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Family & Youth Involvement
In family-centered practice, families are recognized as experts in determining what is best for themselves and their children. Agencies and professionals enter into partnerships with families and youth, who are given equal voice in all aspects of policy, program, and service design; decision-making; implementation; and evaluation.
Families as Evaluators: Annotated Bibliography of Resources in Print (PDF - 249 KB)
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health (2004)
Summarizes references about family, consumer, and community participation in research and evaluation.
Family-Centered Community Building (PDF - 92 KB)
National Human Services Assembly (2005)
Explores a process of engaging family residents and other stakeholders in sustained collaborative efforts to strengthen and improve conditions for families with children in an identified geographic area.
Family Involvement in Policy-Making: A Final Report on the Families in Action Project
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health (1995)
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Results of a study of family involvement in policy-making boards, committees, and other organizations. Includes barriers to family member participation and suggestions for increasing participation.
Family Participation in Systems of Care: Frequently Asked Questions (And Some Answers) (PDF - 215 KB)
Jivanjee, Friesen, Kruzich, Robinson, & Pullmann
CWTAC Updates, 5(1), 2002
An overview of research on child and family outcomes affected by family participation, how outcomes may be influenced, implementation challenges, and strategies that promote participation in service planning and delivery.
Focus on Families! How to Build and Support Family-Centered Practices in After School
Harvard Family Research Project & Build the Out-of-School Time Network (2006)
Guide to understanding how to engage families in after-school programs. Research on why family engagement matters, strategies, case studies of promising efforts, and an evaluation tool for improving practice. (PDF - 870 KB)
Integrating Youth Voice in Service Learning
Education Commission of the States (2001)
Examines the rationale for implementing youth voice in service-learning initiatives, examines challenges practitioners may face, and offers strategies for success. Provides recommendations and resources for schools, organizations, and policymakers.
Learning From Families: Identifying Service Strategies for Success (PDF - 480 KB)
Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health (2002)
Family success occurs when systems of care focus on the entire family, meet families "where they are," and emphasize the connection between family and community. The importance of strong bonds between families and providers is emphasized.
Mentoring as a Family Strengthening Strategy (PDF - 100 KB)
National Human Services Assembly (2004)How mentoring services can strengthen families by involving parents in adult-youth relationship programs and by applying mentoring concepts to family services.
Outreach to Birthfathers of Children in Out-of-Home Care
Franck
Child Welfare, 80(3), 2001
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The nature and value of more specific outreach toward birth fathers of children in care, and the risk of ignoring men in the birth family system.
Parent Involvement in Family Support Programs: An Integrated Theory
McCurdy & Daro
Family Relations, 50(2), 2001
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Outlines a conceptual model of parental involvement in family support programs anchored in ecological and family systems frameworks, and explores factors that influence parental decisions to enroll and remain in support programs.
The Parent Leadership Project: Volunteers in Action Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
Parents Anonymous, Inc. (1997)
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Describes a 3-year project to enhance volunteer capacity to strengthen communities by creating leadership roles for parents who then become successful change agents to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Parental Involvement Tool Kit (PDF - 453 KB)
Philadelphia Health Management Corporation (2003)
Includes five modules geared toward program planners and administrators interested in starting parental involvement programs or adding parental involvement components to existing youth-serving programs.
Self-Governance in Communities and Families
Nelson (2000)
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Explains the benefits of including community residents and families in the design of services and describes how social institutions can use discussions to engage citizens in planning. Specific considerations for planning and conducting community dialogues are outlined.
What Hurts and What Helps: Listening to Families to Build 21st Century Child Welfare Reform
Briar-Lawson & Wiesen (2001)
In Innovative Practices With Vulnerable Children and Families
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Input from families for designing programs and developing their own service plans is vital to the success of child welfare service delivery. The efficiency and effectiveness of services are also improved with cross-system collaboration and interagency case planning for families with multiple problems.
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