Lesson 3Support for Staff who work with Families

"I think it is important as mental health consultants, that we come in with a grounded understanding of diagnosis and treatments"

- Catherine Ayoub

…Opportunities to Support Mastery

For the Parent/Family

What We Need to Know & Do to Engage & Work with Families

• Understand parental mental health
• Understand parental trauma
• Understand family behavior
• Understand cultural responsiveness
• Create goals with families
• Partner with families as they walk
• Provide the transition to community services

Ways to Encounter and Engage Families

• Meet & greet
• Go where the parents and children are
• Make space to connect with parents
• Offer experiential educational opportunities
• Offer parenting &/or support groups
• Be available for individual conversations related to adversity & mental health
• Serve as a connection to the community