Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare

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Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare Step One: Beginning: examine and organize known facts, self awareness Step Two: Gaining perspective: gather, analyze and evaluate information Step Three: Moving on: reflect and begin again Starting with an attitude that embodies Open-mindedness, Healthy skepticism, Intellectual humility, and high motivation - we can then consistently apply these steps of critical thinking: Examining and organizing the available information, including awareness of our own perspective and potential biases in the situation, Gathering, evaluating and analyzing further information to gain perspective on the situation, and, 3. Reflecting and moving on, continuing the critical assessment of the situation. As we move through this section, you’ll be assigned a single case study to use through several reflective activities.

Reflective Activity - #3 on Worksheet INSTRUCTIONS: Print out your case study page as assigned from Handout HO-5-6, entitled APPLYING A PROTECTIVE FACTORS APPROACH: CASE STUDY: If your first name begins with A through G, use Case Study 1 (Karin) If your first name begins with H through M, use Case Study 2 (Ana) If your first name begins with N through S, use Case Study 3 (Leah) If your first name begins with T through Z, use Study 4 (Jeanette/John)

Building protective factors as you engage families Engaging Building protective factors as you engage families It is about how you are It’s about what you encourage families to do It’s about how you structure your relationship with families Read through your case study, and get ready to examine your own feelings about a this challenging family situation. Most parents feel threatened and defensive when they first encounter the child welfare system, and many of the parents we see in our work have had negative experiences with systems in the past. We need to put in extra effort to make sure families feel welcomed and accepted. Although a meaningful relationship is difficult to forge when individuals are not involved voluntarily in the child welfare agency, the way we begin our relationship with families will inevitably impact the course our work takes. For families to fully engage with you they need to feel: That you’re listening to them That you respect them That they can trust you That you can help them with issues that they are worried about Protective factors can provide an effective framework for building the type of strengths-based relationships that are at the heart of effective family engagement. Most fundamentally, this is a question of your attitude toward the parents and caregivers you are trying to engage. We must always remember that our interactions should be focused on developing a partnership with the parent in order to reach the goals of safety, permanency and well-being for the child or children in the home.

Reflective Activity—#4 on Worksheet Use the Handout HO 5-2 entitled USING PROTECTIVE FACTORS TO HELP IDENTIFY RELEVANT STRENGTHS Compare statements on page 1 of handout with the family in your case study. Write any relevant strengths on page 2 of HO 5-2. Begin this activity by reading through the case study you were assigned. Then turn your attention to the handout about using the protective factors to identify strengths. On page 1 as you look through each of the five protective factors, are their statements that could apply to the parent? Use page two of the worksheet to identify strengths you might see in the family in the case study. Of course in actual practice, you could set aside a time to talk with the family about the strengths you see, the strengths the family sees for themselves, and how they can build on these strengths to resolve the issues that are impacting their child.

Strengths-Based Approach is the Key STATE: One of the most important aspects of the Strengthening Families approach is the idea that the way we engage and interact with families is important and can be tremendously impactful. In our day-to-day interactions with families, there are opportunities to engage with them in a way that helps to build protective factors. The goal of this course is to build your skills to be intentional in using these opportunities. STATE: In any interaction with a family, you can project a positive and strengths-based approach and deepen your understanding of the strengths of a particular child and family. Your approach must be grounded in the belief that all families have strengths, including families who face serious challenges. Identifying and building upon a family’s strengths are essential to implementing the Strengthening Families approach. EXPLAIN: Your work with families provides you with many opportunities every day to acknowledge that parents are experts on their families and want to do right by their children. Your role is to actively help parents build their knowledge while also providing ideas on how to integrate new parenting skills and strategies into their daily life. A strengths-based, family-focused approach also encourages shared decision-making.

Engaging Families: Actions that Can Take Place in Every Interaction Project a positive and strengths-based approach to the family Deepen your understanding of family and child strengths Monitor children’s developmental progress, needs, environment and social emotional well-being and share information with parents Provide “just in time” parenting education Connect the family to resources Help caregivers identify trusted friends, family members and professionals who they can turn to for support; Emphasize the importance of self-care Listed here are just some of the everyday actions we can take to support family protective factors. STATE: Of course, it is important to remember that focusing on strengths does not mean ignoring the challenges that families face. Nor does it mean that we don’t hold people accountable for their actions. It does not eliminate the need to address barriers such as poverty, abuse, neglect and other hardships that are very real and devastating for too many children and youth. Personal issues such as substance abuse or mental illness that families will need to address or plan around in order to keep their children safe also cannot be ignored. It will be harder to identify the strengths of some families you encounter because of their current circumstances. In those cases, taking a strengths-based approach will help you to see the potential for growth and, even more important, will help the families see that potential – recognizing the strengths they have and working through how they can use those strengths to overcome the challenges they face. Identifying family strengths an important step in engaging families, because when we can mirror family strengths back to them it helps them feel that they are heard and respected and that they can trust you to be their ally.