Life@Home for iPad 1.4.0

Life@Home for iPad: A Powerful Child & Family Evaluation Tool

As technology continues to change the way children play, create, and communicate, it's important that our methods for understanding them also evolve. That's where Life@Home comes in - a powerful new child and family evaluation tool created by psychologist Dr. Steve O'Brien.

Designed for mental health, social work, healthcare, education, child advocacy, and family law professionals, Life@Home is an innovative tool that helps obtain a perception of a child's family life. It draws from the idea that children often assign thoughts, feelings, and attributes to other people, animals and objects.

Life@Home has an inviting format that facilitates rapport and dialogue between children and adults. Children intuitively create a sketch of their family life complete with sound and movement. Working in tandem with an adult (such as a therapist or counselor), children are invited to create their family members by selecting from a wide range of ages and gender attributes.

Next comes the fun part - bringing these characters to life! Children select primary and secondary facial expressions for each character they've created. They're then invited to choose pets from a panel of animals while assigning them unique emotional traits.

Once their family is complete (including pets!), children select an iconic home to serve as the stage on which they can place their family members. By defining each character's actions, speech patterns,and thoughts during different scenarios within this home environment;children can comfortably share perceptions of their livesand interactions with others around them.

Children can further define their environment by adding weather,music,and final comments before saving completed home scenarios in password-protected format.This allows information sharing among other professionals such as parents,caretakers or even legal guardians who may need assistance with evaluation,treatment planning or any other needs related specifically towards helping the child grow positively through difficult times.

Who Can Benefit From Life@Home?

Life@Home is designed specifically for professionals who work with children and families. Some of the specific target audiences include:

- Clinical/Counseling Psychologists (especially those with a child/family focus)

- Marriage and Family Therapists

- Clinical Social Workers/Mental Health Counselors who work with Children and Families

- Developmental Psychologists

- Behavior Specialists/Analysts

- Child Psychiatrists

- Pediatricians

- School Psychologists/School Social Workers/Guidance Counselors/Child Educators

(who may need to evaluate or assist children in their care)

Additionally, Life@Home can be used by:

- Child Welfare/Case Workers/Foster Care/Adoption Employees

(to help understand the family dynamics of children in their care)

- Family Lawyers/Guardians ad Litem

(to gain insight into a child's home life during legal proceedings)

- Daycare Employees/Mental Health Training Programs

(such as Undergraduate/Graduate Professors in Child and Family Mental Health)

What Are People Saying About Life@Home?

Life@Home has received rave reviews from professionals who have used it to help children open up about their families. Here are just a few testimonials:

"I was so impressed with how Life@Home helped me gain a better understanding of my very reserved 9 year-old client after her parents separated. This app is essentially an easy to use, kid-friendly clinical tool...and it really engages kids...especially those who are self-conscious about or disinterested in drawing their family in the traditional manner." -- Elizabeth Magro, Psy.D., psychologist in private practice and associate professor of psychology.

"Life@Home is fast becoming something I use with kids early on in the therapy process. This app has really helped kids open up more readily about their families, and it's a great rapport builder. They just start talking to me very spontaneously and candidly while using it...even during initial sessions. And parents find the home scenarios quite enlightening." -- Mari Broome, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice.

About Dr. Steve O'Brien

Dr. Steve O'Brien has been assisting children and families in his Tampa Bay practice since 1994. He earned his Psy.D. (doctoral degree in clinical psychology) at Nova Southeastern University with an applied developmental focus, and is an associate professor at the Florida School of Professional Psychology. Dr.O'Brien also serves as a consultant for Bay News 9, Tampa Bay's 24-hour news source.

Conclusion

Life@Home is a powerful new child and family evaluation tool that can help professionals gain insight into a child's family life through an engaging and interactive format that children will love! Designed by psychologist Dr.Steve O'Brien, Life@Home is perfect for mental health, social work, healthcare, education, child advocacy,and family law professionals who work with children and families on a regular basis.

With its inviting format that facilitates rapport and dialogue between children and adults,Life@Home helps kids open up more readily about their families - even during initial therapy sessions! Parents find the home scenarios quite enlightening too!

So if you're looking for a powerful new tool to help you better understand your young clients or patients'family lives; look no further than Life@Home!