Welcome to this Course!
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Welcome to the online course on Child and Family Participation in Global Child Welfare. This course is designed to emphasize the vital role that children and families can play in shaping their own futures and the systems that support them. We believe that children and families are not merely recipients of services but are invaluable partners in the decision-making processes that impact their lives. As Christians, we believe that this approach is not just best practice, but a biblical mandate that reflects God's heart for children and families.
Throughout this course, you'll learn how to cultivate meaningful participation, understand its profound impact, and gain practical strategies to integrate these principles into your work. Whether you're a caregiver, social worker, policymaker, program manager, or advocate, this course will equip you with the knowledge and tools to champion child and family participation in your sphere of influence.
What You Can Expect
CAFO Certificate of
Completion
Earn a CAFO Certificate of Completion by which CAFO stands behind your commitment to learn, grow in, and apply best practices and wisdom-guided.
Editable, Logo-Free
Tools and Templates
Use our editable, logo-free templates to help you make a plan of action for how you can improve the quality of service you provide. These free introductory tools are accessible to any organization or advocate.
Team Discussion and
Summary Guides
Access a team discussion and summary guide that includes prompts to help your team reflect on and discuss next steps and highlights relevant resources for further investigation.
Example Curriculum
- Introducing Key Principles of Family and Child Participation
- Integrating Child and Family Participation Within the Organization’s Mission
- Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Family and Child Participation
- Navigating Skepticism and Building Trust with Stakeholders
- Empowering Families as Partners in Developing and Implementing Support Services
- Developmentally-Appropriate Communication Techniques for Involving Children
- Collaborative Goal-Setting and Decision-Making with Children and Families
- Including Children When Family Is/Is Not Involved: Guidelines and Guardrails
The Core Elements of Success in OVC Care
This eCourse is part of the Core Elements of Success in OVC Care program. It is targeted toward supporting NGOs serving vulnerable children and families as they develop and engage in partnerships with government agencies, other NGOs, churches, and other stakeholders, but principles may apply more broadly.
Ideally, it will be used in conjunction with the Core Elements Self-Assessment and other Core Elements eCourses.
