Evidence Informed - Family Engagement
Parents for Children's Mental Health and the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health partnered to co-develop an evidence-informed model of Family Engagement in Ontario. Utilizing the literature, in-depth key informant interviews with family members, service providers, and decision makers across the Province, lead by an Advisory Committee comprised of family members and services providers, a clear implementation model of family engagement was developed.
Meaningful family engagement is experienced on a continuum.
Family Engagement is about:
- Partnership (shared decision making and equal power balance between families and professionals)
- Being consulted and informed (families understand how their participation fits into the overall process
Below are two useful resources to help understand the continuum of family engagement.
- Family Engagement Continuum - revised using Roger Hart's Ladder of Participation, this diagram shows the continuum of engagement from disengaging to the most meaningful engagement of partnerships and co-development.
- Video - this video excerpt reviews the continuum of engagement, and is taken from the Provincial Training Curriculum on Family Engagement.
Continuum of Engagement
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