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Building Trauma-Informed Family Relationships
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Building Trauma-Informed Family Relationships
Parental/caregive involvement can lead to academic gains for students: higher grades and test scores, improved social skills and time on task, better attendance and participation, and decreased behavioral problems in the classroom.
Danielle Beymer SOWK 525 55
Must-Dos
to build relationships with your students' parents/caregivers
Tell them about school experiences With this information they can talk to their children at home about the school day
Be kind and friendly
- Smile
- Welcome them
- Learn their names
- Thank them
- Share successes
Build your empathy to foster connection
Must-Dos
Create opportunities to come together
Consider doing so outside of school to get to know one anther and build community.
Explicitly share they are the experts of their child and you want to partner with them to learn how to best support their child at school
What ideas do you have to bring families together?
How will you build trust with your families?
Methods of communicating with parents / caregivers
Communication
Consider how to best communicate with your students' parents / caregivers on a regular basis. What are their preferences What works well for them?
Email?
Text?
Paper communication?
Phone call?
In-person visit?
Consider using a survey to gather information early in the school year
A survey
Sample survey
Be a listener!
- Don't make assumptions
- Ask open-ended questions
- Actively listen
- Paraphrase
- Reflect
Listen!
Share positive stories about their children on a regular basis
Tell positive stories
- Get to know your students' strengths. They all have them!
- Make positive phone calls home in the beginning of the year. Share the strengths you see at school.
- Lead with the good news. Then share your concern.
How do you share positive information with your families?
Connect families with appropriate resources
Share resources
When a concern arises about a student:
- explore possible solutions
- search for help
- invite parents to participate in making decisions
- be transparent and clearly communicate
Communicate your concerns to parents/caregivers as soon as possible
What do you do when you are concerned about a student?
They want to be involved but do not know how to engage
Past negative experiences with school
Time: schedule does not align with school hours
Stress and overwhelm
Barriers parents / caregivers face at our school
Barriers
Language and cultural barriers
Limited resources: childcare & transportation
Lack of trust in school
Not feeling heard or valued by the school
Interventions
to overcome barriers in
order to build relationships
Collaboration!
Interventions
- Get to know your students' families
- Create positive opportunities to become involved in school
-View parents as essential partners, not the "problem"
- Consider flexible times and locations to meet
- Provide resource support: childcare, transportation, scholarships, connect to community resource center, offer school materials
- Be aware to families' needs and listen to what they\
are saying and doing
How do you build trust with your families?