Consultation
If you'd like to find out more about how Chirp can support your church, we can meet for a 1-2 hour consultation. You can bring as many members of your team as you wish. Chirp staff will discuss the stages of ministry development and help you define where your team currently is in the growth process. At that time we will explain the services we offer in detail and how they will help your team move forward in the growth process.

There is a one-time flat fee for an initial consultation. 


The Chirp Toolbox
See Chirp Toolbox page for more information.


The Chirp Curriculum
See the Chirp Curriculum page for more information about this exciting development!


Weekend Coaching
Coaching may include:

* observing a particular child/class and providing strategies that are likely to increase success
* spending time with volunteers in classrooms teaching and modeling helpful skills
* answering questions from leaders or volunteers
* recommending tools and equipment to support sensory needs, communication needs, and comprehension

Weekend coaching is priced by the hour.


Friendly Take-Overs
A member (or members) of our Chirp Consulting team will come to your church to demonstrate how we would lead a particular class or provide support to a particular child. This may include:

* leading your class (using your curriculum or ours) and providing strategies that are likely to increase success
* supporting a particular a child throughout a service to demonstrate use of success strategies, explaining why those strategies should be used
* supporting you as you communicate with parents who have concerns (being the professional who's "on staff" with your church)

Friendly Take-Overs are priced by the hour.


Seminars
The purpose of these trainings is to provide your team with practical strategies. After these seminars, your volunteers will have new ideas to try the following weekend. Topics depend on your needs and may include:

* Understanding and Preventing Challenging Behaviors
* Supporting Emerging Communication
* Implementing Visual Strategies
* Supporting Emerging Social Interaction Skills
* Understanding Diagnoses: How do I Help This Kid?
* Working with Parents
* Equipping Volunteers
* Training and Reproducing Leaders

Seminars are typically half-day (3 hours), and two seminars can be scheduled for the same day, if desired.


Parent Training and Support Seminars
Do you want to equip parents to help their kids grow spiritually?  These events are for parents of children with special needs of various kinds.  No matter the topic of any particular seminar, parents are encouraged and given hope that their children can learn and grow and be valued members of their families and communities, no matter their diagnosis or challenges.  Topics depend on the needs of the parents you serve and can include:

* What are the most important spiritual truths for my child to know and how do I communicate them?
* What can I change about my communication style to be more understandable to my child?
* How can I use visuals to help my child?
* What are some resources that might help me improve my own skills?
* How can I support my child's social skills?
* How can I support my child's emerging communication skills?
* How can I prevent and manage challenging behaviors?
* How can I use play to relate to my child and encourage skill development?
* Which sensory techniques might especially help my child?


Vision Quest
 
This service is a two-day carefully guided process to help your leadership team develop a vision of what your mission is, what your goals will be, and how you will reach those goals.  After this seminar, attendees will have renewed energy, excitement, and direction.  The Vision Quest is especially useful as a yearly retreat or if your team is just starting out.  They can be scheduled in-town or out-of-town. 

For more information on any of these opportunities, please contact Christie Priem at christie@chirpcc.com or (480) 266-0926.