FWT+DP’s  Vision, Mission, Values and Organisational Goals inform and direct all aspects of our service delivery and planning.

Family Worker Training + Development Programme is a non-government, not for profit agency supporting the learning and development of people working with families in western Sydney. FWT+DP delivers a wide range of dynamic and affordable training and other learning and development opportunities on topics and issues current to the needs of individuals and agencies working with families.

Best Practice Service Provision:

FWT+DP pride itself on delivering quality training and development based on current best practice and the evidence base in the relevant disciplines.

Who We Serve:

• People working directly with families. 
• Services system working with families with children up to 18 years.

The Population Results to which we contribute: 

• Safe, Healthy, Resilient (and Inclusive) children, young people, families and communities

• Family workers (and the service system) have the capacity to provide families and communities with quality support

Our Vision:

Workers and services that are:

•  Valued and skilled

•  Evidence based

•  Child centred and family focussed

•  Working collaboratively

•  Responsive to changing needs

Our Mission:

To provide high quality affordable practice based learning and development for those who work with children and families in Greater Western Sydney.

“Investing in the future of families and the community sector and
recognising the ripple effect of our actions today on tomorrow”

Our Core Values:

Respect for children, families, communities and those who work with them:

We recognise, promote and build on strengths. We see the importance of their contributions to society at large and uphold their dignity and rights in all we do.

Working together to make a difference:

We take time to build and maintain the relationships needed for making a difference. We concentrate all our efforts on what will make a difference.

Responsiveness:

We listen to those working with families about the challenges facing them and their related needs. We respond to their needs as they arise, in ways that are informed by best practice and current evidence.

Reflecting on Practice:

We continually reflect on what we do, how we do it and strive to learn about what works best. We promote this approach with all those we serve.

Accountability:

We are accountable to our membership, funders and the communities we serve. We are accountable for the quality and integrity of what we do and for the difference we make.

Our Core Goals (The Difference we Aim To make):

FWT+DP works with and for those who work with families. We strive to make a difference in the following ways:

• Increased capacity in strengths based practice

• Increased knowledge in evidence base

• Increased knowledge in topic (by achieving learning goals)

• Increased confidence to apply knowledge

• Increased capacity for reflective/conscious work practice

• Increased knowledge for inclusive and collaborative practice