Clinical Practice
About
Pediatrics Supporting Parents is a family-centered project designed to empower parents andcaregivers with knowledge, confidence, and practical toolsto support their child’s health and development. Theproject focuses on strengthening the partnership betweenpediatric healthcare providers and families by offeringaccessible education, emotional support, and guidancetailored to each stage of childhood.
The Journey...
Fourteen Common Practices
Pediatrics Supporting Patents’ family leadership is developed through intentional structuresand shared practices that support clarity, alignment, and accountability.
Innovations
Pediatrics Supporting Patents’ family leadership is developed through intentional structuresand shared practices that support clarity, alignment, and accountability.
Focus
Co-creation is a relational and community-driven process, rooted in a sense of shared ownership and mutual respect.
Membership
This PPC's family partnership work is focused on co-created workflows and processes at the medical home and beyond. Their team has implemented community-based family partnering and hosts quarterly family nights and smaller ad hoc groups in between.
Meeting Structure
At the start of the project, the Family Leader on the Governance Body was paid $125 per hour for governance work and $50 per hour for community work. Due to administrative burden, this was later replaced with an agreed upon $2,700 monthly stipend to support her governance and local responsibilities. Other Family Leaders received $50 per hour for planning and attending family nights. The PPC ensured convenient meeting times, meals, and kid-friendly activities were available.
Decision Making
The team has shifted to strengths-based, family-centered practices with new ERH and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) screening tools shaped by family input. Feedback has improved missed appointment policies, strengthened data capacity, and supported efforts to secure stable funding for family engagement, including family leader compensation and family nights. They are also exploring co-presenting with family partners, embedding them on key committees, and sharing research on the value of family partnership.
Participation Support
The team has shifted to strengths-based, family-centered practices with new ERH and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) screening tools shaped by family input. Feedback has improved missed appointment policies, strengthened data capacity, and supported efforts to secure stable funding for family engagement, including family leader compensation and family nights. They are also exploring co-presenting with family partners, embedding them on key committees, and sharing research on the value of family partnership.
Key Learnings and Impacts
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Contact
To connect with the Pediatrics Supporting Parents team, email Kimberly Bradley at [email protected].
To connect with Family Voices, email Allysa Ware at anware@familyvoices.org
