Asserting that a key place to promote widespread use of family support principles and practices is through the child care training system, the papers that make up the series focus on how the child care field trains providers to include family support. This volume in the series describes the range of family support principles and practices of 11 child care programs. The report also examines the challenges in building positive relationships with families and the opportunities to improve program-family relationships through training and professional development. Based on the experiences of the programs, a training framework is proposed. The report concludes with recommendations for increased training in implementing family-centered approaches through expanded content and better integration with existing training institutions.
Appendices present the data collection and analysis process of program profiles.
PS027948 Harvard Family Research Project 38 Concord Ave. Fostering Family Involvement in the Planning and Governance of Formal Support Systems. Facilitators Guide to Group Discussion. Health, education, and human service agencies are beginning to think strategically and systematically about how to provide family members with opportunities for meaningful involvement as partners. Noting that collaboration between families and professionals in program and policy settings requires all parties to acquire new skills, this guide for group facilitators provides experiential exercises to help family members and professionals forge new relationships and formulate new ideas for future work together.