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Families Empowering Families: Building on an Exchange Model and Trauma-Informed Core Principles Katrina Johnson, Parent Alisa Mathis, Parent Jarod Renford, MSW Katie Webster, MS National Federation of Families Conference November 21, 2014
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Families Empowering Families: Building on an Exchange Model and Trauma-Informed Core Principles
Katrina Johnson, Parent
Alisa Mathis, Parent
Jarod Renford, MSW
Katie Webster, MS
National Federation of Families Conference November 21, 2014
Peer-to-Peer
(Chato B. Stewart)
The Exchange Model Expert/Recipient Model
Change
Clinical Professional
Recipient
Knowledge is given
Expert
Family Professional
Knowledge is exchanged
Benefits & Cost of The Expert Model Video – Work Group September 2013 What do you notice?
Benefits & Costs of The Expert Model The basics are covered
Very few new ideas are generated Roles are established
Roles are limited Expectations are clear
Lack of authenticity Familiar and comfortable roles
Surface trust Fewer mistakes
Lost opportunities
Family Driven Service“Family-driven means families have a primary
decision making role in the care of their own children as well as the polices and procedures governing care for all children in their community, state, tribe, territory, and nation. This includes;
Choosing culturally & linguistically competent supports, services, and providers;
Setting goals Designing, implementing & evaluating
programs; Monitoring outcomes; and Partnering in funding decisions.”(Oscher, Osher, and Blau, 2008)
FRA to FEF
Alisa’s Story
Building Blocks for Family Driven Services
Taking a page from trauma-informed services
Safety: ensuring physical and emotional safety Trustworthiness: being reliable, making tasks
clear, maintaining appropriate boundaries Choice: prioritizing consumer choice and
control Collaboration: including sharing of power with
consumers Empowerment: prioritizing consumer
empowerment and skill-building
Benefits & Costs of The Exchange Model Video – Work Group September 2014 What do you notice?
Benefits & Costs of The Exchange Model Benefits:
Many new ideas created Roles are expanded Real authenticity Trust Transparency
Costs A lot of work Many unknowns Criticism
Accomplishments & Lessons Learned Enrolled 61(and counting) families Increased engagement in mental health
treatment More developed peer support network Strengthened family relationships Parent leadership roles Resource development Increased number of family voices in the
Children’s Program at Community Connections
Challenges & The Future Spread Family peer specialist Community partnerships Develop sustainability Child and Adolescent Functional Scale (CAFAS) Data Collection
Questions?
Thank You!
Family Run Organizatio
nsDepartment of
Behavioral Health
