family oriented human services practitioner
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Families in Conflict: Emergence of the Family Oriented Human
Service PractitionerDr. Narketta M. Sparkman-Key; HS-BCP
Dr. Chaniece Winfield; ACS LPC RPT CADC CSAC HS-BCP CRP
The Family Oriented
Human Service Practitioner
Interpersonal Skills
Experience in Family Focused
Services
Knowledge of Family Oriented
Practice
The Family Oriented Human Service Practitioner Model
Interpersonal Skills for Helping Relationship
Development
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Community BasedLearned Practitioner Skills
Personality Characteristics
• Humility• Genuineness• Honesty• Person-Centered Personality • Knowledge of Self• Compassion • Innovative Thinking • Independent • Team Oriented
Learned Practitioner Skills
• Setting Boundaries • Being Objective • Effective Communicator• Become an Educator • Counseling Skills• Be Non-Judgemental• Active Listener• Diverse Populations• Empathy • Patience
Supportive Participant Quotes• “You must be genuine and have the ability to connect with the
families and you must have knowledge and be honest; these skills are not learned, but must come naturally” (Participant B) Personal Characteristic
• “You must learn how to build rapport, be non-judgmental, show empathy, integrity, and be able to conceptualize cases and advocate” (Participant M) Learned Skills
Knowledge of Family Oriented Practice
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iceFormal/Informal Education
Community BasedHands on Experience
Formal and Informal Education
• Undergraduate/Graduate degree
• Evidence based interventions
• Knowledge of Families• Workshops• Resource Identification • Case Management• Supervision • Clinical Readiness
Hands on Experience• Addressing Parent-Child
Conflict• Teaching Positive Parenting • Ways to Approach Strife• Addressing Addiction• Managing Stress• Crisis Management • Modeling• Addressing Family Conflict • Anger Management
Supportive Participant Quotes
• “Our minimum requirements are a Masters level education and 3 years working with mental health population,or one year mental health training with children and adolescents to work in the home. Bachelor level candidates are considered based on their skills” (Participant M)Formal
• “New hires receive 40 hours of training of diagnosis, management, trauma, boundaries and documentation. Annually there is about 20-40 hours of training” (Participant H). Informal
• “We address conflict with education and a research based curriculum; we model and mentor through family groups and teach positive parenting, how to resolve & prevent conflict to the families” (Participant I). Hands on experience
• “We gain experience in providing skills and strategies; modeling through role playing; as a facilitator you are guiding like a counselor” (Participant L) Hands on experience
Experience Providing Family Focused Services
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Restructuring Families
Community BasedCommunity Based Services
Client Development Services
Supportive Analytical Codes
●Family development ●Child Development ●Parent Development
●Addressing abuse/neglect●Counseling ●Mediation●Family Unification/Reunification and Dissolution●Adoption ●Child Focused Services
●Legal Services ● In-Home Counseling●Support Groups●Mental Health Skill Building●Parenting Classes
Restructuring Families
Client Development
ServicesCommunity
Based Services
Supportive Participant Quotes• “Our goal is to make the family healthy and functioning." (Participant C) Restructuring
Families
• “We focus on conflict after placement in home with the child and conflict with couple which takes more time; We address parental conflict directly by hearing both sides of the parents and coming up with solutions for both sides. ” (Participant A) Restructuring Families
• “We also offer programs for parents such as connecting with your teen and building better relationships” (Participant L) Client Development
• “ Sibling conflict is fairly normal and we use an educational component includes skills building and teaching other things to resolve issues besides hitting.” (Participant E) Client Development
• “We provide in home counseling in the community and other Medicaid programs; the intensity depends on assessment”(Participant M) Community Based
• “In our community based mental health skills building program each adult must be 21 years or older, hospitalized in the past or prescribed with medication in the last year. We get referrals from Social Services or the community.” (Participant B) Community Based
The Family Oriented
Human Service Practitioner
Interpersonal Skills
Experience in Family Focused
Services
Knowledge of Family Oriented
Practice
The Family Oriented Human Service Practitioner Model
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