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Change Notice # 05-2008
September 1, 2008
The foundational philosophy of the Family Support and Child Welfare Services Section of the North Carolina Division of Social Services and the NC Multiple Response System (hereinafter MRS) is family centered practice. One of the strategies of MRS is to intensify the collaboration between Child Welfare and Work First. Therefore, Work First has embraced family centered practice and the 6 principles of partnership in its policies and practices. All involvement with any family should reflect the six (6) principles of partnership, which are:
1. Everyone desires respect
2. Everyone needs to be heard
3. Everyone has strengths
4. Judgments can wait
5. Partners share power
6. Partnership is a process
The principles of family centered practice reflect the belief that the family is its own primary source of information. The family is viewed as a system within a larger social and environmental context. As a result, interventions focus on accessing the family’s immediate and extended community through needs assessment, resource identification, and service delivery. Family centered practice respects the family’s right to self-determination and assumes the family has the capacity to grow and change when provided the proper supportive services.
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For questions or clarification on any of the policy contained in these manuals, please contact your local county office. |
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