<p> Public Child Welfare Training Academy </p><p>Lesson Plan</p><p>Time and Content Learning Objective(s) Methodology Segment 1</p><p>Activity 1A: Welcome and V.1 The trainee will value Lecture Housekeeping the continued PowerPoint Slides 1-2 5 minutes recognition that  Welcome and Introduction attitudes and behaviors  Review of Learning influence Objectives and Agenda interactions with families, colleagues, Activity 1B: Positive and collaterals who are Large group exercise Assumptions Icebreaker ethnically and/or PowerPoint Slide 3 10 minutes culturally different.  Activity allows participants to focus on the assumptions they make about others and that others make about them</p><p>Activity 1C: Introductions Large group exercise 5 minutes PowerPoint Slide 4  Participant introductions</p><p>Working with the African American Father: the Forgotten Parent (2009) 1 Lesson Plan Public Child Welfare Training Academy Time and Content Learning Objective(s) Methodology Segment 2</p><p>Activity 2A: Overview of the K.I The trainee will be Lecture, Large Group Reasons for the Training able to identify how Discussion 5 minutes the experiences, PowerPoint Slide 5  Discussion of the reasons history, and cultural to engage in the training norms of the social worker impact Activity 2B: Purpose and families of color. Introduction of Curriculum Lecture, Large Group 15 minutes K.3 The trainee will be Discussion  Discussion of the able to recognize the PowerPoint Slide 6 background of the potential effects of: racism, oppression, curriculum socio-economic status, power, Activity 2C: Perceptions of authority, and history Black Fathers of family involvement 20 minutes with the child welfare  Discussion of how Black system on the Video Clip – Focus Group, fathers are seen by the interactions between Large Group Discussion “system” child welfare workers PowerPoint Slide 7 and the children and families served by the Child Welfare System.</p><p>Segment 3</p><p>Activity 3A: Fathers in K.2 The trainee will be Lecture, Large Group America able to recognize that Discussion 30 minutes the disproportionality Trainee Content: American  Discussion of the role of in child welfare Fathers Data father in American culture outcomes is PowerPoint Slide 8 systemically based Activity 3B: Involving Fathers rather than 10 minutes attributable to Lecture, Large Group  Data regarding the characteristics of Discussion benefits of including families of color. PowerPoint Slide 9 fathers in Child Welfare work with families K.3 The trainee will be able to recognize the Activity 3C: Policies Related to potential effects of: Small Group Activity Fathers racism, oppression, PowerPoint Slide 10 10 minutes socio-economic  Small group discussion of status, power, </p><p>Working with the African American Father: the Forgotten Parent (2009) 2 Lesson Plan Public Child Welfare Training Academy Time and Content Learning Objective(s) Methodology the impact of agency authority, and history policies and practices on of family involvement social work with fathers with the child welfare system on the Activity 3D: African American interactions between Lecture, Large Group Fathers and Men child welfare workers Discussion 10 minutes and the children and Trainee Content: African  Data regarding the families served by the American Men systemic influences on Child Welfare System. PowerPoint Slides 11-12 African American men as fathers</p><p>Activity 3E: Behaviors that Contribute to Biases Video Clip – Claudine, 15 minutes Lecture, Small Group Activity  Consideration of how the PowerPoint Slide 13 actions of African American men contribute to biases within CWS</p><p>Segment 4 K.I The trainee will be Activity 4A: History of Social able to identify how Video Clip – Roots, Video Welfare Impacts on Black Men the experiences, Clip – Claudine, Large Group and Black Families history, and cultural Discussion 20 minutes norms of the social PowerPoint Slide 14  Discussion of the impact of worker impact past and present policy on families of color. current practice and decision making. K.2 The trainee will be able to recognize that Activity 4B: Role Play the disproportionality Role Play Activity 20 minutes in child welfare PowerPoint Slide 15  Role play to facilitate outcomes is taking another’s systemically based perspective rather than attributable to characteristics of families of color. </p><p>K.3 The trainee will be able to recognize the potential effects of: racism, oppression, </p><p>Working with the African American Father: the Forgotten Parent (2009) 3 Lesson Plan Public Child Welfare Training Academy Time and Content Learning Objective(s) Methodology socio-economic status, power, authority, and history of family involvement with the child welfare system on the interactions between child welfare workers and the children and families served by the Child Welfare System. </p><p>S.1 Given a case example, the trainee will be able to demonstrate how various communication styles and the use of authority (including his or her own) may foster or inhibit communications with families, colleagues, and collaterals. </p><p>Segment 5 K.I The trainee will be Activity 5A: Past and Current able to identify how Video Clip – Focus Group, Factors the experiences, Lecture, Large Group 15 minutes history, and cultural Discussion  Discussion of data showing norms of the social PowerPoint Slides 16-17 disproportionality in CWS worker impact  Discussion of biases in families of color. CWS K.2 The trainee will be able to recognize that Activity 5B: Cultural Body the disproportionality Individual Activity, Large Exercise in child welfare Group Discussion 30 minutes outcomes is PowerPoint Slides 17-19  Exploring the involuntary systemically based messages received from rather than family and agency and attributable to their effect on fathers and characteristics of social workers families of color. </p><p>Working with the African American Father: the Forgotten Parent (2009) 4 Lesson Plan Public Child Welfare Training Academy Time and Content Learning Objective(s) Methodology K.3 The trainee will be able to recognize the potential effects of: racism, oppression, socio-economic status, power, authority, and history of family involvement with the child welfare system on the interactions between child welfare workers and the children and families served by the Child Welfare System. </p><p>V.1 The trainee will value the continued recognition that attitudes and behaviors influence interactions with families, colleagues, and collaterals who are ethnically and/or culturally different. </p><p>V.2 The trainee will value the importance of his or her role in facilitating effective cross-cultural communication.</p><p>V.3 The trainee will value diversity and acknowledge the equal worth of different cultures. </p><p>Segment 6 K.3 The trainee will be Activity 6A: Absenteeism able to recognize the Small Group Activity, Large 30 minutes potential effects of: Group Discussion  Discussion of the racism, oppression, PowerPoint Slide 20</p><p>Working with the African American Father: the Forgotten Parent (2009) 5 Lesson Plan Public Child Welfare Training Academy Time and Content Learning Objective(s) Methodology motivations for socio-economic absenteeism status, power, authority, and history of family involvement with the child welfare system on the interactions between child welfare workers and the children and families served by the Child Welfare System. </p><p>Segment 7 K.3 The trainee will be Activity 7A: Gallery Walk able to recognize the Large Group Activity 30 minutes potential effects of: PowerPoint Slide 21  Exploring individual biases racism, oppression, socio-economic status, power, authority, and history of family involvement with the child welfare system on the interactions between child welfare workers and the children and families served by the Child Welfare System. </p><p>V.1 The trainee will value the continued recognition that attitudes and behaviors influence interactions with families, colleagues, and collaterals who are ethnically and/or culturally different. </p><p>V.2 The trainee will value the importance of his or her role in facilitating effective </p><p>Working with the African American Father: the Forgotten Parent (2009) 6 Lesson Plan Public Child Welfare Training Academy Time and Content Learning Objective(s) Methodology cross-cultural communication.</p><p>Segment 8 K.I The trainee will be Activity 8A: Myths About able to identify how Video Clip – What Black Men Black Men the experiences, Think, Large Group 15 minutes history, and cultural Discussion  Discussion myths about norms of the social PowerPoint Slide 22 African American men and worker impact fathers families of color. </p><p>K.2 The trainee will be Activity 8B: Black Men’s able to recognize that Commitment as Fathers the disproportionality Video Clips – Pursuit of 30 minutes in child welfare Happyness, Large Group  Discussion of the barriers outcomes is Discussion African American fathers systemically based PowerPoint Slide 23 face in their efforts to be rather than committed fathers attributable to characteristics of families of color. </p><p>K.3 The trainee will be able to recognize the potential effects of: racism, oppression, socio-economic status, power, authority, and history of family involvement with the child welfare system on the interactions between child welfare workers and the children and families served by the Child Welfare System. </p><p>Working with the African American Father: the Forgotten Parent (2009) 7 Lesson Plan Public Child Welfare Training Academy Time and Content Learning Objective(s) Methodology Segment 9 K.2 The trainee will be Activity 9A: Personal able to recognize that Lecture, Large Group Responsibility the disproportionality Discussion 15 minutes in child welfare PowerPoint Slide 24  Discussions of the barriers outcomes is faced by African American systemically based men seeking to better rather than themselves attributable to characteristics of Activity 9B: Group Activity families of color. 10 minutes Video Clip – Claudine, Video  Discussion of the resiliency K.3 The trainee will be Clip South Central, Lecture, shown by African able to recognize the Large Group Discussion American fathers potential effects of: PowerPoint Slide 25 racism, oppression, Activity 9C: Current Practices socio-economic and Policies status, power, Small Group Activity 30 minutes authority, and history PowerPoint Slides 26-27  Consideration of new of family involvement information as a resource with the child welfare for personal and systemic system on the change interactions between child welfare workers and the children and families served by the Child Welfare System. </p><p>S.1 Given a case example, the trainee will be able to demonstrate how various communication styles and the use of authority (including his or her own) may foster or inhibit communications with families, colleagues, and collaterals. </p><p>Segment 10 K.2 The trainee will be Activity 10A: Paradigm Shift able to recognize that Large Group Discussion 15 minutes the disproportionality Trainee Content: Paradigm </p><p>Working with the African American Father: the Forgotten Parent (2009) 8 Lesson Plan Public Child Welfare Training Academy Time and Content Learning Objective(s) Methodology  Discussion of the systemic in child welfare Shift changes needed to address outcomes is PowerPoint Slide 28 bias in CWS systemically based rather than Activity 10B: Efforts for father attributable to Involvement characteristics of Lecture, Large Group 10 minutes families of color. Discussion  Discussion of the points PowerPoint Slides 29-31 within the CWS system K.3 The trainee will be that lend themselves to able to recognize the increased participation potential effects of: from fathers racism, oppression, socio-economic status, power, authority, and history of family involvement with the child welfare system on the interactions between child welfare workers and the children and families served by the Child Welfare System. </p><p>Segment 11 V.3 The trainee will value Activity 11A: Applause for diversity and Video Clip – Montage, Large Black Men acknowledge the Group Activity 15 minutes equal worth of PowerPoint Slide 32  Positive recognition of the different cultures. significant contributions of African American men</p><p>Segment 12 K.3 The trainee will be Activity 12A: Action Plan for able to recognize the Small Group Activity Change potential effects of: PowerPoint Slide 33 15 minutes racism, oppression,  Developing action plans socio-economic for changing systems and status, power, for changing current authority, and history individual social worker of family involvement practice with the child welfare system on the Lecture, Individual Activity Activity 12B:Evaluation and interactions between PowerPoint Slide 34</p><p>Working with the African American Father: the Forgotten Parent (2009) 9 Lesson Plan Public Child Welfare Training Academy Time and Content Learning Objective(s) Methodology Closing child welfare workers 10 minutes and the children and  Acknowledgement of the families served by the personal work in the group Child Welfare System. and request for training evaluation from the V.2 The trainee will value participants the importance of his or her role in facilitating effective cross-cultural communication.</p><p>Working with the African American Father: the Forgotten Parent (2009) 10 Lesson Plan</p>