Parent Resources

Programs for Parents & Children

The Developmental - Behavioral Health team at Albany Medical Center offers specialized programs to help you engage with other parents or children, discuss concerns, ask questions, and more.  Below you'll find a list of group programs with a brief description.

Registration is required. To register, use the links provided under each program. You will receive more information after you register regarding the new start date.

For more information, call 518-262-5401 or email [email protected].

School Talk

School Talk is a virtual, monthly meeting to help parents and caregivers understand how schools provide services and accommodations through IEPs and 504 plans and supports through MTSS, Tiers 1-3 AIS, and RTI. Each month's topic will be different, and there will be time for you to ask questions.

The meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month.

Register for the School Talk group here

Registration is required. Once registered, you will be added to our email list for a monthly reminder and meeting link.

You are not required to attend every month. Your insurance will only be billed for the meetings you attend.

The Journey After the Diagnosis

This virtual parent program will provide support if your child has recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness. You will receive diagnosis information, strategies for building your capacity to cope, and advice for learning to live with the diagnosis.

Register here for the Journey After the Diagnosis group

Registration is required. Once registered, you will be contacted and given more information. Insurance will be billed for sessions attended.

Circle of Security® Parenting™ Group

Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you. The Circle of Security® Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened.

This 8-week series will consist of 90-minute virtual sessions where participants will learn to:

• Understand your child’s emotional world by learning to read emotional cues
• Support your child’s ability to successfully manage emotions
• Enhance the development of your child’s self-esteem
• Honor the innate wisdom and desire for your child to be secure

Register here for the Circle of Security® Parenting™ Group

Registration is required. Your insurance will be billed for sessions attended.

Learn more about the Circle of Security® International program

Referral to Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

A completed referral form is required before an appointment can be made to see one of our providers.

To obtain the referral form for our specialty department, you can call our office at 518-262-5401 or email [email protected]