Training
Training is a key part of executing the IAFSN’s mission to promote international cooperation, exchange, and best practices within the Family Support field to support children, families, and communities to thrive.
Virtual Trainings
Bridging the Dad Gap: Building Meaningful Father Engagement in Your Program
October 30
Are you looking to promote fathers’ well-being and stronger outcomes for families?
Fathers have an important role to play in the lives of their children and families, yet many programs working with families struggle with including them. This training, co-led by experienced Family Support staff in different countries who have effectively engaged fathers in their programs, will unlock the keys to bridging the “DadGap” with an overarching goal of promoting the well-being of fathers and stronger outcomes for families as a whole. Participants will explore practical strategies, tools, and opportunities to recruit, engage, and retain fathers, and be guided to identify and develop actionable steps to increase father involvement.
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Developing & Sustaining Effective Parent Advisory Committees
November 5 & 6
How can an active Parent Advisory Committee enhance a program's effectiveness and strengthen the community?
A Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is a leadership group of program participants that provides input, guidance, and feedback to a program on a regular basis. An active Parent Advisory Committee can be a highly valuable method of supporting meaningful parent engagement, developing parent leadership skills, and supporting a program's success.
Staff partnering with PACs ensures better program planning, responsiveness to the community, inclusion of underserved groups such as fathers, outreach, participation, and both individual participant and overall program outcomes. So how can programs unlock the power of PACs?
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Five Factors for Stronger Families: An Approach that Works
December 3
What does research tell us about what programs need to focus on to support families to thrive?
The Strengthening Families Framework and Approach focuses on engaging families, programs, and communities in building five key protective factors that all families need in order to thrive. Research has shown that these protective factors increase family stability, enhance child development, and reduce child abuse and neglect. First identified in 2005 by the Center for the Study of Social Policy, they have been utilized by family support, early childhood, and related professionals for over 20 years to strengthen families.
This training will help participants maximize the effectiveness of their work with families through understanding the five protective factors and identifying strategies they can use to ensure that families are supported in these key areas.
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