Engaging Families

A Relationship-Centered Approach

Live Virtual Workshops

Overcoming Barriers to Family Engagement

Across the board, schools, as well as youth and family serving organizations struggle to engage and partner with families. Now– more than ever–schools and programs are working closely with parents as learning partners…and family engagement is critical to young people’s success.

Although there is a wide range of barriers to family and parent engagement, research tells us that kids do better when families are engaged and connected.

Search Institute research identifies critical strengths that are relevant to all families, regardless of culture, income, or structure. Our research is used as a springboard for re-imagining family engagement to focus on identifying and celebrating strengths of families through developmental relationships.

Supporting, Empowering, and Engaging Families Help Youth Thrive

What You’ll Learn in this Workshop

How to be more intentional in cultivating positive, meaningful relationships with families
The power of emphasizing family strengths, capacities, and contributions to create resilient families
Research-based “rules of engagement” for working with families from a strength- and relationship-centered orientation

To identify the obstacles to engaging families and practical ways to address them
Practical tools for listening to and building relationships with parents and family members
How to bring the powerful message of focusing on family strengths to other stakeholders in your organization and community

Download the Workshop Fact Sheet

How to identify opportunities and tools to integrate family strengths into your existing programs and services
Participants will also receive print materials on family strengths and engaging families

Who Should Attend?

Parenting and family life educators
Family involvement coordinators
MTSS Directors
Mentoring Leadership and Staff
Teachers and school administrators
Social service providers
Juvenile Justice programs and child welfare systems
Staff from family-serving organizations
Youth Workers

Registration and Pricing

Mar 27-28

Live, Virtual Workshop (via Zoom)

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm CDT each day

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$199 through Mar 13

$245 Mar 14-Mar 25

Workshop workbook & meeting link will be distributed via email after registration closes.
A Certificate of Completion will be available after the event.

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For more than 60 years, Search Institute® has been a leader and partner for organizations around the world in discovering what kids need to succeed. Our research, resources, and expertise help our partners in organizations, schools, and community coalitions solve critical challenges in the lives of young people.