Child and Family Teaming Overview

This one-day training is designed to orient participants to the Child and Family Team (CFT) meeting process. The training is for individuals who participate in CFT meetings or need to know basic information about CFT meetings due to working in or intersecting with behavioral health, child welfare or juvenile probation systems. Participants will be introduced to basic concepts related to CFT meetings including:

  • The importance of CFTs in practice and within legislation
  • Child and Family Teaming and CFT meeting definitions, description and defining values
  • Definition of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) and how it enhances and supports the CFT
  • CFT meeting types, participants and timeframes
  • Confidentiality and information sharing
  • CFT meeting structure
Course Code
508234