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Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support
How can we work with families most effectively? What does it mean to be a quality Family Strengthening and Support program? How can managers, direct service staff, and families work together to develop and sustain quality programs?
This 2-day virtual training on the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support details how the Principles of Family Support Practice and the Strengthening Families Approach, with its research-based, evidence-informed 5 Protective Factors, can be applied together to enhance work with families.
Who should come:
- Management and direct service staff in the Family Support and Strengthening field. Teams of Executive Directors, Managers, Coordinators, and direct service staff are highly encouraged, because each has a key role to play in implementing the Standards effectively.
- Program officers and contract managers in the Family Support and Strengthening field.
- Anyone who needs to be re-certified in the Standards. Re-certification is required 2 years after initial training date.
Topics covered:
- Overview of the Principles of Family Support Practice
- Overview of the Strengthening Families Approach and its 5 Protective Factors
- Family Centeredness- How can we develop and implement a program that is centered on the needs of families?
- Family Strengthening- How can we help families to build upon their strengths for achieving success?
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)- How can staff and families embrace the many facets and layers of diversity?
- Community Strengthening- How can programs support families to be engaged in strengthening their communities?
- Evaluation- How do we know how well our programs are serving families?
Register for Upcoming Trainings
Registration for each training session closes two weeks before the training date. When you register, please include the best physical mailing address. Training materials will be directly shipped to you. The training needs a minimum number of participants.
2025 Training Dates and Registration:
Each day of training occurs from 9 am- 3:30 pm.
Family Centeredness
Value and recognize families as integral to the program
Family Strengthening
Family strengthening approach to support families to be strong, healthy, and safe.
Evaluation
Looking at areas of strength and opportunity, for continuous quality improvement.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Respecting families’ diversity and engaging in ongoing learning and adaptation to diversity.
Community Strengthening
Facilitating social connections, developing families’ leadership skills, and collaborating with partners.
GFSN has adopted the Family Pathways Framework (FPF) from our National network partners, the Colorado Family Resource Center Association. This research-informed family support model centers on families establishing a goal-setting partnership with a trained Family Development worker using a strengths-based family-centered approach toward improved family health and well-being. This pathway of a family moving from initial contact with a family support serving organization (Family Resource Center) towards more intensive services, recognizes all families have strengths to build, supports families in recognizing and exercising their power, and promotes access to resources available in their communities.
As we roll out this exceptional asset to our members, we invite your organization to participate in our next cohort of this training. Over 4 weeks your staff will earn their certificate in this family support model and your organization will become eligible for credentialing as a center of quality beginning in 2026.
This cohort of classes are hosted virtually each week . Participants need to attend each week to earn certificate of completion.
The classes are broken down into five essential components:
- Essentials I: Family-Centered Approach & Essentials II: Intake & Screening
- Essentials III: Emergency Services
- Essentials IV: Family Development Services
- Essentials V: Evaluation
In order to be eligible to take the course, participants need to have been trained in the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support within the past 2 years. -Participants will provide date they completed their standards training.
Additionally, to earn their certificate of completion in FPF participants need to complete all five protective factor modules through the free online training provided by the National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds at https://www.prosolutionstraining.com/strengtheningfamilies/index.cfm.
- Parental Resilience
- Social Connections
- Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
- Concrete Supports
- Social and Emotional Competence of Children
Upon submitting this application, candidates will be reviewed, and those that meet the criteria will receive a calendar invitation to each of the four training dates. Those not meeting the eligibility criteria will be informed and invited to attend a later cohort once they complete the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support. Any questions please email [email protected].
More dates coming soon. Check back in September, 2025.
GFSN is committed to improving family services across the state by creating common language and expectations across different kinds of Family Support programs. Raising the standards of family support practices requires setting goals, evaluating programs, and using community data and caregiver voices. GFSN’s virtual data and evaluation training series provides small group and one-on-one support from data and evaluation experts to help family resource center staff evaluate their programs to best meet the needs of families.
This training is open to all family serving professionals whether you are a member of the Georgia Family Support Network or not, so please share with your networks. GFSN members are eligible to receive a GFSN Evaluation Certificate by attending 3 of the 5 virtual workshops.
Registration is required to attend each training! (Please note that CEU’s will not be provided)
National Family Support Network (NFSN) Assessment and Evaluation Tools- Attendees will learn about the various NFSN assessment and evaluation tools and how these can be useful as you implement your family support programs.
Presenter: Jennifer Johnson-Dungey, National Family Support Network
Date: July 30th from 10:00-11:00 am
Family Pathways Framework Orientation- This research-informed family support model centers on families establishing a goal setting partnership with a trained Family Development worker using a strengths-based family-centered approach toward improved family health and well-being. Learn how you can implement this framework in your center.
Presenter: Jennifer Stein, Positive Childhood Alliance Georgia (formerly Prevent Child Abuse Georgia)
Date: August 26th from 1:00-2:00 pm
Mission Metrics Laboratory- Join us to hear how a Logic Model can advance your mission. We will be working together to start your logic model or build on your existing logic model.
Presenter: Brigette Barker, Lumpkin Family Connection and Rebekah Hudgins, Georgia Family Connection Partnership
Date: September 4th from 1-2:30pm
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This project was supported in part by the Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Children Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Community Based Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CFDA 93.590). Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Children Services or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Community Based Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CFDA 93.590).
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