Parents Anonymous® Inc. and the California Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) are partnering in a major statewide effort to build successful partnerships between parents and professionals through the development and operations of a California State Parent Team (CSPT) The CSPT will consist of 10 parents selected through a nomination process, who will collaborate with the Department on various committees and task forces to ensure that parents are actively engaged in the planning, implementation and evaluation of family support and child welfare services statewide. The 10 selected Team members will consist of parents who have participated in family support and child welfare services and represent diversity in ethnicity, gender, and geographical area.
Expectations and Qualifications of California State Parent Team Member
Members of the California State Parent Team work will be expected to:
- Serve three years on the Team
- Participate actively on one designated state Committee or Task Force on an ongoing basis (Examples of committees may include but not be limited to: County State Improvement Plans, Citizens Review Panels, Wraparound Work Groups, Education and Outreach, State focus groups and other Councils, etc.)
- Current knowledge and understanding and previous experience in family support and child welfare services and systems
- Relate life experiences to the broader issues faced by California families
- Participate in two face-to-face Team meetings annually
- Participate in Teleconference Calls
- Attend Trainings/Conferences to receive appropriate orientation and training to carry out his/her role
- Build mutually respectful relationships with others from diverse ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic and educational backgrounds
- Serve as mentors, advocates and role models to other parents
- Are able to travel to Team meetings as scheduled and participate in other required Team assignments
- Good verbal and written communication skills
Support Provided to Team Member
Parents Anonymous® Inc. will provide support to each Team member through ongoing training and technical assistance, mentoring and coaching, stipends, and reasonable costs to cover expenses for travel and child care.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR PARENTS WHO HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO SERVE ON
THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARENT TEAM
Nominate a Parents Who:
- Is experiencing the benefit in their own lives of their work with family support programs and any other activities in which they participate.
- Can speak about their own experiences and relate them to the broader issues faced by many California families and children.
- Willing and able to make a commitment to participate in one designated state Committee or Task Force on an ongoing basis monthly Committee meeting
- Willing and able to attend all required team meetings, trainings and teleconferences.
- Can build mutually respectful relationships with others from diverse ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic and educational backgrounds.
- Has had positive experiences participating in community activities such as serving on advisory groups, boards of directors, planning groups, policy councils, etc.
Nomination Process:
- The prospective Team member must complete a Parent Nomination Form (see attached)
- The prospective Team member must submit two (2) references along with the nomination form:
- One letter of reference needs to come from an agency/organization where the parent has benefited from family support program services
- One letter of reference needs to come from an organization with which the parent has served (e.g., policy council, advisory group, board of directors, planning group, etc.)
- Both the Parent Nomination Form and References Must be submitted to Parents Anonymous® Inc. by e-mail, mail or fax by October 26, 2007.
- Parents Anonymous® Inc. staff and CDSS staff will review all nomination forms received
- Final applicants will be selected for telephone interviews by Parents Anonymous® Inc.
Send nomination forms to:
Meryl Levine, ACSW, MSSA
Vice President of Development
Parents Anonymous® Inc.
675 W. Foothill Blvd., Suite 220
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 621-6184, ext. 220
(909) 625-6304 fax
mlevine@parentsanonymous.org
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