Family Councils Cirriculum Café

Since 2020, we’ve come to understand the importance of effective communication between home staff and Family Councils. This session will provide some tips and tricks to help Family Councils establish and maintain on-going communication with home staff.

Required Learning:

Guidance for Family Councils and Long-Term Care Home Collaboration

Webinar: Tips for Family Councils and Caregivers to Collaborate with Home Staff

Time & Date: March 9th 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Live Café: Thursday, March 23rd 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Are you a new Family Council? Do you struggle to understand ways that your Council can get involved in your home community? Unsure about what a Council Assistant can do to support your Council? What role does the Council play in Quality Improvement and working with home leadership to implement new policies and procedures for the home? This session will provide Councils with an overview of the Powers of a Family Council under the Fixing Long-term Care Act (2021).

Required Learning:

Guidance for Family Councils and Long-Term Care Home Collaboration

Webinar: Understanding the Powers of Family Councils under the Fixing Long-term Care Act: Do’s and Don’ts

Time & Date: April 13th 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Live Café: April 27th 2023, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Join us to learn about different Leadership Models for Family Councils, support each other and help to build a strong and effective Family Council.

Required Learning:

FCO eLearning: Facilitating a Family Council Meeting (Section 1- Structure of a Family Council)

Webinar: Family Council Structure - Exploring Different Leadership Models

Time & Date: May 11th, 2023, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Live Café: May 25th 2023, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Participants must be family councils members, long-term care home staff members, or caregivers who are interested in forming or joining a council. Participants should be able to commit up to five hours per month to this project. Participants' time will be spent reviewing selected resources, attending live trainings and discussions with Family Councils Ontario team members, and participating in workshops and webinars.

Participants will require access to a computer or tablet and a stable internet connection to participate in the Curriculum Café. All live events related to this project will take place via Zoom.

Click here to register.

What if my home doesn’t currently have a Family Council? Should I still sign up?

Yes! If your home does not currently have a Family Council, please indicate so in the registration form. Registrants from homes without a Family Council will receive specific support and materials to help you start a Council, including access to special Café sessions where we focus on starting a Family Council; a package of materials you can use to educate families and home staff on the purpose, impact, and value of a Family Council (such as a slide deck you can adapt and present at an event, event flyer templates, draft brochures and admission package materials); and, ongoing support from FCO staff as you get your Council up and running!

How will this benefit me as an established Council member? How will it work? How is it different from other FCO webinars?

Both new and established Council members will benefit from participating in the curriculum cafes! The themes we'll be covering are based on what FCO staff have been hearing from Council members and home staff at our webinars, through our consultations, and at our virtual family forums. The live cafe sessions will provide you with opportunities to connect with your peers, learn from each other, and improve your Family Council work.

Each month will highlight a specific theme and will culminate in a live session- the Cafe- where we discuss the key takeaways from the education and reading materials assigned (live webinar, eLearning module, blog posts, factsheets, videos etc...). The cafe session will involve scenario-based learning where we review and discuss a scenario that pertains to that month's focus- this will be an opportunity to put your learning into practice and apply it to a relevant and realistic situation.

The Curriculum Cafes will be much more in-depth than our webinars and more focused than the Virtual Family Forums. Cafe attendees will be expected to have some or most of that month's pre-cafe work and be prepared to review how that learning applies to the scenario. You'll be able to participate in the cafes in writing (using the Zoom chat feature), in small groups (via breakout rooms), and orally in the large group discussion. The Cafe sessions will be highly interactive and designed for attendees to both learn and share their insights!

How does registration work? Do I need to register for each month?

Registering will give you access to all learning materials and access to each month's cafe session.

Complete this registration form to sign up for the cafe series. Registration is required as space is limited. Please note that registering will give you access to all Cafe sessions and the cafe session recordings. You will be sent calendar invitations to each session as the dates are released and you will receive a monthly email with the details of the month's live learning (if applicable), the required pre-reading/viewing, and the live cafe session.

What happens if I can't attend a session?

While we encourage registrants to attend every session, it is not required. Each month's cafe session will have a specific focus (the month's theme) but will build on the learnings of the previous month.

Cafe sessions will be recorded and made available to registrants.

Register for our Curriculum Café series to gain access to previous café content and recordings.

January 2023 - Recruitment

Webinar: How to Make and Implement a Recruitment Plan

Live Café: Thursday, January 19th 6:30pm - 7:30pm

December 2022 - No Curriculum Café

November 2022 - Diversity & Belonging

Webinar: Diversity & Belonging in Family Councils with Dean Delpeache

Live Café: Thursday November 17th 1:30-2:30PM

October 2022 - Why Family Councils Matter

Live Café: Thursday, October 20, 2022 6:30 PM-7:30 PM

eLearning Module: Family Councils 101