On-site in Iowa

A comprehensive training and development program is designed to empower frontline workers with skills and competencies needed to help families identify and reach their goals for self-reliance and interdependence. The program includes four two-day sessions on achieving healthy self-reliance; building mutually respectful relationships with families; communicating effectively with skill and soul; home visiting; ongoing assessment; accessing specialized services; cultural competence; facilitating family conferences and groups; and collaboration. This program is approved by the Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS) Council of Iowa.

In 2005, eight individuals were trained and certified through this program. They join 160 others who have been certified over the past seven years.

For a more information, contact
Jeanne Warning, Campus Director
Extension to Families
101 MacKay Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
(515) 294-6622
e-mail: jwarning@iastate.edu

Online course wins technology award
Partnering with Parents Online is the 2005 national winner of the Internet Educational Technology Award from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS).