March 2023 Learning Exchange: Partnering with GALs
Explore the FEM Facilitator Learning Exchange in March 2023, focusing on GAL partnerships and the impact of recent legal changes on youth representation. Engage with expert panels, mindfulness moments, and community agreements to enhance family engagement meeting dynamics and facilitation skills.
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FEM Facilitator Learning Exchange Partnering with GALs March 2023 Visit the CWTS website: www.coloradocwts.com Training for people who help people
Learning Exchange Agenda Welcome, introductions & settle in Setting the stage for today GAL panel discussion After panel reflections 2
Mindfulness Moment Ooohmmmmm 3
Your Facilitator Team Derek Dzien Ongoing Casework Specialist Colorado Department of Human Services Jessica Wheeldon County Learning Coordinator, Medium Counties Colorado Child Welfare Training System Colleen Gibley-Reed County Learning Coordinator, Large Counties Colorado Child Welfare Training System 4
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? 5
Introductions in Chat Name County What are you most looking forward to during today s discussion? 6
Setting the Stage Outlining core values Outlining outcomes from evaluation Changes to law 7
Welcome to our Panel! GAL name Theresa McMeekin Beth Padilla Meryl Tolsma Email address theresa@mcmeekinlegaladvocates.com beth@padillalawpractice.com meryl@mazzuccalaw.com 8
Panel Questions 1. There are recent changes in law as to how youth are represented. These changes are recent, and our system is still adapting a bit, but how have these changes impacted your approach to representation? How has the law changed FEM dynamics? 2. What do you see as the purpose of FEM's? What values do you try to bring to FEM's? What is important to you in regard to how these meetings are handled? 3. What do you see as your role in a family engagement meeting? 4. What do the best facilitators do in meetings that you appreciate? How do they integrate all team members to forward the case by bringing in all involved parties, including the GAL? 5. What barriers have you encountered in meetings and how have you navigated them? 9
Additional Panel Questions 6. What do you find to be the best ways to include children/youth perspective in meetings? Are there times when you are worried about including children/youth in meetings? How do you navigate barriers to child/youth participation? How do you navigate decisions regarding speaking with children/youth vs. speaking for them? What do teams tend to miss when it comes to children/youth being part of the team? 7. Do you have any advice for child welfare professionals looking to engage difficult to engage children/youth? If time allows Are there action steps that you have had before or feel like would be a good fit for your role to help promote case progress? Do you prep with your client? What does prep look like? How do you support your clients in FEM's? 10
After Panel Reflection In small groups: What are your key takeaways from the panel? Please pick someone to report out to the large group! 11
FEM Facilitator Learning Exchange Topics SESSION / MONTH TOPIC Session 1 | September 2022 Discovering who you are as a facilitator Session 2 | October 2022 How fidelity can promote good quality FEMs Session 3 | November 2022 Empowering families throughout our involvement Session 4 | December 2022 Aligning meeting practices with intention Session 5 | February 2023 Sharing your FEM superpowers Session 6 | March 2023 Partnering with GALs Session 7 | April 2023 Navigating the IDD world: Adapting FEMs to meet everyone s needs Session 8 | May 2023 How to lean into coaching skills as a facilitator Session 9 | June 2023 Moving away from checkboxes: Bringing value to meetings 12
Next Learning Exchange Topic Topic: Navigating the IDD world: Adapting FEMs to meet everyone s needs Date/Time: Tuesday, April 11, 2023, from 1:00-2:30pm 13
