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Sandau-Beckler, Pat (2002). El Paso County. Familias Primero: Family Group Conferencing. 2003 Project Evaluation. Texas: El Paso Human Services, Inc. Downloaded 7 December 2004.

The Familias Primero Family Group Conferencing Project is a model court initiative of the 65th Judicial District Children’s Court in El Paso, Texas. Family group conferencing (FGC) is a process whereby child welfare services collaborate with the family, and the extended family and its support network, in the decision-making and development of plans for the care and protection of the children. An evaluation of the El Paso FGC program was conducted in the spring of 2003, with the period being evaluated covering January 2002 through March 2003. The report on the evaluation includes an in-depth analysis of the experiences of this entire FGC program. Some of the specific areas evaluated, especially with respect to outcomes, were the following: family communication; family strengths development; family resource development; goal setting and case management; compliance; and family permanency.

Link: www.americanhumane.org/site/DocServer/pc_fgdm_research_El_Paso.pdf?docID=1201

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