"Building Authentic Family Partnerships"

Live on Zoom - April 8, 2026  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

This reflective, interactive session centers on relationship-based approaches to building authentic partnerships with families, with attention to supporting school-age parents. Participants will explore strategies for strengthening trust, honoring family voice, and navigating power and communication across systems. The session also addresses effective collaboration with administrators while maintaining advocacy for families and alignment with IMH principles. Participants will:

• Strengthen relationship-based practices for engaging families
• Explore strategies to support school-age parents within systems of care
• Increase confidence in communicating with administrators while advocating for families

Instructor:  Kesha James MS ED, LMFT of K James Consulting brings 18+ years of experience in trauma-informed instruction, culturally responsive leadership, and educator well-being.

Registration may be paid by credit card or check. Please mail check to:

NYSAIMH PO Box 5056 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. and note - when registering, select "pay later" option to pay by check.

Healthy Families New York staff have been provided with a coupon code to use at checkout for their group discount

Reminders will be sent to the registrants email with Zoom 

details. To track attendance, a secondary registration in Zoom is required.

Cancellation Policy No refund can be made for cancellation seven or fewer working days before the event or for no-shows.  Cancellations more than seven working days before a workshop will result in a refund, less a $15.00 cancellation fee.  Requests for refunds must be received in writing.