The National Alliance of
Children’s Trust and
Prevention Funds
Announces a
Training Opportunity to
Strengthen Families
Bringing The Protective
Factors Framework To
Life in Your Work:
A Resource For Action
On the Alliance website at:
www.ctfalliance.org/onlinetraining
This is an important resource for
those working in support of strong
families and communities.
This Exciting Resource is
Provided to You Free of Charge
We encourage you to
determine how it best
supports work you already
have in place or may be
planning.
Please share with others who
may benefit from the training
support it provides.
Why This Training Now?
Given the widespread,
multidisciplinary interest in the
Strengthening Families™ Protective
Factors Framework, it is important that
staff in all areas of work that touch the
lives of families have access to high
quality training that supports their
implementation efforts.
What the Research Says
New Research on
trauma,
neuroscience and
brain development
continues to show
that the building of protective factors will
maximize the potential for healthy child
development and well-being of children,
families and communities.
At the Alliance
The Alliance believes that the
Strengthening Families ™ Protective
Factors Framework:
• Has been revolutionary in providing a valuable
framework across multiple systems
• Is grounded in what the research says about
preventing child abuse and neglect
• Is an important component to efforts across the
country to strengthen families and prevent child
maltreatment
Why Is This So Important?
To Support a Better
Understanding . . .
Of what it means to fully implement
the Framework, the Alliance created
this training and is making it widely
available to any individual or system
representative who sees and
understands the need to link efforts
across multiple areas of work to build
stronger families and communities.
The Alliance’s Partners In This Effort
• The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
• State Children’s Trust and Prevention
Funds
• The Center for the Study of Social Policy
• ZERO TO THREE
• Parents from the Alliance National Parent
Partnership Council
• Children’s Bureau, Administration for
Children and Families
• Department of Defense
• Many others
The Curriculum Consists of
Seven Courses
Each course is designed to be
about 2 hours in length – which
meets most training
requirements for state systems
and other organizations.
Overview of the Courses
1. Introduction to the
Strengthening Families ™
Protective Factors
Framework (can be used as
a stand-alone orientation to
the Framework, or as a
gateway to the remaining
courses)
Overview of the Courses
2. A course on each of the Five
Protective Factors
3. A Wrap-up Course that
moves users from knowledge
to action
Other Possible Uses
These courses can be used in any way that
fits your interests. Some ideas that others
have shared are:
• Requiring courses of grantees (CTFs,
United Ways, other state systems)
• Offering to grantees in a menu of training
choices
• Writing into grant proposals as training
support (i.e., CW/ECE linkages)
• Participating out of personal interest
Important Features
• Downloadable outline and
Certificate of Completion for
each course
• Portfolio allows users to save
and share their work
Important Features
• Portfolio Review Guide enables
instructors to review and assess
users’ portfolios – available for
download at:
www.ctfalliance.org/onlinetraining
Important Features
• Each Protective Factor course
contains a direct link (in the
Websites and Resources Section)
to the Strengthening Families ™
online self-assessment -- where
users can translate their
knowledge into actionable steps.
Important Features
Site User
Videos
Designed to
provide a user
with detailed
instructions to
navigate the site
and course(s).
Here are some examples
of what you will find in
this new resource.
EXAMPLES – Home Page
Home Page
This is the first
view after a user
signs into the
site.
EXAMPLES – Course Page
EXAMPLES – Lesson Page
EXAMPLES - Assignment
Course
Assignment
The assignment
allows users to
complete the form,
save it and build
their Portfolio.
EXAMPLES – Assignment Sketch
Find the Strengths in this Family
EXAMPLES – After Assignment
Forum Posts
Child Abuse and
Neglect
Prevention
Specialist from
Maine
Child Care
Provider from
Idaho connects
with …..
EXAMPLES – Quiz
There are many more exciting
elements of this new resource!
Explore these for yourself. Visit the
Alliance website at:
www.ctfalliance.org/onlinetraining
And email the Alliance with your
questions or concerns:
onlinetraining@ctfalliance.org
The site has been active since
early April 2012 and a diverse
group of users are registered for
the courses. Following is some
information about these users’:
• Geographical location
• Field of work
• Specific role in their work
Geographic Location – US States
Based on a total of 3047 users as of 2/28/2013, 2 PM PST (sans site administrators and site managers)
Geographic Location – International
Based on a total of 3047 users as of 2/28/2013, 2 PM PST (sans site administrators and site managers)
Geographic Location – Cities
represented in your State
One user:
Ava
Barnhart
Bell City
Blairstown
Blue Springs
Bradleyville
Cassville
Centerville
Clark
Dearborn
DESOTO
Excelsior
Springs
Flemington
Forsyth
Gallatin
Grain Valley
Granby
Hillsboro
Independence
Jackson
Kennett
Lake St. Louis
Leopold
Lexington
Lincoln
Malden
Marston
Mehlville
Mexico
Millersville
O Fallon
Perryville
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Valley
Polo
Portageville
Raytown
Republic
Risco
Rolla
St. Charles
St. Roberts
Salem
Seymour
Shell Knob
Sikeston
Stockton
Strafford
Sturgeon
Urbana
Versailles
Warrensburg
Warrenton
Webster Groves
• Number of Users 228
• Number of Organizations Represented 86
• Number of cities in your state 66
Based on a total of 228 users as of 3/19/2013, 10 AM PDT
Field of Work
Based on a total of 3047 users as of 2/28/2013, 2 PM PST (sans site administrators and site managers)
Field of Work in Your State
Field of work not represented:
Legal support
Military
Based on a total of 228 users as of 3/19/2013, 10 AM PDT
Specific Role in their Work
Based on a total of 3047 users as of 2/28/2013, 2 PM PST (sans site administrators and site managers)
Specific Role in one’s work
in Your State
Based on a total of 228 users as of 3/19/2013, 10 AMM PDT
Organizations Represented
ACT Missouri
Almost Home
Barceda Families
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Building Blocks of MO
Burrell Center/Burrell Behavioral Health
Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
Catholic Charities
Central Missouri Community Action Head Start
Child Abuse Prevention Association
Child Care Aware of Missouri
Children's Division
Children's Foundation Mid-America
Children's Haven of SWMO
Children's Home Society of Missouri
Children's Mercy Hospital
Children's Trust Fund
Christian Years
CMCA EHS-HS
Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and
Human Services
Community LINC
Community Partnership of the Ozarks
Cornerstones of Care
DAEOC
Department of Health and Senior Services
Douglas County Health Dept
Early Childhood Learning Center
Early Intervention Services and Consulting
Educare
Epworth Children and Family Services
Families Support Project- PIN
Family Court
First Call
FOCUS
Forest Counseling Center
Foster Parent, Clay County, MO
Frances Rittenhouse Learning Center For Children
Fun City Youth Academy
Golden Valley Door of Hope
Good Shepherd Children and Family Services
Great Circle - Boys and Girls Town of Missouri
Handy Chapel Community Center
Hope Children's Home
House of Hope, Inc.
Imagination Learning Center
Independence School District
JCCP
Jefferson City Day Care Center
JFCAC
Kelli's Little Rascals
Kids Klubhouse & Activity Center, LLC
Kingdom House Community Center
Kornerstone Teen Mom Program
La Petite
Lighthouse Child & Family Development Center
Little Einsteins' Learning Center
Little Ones Learning Center LLC
Lutheran Family & Children Services
Organizations Represented
MBCH Children and Family Ministry
Men on the Move
MERS/Goodwill
Miller County Health Center
Mississippi County Caring Communities
Missouri Accreditation of Programs for Children and Youth
Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium
Missouri Children's Division
Missouri Department of Social Services/Children's Division
Missouri KidsFirst
Moberly Public School
MOCSA
Nana's House
New Dimensions in Child Care Solutions, LLC
New Madrid County Family Resource Center
New Madrid County Human Resource Council Community
Partnership
New Madrid County Missouri Mentoring Partnership
Newhouse Battered Women's Shelter
Niles Home for Children
Nurses for Newborns
Our Lady's Inn
Ozark Family Resource Agency
Parenting Life Skills Center
ParentLink
Parents as Teachers National Office
PIN
Polk County Health Center
Pooh Kids Daycare
Powerhouse Community Development Corp.
Pregnancy Care Center
Project Teams Missouri
Rainbow House
Randolph County Caring Community Partnership
Randolph County Health Department
Riverways PRC
Safe Family Coaltion RDI
Seeds of Faith Preschool
Smith-Cotton
South East Division Royal Rangers
Spofford Home
Springfield-Greene County Park Board
St. Joseph Youth Alliance
St. Louis Arc
Strictly Pediatrics
Susanna Wesley Family Learning Center
Teddy Bear Academy
The Alliance of SWMO
The Child Center, Inc.
The Community Partnership
The Kid Konnection Inc.
The Ozarks YMCA
Triality, Inc.
Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit
Ujamaa Community Development Corporation
United Way/Sucess By 6
Unitedway of Southwest MO
University of Missouri
Vision for Children at Risk
Whole Kids Outreach
Youth In Need
YWCA
To Explore Further
It is easy to create your own account
and explore the content of the courses
at:
www.ctfalliance.org/onlinetraining
Contact me if you have questions,
concerns or ideas:
martha.reeder@ctfalliance.org