Kinship Navigator Programs: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Services
Course Description:
Kinship Navigator Programs are increasingly popular within the child welfare field as the use of kinship caregivers has gained popularity. Kinship Navigator Programs are designed to provide evidence-based services to kinship caregivers and their families to support their placements to increase the safety, permanency, and well-being of children placed within these families while also increasing the well-being of the kinship caregiver. There are various services that are considered vital to kinship navigator programs and this training will highlight the services that are typically considered best-practice for kinship navigator programs. This training will also highlight the importance of implement kinship care services and what is needed for a kinship navigator program to be considered a “program” according to the Families First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) and the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse. Finally, this training will highlight the key components needed to evaluate the effectiveness of kinship services, to ensure that the services and programs implemented meet the criteria for evidence-based as outlined by the FFPSA and Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse. Trainees will come out of this training with increased understanding of the best-practice services and information on implementing and evaluating kinship care services.
Training Objectives:
1. Identify the best-practice services of kinship navigator programs
2. Understand the importance of implementing kinship care services
3. Develop an evaluation plan to evaluate the effectiveness of services
CEs Offered:
3 Social Work CEs
Virtual Event Information:
Hosted by Western Michigan University College of Health and Human Services, Kalamazoo, Michigan via WebEx. The link to this training is provided after registration.
Presented by:
Anna Yelick, Ph.D., MSW
