Course | Family Partnerships

Course Overview

Families and the home environment play a key role in the ongoing development of children and young people.

Understanding how to work effectively and sensitively with families is an essential skill for educators.

This domain explores the importance of partnering with families to support mental health and wellbeing for children and young people. Educators will learn key principles and strategies for effective family partnerships and how to collaborate confidently with families and colleagues.

If you’re a school age care educator, modules in the primary school stream may be the most suitable for you.

Be You uses the term ‘family’ for people involved in a child or young person’s care outside a learning community. These may be parents, carers or extended family members. Family members don’t need to be biologically related or live with the child or young person.

A family may include 2 parents, single parents, blended and stepfamilies or foster carers. It may include grandparents, kinship carers or rainbow families where at least one parent or carer identifies as LGBTIQA+.

Modules

Partner
60 minutes
Understand the benefits of partnering with families. Learn strategies to establish effective family partnerships that support children and young people's mental health.

Assist
60 minutes
Learn how to engage in supportive conversations and collaborate with families to promote mental health and wellbeing.

Course Accreditation

Modules in the Family Partnership domain meet the requirements of teacher-identified professional learning across all states and territories.

In the ACT, completing Family Partnerships will contribute 2 hours of ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) accredited professional learning. It addresses standard 7.3.2 Engage with the parents/carers of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and 3.7 Engage parents/carers in the educative process.