Maintaining Family Connectedness

Maintaining Family Connectedness

About this Course:

Navigating the child welfare system is difficult for any parent and doing the work to get one’s children returned home is a monumental feat. When reunification is the permanency goal, maintaining strong family ties while the child is out of their parents’ home is essential. Child welfare staff can do a lot to facilitate the process of maintaining family connectedness. This four-hour workshop highlights the importance of maintaining family connectedness and assists child welfare front line staff with understanding how they can strengthen family ties throughout the life of a case.

Who should attend:

This training is recommended for all Operations Staff, including:

• Professional Foster Parents
• Child Welfare Specialists
• Clinical Therapists
• Relief Parents
• Family Support Specialists
• Program Assistants
• Managers & Supervisors

This training is open to all SOS Children's Villages Illinois employees.

Important Reminders:

Please arrive promptly for training and be present and participatory for the entirety of training.

Lunch will be provided.

About the Instructor:

This course is designed and hosted by Be Strong Families.  Since 2012, Be Strong Families has partnered with organizations, systems and communities to help families grow stronger from the inside out. They offer technical assistance and trainings to help create peer-to-peer discussions that promote vitality, provide emotional healing and foster peace. These transformative conversations not only prevent violence and fight oppression, they give hope, create amazing leaders and help overlooked communities thrive.