Facilitator: Amy Brady, Founder, StandUP

Description: Effective family engagement is a key factor in successful youth programs. So what gets in the way? The answer may surprise you! In this interactive workshop, participants will discover the key barrier to family engagement and will explore how to move past this barrier. Participants will also receive ideas and strategies for creating more meaningful engagement within their programs, shifting our mindset to “what CAN we do?” rather than “why we CAN’T”.

Takeaways:

• Understanding barriers to family engagement
• Strategies to increase family engagement

Session Style: Interactive workshop & round table discussion

Recommended for: Direct service/site staff; Managers or site leads; Organization leadership; New to youth development

DQUAC is dedicated to creating a safe and accessible space for everyone who participates in our trainings and events. We welcome persons of all abilities and will attempt to provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you need a specific accommodation for this event, please contact Melanie Kartzmer, at Melanie_kartzmer@dpsk12.org or 720-423-1803 as soon as possible so we can make arrangements.

New DQUAC No-Show Policy:

We truly value our facilitators’ time, and we always want to make sure that we can give them an accurate count of registrations in advance of the training, as it impacts material preparation and facilitation styles.

We expect all registered participants to attend the training. If you are unable to attend, we ask that you cancel your registration through Eventbrite or notify us at least 24 hours in advance.

If you do not show up to three trainings that you registered for, the DQUAC Leadership Team reserves the right to revoke your privileges to attend DQUAC trainings and may reach out to the leadership of your organization if a pattern of no-shows occurs.