1. Families Empowering Families: Building on an Exchange Model and Trauma-Informed Core Principles Katrina Johnson, Parent Alisa Mathis, Parent Jarod Renford, MSW Katie Webster, MS National Federation of Families Conference November 21, 2014

2. Peer-to-Peer (Chato B. Stewart)

3. The Exchange Model  Expert/Recipient Model  Change Clinical Professional Recipient Knowledge is given Expert Family Professional Knowledge is exchanged

4. Benefits & Cost of The Expert Model  Video – Work Group September 2013  What do you notice?

5. Benefits & Costs of The Expert Model  The basics are covered  Very few new ideas are generated  Roles are established  Roles are limited  Expectations are clear  Lack of authenticity  Familiar and comfortable roles  Surface trust  Fewer mistakes  Lost opportunities

6. Family Driven Service “Family-driven means families have a primary decision making role in the care of their own children as well as the polices and procedures governing care for all children in their community, state, tribe, territory, and nation. This includes;  Choosing culturally & linguistically competent supports, services, and providers;  Setting goals  Designing, implementing & evaluating programs;  Monitoring outcomes; and  Partnering in funding decisions.” (Oscher, Osher, and Blau, 2008)

7. FRA to FEF

8. Alisa’s Story

9. Building Blocks for Family Driven Services Taking a page from trauma-informed services  Safety: ensuring physical and emotional safety  Trustworthiness: being reliable, making tasks clear, maintaining appropriate boundaries  Choice: prioritizing consumer choice and control  Collaboration: including sharing of power with consumers  Empowerment: prioritizing consumer empowerment and skill-building

10. Benefits & Costs of The Exchange Model  Video – Work Group September 2014  What do you notice?

11. Benefits & Costs of The Exchange Model  Benefits:  Many new ideas created  Roles are expanded  Real authenticity  Trust  Transparency  Costs  A lot of work  Many unknowns  Criticism

12. Accomplishments & Lessons Learned  Enrolled 61(and counting) families  Increased engagement in mental health treatment  More developed peer support network  Strengthened family relationships  Parent leadership roles  Resource development  Increased number of family voices in the Children’s Program at Community Connections

13. Challenges & The Future  Spread  Family peer specialist  Community partnerships  Develop sustainability  Child and Adolescent Functional Scale (CAFAS)  Data Collection

14. Questions?

15. Thank You!

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