Portage Project Core Values
•families guide the work we do and are the primary decision makers
Family Centered
Ability to bounce back
What is Resiliency
Helper role is as the process person
What is Family Centered
it is important that we make informed decisions about what we do with families as well. Activities should not be planned just because they “fun things to do with families” or because “another agency did it and they said it brought a lot of parents to the center”
What is Being Intentional
visioning strategy designed to help you think about the relationships, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and resources that enable you to work effectively with children and families, colleagues and the community
What is Professional Mapping
All learning occurs within the context of relationships. The path to our most effective work is through relationships, and these relationships support us personally and professionally.
What is Relationships based
Rules, Boundaries, Hierarchy, Roles, Sub-systems, Homeostasis, Holism
What is Family Systems
Involves agencies joining together to work toward a common goal which could not be achieved by a single agency acting alone. The result is a highly shared endeavor where members are committed as much to the common goals as to the interests of the participating agencies. Resources, power, information, and authority are shared.
What is Collaboration
building relationships with families that support family well-being, strong parent-child relationships and ongoing learning and development of parents and children alike. It refers to the beliefs, attitudes, behaviors and activities of families that support their children’s positive development from early childhood through young adulthood
What is Family Engagement
Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Relational, Spiritual
What are the Five Dimensions of Wellness
taking time to think individually and collectively about our work with families and each other enhances the quality of what we do, how we feel, and influences our interactions
What is Reflective
Family agreement approach that is flexible, respectful, creative, variable, to fit the family, empowering
What is Family Resource Mapping
process of personal growth and development
What is Empowerment
Family Well Being, Positive Parent-Child relationships, Families as Lifelong Educators, Families as Learners, Family Engagement in Transitions, Family Connections to Peers and Community, Families as Advocates and Leaders
What is Family Outcomes
Exercise, Diet, Sleep, Environment, Relationships, Spiritual
What is Lifestyle Choices
•focusing on the strengths of children, families and staff to build relationships and guide intervention
What is Strength Based
Paying close attention, rephrasing, Reflecting Feelings, No judgments, Talking less, following the other person’s topic
What is Active Listening
Denial, Grief, Guilt, Anger, Withdrawal , Acceptance, Chronic Sorrow
What is the Grieving Process
What is within you (feelings, beliefs, values, etc)
What is Internal Supports
Recruitment & Enrollment, Intake & Assessment, Initial Family Partnership Agreement Development, Ongoing support in completion of action steps towards goals, Ongoing parent support and education, Transition Out
What is the Family Service Cycle
•considering the larger environmental context in which children, families, staff and programs exist as we carry out our work
What is Ecological
is a model that describes the mental process of observing situations, drawing conclusions or making judgments, and then taking action
What is the Ladder of Inference
awareness, analysis, alternatives, and action
What is Reflective Questioning
What is around/outside of you (family, friends, job, etc)
What is External Supports
Today
What is Graduation/Celebration :)