July 20, 2023
August 24, 2023
September 21, 2023
October 26, 2023
November 16, 2023
December 21, 2023
Monthly IFSC webinars will take place on Thursday afternoons at 1 pm. Invitations will be emailed out and links can also be found on our Facebook page.
To access past webinars go to LSIowa.org/IFSC. All webinars are recorded. Slides and links to watch the webinar will be sent out after the webinar has been completed.
In collaboration with the department, the decision has been made to grant a 1 year extension for all programs that have an Iowa Family Support Credential to ensure a smooth transition for everyone as the IFSC team rebuilds. If you have specific questions about your timeline, please reach out to IFSCprogram@lsiowa.org, and we will assist you. In general, simply extend your credential expiration date by one year. If you would prefer to remain on your current timeline, please let us know so we can work with you on those timelines. If you are currently in TA, we will be in contact with you to discuss new timelines.
November 17, 2022
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Meeting ID: 850 8390 7644
Passcode: 228875
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Standards 18, 19.01, 19.02, and 19.03 are applicable to all programs including Long Term Home Visitation, Short Term Home Visitation, and Group Based Parent Education programs.
Standard 18 includes policy, procedure, and practice for organizations that provide family support services which prohibits employment-related retaliation against employees, and others affiliated with the organization.
Standard 19 includes policy, procedure, and practice for organizations that provide family support services conducts business and delivers services in an honest, ethical, objective manner and is guided in making decisions by professional responsibility.
October 27, 2022
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Meeting ID: 839 3142 6524
Passcode: 076056
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Standards 16.01, 16.02, and 17 are applicable to all programs including Long Term Home Visitation, Short Term Home Visitation, and Group Based Parent Education programs.
Standard 16 includes policy, procedure, and practice for the operations of organizations that provide family support services in an open and transparent manner in accordance with applicable legal requirements and uses assets exclusively and effectively to serve the purpose for which it has been created.
Standard 17 includes policy, procedure, and practice for the operations of organizations that provide family support services which prevents the enrichment of insiders and other abuses through the adoption and enforcement of a conflict of interest policy consistent with state laws and regulations.
September 22, 2022
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Meeting ID: 867 8104 6539
Passcode: 209079
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Standards 15.01, 15.02, and 15.03 is applicable to all programs including Long Term Home Visitation, Short Term Home Visitation, and Group Based Parent Education programs.
Standard 15 includes policy, procedure, and practice for family support programs relating to services that are culturally sensitive. Staff understands, acknowledges, and respects cultural differences among families. Staff and materials used reflect the cultural, linguistic, geographic, racial and ethnic diversity of the population served.
August 25, 2022
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Meeting ID: 810 2648 9488
Passcode: 767056
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Standards 14.01, 14.04, 14.05, 14.05, and 14.07 are applicable to all family support programs.
Standard 14.02 is only applicable to early intervention programs.
Standard 14.03 is only applicable to group based parent education programs and home visit programs that contain a group component.
Standard 14.06 is only applicable to long term and short term home visitation programs.
Standard 14 includes policy, procedure, and practice for family support programs relating to capable personnel helping children and families consider options, improve their functioning, and achieve their goals.
We are looking for qualified individuals to serve as peer reviewers for the Iowa Family Support peer review process.
Peer reviewers are dedicated professionals with substantial experience in family support programming and are committed to continuous quality improvement. Peers must be knowledgeable about family support and the best practice standards, and have ability to openly, honestly, and fairly assess a program’s current ability to implement the standards. Peers are individuals who are comfortable with conducting interviews and documentation review that focuses on the program’s positive changes and quality improvement efforts, while also helping program’s by identifying areas in need of further strengthening. Peers have a variety of backgrounds and may be program managers, family support trainers, human service educators at the college level, statewide family support system level coordinators, supervisors, and direct service providers.
This commitment requires completion of two-day training. Additionally, completion of at least one peer review in the first year following the training is required and one peer review must be completed in the second year. Once trained, a peer reviewer status is provisional until successful completion of two peer review site visits. A provisional peer reviewer will also be observed and evaluated by the IFSC coordinator during the course of a peer review. After a peer has successfully completed two reviews and had a positive evaluation, they will be considered a certified Iowa Family Support peer reviewer. In order to maintain certification, peers must complete a minimum of one peer review per year. The peer review is scheduled for at 1-5 days depending on size of organization, type of program, and type of review. In addition there is preparation prior to the site visit that takes a minimum of one day.
Please contact the IFSC Coordinator with any questions about becoming a peer reviewer.
Updated May 2022
Starting in July 2022, all programs that have earned the Iowa Family Support Credential (IFSC) or that are accepted into the Iowa Family Support Credential process for the program’s first credential will incur a fee in July of each year for continued participation in the credential. This fee will be based each year on the planned service capacity of the program.
May 19, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Meeting ID: 868 4779 5887
Passcode: 184020
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The Iowa Family Support Credential (IFSC) hosts quarterly webinars for new supervisors or coordinators to learn about the IFSC, what the process is for earning or renewing the IFSC, what to expect as a supervisor or coordinator of an IFSC credentialed program, and to collaborate with other new supervisors or coordinators.
Each New Supervisor or Coordinator webinar is different. Feel free to join as many as you need to so you can “hit the ground running” in your new position.
April 28, 2022
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Meeting ID: 892 1273 4886
Passcode: 646098
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We will cover Iowa Family Support Standard 10: Parent Education Services.
Standards 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, and 10.04 are applicable to all family support programs.
Standards 10.05, 10.06, and 10.07 are only applicable to group based parent education programs and home visit programs that contain a group component.
Standard 10 includes policy, procedure, and practice for family support programs relating to educational and skill-building activities that empower parents and improve adult functioning.