Stop Now And Plan (SNAP®)
SNAP provides children displaying serious disruptive behavior and their families the power to make better choices for lasting change.
SNAP is an award-winning, evidence-based cognitive-behavioral and social interactional learning program for children, their families, and/or caregivers. It teaches children, their families, and/or caregivers how to manage their emotions and behavior by utilizing strategies to stop, think, and plan positive alternatives before acting impulsively.
The program uses a proven mental health and crime prevention model in supporting children exhibiting significant disruptive, oppositional behavior and emotional dysregulation that impact their functioning at home, school, and community.
SNAP has three 13-week programs designed to support different risk levels.
SNAP in Schools & Communities | In-School Prevention Program
This universal targeting model emphasizes creating a SNAP culture that engages students in understanding how their thoughts, feelings, and actions impact the people and environment around them. Delivered in schools, this universal prevention program uses manualized sessions to teach SNAP strategies in the classroom to children, educators, and school support personnel to keep students in school, out of trouble, with improved social-emotional learning and social skills.
SNAP Clinical | Specialized gender-specific clinical programs
This targeted evidence-based group program is tailored to address the specific disruptive behavioral challenges of children aged 6 – 11 by equipping them and their parents with effective skills and strategies to meet the needs of individual families. These group sessions are designed to teach children to stop and think before acting, keep them involved in school, and avoid future delinquency. In separate group sessions, parents learn parenting skills and strategies to cope with their own emotions related to their children’s behavior.
SNAP for Youth | Focused gender-specific program for youth at risk of Juvenile Justice System
This Youth-focused model leverages technology to create an open forum for safe and critical conversations with youth to target emotion regulation, prosocial skills, and effective decision-making. Youth aged 12 to 17+ who are at risk of or involved with the youth justice system participate in digitized scenario-based modules to support their ability to increase their self-control, change their life circumstances, and improve their behavior. These sessions also provide behavioral modeling, role-playing, in vivo learning opportunities, and relaxation.
