CHILD AND FAMILY TEAMS IN SOCIAL SERVICES
Teaming with families refers to child welfare workers working with families during the investigation or assessment and service provision in a manner that respects families and their strengths and ensures the workers' responsibility for child protection.The NC Family-Centered Meetings Project is funded through a contract with the NC Division of Social Services. This project is part of the Multiple-Response System child welfare reform effort in North Carolina. The NC Family-Centered Meetings Project is responsible for training child welfare workers in child and family teams that include family members in developing service plans. The training sessions that NC Family-Centered Meetings Project offers includes:
- Step by Step: An Introduction to Child and Family Teams
- Navigating Child and Family Teams: The Role of the Facilitator
- The ABCs of Including Children in Child and Family Teams
- Widening the Circle: Child and Family Teams and Safety Considerations
- Keeping It Real: Child and Family Teams with Youth In Transition
- An Introduction to Child and Family Teams: A Cross-System Training from the Family's Perspective
- Technical Assistance and Learning Support (TALS)
For more information on these training sessions, please click on the training link. To register, please submit an online application at www.ncswLearn.org. For further general information, please contact the Project Coordinator Stacy Comey.
