Moving Toward Family Solutions
Join our upcoming
Moving Toward Family Solutions Course
Are you working for a residential care organization that wants to move toward providing family care for children? Are you a board member, donor, or have other involvement with care reform and interested to learn more about care transition?
The Moving Toward Family Solutions course gathers a group of leaders like you for an 8-week hybrid course to learn more about the process of transitioning to family care. Applications are currently closed. Check back soon for more information!
Transition Course
Join participants from around the globe to explore why children need families and how your program can safely move children into family care.
Our course, Moving Toward Family Solutions, is offered twice per year in a hybrid format (online coursework + live, virtual discussion). It gives you the benefit of personalized guidance from trusted experts and a supportive community to walk alongside you as you create a plan to navigate the complexities of transitioning your program toward family solutions.
Our current course is underway! Check back soon for updates on applying for the next course in the Fall of 2026.
What You Can Expect
We'll provide engaging content, connect you with experienced and trusted facilitators, and you'll walk away with a strategic plan to support your journey.
About This Course
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Course Content
This hybrid course consists of 8 lessons focused on moving toward family-based solutions for children. Each lesson includes self-paced coursework and a live 2-hour discussion session.
Lesson 1
Orientation
Lesson 1
How can I be a part of the global movement of moving toward family solutions for vulnerable children?
Lesson 5
Case Management
Lesson 5
How can we ensure the care being provided is in the best interest of children?
Lesson 2
Engagement
Lesson 2
Who should be invited into the transition process, and how?
Lesson 6
Family Assessment & Support
Lesson 6
How do we assess and support families to ensure safe placement?
Lesson 3
Foundations
Lesson 3
What are my program’s strengths and areas needing refinement as we move towards family-based solutions?
Lesson 7
Asset Transition
Lesson 7
What will happen to our caregivers, staff, and physical property if we transition to family care?
Lesson 4
Community Mapping & Partnership
Lesson 4
How can we work together to support children in families?
Lesson 8
Monitoring & Evaluation
Lesson 8
How will we ensure we meet our goal of seeing children in families?
Develop a Personalized Transition Plan for Your Current Context
This course will prepare you to begin the journey toward family-based solutions for the children you care about.
If we want to move toward family-based solutions for children, we must embrace the process. It is a journey that will not happen overnight and is best accomplished bit by bit. To do the best for children and families, we must develop a good strategy, find support, and take our time. Thankfully, you have come to the right place.
As you progress through the course, you will apply your learning to your current context by completing thought activities related to transition topics each week. These activities will equip you with tools and strategies for your context and culminate in a completed strategic plan for transition that you can implement as you begin the transition process.
What Others Have to Say
Hear from previous participants about the most meaningful part of the course
