Facilitators
- Central Region (PDF)
- Community Partners (PDF)
- Eastern Region (PDF)
- Northern Region (PDF)
- Piedmont Region (PDF)
- Western Region (PDF)
Family engagement is one of the cornerstones of the Virginia Children's Services System Transformation, transforming Virginia's child welfare system. No longer are Virginia's social service agencies the sole decision makers for Virginia's children and families. Family engagement requires a shift from the belief that agencies alone know what is best for children and families to one that allows the family to fully participate in decision-making.
Family EngagementToolkit
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Family Partnership Meetings
- Continuum of Family Engagement (PDF)
- Family Partnership Meeting Implementation (PDF)
- Key Elements of Family Partnership Meeting (PDF)
- Stages of a Family Partnership Meeting (PDF)
- Training Phase Identification (PDF)
- Virginia Family Engagement Model Presentation (PDF)
- Virginia's Family Engagement Implementation Strategy for Child Welfare (PDF)
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) & Guardian Ad Litem (GAL)
Family Engagement & CSA
- CPMTs & Family Engagement (PDF)
- CSA LISTSERV Facilitation Cost (PDF)
- Family Engagement Policy (PDF)
- Flexibility of CSA Questions (PDF)
- Guidance for CPMTs on Family Engagement (PDF)
Local Family Engagement Resources
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Local Contacts
Alexandria
- Coordinator Self Assessment Form on Meeting Facilitation (PDF)
- Coordinator Self Assessment Form on Meeting Preparation (PDF)
- Family Group Conferencing - Consent for Release of Confidential Information (PDF)
- Family Group Conferencing - Handbook (PDF)
Winchester, Frederick & Clarke
- Child & Family Team Packet (PDF)
- Child & Family Team Packet - Appendices A-K (PDF)
- Family Team Meeting Ground Rules (PDF)
- Ten Principles of a Wraparound Poster (PDF)
Norfolk
Richmond
- Family Contact Sheet (PDF)
- Team Decision Making - FACE Sheet (PDF)
- Team Decision Making - Meeting Brochure (PDF)
- Team Decision Making - Meeting Checklist (PDF)
- Team Decision Making - Meeting Plan Form (PDF)
- Team Decision Making - Policy (PDF)
- Team Decision Making - Progress Form (PDF)
- Youth Contact Sheet (PDF)
Washington County
Methods to Improve Practice from Quality Service Review (QSR) Results
This section covers resources and tools to improve practice as related to QSR indicators. Some resources came from System Improvement Plans developed locally after QSR. Others were developed as a result of QSR nationwide.
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Engagement & Teaming
- Child & Family Team Meeting Model (PDF)
- Job Aide from HSO 'Using Child and Family Team Decision Making to Drive the Change Process' (PDF)
QSR Engagement & Teaming
CWPPG Resources
National Family Engagement Resources
- Bringing Families to the Table (PDF)
- Child Welfare Agency Self Assessment Instrument (PDF)
- Child Welfare Gateway Engaging Families Professional Bulletin (PDF)
- Key Characteristics of Different Types of Family Meetings (PDF)
- New York City's Children Services Family Team Conferencing Brochure (PDF)
- Saint. Louis City - Children's Division Team Decision Making Brochure (PDF)
- Sant Louis City - Children's Division Team Decision Making Protocal (PDF)
- Team Decision Making Involving the Family & Community in Child Welfare Decisions (PDF)
Additional Family Engagement Information
Kinship Toolkit
Manual
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Effective 05-2021
- Section 3: Shared Accountability (PDF)
- Section 4: Guidance Development (PDF)
- Transmittal 298 (PDF)
Effective 03-2020
- Section 1: Overview of Practice Foundations (PDF)
- Section 3: Family Engagement (PDF)
- Section 4: Guidance Development (PDF)
Effective 01-2010
- Manual (PDF)
