Family Policy Program

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Home Visiting Training Modules: Supporting and Strengthening Families (2001)

Supporting and Strengthening Families is a series of 8 training modules on home visiting with families and young children. Each module consists of a PowerPoint presentation with instructor's guide and an companion handbook for participants. Topics include:

Philosophy of Oregon Healthy Start,
Family Assessment,
Engaging Families,
Family Support Practices,
Setting and Achieving Goals,
Parent-Child Relationships,
Managing Home Visits, and
Challenges and Strategies

The modules were produced under a contract with the Oregon Commission on Children and Families (OCCF) and are designed to support practitioners in Oregon Healthy Start programs. Contact OCCF for further information.

Family Impact Seminars

Oregon Family Impact Seminars
In Winter 2001, the Oregon State University Extension Service and the Family Policy Program initiated non-partisan Family Impact Seminars for policymakers. The first seminar, Helping Families Help Themselves, was held in conjunction with the House Revenue Committee early in the 2001 Legislative Assembly. It focused on two issues particularly affecting poor and working-poor families: the earned income tax credit, and home visits for families with children. The Oregon Family Impact Seminar briefing report, Helping Families Help Themselves, contains two articles:

The Earned Income Tax Credit: Making Work Pay by John Karl Scholz, PhD
Investing in Families through Family Support Home Visiting by Terry Carrilio, PhD

In this session, Oregon House Bill 2716 was introduced and passed to create a refundable working family child care tax credit.

Although this is a new endeavor for OSU, similar seminars have been successfully implemented in Wisconsin and New York. Policymakers in these states report that the Family Impact Seminars are very valuable as they consider the effects of potential legislation on families.

What are Family Impact Seminars?
Family Impact Seminars provide legislators and other critical policymakers with objective, non-partisan information in a time-efficient, accessible format.

A two-hour briefing, held early in the legislative session, will feature nationally recognized experts on families and family related issues.
Policymakers will have the opportunity to speak individually with keynoters following the briefings.
Written materials that summarize the key findings will be provided to participants following the seminar.

Why Family Impact Seminars?
Policymakers need access to current, non-partisan research in order to make sound decisions on matters affecting families. Without such information, policymakers are less able to analyze the consequences of policy alternatives on families. Discussion among legislators, key agency leaders, and researchers can improve understanding of complex family issues and their potential policy solutions.

What Family Impact Seminars Can Accomplish?

Expose policymakers to objective, state-of-the-art research on current family issues. This information can assist policy leaders to respond to difficult problems with viable policies that strengthen and support families.
Facilitate an informed discussion of policy options among state and local policymakers, Governor's policy staff, researchers, professionals, and key agency and program leaders.
Establish linkages between policymakers, researchers, and key agency leaders so that they may continue to communicate and seek common ground beyond the seminars.

Additional details about the Oregon Family Impact Seminars are available from Sally Bowman or Clara Pratt.


	Limit results to this site.		Health and Human Sciences » Human Development and Family Sciences » Family Policy Program » Training. Training Home Visiting Training Modules: Supporting and Strengthening Families (2001) Supporting and Strengthening Families is a series of 8 training modules on home visiting with families and young children. Each module consists of a PowerPoint presentation with instructor's guide and an companion handbook for participants. Topics include: Philosophy of Oregon Healthy Start, Family Assessment, Engaging Families, Family Support Practices, Setting and Achieving Goals, Parent-Child Relationships, Managing Home Visits, and Challenges and Strategies The modules were produced under a contract with the Oregon Commission on Children and Families (OCCF) and are designed to support practitioners in Oregon Healthy Start programs. Contact OCCF for further information. Family Impact Seminars Oregon Family Impact Seminars In Winter 2001, the Oregon State University Extension Service and the Family Policy Program initiated non-partisan Family Impact Seminars for policymakers. The first seminar, Helping Families Help Themselves, was held in conjunction with the House Revenue Committee early in the 2001 Legislative Assembly. It focused on two issues particularly affecting poor and working-poor families: the earned income tax credit, and home visits for families with children. The Oregon Family Impact Seminar briefing report, Helping Families Help Themselves, contains two articles: The Earned Income Tax Credit: Making Work Pay by John Karl Scholz, PhD Investing in Families through Family Support Home Visiting by Terry Carrilio, PhD In this session, Oregon House Bill 2716 was introduced and passed to create a refundable working family child care tax credit. Although this is a new endeavor for OSU, similar seminars have been successfully implemented in Wisconsin and New York. Policymakers in these states report that the Family Impact Seminars are very valuable as they consider the effects of potential legislation on families. What are Family Impact Seminars? Family Impact Seminars provide legislators and other critical policymakers with objective, non-partisan information in a time-efficient, accessible format. A two-hour briefing, held early in the legislative session, will feature nationally recognized experts on families and family related issues. Policymakers will have the opportunity to speak individually with keynoters following the briefings. Written materials that summarize the key findings will be provided to participants following the seminar. Why Family Impact Seminars? Policymakers need access to current, non-partisan research in order to make sound decisions on matters affecting families. Without such information, policymakers are less able to analyze the consequences of policy alternatives on families. Discussion among legislators, key agency leaders, and researchers can improve understanding of complex family issues and their potential policy solutions. What Family Impact Seminars Can Accomplish? Expose policymakers to objective, state-of-the-art research on current family issues. This information can assist policy leaders to respond to difficult problems with viable policies that strengthen and support families. Facilitate an informed discussion of policy options among state and local policymakers, Governor's policy staff, researchers, professionals, and key agency and program leaders. Establish linkages between policymakers, researchers, and key agency leaders so that they may continue to communicate and seek common ground beyond the seminars. Additional details about the Oregon Family Impact Seminars are available from Sally Bowman or Clara Pratt.