Explore the development, implementation, and evaluation of Strive, an evidence-informed supervised visitation program for child welfare-involved parents. Delve into this webinar presented by the University of Washington Partners for Our Children team, addressing community-based collaborative efforts to create a strengths-based, trauma-informed program for paraprofessionals. Learn about training strategies, implementation techniques, evaluation methods, and policy impact of this innovative program designed to meet the unique needs of families during supervised visits with young children. Discover how Strive focuses on parent-child visits, its delivery model, and what sets it apart from other programs. Examine demographic data, regional expansion efforts, and ongoing policy work related to parent-child visitation. Gain insights into Strive's progress, development timeline, training approach, and the steps taken to build a sustainable model in partnership with the Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence.
Consortium Webinar - The Strive Supervised Visitation Program
Society for Research in Child Development via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Where did we start?
Took a look at the data...
Enlisted research and community...
What did we learn? . Gap in programing related to parent-child visits: missed opportunity
What did we hear from Parent Allies?
Strive Development Goals Collaborate with WA State Department of Children, Youth and
Why is Strive Focusing on Visits?
Strive Supervised Visitation Program Sessions
Strive Delivery Model
What Makes Strive Different?
Data Sources
Demographics
Regional Expansion of Strive
More policy work behind the scenes... • Work sessions with Human Services and Early Learning committees on Parent Child Visitation
Strive Progress to Date and Development Timeline
Strive Training
Ongoing Monitoring, Coaching and
Building a Sustainable Training Model • Partnership with the Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence child welfare training arm for Washington State
What we have learned leads to better visits for families
Taught by
Society for Research in Child Development
