FAMILY GROUP DECISION MAKING PROJECT
Terminology


Coordinator The organizer and convener of the family group conference.
Family group The immediate family, their relatives, and other close supports who are invited to participate in the conference.
Family group plan The agreement reached among the family group participants and approved by the referring authority on how to resolve the concerns.
Family group conference The meeting of the family group to develop a plan for resolving the issues of concern.

Last revised: 31 July 2000
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