Introduction to Strengthening Families A Protective Factors Framework

Introduction to Strengthening Families: A Protective Factors Framework Click on the speaker wherever it appears to hear the narrations:

What’s a strength you bring to your work with children, youth & families?

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Learning Objectives Upon completion of this module the participant will be able to describe the four big ideas behind Strengthening Families: • A protective factors approach • An approach, not a model • A changed relationship with parents • Alignment with developmental science

Personal Reflection (Answer question 2 on Participant Worksheet before advancing to next slide): Think about, and jot down, three things that were important to your family as you were growing up.

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Strengthening Families: Not Your Ordinary Initiative • Implementing Strengthening Families is about: – small but significant changes in everyday practice and – the shifts in policies and systems that allow/promote those changes in practice • Implementation funds come from existing dollars • All national implementation tools are available free of charge

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