1. Family Engagement & Family
Partnership Meetings Fact Sheet
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Family Engagement
 Identification and location of family members and other
supportive adults
 Developing, recruiting, supports resource parents
 Providing services and supports maintain successful and
stable connections
 Core Values
o All Families have strength
o Families are experts on themselves
o Families deserve dignity and respect
o Decision-Making skills
o Improved outcomes
o Team effort
Family Partnership Meetings
What are FPMs?
They assist foster youth and their families to make decisions in a team format where everyone has a voice. They
are facilitated by a trained objective professional who will ensure equal treatment of all parties and a safe
environment.
Stages:
When should FPMs occur?
• High Risk Assessment
• Emergency Removal
• Prior to Change of Placement
• Prior to Change of Goal
• At the request of the parent, foster parent, or social worker, if connected to one of the other decision
points
Youth Responsibilities
Before the Meeting
 Let your social worker know who you want to attend
 Help your invitees understand their role as your support
 Know what is important to you
During the Meeting
 Listen
 Speak up
 Work with the team to make decisions
Introduc-
tion
Identify
the
Situation
Assess the
Situation
Develop
Ideas
Reach a
Decision Closing
Family
Partnership
Meetings
Family Resource
Development
Family Support
Family Search
and Engagement
After the Meeting
 Be Accountable
o Everyone needs to follow
through
 Keep others Accountable
o Be aware of what others
promised to do
o Follow up with those that are
available