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Family Engagement in Child Welfare Video Series
This video series showcases the experiences of two Systems of Care communities that worked with birth parents and kin caregivers in paraprofessional roles. The videos offer unique insight into the key elements needed to make peer-to-peer family engagement programs successful. From the perspectives of family members, caseworkers, supervisors, and administrators, the videos provide an inside look at program achievements and benefits, as well as fears and challenges related to family involvement.
The discussion guides are companion tools to the family engagement videos. With one for each peer-to-peer program model, each promotes reflection and generates a deeper understanding of the video content through guided questions. While primarily aimed at supporting training programs, the guides may also be used in coaching and other professional development activities.
The 10 videos, and related discussion guides, can be used by State and local child welfare administrators, trainers, supervisors, and caseworkers as training tools and capacity building resources. The series can be used in its entirety or videos can be selected to meet specific needs.
- Parents Helping Parents Videos
- Parents Helping Parents Discussion Guide
- Supporting Kin Caregivers Videos
- Supporting Kin Caregivers Discussion Guide
Family Engagement in Child Welfare: Parents Helping Parents
Featuring the Parent Partner Program in Contra Costa, CA, where parents who had been involved in the child welfare system now serve as mentors and resource guides to other parents currently receiving child welfare services. (08:00)
Parents Helping Parents Quick Cuts
- What Does It Take to Be a Parent Partner? (01:38)
- Changing the Culture of the Agency (01:46)
- Overcoming Fears and Resistance (02:07)
- Building and Sustaining the Program (01:50)
- Parent Partners: Personal Stories (03:32)
More formats and Captioning options available
Parents Helping Parents Tools
- Video Discussion Guide (PDF - 4,443 KB)
Family Engagement in Child Welfare: Supporting Kin Caregivers
Learn about the Kinship Liaisons Program of Clark County, NV, and how the child welfare agency integrated kinship specialists into their workforce. (07:35)
Supplemental Supporting Kin Caregivers Quick Cuts
- What Does it Take to be a Kinship Specialist? (02:45)
- Overcoming Fears and Resistance (02:47)
- Keeping Families Together: Personal Stories (04:16)
More formats and Captioning options available
Supporting Kin Caregivers Tools
- Video Discussion Guide (PDF - 3,453 KB)