Child and Family Team Meeting Facilitation Skills

This intensive training is designed to provide participants with basic meeting facilitation knowledge and skills. Utilizing the Integrated Core Practice Model (ICPM) as the foundational guide for CFT meeting facilitators, trainees will learn about:

Key elements of team meetings for safety and case planning
Procedural basics of team meeting facilitation
The role of the facilitator
Facilitator skills
Structured problem-solving and solution-focused dialogue within team meetings
Creating safe, inclusive and empowering spaces for child/youth and family voice and choice
Introducing and using the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) to reflect the needs and strengths of the child and family
Trainees will have opportunities for hands-on facilitation practice throughout the training and will be equipped to facilitate child and family team meetings across the intervention continuum that address safety, permanency, and well-being.
Course Code
509785