For Caregivers
For adults supporting an aging loved one, including someone living with dementia or Alzheimer's. Understand what may be happening, ease difficult moments, and care for yourself, too.
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Understanding changes how we care.
Turn the science of brain and behavior into practical, everyday support. Explore our library of self-paced online courses, designed to make caring for someone you love doable.
The science of caring, made doable. · From The Haven Family Center
Self-paced · Start anytime
Featured course
The Science of Connection™
Every course is self-paced and yours to keep — start and stop whenever life allows, and pick it back up right where you left off.
Whole person · Whole family · Whole life™
Find your starting point
What would you like to understand better?
Explore courses for parents and caregivers, and training and tools for professionals.
For Parents and Families
For parents and families supporting a child whose brain works in its own way, including ADHD and autism. Understand behavior, strengthen connection, and respond with more confidence.
See family coursesFor Professionals and Teams
Tools for the people who do this work every day: therapists, staff, care teams, and providers. Courses and session tools, starting with My Brain Lab.
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Practical guidance for the life you live.
Available nowCaregivers · Self-paced
The Connected Caregiver: Dementia & Alzheimer's Care at Home
Caring for someone through dementia and Alzheimer's.
Understand what may be behind the behavior, ease difficult moments, and care for your person and yourself with greater confidence.
6 modules · 18 lessons · In-course AI coach · Virtual personalized coaching available
Available nowParents & Families · Self-paced
Behavior Is Communication
What your child's behavior is telling you — for every child, including those with ADHD or autism.
Understand what your child may be communicating, so difficult moments make more sense and you can respond with connection.
6 modules · 18 lessons · In-course AI coach · Virtual personalized coaching available
Coming soonEvery Family · Self-paced
Rooted
Calm and connection for the whole home.
The science of staying calm together, so everyone in the house can feel safe enough to settle.
Self-paced · In-course AI coach · Virtual personalized coaching available
The Haven perspective
A grounded approach to understanding and care.
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Start with the person
Behavior makes more sense when we understand the whole person, what they need, and what their day asks of them.
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Connection comes first
The lessons begin with understanding, respect, and the relationship you are already building every day.
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Make it useful in real life
Clear science becomes practical support you can use in the moments that matter, without needing a professional degree.
How it works
Learning that fits the life you live.
Step 1
Choose your course.
Start where you need the most help. Each course is self-paced and yours to keep.
Step 2
Learn at your own pace.
Short lessons in plain language, made for tired days and small pockets of time.
Step 3
Lean on your coach.
An in-course AI coach answers your questions and fits the help to your situation. When you need more, virtual personalized coaching is available.
Step 4
Use it today.
Every lesson ends with one thing you can try right away.
Meet the founder
Experience grounded in understanding.
I built The Haven Academy because families deserve access to clear, compassionate knowledge. When we understand the whole person — their brain, their needs, and the life around them — hard moments begin to make more sense. These courses are here to help you find practical ways forward with more confidence and connection.
— Jennifer
Jennifer Phelps, MS, BCBA · Founder, The Haven Family Center
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You do not have to have everything figured out.
Tell us what you want help understanding. We will let you know when a course that fits becomes available.