Robert G. Lewis
Exploring and developing our promise of a
permanent family for every child
Child
Welfare Consultant, Trainer, Speaker, Author
Expertise:
Incorporating
Permanence
Methods:
Consultation and Program
Development:
ü
Work with management and programmatic leaders,
staff and/or teams to incorporate individual case and programmatic permanence
issues.
ü
Case consultation as a follow up training for staff, children and
families; helping staff, supervisors and administrators to incorporate
permanence practice at the child, family and program level.
ü
Consultation: programs, staff, children and
families
ü
Demonstration/modeling: work
with youth, staff and parents
ü
Resource Family Program
consultation and training
(Ü Click here)
1.
Assessment: programmatic and staff needs
2.
Training based on identified need
3.
Consultation: policy, practice and hesitation
4.
Retraining:
based on areas of difficulty, hesitation and/or resistance
Programmatic Assessment
ü
Identification
of policies and practices that affect permanence
ü
Work
with managers and staff to identify programmatic needs
Permanency Training Programs
(developed
based on specific agency needs)
Adolescents
& Permanence, for example:
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½ day: Introduction to adolescent permanence
§
1 day: Introduction to adolescent permanence,
resource families, exercises and case consultation,
(Ü Click here)
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2 day:
Identification of cases & issues, overview of permanence, practical application
and practice, resource families and exercises. (Ü
Click here for overview)
Family Bound
Program Training For Group Leaders
§
1 day: Introduction to the curriculum with hands on
practice
§
2 day: Day one, plus training on recruitment and
incorporation of families
Publications:
Adolescents
& Families for Life: A Toolkit For Supervisors
The Family Bound
Program: A Toolkit for Permanent Family Connections
Families for Teens: A Toolkit for Focusing, Educating and Motivating
Staff (available electronically and hard copy)
Engaging Youth
& Those Around Them
In the Process of Permanence: A free downloadable curriculum
Newsletter:
What do you Think? (electronic)
Speeches
Keynotes, plenary, groups of every size
Rate: $2,000 per day (2 day
minimum)
plus transportation & expenses.
Email:
Bob@rglewis.com
