During this DC School Behavioral Health Community of Practice meeting on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, participants learned what it means to increase engagement with families in school behavioral health. Family Engagement Practice Group leaders, Chioma Oruh, Linda Sheriff, and Ronald LaFleur shared the evidence-based approaches that promote authentic engagement of families and model family engagement strategies that can be easily applied in schools.
The meeting objectives:
- Share evidence-based practices that promote authentic partnerships with families (e.g., Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships).
- Connect family engagement practices to the SSWP process.
- Share family engagement tools and strategies used in the design and implementation of SBH.
- Showcase school teams’ journeys as they have enhanced their family engagement practices and strategies.
Presenters:
- Ronald LaFleur, MSW, LICSW, D.C. Department of Behavioral Health
- Chioma Oruh, Ph.D., CHIBORNFREE, LLC
- Linda Sheriff, M.Ed., Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, GWU