Honoring family: Engaging Parent Partners in Strengthening a Child Welfare Coaching Program

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Honoring family: Engaging Parent Partners in Strengthening a Child Welfare Coaching Program

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Description

Engaging parent partners, or those with lived experience in the child welfare system, can provide a unique perspective for developing new programs. This presentation shares parent partner input on a newly implemented skills-based coaching program for child welfare supervisors. Implications for practice, policy, and research will be discussed.

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Suggested Citation

Dunkerley, S., McArthur, V., Akin, B. A., Brown, A. (2021, November 5). Honoring Family: Engaging Parent Partners in Strengthening a Child Welfare Coaching Program. Council on Social Work Education 67th Annual Program Meeting, Leading Critical Conversations: Racial, Economic & Environmental Justice, Orlando, Florida. (Refereed).

Related Kansas Strong Strategies

KanCoach

Related Child Welfare Focus Areas

Child Welfare Workforce Development, Parent Involvement

Project Information

  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Becci Akin

  • Co-Investigator/Evaluation Lead: Dr. Kaela Byers

  • Project Manager: Christina Mott

  • Dates: October 2018-September 2023

  • Funder: Children’s Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, grant number 90-CO-1139

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