This tip sheet, created in partnership with tribal consultants, offers tribal child welfare administrators tips for supporting resource families who are acting as extended family.
Benefits of offering these groups include making the wait seem shorter, keeping families from giving up, and helping parents build their skills.
Wondering if the services you offer families are effective? Here are some questions to help guide you and focus your support service improvement efforts.
Key considerations and tips for how to improve your services and strengthen families’ sense of engagement.
Larimer County (CO) Department of Human Services provides trauma screenings for children with open child welfare cases, conducts comprehensive neurodevelopmental trauma assessments, uses resiliency-based case plans, and provides intensive in-home, trauma-informed coaching programs.
As a parent group leader, you can ensure that respectful language is both “caught and taught” in meetings and communications.