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: Birth parents, foster parents, and caseworkers of children ages 10-17 who are in foster care and candidates for reunification.
Brief Description:(The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff.)
Parent Engagement and Self-Advocacy (PESA) 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. PESA is an adaptation of Columbia University’s Parent Empowerment Program (PEP) and the Building a Better Future Program developed by Sandra Jimenez and Naomi Weinstein as a Family-to-Family Initiative of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. PESA helps birth parents, foster parents, and caseworkers work together to address the mental health needs of youth in foster care.
Contact name: Lisa Hunter Romanelli, PhD
Affiliation/Agency: The REACH Institute
Email: lisa@thereachinstitute.org
Phone: 212-947-7322 x.227
Fax: 212-947-7400
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