Parent Education Program
The Parent Education Program is a support service for families involved with DSS who are at risk for neglect and abuse. Families are referred for stabilization and placement prevention. CSH Parent Educators work with families in their homes to identify risks and build on the family's strengths to provide a stable, nurturing home for their children.
The focus in the program is education and strengthening of parent/child relationships. Issues addressed by Parent Educators include daily care needs of children; parent/child/family relationships; developmental and emotional needs of family members, substance abuse issues, mental health issues; inadequate housing, lack of employment, budgeting, household cleanliness and management; domestic violence, education on the impact of abuse/neglect on children/families; non-physical discipline strategies; and developing and accessing formal and informal community supports. The family and the Parent Educator work as a team to achieve the specific identified goals.