Training
The HOSN offers a number of family support and strengthening trainings including the Nationally-adopted Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support Certification and the National Family Support Network’s Parent Advisory Committee Training.
Standards of Quality for
FAMILY STRENGTHENING & SUPPORT CERTIFICATION
Standards of Quality Certification Training
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The HOSN adopted The Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support in 2021. They are the first and only standards in the country to integrate and operationalize the Principles of Family Support Practice with the Strengthening Families Protective Factor Frameworks and its research-based evidence-informed Five Protective Factors. The vision is that their implementation will help ensure that families are supported and strengthened through quality practice.
The Standards Certification Training, developed by the National Family Support Network (NFSN), is provided virtually by NFSN Member Networks in their geographic areas. The HOSN is the only organization in Hawaiʻi trained and authorized to conduct this training. The Certification Training is designed for all management and direct service staff, as well as for funders. Teams of Executive Directors, Managers, Coordinators, and Direct Service staff are highly encouraged to participate together because each has a key role to play in implementing the Standards effectively.
Participants who successfully complete the training received a certificate from the NFSN that is valid for two years.
Protective Factors Framework
Protective Factors:
Knowledge of Parenting & Child Development
Training Session:
Friday, March 14, 2025
9:00 am – 1:00 pm HST
Registration ends on March 12, 2025.
Bringing the Protective Factors to Life in Your Work, Introduction Course
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The Strengthening Families approach and protective factors framework is a research-informed, strengths-based approach that prevents child abuse and neglect by focusing on the well-being of all families and helping families identify and build on their own protective factors. The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation funded the original research with the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) in 2003. The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation also funded the Alliance to engage its network of state children’s trust funds to demonstrate unique and innovative ways to implement the protective factors framework.
The Hawai’i ‘Ohana Support Network & our team of Alliance Certified Trainers are excited to announce the upcoming virtual training opportunity created by the Children’s Trust Fund Alliance: Bringing the Protective Factors Framework to Life In Your Work, Introduction Course.
Parent Leadership Training
Parent Leadership Training:
They Key to a Successful Family Resource Center
Two-Day Training Session:
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Friday, April 25, 2025
8:30 am – 12:30 pm HST (both days)
Registration ends on April 18, 2025.
Enhance your family support services through our comprehensive virtual training program, “Parent Leadership: The Key to a Successful Family Resource Center,” delivered by certified trainers from the Hawaiʻi ʻOhana Support Network using curriculum developed by the Supporting Families Together Association. This two half-day training equips family support professionals—from executive directors to direct service staff—with essential strategies for meaningful parent/caregiver partnerships, focusing on building leadership skills and integrating the Protective Factors Framework.
Participants will learn proven approaches to foster parent/caregiver leadership within their organizations, creating lasting impact through authentic collaboration. The training explores crucial topics such as securing staff buy-in, developing effective partnerships, and implementing practical strategies, ultimately empowering parents and caregivers as the true experts of their keiki while strengthening family support programs throughout our community.
Parent Advisory Committee
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