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What is the FDC?
An interagency strengths-based training and credentialing
program for frontline family workers.
The
Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (FDC) is a major initiative started by Head Start and Cornell University in New York state that provides frontline workers with the skills and
competencies they need to empower families to attain a healthy self-reliance
and interdependence with their communities.
The FDC was developed under a partnership between the New
York Dept. of State, Division of Community Services and Cornell
University’s College of Human Ecology, where the curriculum was developed. The
Cornell Empowering Families Project trains official FDC instructors and issues
the credential.
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Some of the tools used include: Appreciative Inquiry, Mindful Learning, Facilitative Leadership, Client-Centered Goal Setting
The ten chapters and 90 hours of instruction address
the following FDC skills and competencies:
1: Family Development: A Sustainable Route To Healthy Self- Reliance
2: Communicating with Skill
and Heart
3: Taking Good Care of Yourself
4: Diversity
5: Strengths-based Assessment
6: Helping Families Set and Reach Goals
7: Helping Families Access
Specialized Services
8: Home Visiting
9: Facilitating Family
Conferences, Support Groups and
Community Meetings
10: Collaboration
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What is the FDC achieving?
For families - Services are more focused on helping
families use their strengths and set and reach their own goals.
For agencies- Workers develop higher morale and incorporate capacities and communication sills gained through the instruction.
For frontline workers - Workers develop skills and competencies in empowerment-based support needed
to work effectively with families.
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