Issue Intensive H: Equity and Inclusion in Family Engagement Programs

Overview

Family engagement efforts represent a shared responsibility in which early childhood/home visiting programs and other community agencies are committed to meaningfully including parents in the development of program services, procedures, and policies, with the goal of ensuring families have the support and knowledge they need to actively support their children’s development. Equity and inclusion—in the design and implementation of family engagement efforts—ensures that programmatic activities reach all families in the community and reflect a shared and inclusive set of beliefs, practices, and objectives. This Issue Intensive will explore the ways in which an equity and inclusion lens can, and should, shape family engagement efforts and feature an innovative family engagement program that has successfully partnered with a diverse group of parents at the community level.

(Note: Issue Intensive sessions are designed to be delivered in two parts. Part Two of this session is featured on the same day at 3:30 pm.)

Faculty & P-5 Competency Domains

Faculty: Eve Wilder, MPH, Massachusetts Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Larisa Mendez-Penate, EdM, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Roxanne Hoke-Chandler, MS, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Shantel Meek, PhD, Children’s Equity Project, Arizona State University

P-5 Competency Domains:

• P-5 (5) Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
• P-5 (2) Family-Centered Practice

Presenters have affirmed that they do not have proprietary interest in products, instruments, devices, services or materials discussed in this event, and have confirmed that they have not been compensated in relation to this presentation.