What Works in Family Engagement and Why? Appreciative Inquiry What Works in Family Engagement and Why?

Learning Objectives Connection between Trauma and Attachment and how this connects and impacts CASA advocacy Understanding of intergenerational trauma and the impact on the child/parent/system interaction Understanding of child trauma and impact on their outcomes Power of healing through relationship (child/family/system)

Family How do we define ‘family’? A circle of care and support that offers enduring commitment to care for one another. Related biologically, emotionally or legally.

Self Reflection What beliefs do I bring to my work? Spend a few minutes filling out Dalgleish Tool Family Decision Making K&A scale

What do you want to remember about this? — Describe an occasion when a client (or clients) was able to heal, overcome or cope with difficulties, or to grow or develop in unexpected positive ways. — What does this tell you? What do you want to remember about this? What difference does it make to you to reflect on this? (adapted from Hernandez, Engstrom, & Gengsei, 2010)

Attachment is a biological drive. Proceed with caution. Trauma is universal. Attachment is a biological drive. Proceed with caution. Stand and stretch- discuss research about inactivity

What stood out for you? What tools or strategies did the video suggest to help heal relational trauma?

Healing Happens in Relationship this is why we MUST engage the family-- intergenerational trauma is transmitted through unresolved trauma in relationship

Developmental trauma occurs in an attachment relationship, and is especially detrimental because it undermines the primary function of attachment, which is to provide the child protection while she or he is developing (Allen, 2001).

WISE WORDS Resilience does not come from rare and special qualities, but from the everyday magic of ordinary, normative human resources in the minds, brains, and bodies of children, in their families and relationships, and in their communities. --Marsden, 2001, “Ordinary magic”, p. 235

Appreciative Inquiry “The task of leadership is to create an alignment of strengths…making a system’s weaknesses irrelevant”. -Peter Drucker

Spend five minutes reflecting - make yourself some notes (pg 1) “ Think of an time when you were involved with a child/youth when their family or extended network involvement enhanced child safety and promoted healing for the child/youth”. Values - what did you value most about your role in that experience? Wishes - if you had three wishes to have more experiences like this, what would they be?

Appreciative Inquiry Interview Instructions Partner with someone at your table that you do not work with regularly Take turns interviewing each other (10 min each) Listen with curiosity and interest Take notes (pg 2) and listen for memorable quotes Ask questions to better understand their story

Appreciative Inquiry Interview Small Group Task Tell your partner’s story, values and wishes Listen for and note themes as you hear all the stories Discuss and identify themes Write up to three themes and three wishes on flipchart

Tools and Practices To build functional networks To strengthen and enhance family engagement

Tools and Practices Review of ‘wishes’ identified by the group Tools and Practices to address ‘wishes’

Case Studies Exercise Review case study with your table Create a plan for family engagement using tools discussed today What tools will you use and why? Provide 1 case study to each table ASk them to take 15 min to discuss case study and reflect on tools and practices discussed today Ask them to prepare a case plan using some of the tools Each table share with larger group

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