Overview...

 

Family Engagement Courses..

The College of Family Engagement (CFE) at HS University is designed to give you strategies for strengthening the capacity of HS/EHS and other early childhood programs to implement and use strengths-based and culturally-informed practices. Participants learn to develop family engagement methodologies that are systemically integrated across Head Start and communities which can be sustained over time. Head Start family service workers who want Head Start recognition for their professional achievement and who want to unlock new Head Start career paths come to HS University. HS University's programs focus only on serving Head Start, Early Head Start, Migrant Head Start and Tribal Head Start families. Our program is designed to ensure family workers are meeting Head Start standards by empowering parents through partnership agreements and goal setting processes, the requirements ofCourses approved for NASW CEU's! the Head Start Act and the Office of Head Start. HS University is an approved National Association of Social Workers Continuing Education provider. 

 

 

Our courses provides a action plan for Head Start family service workers to implement and manage those requirements. As a Head Start professional, you must ensure you have these specialized skills. A credential from HS University gives Head Start family service workers around the US confidence in knowing that they have the skill set and regulatory knowledge needed to reach excellence in family support. 

 

 

Family Engagement Conference

Serving Pregnant Mothers

Family Engagement Credential

Parent Involvement:  Ensuring Parent Participation

Supporting Families: Family Support Principles

Community Partnerships: Supporting Collaborative Relationships

Become a Credentialed Specialist

Become a Credentialed Administrator

Become a Credentialed Trainer

 

 

Benefits of Credentialing...

The demand for specialized and skilled Head Start family service workers is strong and growing on a daily basis. Agencies need to be assured that the professionals they hire can handle compliance and regulatory issues and still provide the program with the skills and resources that are beneficial to families. Keeping a program in compliance today plays a key role in nearly every Head Start.

 

What is a HS University's credential?

Obtaining an HS University's credential is the next progression in a Head Start family service workers professional career.  Beyond the educational degree, a professional credential denotes professional commitment and achievement and represents a "plus" feature of certifying knowledge and experience that meets or exceeds excellence in family service work at the national level.  Professional family service workers agree to a critical review process that includes evaluation of the candidate's educational preparation, practice experience and peer review of observable skills and abilities.

 

Why obtain a credential?

Being a Family Engagement Credentialed professional means you...

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Become a part of the most widely recognized work organization in the nation.

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Are recognized as having in-depth knowledge, proven work experience, leadership capacity, competence and dedication to the family services work profession.

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Agree to a critical review process that strives to measure adherence to a Code of Ethics, Standards of Continuing Education and Head Start standards in the area of family Service work practice.

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Help Head Start programs seek out highly credentialed professionals to fill key leadership positions within their program and factor in the credential in their salary scales.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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