common ground one approach, many adaptations juanita blount-clark august, 2011
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Common Ground One Approach, Many Adaptations Juanita Blount-Clark August, 2011. Mobilizing partners, communities and families to build family strengths, promote optimal development and reduce child abuse and neglect. THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES APPROACH. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Common GroundOne Approach, Many Adaptations
Juanita Blount-ClarkAugust, 2011
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Mobilizing partners, communities and families to
build family strengths, promote optimal development and reduce
child abuse and neglect
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THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES APPROACH
• Through small changes in everyday practice, builds on family strengths, buffers risk, and promotes better outcomes.
• Builds on existing strategies and systems, and links them to community opportunities.
• Grounded in research, practice and implementation knowledge from multiple fields; links disciplines and service sectors.
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In the beginning….
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PURPOSE: REDUCE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT STARTING WITH CHILDREN 0-5
• The very highest rates of abuse and neglect occur for children under 4. This age group is a third of all children entering foster care and who are likely to stay the longest.
• The brain’s primary architecture is developing in years 0-5, when family stability, skills and knowledge have the greatest impact on development.
• Adverse experiences at an early age create lifelong risk for multiple problems; mitigating these traumas early is most effective.
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• Find out what reduces child maltreatment, to point toward results programs should be building
• Assume that all families are included
• Start where families already have comfortable relationships, e.g. child care
• Build on existing programs and strategies; don’t invent a new model
PRAGMATIC STARTING POINTS
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What we know: Families thrive when protective factors are
robust in their lives and communities
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FIVE PROTECTIVE FACTORS
PARENTAL RESILIENCE
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
KNOWLEDGE of PARENTING and CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CONCRETE SUPPORT in TIMES of NEED
SOCIAL and EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE of CHILDREN
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Small butsignificantchanges
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KEY PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
• Parent leadership
• Focus on social emotional development/conflict resolution
• Fathers and other family members welcomed and encouraged
• Mental health consultation
• Consistent, positive internal and external staff communication
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What happened next: A surprising leap
from programsto
policy
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A FEW BRAVE INNOVATORS
• Alaska
• Arkansas
• Illinois
• Missouri
• New Hampshire
• Rhode Island
• Wisconsin
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VITAL NATIONAL PARTNERSPROVIDED “LEGS”
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Parent leaders, state agencies and local programs quickly
adapted the framework --beyond child abuse prevention for young
children --to create a platform for linkages across service
systems and a way of engaging informal opportunities for
families.
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ALIGNING RESULTS FOR FAMILIES
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SERVICES IN PERSPECTIVE
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• “at risk” families all families
• risk factors protective factors/buffers to toxic stress
• prevention promoting strong families and healthy development
FAMILIES TOOK LEADERSHIP
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Parental Resilience = Be strong and and flexible
Social Connections = Parents need friends
Knowledge of Parenting = Being a great parent is part natural and part learned
Concrete Support = We all need help sometimes
Social and emotional development for children = Help your children communicate and give them the love and respect they need
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COMMUNITY CAFES - WASHINGTON
•Parental Resilience = Courage
•Social Connections = Community
•Knowledge of Parenting = Health
•Concrete Support = Freedom
•Children’s Social and Emotional Development = Compassion
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This surprising “self-organizing” tipping point was quickly supported by key national
organizations, nimble federal partners and a small amount of
foundation funding.
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FEDERAL PARTNERSAdministration for Children, Youth and Families: Children’s Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
Administration on Children and Families, Office of Child Care and Office of Head Start
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (ECCS)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), local Project Launch sites
Department of Defense, New Parents Program and Family Advocacy Program
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STRENGTHENING FAMILIES NATIONAL NETWORK
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Strengthening Fam ilies National Netw ork
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LEVERS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND SUSTAINING
STRENGTHENING FAMILIES
•Integration into policies and systems
•Professional development
•Real parent partnerships
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NEW “FAMILY VALUES”• Recognition of importance of families• Diminishing stigma and labeling• Acknowledging diversity among families• Reducing the distance between
professionals and families• Partnerships among services and between
services and people are essential• Everyone has a role and can play it!
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Questions?
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Where are the opportunities for
Small but Significant Change
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ID
AZ
UT
MT
WY
NM
CO
AL
FL
SC
TN
KY
INOH
NC
SD
KS
NE
MN
WI
IA
IL
MO
AR
MS
OK
ND
OR
CA NV
WA
TX
WV
PA
ME
VA
NY
LA
GA
MI
M D
AK
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NH
HI
VT
MA
RICT
NJ
DE
Strengthening Fam ilies National Netw ork
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Allied for Better Results
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What others are Doing• Creating real parent partnerships• Cross training ECE and Child Welfare workers• Creating linkages with home visiting programs• Developing responses to families in crisis in
addition referring to child welfare• Head Start and Child Welfare establishing priority
enrollment process for young children involved with child welfare.
• Utilizing common assessment tool such as the FAST (Family Advocacy & Support Tool)
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www.strengtheningfamilies.net
Juanita Blount-ClarkConsultant, Strengthening Families National Team
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Possibilities for Action?