Enhancing Family Engagement Meetings: Learning Exchange with RPCs in May 2022
This learning exchange event in May 2022 focuses on partnering with RPCs in family engagement meetings, featuring facilitators and community agreements to foster a collaborative and insightful environment. The agenda includes panel discussions, reflections, and panel questions aimed at improving facilitation practices and overcoming barriers in engaging families effectively.
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FEM Facilitator Learning Exchange Partnering with RPCs in Family Engagement Meetings May 2022 Visit the CWTS website: www.coloradocwts.com Training for people who help people
Learning Exchange Agenda Welcome & introductions Setting the stage for today RPC panel discussion After panel reflections 2
Your Facilitators Colleen Gibley-Reed Regional Learning Coordinator Colorado Child Welfare Training System Colleen.Gibley-Reed@cuanschutz.edu Derek Dzien Ongoing Casework Specialist Colorado Department of Human Services Derek.Dzien@state.co.us 3
FLE Community Agreements Give yourself permission to be here. The work can wait. Take risks. Comfort is overrated. Dare to engage yourself. This is how we learn from each other. Approach all comments with the following in mind: No matter how different someone else s opinion is from our own, there is always something to learn if we have compassion and understanding for one another. What else do YOU need? 4
Introductions in Chat Name County What are you most looking forward to during today s discussion? 5
Setting the Stage Family meeting core values Outcomes from evaluation Trends in attendance and points of conflict 6
Welcome to our Panel! RPC name County Email address Wendy Lewis Adams County wendylewispc@yahoo.com Kelsey Feldkamp Jefferson County kelsey@feldkamplaw.com Kellyn Nagel Jefferson County knagel@timlinryelaw.com Carrie Kollar Jefferson County Carriekollar.law@gmail.com Jake Jankovsky Douglas County Jake@gummersonnickolaus.com 7
Panel Questions 1. What do you see as the purpose of FEMs? What values do you try to bring to FEMs? What is important to you regarding how these meetings are handled? 2. What do you see as your role in a family engagement meeting? 3. What do the best facilitators do in meetings that you appreciate? 4. What barriers have you encountered in meetings and how have you navigated them? 5. When an RPC has worries about parental involvement in FEMs, how can we best find opportunities for engagement and participation? 6. If an RPC is bringing more of a court room approach to FEMs, how do you suggest facilitators handle it? 7. Do you have any advice for child welfare professionals looking to engage difficult-to-engage parents? 8
Additional Panel Questions 1. Do you prep with your clients? What does prep look like? 2. How do you support your clients in FEMs? 3. Have you had action steps in meetings? If so, what have they looked like? 4. What do you value most about your role in a D&N case? 5. Any advice for having discussions regarding concurrent planning or permanency discussions in difficult circumstances? 9
After Panel Reflection In small groups: What are your key takeaways from the panel? Please pick someone to report out to the large group! Wrap up: Moving forward, how will you address conflict in FEMs? 10
FEM Facilitator Learning Exchange Topics SESSION / MONTH TOPIC Session 1 | August 2021 Giving the family more power in family engagement meetings Session 2 | September 2021 Virtual versus in-person FEMs Session 3 | October 2021 FEM practice: Moving from meeting standards to best practice Session 4 | November 2021 Getting more supports/family to the table Session 5 | January 2022 Remaining neutral and objective during FEMs Session 6 | February 2022 Strategies for crafting meaningful risk and goal statements in a FEM Session 7 | March 2022 FEMs in domestic violence cases Session 8 | April 2022 Discussing and responding to different cultural needs in FEMs Session 9 | May 2022 Navigating respondent attorneys and their agenda in meetings Session 10 | June 2022 Maneuvering through difficult dynamics in FEMs 11
