SLV Winter Educators Conference

The Strengthening Families approach and protective factors framework is a research-informed, strengths-based approach that prevents child abuse and neglect by focusing on the well-being of all families and helping families identify and build on their own protective factors. The Strengthening Families™ Protective Factor Framework includes the following five protective factors: Parental Resilience Social Connections Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development Concrete Support in Times of Need Social and Emotional Competence of Children Each protective factor is important and together they build strong and stable families.