Connects Families with Services

The professional working with young children helps connect families with needed resources and services

Resources & Media for Understanding Competency 2.5

Behaviors & Skills

• a
  Implements creative ways to provide families with support and information (i.e., electronic newsletters, informational meetings, bulletin boards)
  
  
• b
  Empowers families, helping them to access needed resources such as other professionals, community resources, government services, and community activities for themselves
  
  
• c
  Provides opportunities for family-to-family gatherings and events
  
  
• d
  Helps families take advantage of parent education and training opportunities in the program and outside of the program
  
  
• e
  Encourages families to identify informal supports like shared babysitting, phone trees, etc.
  
  
• f
  When applicable, helps families understand the special education referral and evaluation processes