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“Strengthening Families Interagency Effective Practice Approach”. Irish Youth Justice Service Conference. 7 th March 20

“Strengthening Families Interagency Effective Practice Approach”. Irish Youth Justice Service Conference. 7 th March 2007. Strengthening Families Programme . Developed by Dr. Karol Kumpfer - Professor of Health Promotion and Education, University of Utah

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“Strengthening Families Interagency Effective Practice Approach”. Irish Youth Justice Service Conference. 7 th March 20

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  1. “Strengthening FamiliesInteragency Effective Practice Approach”.Irish Youth Justice Service Conference.7th March 2007

  2. Strengthening Families Programme • Developed by Dr. Karol Kumpfer - Professor of Health Promotion and Education, University of Utah • Started in 1982 for a range of age groups up to 18 years. • Emphasises the critical role of families in prevention and reducing risk. • Evidenced Based Programme – Proven success where drug use is problematic.

  3. SFP: Important Points • SFP is three skills courses: Parenting, Teen’s, & Family Skills. • SFP skills are for all families; they are not special skills for crisis families. • SFP does make learning “Life Skills”easier for high stress families. • SFP “family” is one or more adults responsible for one or more children; a “parent” is an adult with that responsibility

  4. Strengthening Families Programme (SFP) 12-16 • SFP: 3 Life Skills Courses: Parents, Teen’s & Family Skills • All three are taught together, typically over 14 weeks • Courses can be “unbundled” but are most effective when taught together

  5. SFP Typical Class Session FAMILY STYLE MEAL 1 Hour Simultaneously + 1 Hour PARENT GROUP TEEN GROUP FAMILY GROUP or GROUPS

  6. A Typical Weekly Session • Dinner: families sit together, with other families & Group Leaders • 1st Class Hour: Parents’ Group and Teen’s Group • 2nd Class Hour: families rejoin & divide into two Family Groups • Baby-sitting & activities for younger children under 12. Awards for participants.

  7. Staffing • Top Qualifications for Leaders: • sincere desire to help families learn SF • personal skills: one-to-one & group • understanding why and how SFP works • 4 Group Leaders: 2 for Parent Group, 2 for Teen’s Group • Group Leaders: • May be mix salaried and hourlycontracted staff balancing teams to include men & women, ethnicities. In Ireland, progressing in an interagency approach and this is a new element in the development of this programme.

  8. Strengthening Families overview to date in Ireland • Interagency Approach – Community, Voluntary & Statutory involvement. • Success in the Irish Context - pilot in Cork in 2007…projects and training developing nationwide. A new method of practice for workers. • Broad Scope of Programme – proven effective in diverse settings urban/rural, minority groups.

  9. Referral Agencies • Community, Voluntary or Statutory agencies working with young people, parents or families • Open to interagency work or capacity to run the programme independently • Commitment by referring agent to support referred families for the duration of the Programme.

  10. Programme Facilitators • Staff or volunteers who work with young people, parents or families • Matching of the goals of SFP to work remit • Organisational commitment to staff availability for the duration of the programme

  11. Reflections. • What are the benefits of maintaining an inter agency ethos in the development of this Programme. What are the benefits of this approach towards “best practice”. • Is the current development of this programme in Ireland encompassing the vision of the Children’s Act. • Questions and Answers

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