enFAMILIA, Inc. will be providing parenting workshops in the following Centers

for Time and Dates please call our main office 305-245-7288

DEPENDENCY PARENTING PROVIDER INITIATIVE

EnFAMILIA become a member of the Dependency Parenting Provider Initiative on May, 2008. As a member in good standing we have been providing services since then. 

The goal of the Dependency Parenting Provider Initiative is to utilize the science of child development and parenting skills through evidence-based curriculums that measure change and promote positive outcomes for children and families.

Because of the nature of the child welfare system and the dependency court environment, there is a critical need to ensure that parents are equipped and able to incorporate parenting skills into their daily interactions with their children. Thus, behavioral observation rating measures and standardized, reliable and valid pre/post measures are now required to help structure and capture information about parent’s ability to generalize what they have learned in a parenting program and for the purpose of accountability at the agency level. Further, the behavioral observation and pre/post testing provide the judges and case workers with a opportunity to gain a better understanding of the parent-child relationship  and the parent’s ability to nurture and guide his or her child(ren).

As any other partner, enFAMILIA is utilizing the following for each family:

• Evidence-based Curriculum
  
• Valid and reliable pre/post measure assessment 
• Behavioral observation (pre/post) for parents and children ages 0-5 years old

FATHERHOOD

Educational workshops consist of eight weeks of “Promoting Responsible Fatherhood” once a week for two hours. Workshops are offered in English, Spanish and Creole. Child care and meals will be provided.

Objectives:

• Understand your needs as a man
• How to get more involved in your children’s life
• Recognizing and expressing your feelings appropriately
• Ways to manage stress and anger
• Increase men’s understanding of fatherhood practices
• Learning different parenting styles
• Understanding the goal of discipline
• Understanding the link between self-worth and parental expectations
• Balancing work and family

FVSPN

The Family Violence Service Prevention Network (FVSPN)services are targeted to family violence and in particular children exposed to domestic violence who are not receiving support services for their exposure.   The list of services to be provided will include but are not limited to the following:

• Intake & Screening
• Information & Referral
• Emergency Assistance
  
• Follow-up services
  
• Counseling (individual, family, group)
  
• Transportation Services
  
• Wrap-Around Care Coordination
• Family Team Conferencing
  
• Civil legal assistance
• Immigration assistance, and
  
• Parenting

By surrounding the family with services and support it is the intention of the FVSPN to reduce and eliminate future violence and exposure to violence to our children and families, educate families and the community on how violence affects their children and how to easily access the services they need.  

Parenting workshops

Parenting workshops consisting of eight (8) two (2) hour weekly workshops per cycle; ten (10) cycles of training for a total of 80 sessions. 

Childcare services to be provided simultaneously.  The curriculum used in the parenting workshops is a best practice model “Nurturing Parents.” The program; Nurturing Skills for Families is an innovative approach designed to empower parents and parent educators in creating customized, competency based parenting programs to meet the specific needs of families.

PAIRS

PEACE

THE FAMILY DEVELOPMENTAL CREDENTIAL