Examples of services are provided by parents with lived experience in navigating child protection and out-of-home care systems. Our services include the following:

Information Sessions, Guest Panels, etc.: Parents telling their stories to workers, carers, and other parents, including attending sections of Shared Stories training in Permanency Support Programs and panels at conferences and other practice forums (large or small).

Consultations & Practice Advice: Providing feedback and advice to agencies, practitioners, and researchers about initiatives focused on parents and the child protection system, e.g., training, programs, policy, research.

Individual Support & Advocacy: (Note: in addition to our Peer Support and Advocacy Service). Parents and family often benefit from having someone to sit with them, to explain the system and processes and make sure their voice is heard, e.g., early in the process when they don’t know what is happening, and before, during or after restoration which has its own set of challenges. Some of these activities are free through our parent and family peer support and advocacy service.

Workshops, Training & Other Learning Events: We have different packages and can tailor workshops to your needs. Workshops are for workers, carers, and parents – dedicated to one group or combinations. Worker and carer workshops focus on building better relationships with parents around their children and exploring, defining, and creating family inclusive practice. Parent workshops are developed based on needs identified during our support and advocacy work, e.g., working towards restoration (see workshop and training page).