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Informing & Advancing the Field |
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The National Family Preservation Network (NFPN) is pursuing a goal in 2010 to inform and advance the field in the areas of family preservation, reunification, and father-involvement.
Here's how we intend to do that and how you can get involved:
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Most of us are probably happy to have 2009 in the past. It was a difficult year with worthy initiatives put on hold and funding reduced for programs that help families.
The National Family Preservation Network (NFPN) is beginning 2010 with renewed hope and a determination to do more this year to assist those who are on the front lines working with families.
In this News Notes, NFPN will share some initial plans for the year and solicit input as to how we can best serve you.
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Take the Online Father-Involvement Course Today |
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The National Family Preservation Network (NFPN) is pleased to announce the release of the first online course on father-involvement. Two additional courses will be released at a later time. The courses provide continuing education credits, and after taking all three, you will be issued a certificate of completion of training in father-involvement.
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Is Cutting IFPS in a Budget Crisis a Good Idea? |
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Intensive Family Preservation Services have been widely used, replicated, and studied for nearly three decades. There is general agreement that these services:
- have an excellent record of child safety and keeping families together,
- provide a wide array of services with emphasis on building skills,
- improve family functioning,
- free up social workers to work with families whose children are in out-of-home placements,
- report high levels of satisfaction from program participants, and
- are cost-effective when compared to out-of-home placement costs.
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