NRCCFI at FCN offers a number of onsite trainings and consultations on a variety of important topics for people working with children or families of the incarcerated. No travel is required – we bring these services to you. The content can be tailored to meet your organization’s specific needs.
Contact our office at fcn@fcnetwork.org or 215-576-1110 to discuss how we can help you.
Topics Include:
General Training on Children of the Incarcerated
Mentoring Childtren of Incarcerated Parents
—Train the Trainers
—Match Support
—Policies and Procedures
Mentoring Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Schools and Childcare
Reentry
Bill of Rights for Children and Families of the Incarcerated Training
“I have been waiting since 1993 for a training on working with the children of incarcerated parents. This training helped to put into perspective the impact that having a parent in prison has on children. I will start a support group for the children in my school because their needs must be addressed and their voices must be heard. Thank you for such an informative training!”
-Social Worker, Chicago Public Schools
General Training
Who are the Children of Incarcerated Parents?
Training Objectives:
- To learn the developmental and circumstantial influences on a child with an incarcerated parent.
- To learn about family dynamics in families of the incarcerated
- To learn the typical feelings of children of the incarcerated
- To learn risk factors and their impact on children of the incarcerated
- To increase awareness and understanding of the impact of race, class and ethnicity on children and families of the incarcerated
- To encourage self-reflection and insight related to reactions and perspectives on families involved in the criminal justice system
- To explore options for connecting with the incarcerated parents
- To apply this knowledge to individual relationships and situations
This one day training will engage participants in a series of activities, and discussions that will increase their awareness and sharpen their skills in working with children with incarcerated parents.
Duration: 2 day training
Fee: $3,000 plus expenses
Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents
Train the Trainers
Mentoring Children of Prisoners Train the Trainer
The Mentoring Children of Prisoners Curriculum is designed to prepare mentors to have the kind of meaningful relationships that can contribute to the coping process for children of incarcerated parents and their families. The goal is to build a base of understanding and awareness that includes information about the impact of parental incarceration on child development, family dynamics and parent-child relationships by giving trainers/staff of the contracting agencies a variety of training tools, activities and strategies for focused and effective trainings.
Duration: 6 hour training session given in one day
Fee: $1,500 plus expenses
Match Support
Sustaining Matches: Match Support Technical Assistance Training for Mentoring Children of Prisoner Program Staff
The Match Support Training and workbook were developed to help agency staff navigate the complexities of typical child and adolescent development when it combines with the impact of parental incarceration on the child and the match.
Duration: 6 hour training session given in one day
Fee: $1,500 plus expenses
Policies and Procedures
Structuring Your Program for Success
This session identifies and discusses policies and procedures that are necessary for a successful MCP Program. The session also provides suggestions for implementing these policies and procedures with staff and boards.
Duration: 6 hour training session given in one day
Fee: $1,500 plus expenses
Mentoring Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
NEW! Moving To Independence: Youth Mentoring Curriculum
This Train the Trainer designed by AAE for the Maryland Mentoring Partnership was piloted with adjudicated youth throughout the state of Maryland in 2007-2008 and is now available through NRCCFI. This training provides information and strategies for training mentors to develop strong and effective relationships with youth involved in the juvenile justice system to prepare them to assist in transitioning or reentry.
Duration: 2 day training
Fee: $3,000 plus expenses
Schools and Childcare
Working with Children of Incarcerated Parents in Schools and Child Care Programs
Children of incarcerated parents are in every school district and Child Care Program in America. Sometimes they are known to the teachers, caregivers and counselors; often they are not. This training provides those that work with children in care and education environments with information and activities designed to increase their capacity to respond to the needs of children of the incarcerated in classrooms, child care, after school programs and school counseling settings.
Duration: 6 hour training session given in one day
Fee: $1,500 plus expenses
Reentry
NEW! When Parents Come Home: The Impact of Parole on Children of Incarcerated Parents and the Programs that Serve Them.
This workshop is designed to explore the issues that arise for children of incarcerated parents when that parent returns from prison. The training will focus on typical reactions to the release of a parent from prison- for children, caregivers, paroled parents, the community and the service delivery agency. This training will include strategies for responding to the needs of paroled parents and their children, address issues and concerns in identifying and implementing promising vs. evidence based practices.
Duration: 6 hour training session given in one day
Fee: $1,500 plus expenses
Bill of Rights Implementation Training
NEW! The Bill of Rights for Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Framework for Agency Advocacy.*
(* Information on the Bill of Rights for Children of Incarcerated Parents is available from the developers at the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership; see www.sfcipp.org)
This new FCN training is directed to practitioners and advocates in the field of children of incarcerated parents, and includes their families. Dee Ann Newell will offer a set of skills specifically developed to improve practice and policies impacting children and families of the incarcerated. These include:
- Strategy Development for Practitioner Advocacy
- Bringing the Right People to the Table
- “All Politics is Local:” The Impact of Local, Regional, State, and Federal Policies on your Local Program Implementation
- Creative media and Press Strategies: Story-Telling Approaches for Advocacy Efforts
- Who Speaks for the Children of Incarcerated Parents?
- Assessing Agency Policy versus Public Policy
- Tools and Outcome Measures for Effective Advocacy by Agencies and Practitioners
- Sustaining Your Agency’s Advocacy Efforts Over Times
Duration: 6 hour training given in one day
Fee: $1200.00 plus expenses
To find out more about bringing an onsite training to you, contact us at fcn@fcnetwork.org or 215-576-1110.