Skip to main content
About this Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to share information about state and national frameworks that guide our collective approach to engagement and partnership with the families and consumers served. This resource is designed to assist local or state programs are supported to, and feel confident, engaging families or consumers in a variety of ways. The information in this toolkit outlines the views and desires of families in Kansas and organized by “levels of engagement” such as: engaging families for input, feedback, or buy-in; as advisors; or in leadership and support roles. The goal of the toolkit is to assure:
- Families or consumers are engaged in meaningful and mutually beneficial ways;
- Family or consumer engagement practices are supported at both community and state program levels;
- Evaluation activities consider family voice, choice, and experience related to services provided; and
- Opportunities exist to partner with those with lived experiences and served by programs to inform and advance policy at the local, state, and national levels.
View the Full Toolkit PDF
Toolkit Resources
This toolkit has been developed with cross-system and cross-sector implementation in mind. The toolkit is available for all Kansas organizations and communities to utilize. As such, we also welcome the inclusion of examples from local and state Kansas implementation efforts. Agencies and organizations are invited to share their engagement strategies, activities, and lessons learned. This tool is not designed to be a ‘guide’ on how to do this, as that will vary from community to community and must be tailored to each target population. The goal is to highlight best practices and innovative ideas taking place across Kansas and invite you to consider adding your organizations’ resources and activities.
Frameworks
There are many frameworks at the state and national level that focus on engagement and partnership of families and consumers. Each offer various components that may be valuable to the work you do and support your efforts to engage and partner in different ways. These components include foundational principles, quality standards, engagement strategies, and evaluation and assessment approaches.
| Framework | Key Content | Components |
|---|---|---|
| Levels of Family Engagement in Title V | Levels of Engagement Input, Advisory (Self), Advisory (System), Leadership Roles |
Principles Strategies |
| Kansas Family Engagement and Partnership Standards for Early Childhood | Guidance for Engagement Families as Foundation, Communicators, Advocates, Partners, Community Members |
Principles Standards |
| Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support | Quality Standards for Family Support Family Centeredness, Family Strengthening, Embracing Diversity, Community Building, Evaluation |
Principles Standards Strategies Assessment |
| A Framework for Understanding the Elements and Developing Interventions and Policies | Continuum of Family Engagement Consultation, Involvement, Partnership and Shared Leadership |
Principles |
| A Framework for Assessing Family Engagement in Systems Change | Assessment Tools for Engagement at the Systems Level Commitment, Transparency, Representation, Impact |
Principles Strategies Assessment |
