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April 2026 ISP Inclusion Activity:

Share how your state is celebrating NHVW!

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4/20/2026

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Denise Wyatt

denise.wyatt@parentsasteachers.org

April 17, 2026

PAT Monthly IS Provider Meeting

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Your Name

Your email.com

Date of meeting

Supervisor Meeting

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Agenda

Last Month's IS Topic Feedback Discussion
IS Announcements
IS Topic This month: Child Abuse Prevention Month
Additional Announcements

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WELCOME TO THE TEAM:

BETH EDWARDS

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Let’s Discuss!

How do you support maternal mental health and postpartum care in your affiliate?
How do you ensure that parent educators are comfortable and equipped to discuss these topics?
What protocol/s do you have in place to support families, when concerns about maternal mental health are brought up?

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IS Topic of the Month:

Child Abuse and Neglect & Protective Factors

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Child Abuse and Neglect Quality Standards

QS#27: Professional development for parent educators addresses the following annually:

Child abuse and neglect
Community Needs
Intimate partner violence
Caregiver and child health and wellness
Substance use disorder

QS#2: The affiliate has and trains its staff on written protocols that address how parent educators are expected to respond to and follow-up on the following:

Child abuse and neglect
Mental health issues
Intimate partner violence (IPV)
Substance use disorder

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Quality Standards related to Protective Factors

QS#48. Parent educators empower families to identify and expand upon their strengths and protective factors:

– Parental resilience

– Social connections

– Concrete support in times of need

– Knowledge of parenting and child development

– Social and emotional competence of children.

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Melissa

The introductory video is not the only video available. We also have a video series covering the service of families in this unique situation. The video series includes information such as personal visits and documenting these visits, especially in cases when the child has been removed from the home. There are also videos on joining supervised visits and implementing the screening component in cases when the child is not in the home.

Encouraging successful implementation also includes seeing firsthand how programs are already implementing these strategies in the field. This is shared in the sample videos from the field, which is valuable in terms of seeing how these strategies are applied in real world practice.

And of course, we have several technical assistance briefs designed to provide important context from which to build on your own program’s strategies and practices.

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Melissa

Parents as Teachers believes that providing support to families, including families in the child welfare system, is much more effective when provided through the lens of the 5 protective factors:

Parental Resilience
Social Connections
Knowledge of parenting and child development
Concrete support
Children’s social and emotional competence

This tool is available in the Tailoring Services package which directs parent educators to specific curriculum materials related to each of these protective factors. This page, as you can see, focuses on knowledge of parenting and child development. Curriculum materials include parent handouts as well as parent educator resources. Here, you can see a very important parent educator resource focused on preparing parents for reunification with their children.

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Resources from Trusted Sources

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National Center for Relational Health and Trauma-Informed Care

www.aap.org/en/patient-care/national-center-for-relational-health-and-trauma-informed-care/

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CDC Violence Prevention: VetoViolence

https://vetoviolence.cdc.gov

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CDC Violence Prevention: VetoViolence

Learn to Prevent ACEs

ACEs can impact kids' health and well-being. They can have long-term effects on adult health and wellness. Their consequences can affect families, communities, and even society. Thankfully, ACEs are preventable.

These trainings will help you understand, recognize, and prevent ACEs. Get the insights you need to create healthier, happier childhoods for kids today and bright futures for adults tomorrow.

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Child Abuse and Neglect – Scenario # 1

What is happening?

A Child Welfare worker contacts a parent educator to talk about a family who are receiving in home services through Child Welfare. The worker asks the parent educator to complete a safety check and report back. The worker also tells the parent educator that PAT services are mandated by Child Welfare and therefore the PE should remember to remind the family that participating in PAT services are mandatory.

What the PE can do

Thank the Child Welfare worker for reaching out.
Explain that Parents As Teachers services are voluntary and therefore a PE cannot mandate a family to participate.
Explain that conducting a safety check is not part of Parents As Teachers but going over a safety checklist can be done with the parents to support them keep the home safe.
Explain that as a mandated reporter, the PE will report any safety concerns that are observed.
Share the video An Intro to Parents as Teachers to educate the Child Welfare worker more about PAT Canto

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Child Abuse and Neglect – Scenario # 2

What is happening?

A mother appears to be very overwhelmed during the personal visit. The PE observes the mother yelling at the child.

What the PE can do

Acknowledge the mother appears to be feeling overwhelmed. Explore reasons.
Provide ‘If You Feel Overwhelmed’ handout.
Discuss options of dealing with feelings of frustration and overwhelm.
Explore a support system the mother can rely on.
Discuss self-care. Explain that to take care of your child you should take care of yourself.

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Protective Factors

Parental Resilience
Social Connections
Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
Concrete Support in times of need
Social Emotional Competence of Children

Kamanitha

Let’s take a look at protective factors.

Click - Parental resilience is the ability of parents to manage stress and function well even when faced with challenges, adversity, and trauma.

Click - Social connections refer to the healthy, meaningful, and trusting relationships that parents develop and maintain with individuals, institutions, communities

Click – When parents understand child development, they are better able to have support optimal development. They would also not have unrealistic expectations of child development that can lead to frustration. When parents gain more knowledge of parenting their parenting skills can be enhanced.

Click – When parents have sound supports, they are more less likely to be stressed which could help strengthen families and reduce child abuse or neglect.

Click - Children with strong emotional regulation and communication skills are better able to express needs, cope with stress, and seek help.

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How do protective factors help prevent child abuse and neglect?

Protective factors strengthen families
They can lower stress
Lower stress reduces impulsive or aggressive reactions.
Caregivers are better able to respond calmly to children’s needs
Protective factors prevent neglect caused by burnout or emotional withdrawal of parents

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Let’s Discuss!

How is your program engaging with CWS case workers to help the families you serve?
What stress management tactics do you implement within your work with high stress families?
What changes could make your interactions with families more aligned with the Protective Factors framework?

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Commercial Segment

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PAT Engage

A tool designed to support interactions between family members and their parent educators

Upcoming Office Hour:�

A Conversation about PAT Engage: Supervisor/Admin Focus

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

12:00 – 1:00 CT� Register Here!

Get Started Today!

PAT Engage invitation request for PAT Affiliates

A reminder about PAT Engage – our communication and engagement platform for your Parents as Teachers services.

Please encourage your affiliates to join – if they have not joined, scan the QR code on the screen to get started today.

Please encourage supervisors and staff to check out all the resources at the PAT Engage tab in Model Implementation Workspace. Here you will find out adoption materials, including a Staff Activity Page, a Welcome to PAT Engage Parent Handout, training guides and videos, an FAQ document, and more. If you have any questions, please send them to PATEngage@parentsasteachers.org

For additional support, National Center staff and Moxo staff will be hosting an Office Hour tailored for supervisors and administrators on Tuesday, May 12^th During this office hour, we will go over the features of PAT Engage and walk through a demo of the platform. This is a great opportunity to share your experiences and challenges, ask questions, and learn more about PAT Engage. Use the link on this slide to register or find the registration link on the MI Workspace.

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PAT Engage Survey

You can also click this link or scan the �QR code to take the survey

We want your feedback!

Parent educators and families are invited to take a short survey about their experience with PAT Engage.

The survey is available as a Quick Link in PAT Engage, making it easy for families to access when they log in!

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Affiliate Satisfaction Survey

Help us learn more about affiliates’ experiences with Parents as Teachers!

Week of March 30^th

Surveys emailed to affiliate supervisors the

week of March 30th

May 1^st

Surveys will be open until May 1

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Next Meeting: May 15^th

Thank you for joining!