Training and presentations for PEI organizations.
Turn the website's professional resources into practical staff education tailored to schools, health services, community organizations, government and other teams.
Part of our For Professionals resource series. See the main For Professionals guide for the wider topic and related resources.
Information reviewed September 2026. Use current official sources when a legal, policy or eligibility rule matters.
Professional education can be tailored to the setting.
Understanding Grandfamilies & Kinship Care
What kinship families are, how they form, common system barriers and what professionals should avoid assuming.
Kinship-Friendly Intake & Forms
Review parent-only assumptions, legal authority, privacy, consent and intake pathways that exclude the actual caregiver.
Supporting the First 30 Days
Early placement needs across safety, school, health, housing, benefits, contact and caregiver capacity.
Trauma-Informed Communication
Use clarity, privacy, neutral language and predictable follow-up without requiring repeated traumatic storytelling.
Child & Youth Voice
Hear what matters to children without making them responsible for adult placement or custody decisions.
Identifying & Engaging Kin
Look beyond placement and recognize siblings, relatives, family friends, culture and practical support roles.
Kinship-Friendly Schools
Caregiver recognition, handoffs, family-inclusive practices, Student Well-being supports and school communication.
Kinship-Friendly Health Care
Consent, privacy, caregiver knowledge, discharge planning, incomplete records and realistic follow-up.
Warm Referral & Navigation
Turn directories into useful handoffs with consent, ownership, follow-up and system learning.
Possible formats.
- Short staff briefing or lunch-and-learn.
- 60 to 90 minute professional development session.
- Half-day workshop using the PEI Kinship-Friendly Practice Toolkit.
- Team-specific form and intake review.
- Community or inter-agency presentation.
- Guest presentation for a professional conference, board or training day.
Sessions can be built around a real operational question.
Examples include: "Our school does not know who should sign forms," "Our intake system only has mother and father fields," "Our staff are unsure how to communicate with a grandparent caregiver," or "We refer families out but do not know whether the handoff worked."
Request training or a presentation.
Use the toolkit before or after a session.
The PEI Kinship-Friendly Practice Toolkit gives teams concrete forms, checklists and implementation guides they can use after the presentation rather than leaving with information alone.