For almost seventy years we believed that our most important job was to protect vulnerable children from their families. During those years, vulnerable children were removed from their homes and many of those children never returned to their families until they were eighteen.

We have since learned that children need the identity and the sense of belonging that comes from being a member of a family.  Going forward, vulnerable children won’t be removed from their families for long periods of time. The Families First Prevention Services Act ensures that.

Join us to explore how youth work will be changing over the next 5-10 years. This is one of a series of webinars that offers insight into what we know is coming and how to best prepare as the field moves to community-based, family-centered practice.

Tom Woll brings a wealth of experience and insight collected over the course of his many years as an organizational leader and consultant. His nationally recognized work with organizations and practitioners can help you make important decisions about your future as the field of practice moves forward.  

This webinar will:

• Consider the ways our field is moving toward working more with families.
• Help you understand what families want from service providers.
• Familiarize you with the Seven Stages of Family Engagement.
• Offer insight into how the Seven Stages might also apply to our work with youths.

The narrative of the entire presentation is included for downloading.

CYC Certification Competency Domain:
Developmental Practice Methods