Join Mediate BC and BC Foster Parents Association for one of two available webinar sessions on collaborative decision-making options in child welfare in BC
Mediate BC is hosting workshops on collaborative decision-making options in child welfare with multiple organizations across BC. These workshops are intended for anyone who is working with or connected to families involved in child welfare matters. Collaborative Decision-Making options are out-of-court processes that encourage families to share their voices in decision-making to resolve child welfare matters.
Foster parents are deeply connected with children and youth involved with the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Collaborative Decision-Making Processes are important options for children and youth to know about as they navigate conflict and communication with parents, social workers, and other support people. Foster parents can also participate in Collaborative Decision-Making Processes, either through supporting children and youth in their care or working through their own conflict and communication barriers. Collaborative Decision-Making Processes can also focus on helping youth transition out of care, a critical time in many youths’ lives.
In this workshop, foster parents will learn more about Collaborative Decision-Making Processes, how children and youth can access them, and how these processes can be tailored to meet the needs of participants. Foster parents will then be able to take this valuable information and use it to support children and youth in their care.
This workshop will begin with an hour-long presentation, which will cover key information on Collaborative Decision-Making Processes. We will then spend the last hour of the workshop answering questions, discussing barriers that foster parents face in accessing or engaging with Collaborative Decision-Making Processes, and learning from each other about best practices to support children and youth navigating conflict while in care.
- Thursday, November 7, 2024 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am PST
- Thursday, November 7, 2024 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm PST
A recording of the webinar will be made available to those who are not able to attend these sessions.
Register here. Links to the session will be emailed one week prior to the webinar date. A reminder, containing the link will also be sent one day prior to the webinar date.