioritize my relationship with my son over control - the importance of proactive support vs reactive support for him."

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• ​"The chance for students and parents to gain insights from the experiences of alumni was amazing."

• "The ability to connect with NSA staff on such a personal level was extremely important to us. From Ignacio's powerful family sessions to the roundtable with Jon's teachers, it helped us see he was in good hands and we had all the support we could ask for."

 

• "The parendectomy, where parents and students exchanged experiences and shared feedback, showed us that there were others who shared many of the challenges that our family does, yet were learning ways to cope and adjust just as we hoped we would."

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As students evolve, so do their families!

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