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HELP MINIMIZE TRAUMA AND MAXIMIZE TEAMWORK
using the
NEW GENERATION PRIDE MODEL OF PRACTICE
(Parent Resources for Information, Development, and Education)
to Develop and Support Resource (Foster and Adoptive) Parents
as Team Members in Child Protection and Trauma-Informed Care of Children
IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING
LOS ANGELES, CA
MONDAY, AUGUST 7 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2017
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Is the PRIDE Model of Practice for your agency? CWLA and FosterParentCollege.com invite you to participate in an implementation training program that addresses the challenge of finding and keeping competent and committed resource parents. We will demonstrate how to integrate the competencies resource parents must have with your preparation and assessment/approval process. This approach helps ensure continuity between what prospective resource parents are recruited, prepared, and approved to do and expectations after children join their families. Most importantly, it shows how to find and keep resource parents who have a commitment, not consumer approach to your program.
What is the New Generation? This is a “model of practice” to help ensure that staff who interact with resource parents through recruitment, orientation/information meetings, preservice training, home studies/assessments, approval, matching, and ongoing teamwork reinforce your agency’s mission, program objectives, values, and best practice skills. The New Generation integrates the benefits of in-person group training, family assessment (home study/approval), and online self-paced training while meeting the needs of diverse families and agency resources. It features innovative, cost-effective strategies with proven effective techniques, interactive vignettes, and is adaptable for both public and private agencies. New Generation strengthens the family assessment (home study/approval) process with a focus on potential disruption indicators. It decreases the number of in-person training sessions to save travel and time costs, while increasing training quality and standardization that also addresses issues unique to kinship caregivers. Teamwork in child protection and trauma-informed practice and parenting is integral. The New Generation continues to emphasize evidence-informed competency categories of: (a) protecting and nurturing children; (b) meeting children’s developmental needs and addressing developmental delays; (c) supporting children’s relationships with birth families; (d) connecting children to relationships that are safe, nurturing, and enduring (permanency); and (e) working as a member of a professional team. For additional information, please visit New Generation PRIDE Model of Practice.
Who are the facilitators and participants? A team with expertise in PRIDE Model of Practice development and implementation will facilitate. Participants should be agency staff who can return to their agencies and share all the Model of Practice components including: resource parent recruiting, assessing (home study), selecting/approval, preservice training, matching, and ongoing teamwork with the aim of minimizing disruptions, and increasing retention and permanency outcomes. Please note: Agencies should purchase a license before sending staff to the training; however, agencies considering purchasing the PRIDE Model of Practice license who wish to participate in the training to help make the decision should contact Donna Petras at dpetras@cwla.org to discuss, or to arrange for materials to use during the training.
Training Registration Fee for CWLA Members, $575; for Non-Members, $650. Includes individual registrant’s participation in: (1) five days of strategies and techniques to implement the New Generation PRIDE Model of Practice; (2) the FosterParentCollege.com online clusters of twelve courses (visit New Generation PRIDE Model of Practice for a full list); and (3) the training management system through FosterParentCollge.com. Please note: registrants should complete online courses prior to the training. For assistance with registration, contact Julie Brite at jbrite@cwla.org.
Required Training Materials: Includes 2016 New Generation Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE Facilitator’s Guide; 2016 PRIDEbook (handouts); PRIDE Model of Practice (Implementation) Handbook; Making a Difference DVD; Developing Family Resources DVD; Family Forever DVD; and Program Vignettes DVD. Please note: PRIDE Model of Practice license holders will be provided materials electronically and should print copies of required materials to bring to the training.
Cost for CEUs for CWLA Members, $25; for Non-Members, $35. 30 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for the training, provided through NASW – Washington State Chapter.
Training Location: Children’s Bureau, 1910 Magnolia Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90007. If hotel accommodations are needed, please check Hotels.com for nearby options, or contact Eileen at epasztor@cwla.org for suggestions.