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FFM (Cedar Rapids)
Monday, June 24, 2024, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Category: Training

Family Focused Meetings

We are pleased to announce the Grandfathering Family Focused Meetings (FFM) trainings, part of our ongoing transition from Solution-Based Casework (SBC) to Motivational Interviewing (MI) in the Family Centered Services contract. As you know, Iowa highly values family meeting models, and this transition requires updating our current family meeting structure and curriculum from Solution Focused Meetings to Family Focused Meetings.

This training is scheduled for June 24th from 9a-12p in the Cedar Rapids Service Area (Cedar Rapids, IA) for Four Oaks and Families First Counseling Services and their FCS staff. Please contact CWPTA staff if you have questions or difficulty with the registration link!

Family Focused Meetings (FFM) provide an opportunity to partner with families engaged in the child welfare system. Participants will gain an understanding of the FFM process, which includes social work skills to engage the family with Motivational Interviewing, so potential facilitators can evaluate and utilize FFM meeting facilitation in daily practice.

LOCATION INFO:

Four Oaks

385 Collins Rd. NE

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402

 

TRAINERS:
Katie Henniges - Katie Henniges has over 23 years of experience in the human service field and has been employed with Families First since June 2005. Katie provides support and direction to supervisors and direct care staff through group and individual supervision to ensure quality services are being delivered to those families served by Families First. Katie is a Trainer for Child Safety Conferences and is an approved statewide Trainer Solution Focused Meeting and Youth Transition Decision Making Meetings. Katie has also facilitated trainings in partnership with the Iowa Department of Human Services for supervisors and direct care staff across Iowa. These topics have included but are not limited to: Family Interactions, Engaging Non-Custodial Parents in Child Welfare, Placement Stability and Quality Case Visits in Child Welfare.
 
Zach Mundy is the Solution Based Casework Coordinator for Mid-Iowa Family Therapy Clinic. Zach has been with Mid-Iowa Family Therapy Clinic since 2008. Since 2008, Zach has been in the field providing in-home and safety services to families. Zach also has been a supervisor with the agency before becoming the SBC Coordinator. Zach attended Wartburg College in Waverly, IA and graduated with a BA in Community Sociology. In 2017, Zach completed his masters in marriage and family therapy from Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, IA. Zach assisted in creating the Solution Focused Meeting curriculum in 2020 and 2021 and is currently a statewide trainer for Solution Focused Meetings.
 

Registration will begin at 8:30AM. Training will begin promptly at 9:00 AM. This training is scheduled until 12:00 PM.

Please note: Priority seating is provided to staff working within one of the current HHS child welfare service contracts, including: Family Centered Services (FCS); Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) / Group Foster Care; Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES): Aftercare Services; Supervised Apartment Living (SAL); Recruitment, Retention, Training and Support Services (RRTS); Parent Partners; Foster Care Youth Council. If you do not work within one of the current DHS child welfare services contract, you may be bumped from the course and placed on a wait list.

At each training, participants will receive a certificate of completion based on hours attended. For more information, please click here. 

For more information, please contact [email protected].

Thank you!

Click Here to Register!
 

Contact: For more information contact the Child Welfare Provider Training Academy, [email protected]