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207: Family Finding Series
Day 1 and 2: Family Finding

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Workshop Directory Page

Handouts:
Handout #1: Agenda/Idea Catcher
Handout #2: The Family Finding Model
Handout #3: Video Thoughts
Handout #4: Federal and State Legislation/Guidance
Handout #5: Fostering Connections Transmittal
Handout #6: When to Use Family Finding and How to Present it to Families
Handout #7: Who Was a Part of Your Family?
Handout #8: Defining Family
Handout #9: The Realities
Handout #10: Six Steps for Family Finding
Handout #11: Means of Finding Family
Handout #12: Accurint
Handout #13: Skills and Approaches to Engage Family
Handout #14: Moving Forward: Steps One through Two
Handout #15: Data Mining
Handout #16: Other Family Finding Tools
Handout #17: Map Interpretations
Handout #18: The Network for Life
Handout #19: Steps to Contact Family
Handout #20: The Blended Perspectives Meeting
Handout #21: Transfer of Learning Plan
Handout #22: Bibliography and Resources List

Overheads:
Overhead #1: Competency & Learning Objectives
Overhead #2: Family Finding in Pennsylvania
Overhead #3: Federal and State Legislation/Guidance
Overhead #4: Minimum Expectations for Family Finding Use
Overhead #5: Elements of Connectedness
Overhead #6: Connectedness vs. Attachment
Overhead #7: Rationales for Connectedness
Overhead #8: Private Arrangements vs. Foster Care
Overhead #9: The Myths
Overhead #10: Accurint
Overhead #11: Connectogram Comparisons
Overhead #12: By Focusing on Strengths…
Overhead #13: Step One: Discovery
Overhead #14: Step Two: Engagement
Overhead #15: Strengths-Based Questions
Overhead #16: Benefits of Mapping and Diagramming Tools
Overhead #17: Key Question
Overhead #18: Summary and Wrap-Up

Appendices:
Appendix #1: Pre-Work Packet
Appendix #2: County Admin Letter
Appendix #3: SWAN Units of Service Definitions
Appendix #4: Panel Letter

Posters:
Poster #1: The Six Steps of Family Finding
Poster #2: According to the International Committee for the Red Cross

Resources:
Resource #1: 00-03-03 Kinship Care Policy
Resource #2: 3140-04-05 & 3490-04-01: Child Placement with Emergency Caregivers
Resource #3: The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008
Resource #4: MOBILITY MAPPING AND FLOW DIAGRAMS: Tools for Family Tracing and Social Reintegration Work with Separated Children

Resource #5: PowerPoint Presentation for Family Finding
(PDF Version) (PowerPoint Version)


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