Job: Family Support Partner

The Family Support Partner role was developed to help families identify and acknowledge informal networks of support and to provide them with the supports and skills necessary to care for a child with behavioral health disorders. The key components of the program are support and tangible service provided through parent-to-parent contact. The Family Support Partner models the skills necessary to maneuver within the mental health system and other community programs, thus serving as a system guide and advocate for the parent. This modeling and collaborative work is designed to increase the caregivers sense of empowerment (i.e. a feeling of mastery over one’s environment) and their ability to inter-dependently navigate the service systems.

Required: Must be the parent, step parent, or guardian of a child with a behavioral health challenge and must have diploma or GED.

Education: Minimum of a HS Diploma or equivalent