NKCAC brings Family Development Credential to region

Northern Kentucky Community Action commission has received a $10,000 grant from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation as seed funding to bring the acclaimed Family Development Credential (FDC), training program for front line social services workers to the Northern Kentucky-Greater Cincinnati region.

The first step in the process is training of the faciliators who will lead Family Development courses for social services workers in the region over the next two years. Northern Kentucky's first Facilitators Institute was held October 25-27 at General Butler State Park in Carrollton. Attendees, left to right, were: Brenda Bone, Institute trainer; Suzanne Merusi; Susan Rushing; Jennifer Belisle; Tyann Mosley; Vickie Kemper; Jaon Menning; Laurie Wolsing; Jo Ellen Dawson; Dawn ?; and Saundra Baker, Institute trainer.

The Family Development Credential process for front line workers includes 90 hours of classwork over a six month period during which participants learn about strength based service delivery; select and work with target families; and complete a portfolio. At the end of the classes, participants take an exam to become credentialed. The credential is granted through the University of Missouri at Kansas City, which is conducting the training for Northern Kentucky's facilitators.

FDC was started some 10 years ago at Cornell University and has since expanded to 15 states. NKCAC's implementation of the model is the first time it has been available to Kentucky's social services network. The first round of classes for front line workers is expected to being early in 2007. For information about attending an upcoming Family Development Credential class or serving as a portfolio advisor, email us.

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