1. Lisa Pion-Berlin, PhD President and Chief Executive Officer Parents Anonymous ® Inc. Leah Davis, California State Parent Team Achieving Shared Leadership® : Meaningful Strategies for Impacting Fairness & Equity in Child Welfare Practice

2. Our History First Christian Church-Pomona, CA Parents Anonymous ® Program host for 9 years Parents Anonymous  Inc. was founded in 1969 through the extraordinary efforts of a courageous mother, Jolly K., seeking help to create a safe and caring home for her children. Working in partnership with her social worker, Leonard Lieber, they developed a unique solution for parents who wanted to strengthen their families – the Parents Anonymous  Mutual Support Group – and launched a worldwide movement to bring hope and support to millions of families whose voice had never been heard. Today Parents Anonymous  Inc. is an international organization dedicated to strengthening families and advocating for policies and services through meaningful shared leadership .

3. Ensuring Meaningful Change Shared leadership ® has emerged as a vital and practical strategy with unprecedented impact across systems. Shared leadership ® has emerged as a vital and practical strategy with unprecedented impact across systems. Meaningful shared leadership ® is achieved when parents are in leadership roles with staff or policy-makers to create effective programs, caring communities and responsive social policies. Meaningful shared leadership ® is achieved when parents are in leadership roles with staff or policy-makers to create effective programs, caring communities and responsive social policies. Over the past 15 years, numerous creative strategies and programs have emerged that embrace shared leadership ® and have brought about social change that results in better outcomes for families and communities. Over the past 15 years, numerous creative strategies and programs have emerged that embrace shared leadership ® and have brought about social change that results in better outcomes for families and communities.

4. Shared Leadership ® Process Model Better Outcomes For Children & Families STAFF PARENTS PARTICIPATION INVOLVEMENT ENGAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP

5. Shared Leadership ® : Socio-Ecological Framework INDIVIDUAL- Strategies designed to change an individual’s attitudes, beliefs and behaviors RELATIONSHIP- Strategies that focus on changing individual behaviors by influencing a person's close interpersonal relationships COMMUNITY- Strategies that focus on modifying the characteristics of neighborhood settings and institutions SOCIETAL- Strategies that focus on changing legislation and public policies that impact the larger social and cultural environments SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

6. Individual and Relationship Parent Anonymous ® Adult Groups Parent Anonymous ® Children and Youth Programs

7. Community Implementing Shared Leadership ® California Parent Engagement Center Shared Leadership ® in Action Program Improving parent engagement practice CA Wraparound Parent Partner Role Description and Fidelity Tool Improving Parent Engagement practice to improve child welfare systems outcomes

8. Shared Leadership ® in Action Program Results Shared Leadership ® is successfully achieved when parents, community members, staff, policymakers, and others build effective partnerships and share responsibility, expertise and leadership in decisions being made that affect families and communities to improve systems and the quality of life. Shared Leadership ® is successfully achieved when parents, community members, staff, policymakers, and others build effective partnerships and share responsibility, expertise and leadership in decisions being made that affect families and communities to improve systems and the quality of life. Evaluation studies of Shared Leadership ® in Action trainings show statistically significant increases in Shared Leadership ® knowledge levels and abilities of staff and parent participants. Evaluation studies of Shared Leadership ® in Action trainings show statistically significant increases in Shared Leadership ® knowledge levels and abilities of staff and parent participants. Our research shows positive changes in child welfare practices through meaningful involvement of Parent Leaders in numerous California counties. Our research shows positive changes in child welfare practices through meaningful involvement of Parent Leaders in numerous California counties.

9. Leadership Practices and Behaviors Inventory Five exemplary leadership practices and behaviors Model the Way Model the Way Inspire a Shared Vision Inspire a Shared Vision Challenge the Process Challenge the Process Enable Others to Act Enable Others to Act Encourage the Heart Encourage the Heart Valid and reliable measure of parent leadership

10. Measuring Shared Leadership ® Leadership Practices and Behavior Inventory (modified with permission of Kouzes and Posner) Leadership Practices and Behavior Inventory (modified with permission of Kouzes and Posner) Measures 6 exemplary leadership practices and documents new behaviors to measure parent leadership. Measures 6 exemplary leadership practices and documents new behaviors to measure parent leadership. Shared Leadership Assessment Survey Shared Leadership  Assessment Survey Measures perceptions of opportunities and barriers of staff and Parent Leaders working in Shared Leadership. Measures perceptions of opportunities and barriers of staff and Parent Leaders working in Shared Leadership .

11. California Parent Engagement Center Ground-breaking database, online resources Ground-breaking database, online resources Highlights parent advocacy models, research results, etc. Highlights parent advocacy models, research results, etc. Moving towards evidence-based practice Moving towards evidence-based practice

12. Societal Child Abuse Prevention &Treatment Act (CAPTA). Child Abuse Prevention &Treatment Act (CAPTA). Parents have testified and advocated for different aspects in CAPTA: Requirements for Parent involvement in policy, planning, implementation and evaluation California Child Welfare System Reform: California Child Welfare System Reform:, State Program Improvement Plan and County Systems Improvement Plans Child Welfare Council, State Program Improvement Plan and County Systems Improvement Plans

13. National Coalition for Parent Advocacy in Child Protective Services Our Vision Our Vision All families are strong and have the resources they need to raise their children in a healthy productive supportive environment. Our Mission Our Mission To mobilize birth parents and advocacy organizations to create positive public policy and program changes that prevent removal of children from their families by child protective services, strengthen and ensure the rights of families whose children have been removed, and return children to their families. California Coalition for Parent Advocacy in Child Protective Services California Coalition for Parent Advocacy in Child Protective Services

14. Improving Child Welfare Policy and Practices Significance: Parent Leader serves on Child Welfare Council (most important policy making body: courts, state agencies and counties) shaping advocacy efforts to improve practice statewide Significance: Parent Leader serves on Child Welfare Council (most important policy making body: courts, state agencies and counties) shaping advocacy efforts to improve practice statewide - Implementation of Family Finding & Engagement - Ongoing parent advocacy roles to improve reunification of families Modification of Train the Trainer model with CALSWEC for enhancement of effective family engagement and participatory planning Modification of Train the Trainer model with CALSWEC for enhancement of effective family engagement and participatory planning This strength-based core component is designed to improve child welfare practice, ensure family well-being and assist in achieving PIP goals This strength-based core component is designed to improve child welfare practice, ensure family well-being and assist in achieving PIP goals

15. Equity Fairness and Equity Integrate Parent Leaders (who have experienced the Child Welfare System) in planning, implementation and evaluation of training efforts county, regional and statewide Integrate Parent Leaders (who have experienced the Child Welfare System) in planning, implementation and evaluation of training efforts county, regional and statewide Measure impact of shared leadership on training goals and reunification goals Measure impact of shared leadership  on training goals and reunification goals Link shared leadership to practice models of successful parent/family engagement Link shared leadership  to practice models of successful parent/family engagement

16. Challenge Yourselves Work in collaboration View change positively Training must be linked to better outcomes for families Recruit and support parent leaders Create shared leadership  opportunities

17. For more information contact: Meryl Levine, MSSA Vice President of Development Parents Anonymous ® Inc. 675 W. Foothill Ave, Suite 220 Claremont, CA 91711 Tel: 909 621-6184 x220 Fax: 909 621-0614 mlevine@parentsanonymous.org