Family-Agency Leadership Academy (FALA)
Bring family leaders and child welfare professionals together for transformational change.
Systemic change in child welfare requires authentic partnership between family leaders (parents, young people, and caregivers with lived experience in child welfare) and child welfare professionals.
Use FALA with teams of family leaders and child welfare professionals to build a shared, foundational understanding of key concepts, assess strengths and areas for growth, build motivation and identify next steps, and enhance connections, skills, and expertise.
- View the FALA Overview video with your team.
- Explore Foundational Resources and make a plan for assessing current practice.
- Conduct the Assessment and use targeted Resource Packets and videos to identify next steps.
- Bring family leaders and child welfare professionals together for a facilitated learning experience using the Curriculum.
Use these foundational resources with your team to build a shared understanding of concepts and effective strategies.
- Listen to the podcast and watch the video.
- Select a few resources to extend your learning and build a foundation for assessing current practice.
- Use the discussion prompts to have a conversation with your team.
Bring your team together to assess current strengths and areas for growth.
- Choose one or two areas in the FALA Assessment Tool to focus on initially.
- Conduct the assessment.
- Use the targeted Resource Packets and videos to identify potential next steps.
Use the FALA Curriculum to facilitate a learning experience with your team.
- Review the facilitator guide, slides, and participant guide to make a facilitation plan.
- Facilitate the learning experience and create an action plan.
- Implement the action plan and revisit the full set of FALA resources throughout your implementation journey.