The following is a video on reaching and engaging vulnerable families. In this training video, Gena Robertson and Nancy Brownsberger examine the 3 categories of “hard to reach, talk about the 8 challenges in reaching and engaging families who fall into those categories, and give you 18 strategies to help you provide your services effectively. The video is about 40 minutes long – great for a “lunch and learn.” Just click on the button.
Below the video, there are two downloadable pdf resources which will add to your video experience.
Advice from CAPC & CPNP Coordinators 
We chose 7 seasoned coordinators from across Canada to help us with suggestions about how to reach and engage vulnerable families. Since we couldn’t put them all in the video, we’ve included their thoughts and ideas in full in this pdf.
Follow Along – the Video Outline
This includes the outline of the 3 groups of hard to reach; the 8 challenges; and 18 suggested techniques to reach and engage vulnerable families, which are all covered in more detail in the video.
Please post a comment or suggestion – about the video, or your own success story about what has worked for you in reaching and engaging hard to reach families. Was this information helpful? Are there other topics you’d like to see in a training video?
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Please let us know if there are other topics you’d like us to cover.
Hello!
My name is Maureen and I work at Connections. I do the CPNP program for Lanark County. I also work for a Womens Shelter. I have found that many of the participants I work with at Connections are also involved with the shelter- either the residence or the outreach office. I wonder at times how many women are living with this and we miss it because we don’t talk about it or we don’t know how to talk about it.
I think it would be valuable to have a video on “spotting violence in the home” or “Ways to talk about domestic violence” etc. Many women live hidden in this situation, and statistics show women who are pregnant are even more at risk ( 1 in 6 pregnant women).
Women do want to share their story – we just need to ask them the right way.
Thank you,
Maureen Hampton
Great point Maureen, and we’ll keep it in mind for future videos. Pregnancy is often a starting point for domestic violence, and I agree that we have to feel comfortable talking about the issue. In Haliburton we have someone from the YWCA who comes to group once a month — sometimes she’ll give a presentation but often she’ll hang out in the kitchen, help make food, talk with the moms and once they are comfortable with her, they will often disclose and see her privately for counselling.
thanks for the video…I have worked aboriginal capc for 10 yrs, we already do most of the stategies, but I can see this video being very helpful in training new staff.
Look forward to seeing and sharing more as the site grows.