Family Initiatives: Consulting and Training Project

The high prevalence of parents recovering from mental illness means that families in recovery are everywhere. Engaging and supporting families effectively requires a “paradigm shift” with respect to the organization and structure of services, from the individual parent or child, to the family. More specifically, it requires an expanded level of integration across adult and child service systems, and cross-training for providers who have traditionally identified categorically, as adult OR child providers.

Working in partnership with the Heath Foundation of Central Massachusetts, Employment Options has created the Consulting and Training Project. Based on years of experience and expertise working with parents and families, we have developed an array of innovative trainings for parents, providers, and administrators, to support increased awareness and understanding of the strengths and needs of parents with mental illness, and the development of more family-centered, strengths-based services. Although flexible to meet your organization’s needs, most trainings are delivered as half-day (3 hours) or whole-day (6 hours) sessions. Trainings are generally co-facilitated by a parent-professional training team, offering multiple perspectives on the complex issues confronting families in recovery.

Consulting and Training Options