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Family-Driven Practices

Family-driven care honors and respects the life that every child lives as a part of a family and community. Providers recognize that every family is unique — with its own dreams, vision, values, traditions, preferences, and strengths. Family-driven practices require staff to work to engage families — without judgement — and empower them to make informed choices and decisions and lead the development of a care plan based on their unique needs and strengths. In the Family-Driven Care chapter of Residential Interventions for Children, Adolescents, and Families, authors Jo Anne Hust and Anne Kuppinger identify key categories of family-driven practices, including:

  • A compassionate admissions process
  • Partnering with families
  • Keeping the family in the parenting role
  • Valuing and supporting family time together
  • Nurturing natural supports
  • Improving cultural and linguistic competence
  • Providing services in the community while the family is receiving residential interventions
  • Focusing on long-term success at home

Key Resources

  • Tip Sheet for Families Considering a Residential Program – Brief (English) | (Spanish)
  • Tip Sheet for Families Considering a Residential Program – Expanded (English) | (Spanish)
  • Engage Us: A Guide Written by Families for Residential Providers
  • Embracing Family-Driven Care
  • Successfully Engaging Families Formed through Adoption: Strategies for Residential Leaders
  • Collaborative Family Engagement: A Promising Approach to Supporting Children in State Care

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