This Strive Online course equips you with practical strategies and insights for addressing some of the most challenging situations that arise during family time. It takes an in-depth look at five key areas that strongly influence the quality and success of family time:

Family Time & Sibling Visits: Pre-Service Training for Contracted Providers

This required training helps providers understand the purpose of parent-child and sibling Family Time, the levels of supervision used in Washington, and the roles and responsibilities involved in supporting safe, meaningful contact.

Conflict Resolution & Verbal De-Escalation with Parents

In this training, we will explore how trauma can affect the way people act and communicate, and we’ll give you simple, effective tools to help calm tense situations and handle conflict in a way that feels safe and respectful for everyone involved.

Maintaining Confidentiality During Family Time
In this training, we cover how to maintain confidentiality in the context of child welfare involvement and family time. You will learn what confidentiality means, why it is critical, and how to protect families’ private information. The training also reviews your legal and ethical responsibilities, exceptions to confidentiality, and practical strategies for handling common challenges.

Parental Substance Use and Family Time

This training focuses on substance use in the context of child welfare and family time. It shares strategies for managing substance abuse concerns during family time. It is designed for family time providers to ensure that family time remains a safe and positive experience for children affected by parental substance use.

Understanding Family Dynamics

In this course, you will deepen your understanding of how family dynamics can impact interactions during family time. You will be able to recognize the signs that these dynamics may be affecting young children. Through practical strategies and real-life scenarios, you will learn how to respond effectively to challenging family dynamics and to support healthy parent-child interactions.

Understanding Grief and Loss in Child Welfare

This course covers the different types of grief and loss that children, parents, and caregivers often experience within the child welfare system. You will explore how grief can impact emotions, behaviors, and family interactions during family time, and you will gain trauma-informed strategies to help you support children and families as they navigate grief and loss during family time.