Family Connection Academy

Family Connection of South Carolina (FCSC), through the South Carolina's Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center, seeks to provide information, education, and support through the Family Connection Academy. This academy enlists parents who are committed to obtaining information and resources to better serve their child and a willingness to share this knowledge with other families.  FCSC will select only five parents from each region to attend the Academy.  Anyone interested in participating in the academy is required to submit an application and provide references, as it must be conveyed that this is an incredibly important volunteer endeavor
 
Graduates will:
 
  • work statewide in collaboration with local FCSC area coordinators.
  • gain an understanding of all FCSC programs and promote programs in their community.
  • become experts on certain topics and will be available for Parent-to-Parent support on that topic
  • facilitate regional workshops on their topic of knowledge
  • will assess their community needs and work with the area coordinator to develop programs in their area to meet these needs.
  • receive training to start Parent Connections (support groups) in their community
  • support the vision of local area offices in program development
 
Support Parent Training (SPT) is recommended as a prerequisite for the Academy. If parents have not received SPT in the last five years, we do suggest a refresher. 
 
For information on dates or other details about the Academy, please call WC Hoecke at 803-252-0914 or 1-800-578-8750, or email wchoecke@familyconnectionsc.org

This web-site was developed with funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration(HRSA)/Maternal and Child Health Bureau(MCHB)/Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs (DSCSHN), through the Family Professional Partnership/CSHCN grant H84MC12895.