How can we work with families most effectively? What does it mean to be a quality Family Strengthening and Support program? How can managers, direct service staff, and families work together to develop and sustain quality programs?

This 2-day virtual training on the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support details how the Principles of Family Support Practice and the Strengthening Families Approach, with its research-based, evidence-informed 5 Protective Factors, can be applied together to enhance work with families.

Who should come:

• Management and direct service staff in the Family Support and Strengthening field. Teams of Executive Directors, Managers, Coordinators, and direct service staff are highly encouraged, because each has a key role to play in implementing the Standards effectively.
• Program officers and contract managers in the Family Support and Strengthening field.
• Anyone who needs to be re-certified in the Standards. Re-certification is required 2 years after initial training date.

Topics covered:

• Overview of the Principles of Family Support Practice
• Overview of the Strengthening Families Approach and its 5 Protective Factors
• Family Centeredness- How can we develop and implement a program that is centered on the needs of families?
• Family Strengthening- How can we help families to build upon their strengths for achieving success?
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)- How can staff and families embrace the many facets and layers of diversity?
• Community Strengthening- How can programs support families to be engaged in strengthening their communities?
• Evaluation- How do we know how well our programs are serving families?

Register for Upcoming Trainings 

Registration for each training session closes two weeks before the training date. When you register, please include the best physical mailing address. Training materials will be directly shipped to you. The training needs a minimum number of participants.