Partnering with Families...

Meeting Theme: Partnering with Families: Building trust and addressing implicit bias around family engagement in School Behavioral Health

Presenters:

Chioma Oruh, Ph.D.

Linda Sheriff, M.Ed.

Ronald LaFleur, MSW, LICSW

The meeting objectives are:

• Explore evidence-based and promising strategies that promote meaningful engagement of families
• Use the Grounding Assumptions strategy to examine the implicit bias around family engagement
• Learn about national and local resources on family engagement
• Showcase a successful family engagement strategy to model important conversations that can deepen understanding about what it means to partner with families (e.g., Family café)

CEUs (1.5 credits) will be provided for DC-licensed social workers participating in this meeting.