This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Type of Maltreatment: Not specified
Target Population: Any parent or individual in a parenting role for children ages 0-18 years. This may include biological parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, grandparents, kinship caregivers, etc. Many programs target specific groups such as fathers, parents of children with disabilities, parents with disabilities, immigrant and refugee families, incarcerated parents, teen parents, parents in substance abuse recovery, and other parenting challenges.
Brief Description:(The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff.)
CIRCLE OF PARENTS has been reviewed by the CEBC in the area of Parent Partner Programs for Families Involved in the Child Welfare System, but lacks the necessary research evidence to be given either a Scientific Rating or a Child Welfare Relevance Rating. CIRCLE OF PARENTS is a national network of statewide non-profit organizations and parent leaders that are dedicated to using the mutual self-help support group model as a means of preventing child abuse and neglect and strengthening families. CIRCLE OF PARENTS offers anyone in a parenting role the opportunity to participate in weekly group meetings with other parents to exchange ideas, share information, develop and practice new parenting skills, learn about community resources, and give and receive support. Groups are parent-led with the support of a trained group facilitator, are conducted in a confidential and non-judgmental manner, are free of charge, and provide developmentally-appropriate children’s programs or child care concurrent with the parent group meetings. Developing leadership on the individual, family, community, and societal levels, as desired by parent participants, is a central theme of the CIRCLE OF PARENTS model.
Contact name: Cynthia R. Savage, MSW, LCSW
Affiliation/Agency: CEO, Circle of Parents (National Office)
Email: csavage@circleofparents.org
Phone: 773-257-0111, ext. 137
Fax: 773-257-0149
Website: http://www.circleofparents.org
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