Training for Supervisors

The Institute for Family Development offers the following workshops for supervisors. Please contact our Training Division to learn more about scheduling any of our training workshops at your agency.

Fundamentals of Supervising Family Preservation Services
  • Primary roles of the supervisor
  • Field training and ongoing development of new staff
  • Providing support and preventing staff burnout
  • Developing and maintaining community relations
Preventing and Solving Employee Work Problems
  • Sharing positive and negative performance feedback
  • Assessing self performance outcomes
  • Dealing with unreceptive staff
  • Vertical Assessment Profile - a staff feedback tool
Program Consultation and Quality Assurance Skills for Supervisors
  • Skills for observing and assessing home visits
  • Developing and using individual professional development plans
  • Conducting and assessing group consultation
  • Monitoring data and reviewing records
Staff Recruitment and Hiring
  • Effective recruiting
  • Interview process
  • Selection process
  • Qualities of effective Intensive Family Preservation services (IFPS) staff
Improving Team Coordination
  • Effective meetings
  • Group consensus building
  • Problem analysis and participative decision making
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