The National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds

Announces a Training Opportunity to

Strengthen Families

Bringing The Protective Factors Framework To Life in

Your Work: A Resource For Action

On the Alliance website at: www.ctfalliance.org/onlinetraining

This is an important resource for those working in support

of strong families and communities.

This Exciting Resource is Provided to You Free of Charge

We encourage you to determine how it best supports work you

already have in place or may be planning.

Please share with others who may benefit from the training

support it provides.

Why This Training Now?Given the widespread,

multidisciplinary interest in the Strengthening Families™

Protective Factors Framework, it is important that staff in all areas

of work that touch the lives of families have access to high

quality training that supports their implementation efforts.

What the Research Says

that the building of protective factors will maximize the potential for healthy child development and well-being of children, families and communities.

New Research on trauma, neuroscience and brain development continues to show

At the AllianceThe Alliance believes that the Strengthening Families ™ Protective Factors Framework:• Has been revolutionary in providing a

valuable framework across multiple systems• Is grounded in what the research says about

preventing child abuse and neglect• Is an important component to efforts across

the country to strengthen families and prevent child maltreatment

Why Is This So Important?

To Support a Better Understanding . . .Of what it means to fully

implement the Framework, the Alliance created this training and is making it widely available to

any individual or system representative who sees and understands the need to link

efforts across multiple areas of work to build stronger families

and communities.

The Alliance’s Partners In This Effort• The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation• State Children’s Trust and Prevention

Funds• The Center for the Study of Social

Policy• ZERO TO THREE• Parents from the Alliance National

Parent Partnership Council• Children’s Bureau, Administration for

Children and Families• Department of Defense• Many others

The Curriculum Consists of Seven Courses

Each course is designed to be about 2 hours in length – which

meets most training requirements for state systems and other

organizations.

Overview of the Courses

1. Introduction to the Strengthening Families ™ Protective Factors Framework (can be used as a stand-alone orientation to the Framework, or as a gateway to the remaining courses)

Overview of the Courses

2. A course on each of the Five Protective Factors

3. A Wrap-up Course that moves users from knowledge to action

Other Possible UsesThese courses can be used in any way that fits your interests. Some ideas that others have shared are:• Requiring courses of grantees (CTFs,

United Ways, other state systems)• Offering to grantees in a menu of

training choices• Writing into grant proposals as training

support (i.e., CW/ECE linkages)• Participating out of personal interest

Important Features

• Downloadable outline and Certificate of Completion for each course

• Portfolio allows users to save and share their work

Important Features

• Portfolio Review Guide enables instructors to review and assess users’ portfolios – available for download at: www.ctfalliance.org/onlinetraining

Important Features

• Each Protective Factor course contains a direct link (in the Websites and Resources Section) to the Strengthening Families ™ online self-assessment -- where users can translate their knowledge into actionable steps.

Important Features

Site User VideosDesigned to provide a user with detailed instructions to navigate the site and course(s).

Here are some examples of what you will find in this new

resource.

EXAMPLES – Home Page

Home PageThis is the first view after a user signs into the site.

EXAMPLES – Course Page

EXAMPLES – Lesson Page

EXAMPLES - Assignment

Course AssignmentThe assignment allows users to complete the form, save it and build their Portfolio.

EXAMPLES – Assignment Sketch Find the Strengths in this Family

EXAMPLES – After Assignment

Forum Posts

Child Care Provider from

Idaho connects with …..

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Specialist from Maine

EXAMPLES – Quiz

There are many more exciting elements of this new resource!

Explore these for yourself. Visit the Alliance website at:www.ctfalliance.org/onlinetraining

And email the Alliance with your questions or concerns:onlinetraining@ctfalliance.org

The site has been active since early April 2012 and a diverse group of users are registered for the courses. Following is

some information about these users’:• Geographical location

• Field of work• Specific role in their work

Geographic Location – US States

Based on a total of 3047 users as of 2/28/2013, 2 PM PST (sans site administrators and site managers)

Geographic Location – International

Based on a total of 3047 users as of 2/28/2013, 2 PM PST (sans site administrators and site managers)

Geographic Location – Cities represented in your State

• Number of Users 228• Number of Organizations Represented

86• Number of cities in your state 66

Based on a total of 228 users as of 3/19/2013, 10 AM PDT

One user:AvaBarnhartBell City BlairstownBlue SpringsBradleyvilleCassvilleCentervilleClarkDearbornDESOTOExcelsior SpringsFlemingtonForsythGallatinGrain ValleyGranbyHillsboroIndependenceJacksonKennettLake St. LouisLeopoldLexingtonLincolnMaldenMarstonMehlville

MexicoMillersvilleO FallonPerryvillePleasant HillPleasant ValleyPoloPortagevilleRaytownRepublicRiscoRollaSt. CharlesSt. RobertsSalemSeymourShell KnobSikestonStocktonStraffordSturgeonUrbanaVersaillesWarrensburgWarrentonWebster Groves

Field of Work

Based on a total of 3047 users as of 2/28/2013, 2 PM PST (sans site administrators and site managers)

Field of Work in Your State

Field of work not represented:Legal supportMilitary

Based on a total of 228 users as of 3/19/2013, 10 AM PDT

Specific Role in their Work

Based on a total of 3047 users as of 2/28/2013, 2 PM PST (sans site administrators and site managers)

Specific Role in one’s work in Your State

Based on a total of 228 users as of 3/19/2013, 10 AMM PDT

Organizations RepresentedACT MissouriAlmost HomeBarceda FamiliesBig Brothers Big SistersBuilding Blocks of MOBurrell Center/Burrell Behavioral HealthCardinal Glennon Children's Medical CenterCatholic CharitiesCentral Missouri Community Action Head StartChild Abuse Prevention AssociationChild Care Aware of MissouriChildren's DivisionChildren's Foundation Mid-AmericaChildren's Haven of SWMOChildren's Home Society of MissouriChildren's Mercy HospitalChildren's Trust FundChristian YearsCMCA EHS-HSColumbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and

Human ServicesCommunity LINCCommunity Partnership of the OzarksCornerstones of CareDAEOCDepartment of Health and Senior ServicesDouglas County Health DeptEarly Childhood Learning CenterEarly Intervention Services and ConsultingEducareEpworth Children and Family Services

Families Support Project- PINFamily CourtFirst CallFOCUS Forest Counseling CenterFoster Parent, Clay County, MOFrances Rittenhouse Learning Center For ChildrenFun City Youth AcademyGolden Valley Door of HopeGood Shepherd Children and Family ServicesGreat Circle - Boys and Girls Town of MissouriHandy Chapel Community CenterHope Children's HomeHouse of Hope, Inc.Imagination Learning CenterIndependence School DistrictJCCPJefferson City Day Care CenterJFCACKelli's Little RascalsKids Klubhouse & Activity Center, LLCKingdom House Community CenterKornerstone Teen Mom ProgramLa PetiteLighthouse Child & Family Development CenterLittle Einsteins' Learning CenterLittle Ones Learning Center LLCLutheran Family & Children Services

Organizations RepresentedMBCH Children and Family MinistryMen on the MoveMERS/Goodwill Miller County Health CenterMississippi County Caring CommunitiesMissouri Accreditation of Programs for Children and YouthMissouri Bootheel Regional ConsortiumMissouri Children's DivisionMissouri Department of Social Services/Children's DivisionMissouri KidsFirstMoberly Public SchoolMOCSANana's HouseNew Dimensions in Child Care Solutions, LLCNew Madrid County Family Resource CenterNew Madrid County Human Resource Council Community

PartnershipNew Madrid County Missouri Mentoring PartnershipNewhouse Battered Women's ShelterNiles Home for ChildrenNurses for NewbornsOur Lady's InnOzark Family Resource AgencyParenting Life Skills CenterParentLinkParents as Teachers National OfficePINPolk County Health CenterPooh Kids DaycarePowerhouse Community Development Corp.Pregnancy Care CenterProject Teams Missouri

Rainbow HouseRandolph County Caring Community PartnershipRandolph County Health DepartmentRiverways PRCSafe Family Coaltion RDISeeds of Faith PreschoolSmith-CottonSouth East Division Royal RangersSpofford HomeSpringfield-Greene County Park BoardSt. Joseph Youth AllianceSt. Louis ArcStrictly PediatricsSusanna Wesley Family Learning CenterTeddy Bear AcademyThe Alliance of SWMOThe Child Center, Inc. The Community PartnershipThe Kid Konnection Inc.The Ozarks YMCA Triality, Inc.Twenty-Second Judicial CircuitUjamaa Community Development CorporationUnited Way/Sucess By 6Unitedway of Southwest MOUniversity of MissouriVision for Children at RiskWhole Kids OutreachYouth In NeedYWCA

To Explore FurtherIt is easy to create your own account and explore the content of the courses at:

www.ctfalliance.org/onlinetraining

Contact me if you have questions, concerns or ideas:

martha.reeder@ctfalliance.org