Empowering Parents Through Workshops
At Family Support Consultants, we believe in empowering parents through engaging and informative workshops. The 2 - hour VIRTUAL workshop presentation focuses on providing skills, knowledge and understanding about the transitional phase of your child/children being placed in foster care.
At the end of the workshop presentation, we also create a supportive and safe space for parents to have a question and answer session through our ONGOING monthly SUPPORT GROUP and REUNIFICATION COACHING . You must have taken THE EMPOWERED PARENT workshop to be part of our ongoing monthly support group sessions and continued reunification coaching, support and guidance specific to your child welfare case.
PREPARING PARENTS FOR REUNIFICATION (PPR)
“The Empowered Parent Workshop”.
The Empowered Parent Workshop is designed to provide parents with the essential information and resources needed to empower themselves in their roles and responsibilities as they prepare for the return of their children from foster care. This workshop guides parents through the process of FACILITATING and NAVIGATING the path to reunification, ultimately helping to EXPEDITE the reunification process for families.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Help my child has been removed.!!!.... Knowing my parental rights and responsibility for the return of my child. ......Can a family or friend care for my children? Kinship.......mastering self-advocacy.... Who is on my child welfare case and their role?......my role in parent- to parent meeting........Knowing the foster care agency responsibilities to me and my family........ attending family team conferences....... How do I achieve productive and quality family time visits....... Co-parenting with my child's caretaker (foster parent)., ......accessing competent legal representation.......how to prepare for my family court appearances..........Are my actions and communication hindering the reunification process........Steps to resolve conflicts.......... Completing my Service plan............Legal advocacy service resources.......reunification preparedness tips...........Parental. Support resources and much more.
Workshops Held on Saturdays
Fostercare Agencies are encouraged to Register New Intake Birth Parents.
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
Each workshop is focused on a specific area of personal development or skill-building that is crucial for successful reunification. Through these sessions, parents gain the tools necessary to become more confident and effective advocates for themselves and their children.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS (Dates to be announced)
Anger management
Communication Skills
Self-Advocacy
Conflict resolution
Stress management
Time management
New Beginnings
Entrepreneurship Workshop for Women
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty moving from "WELFARE to FARING WELL IN LIFE" How to create and Launch My Online Homebased Business
Are you a woman looking to start a home-based business or a woman who would like to transition "From Welfare to Fairing Well in Life" ? Look no further! Our entrepreneurship 3 - hour VIRTUAL Workshop presentation is designed to equip women with the knowledge and skills needed to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey. Join us and turn your business ideas and dreams into a reality. This is a monthly workshop where we are gathering to break the cycle of poverty in families and securing generational wealth for future generations. HIGHLY RECOMMEDED FOR THOSE ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
Workshops held on Saturdays
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Fostercare Agencies are encouraged to Register Birth Parents.
Supervised Visitation Services
For court-ordered visits, we provide supervised visitation services to ensure a safe and nurturing environment for a parent to have visits with their childen. Our trained staff is dedicated to facilitating positive interactions during these visits and promoting healthy family relationships. We provide court reports and update and also testify in court as needed.
- Provides onsite and offsite supervision
- Therapeutic supervision
- Supervised monitoring
- Virtual visitation
- Supervised Exchanges
Services are provided to individuals on a sliding scale fee based on income.
If you desire On-Call Babysitter Services please visit our sister website Family Support Sitters at www.familysupportsitters.com
Faith Based Individual Counseling Services
Faith Based counseling is offered at request of clients
Family Support services realizes that while clinical counseling provides it's much-needed therapeutic services to individual and families, others may also desire the added component of counseling though a FAITH-BASED APPROACH. We offer counseling services that assist in exploring and understanding how your Faith as a strength based family dynamic, impacts the well-being of family life decisions and outcomes.
Services are provided to Individuals on a Sliding Scale Fee Based on Income.
Family Support Financial Assistance
To Families in Need (Coming Soon)
Are you in need of some assistance with basic needs for your family? Our Family support Services provides families experiencing financial hardship with funds. We also provide small business startup grant. You may receive assistance for the following:
- Purchase of groceries for your family
- Provide some rental assistance,
- School supplies for children
- Clothing for children
- Baby Items
- Utility bills
Please reach out by email or phone to request Assistance.