In 2018, five organizations were awarded federal grants to Strengthen Child Welfare Systems through collaborative efforts to improve permanency outcomes for children involved in the child welfare system. Connect with your County Extension Office , Find an Extension employee in our staff directory , Get the latest news and updates on Extension's work around the state, Feedback, questions or accessibility issues: info@extension.wisc.edu | 2023 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Policy | Discrimination and Harassment Complaints | Disability Accommodation Requests | Civil Rights. If there are multiple sessions held concurrently in different time zone tracks, you are welcome to attend any session. Some notable sessions are: The Supremacy of Jesus in the Home Discipling as a Single Parent Workshops G However, early adolescence (ages 10-14 years old) is the second-most critical attachment period with specific and unique needs relative to lasting permanency post-placement. For information, contact CARE of Southeastern Michigan Recipient Rights Advisor, 31900 Utica Road, Fraser, MI 48026, 586.541.2273 or State Recipient Rights Coordinator, P.O. We will also introduce how we pioneered a project to find solutions towards building connectedness and embedding safe environments for the purpose of improving child welfare outcomes within local offices. For questions, or more information, please contact Teresa Sandner at tsandner@careofsem.com. Participants attending this session will develop a greater understanding of how to effectively engage fathers in their work, why fatherhood/male involvement is so important to children, and how the National Responsible Clearinghouse can help with local/regional fatherhood programs. Presenters: Christine Theriault & Todd Landry; Maine Office of Child and Family Services; Augusta; ME, A3 Foster Youth Voice Month: Framing Futures. I had this traumatic birth experience that shattered my mental health for a while. To regain a proactive approach to casework, offer relief and benefits to staff, and provide better outcomes for children and families, the narrative needs to change. Resilient Communities shifts the responsibility for primary prevention away from individual responsibility and towards shared strategies, and helps communities raise awareness of and leverage their existing strengths to increase collective capacity to support families and enhance child well-being. Volunteer registration opens on Sunday, January 8th. These supervisory functions (Leading, Planning, Organizing, Teaching, Supporting, and Evaluating) will be explored in discussion of literature, use of self-assessment tools, informative handouts, group exercises, and role play based on case and situational examples. He is also a proud father of two, and recipient of the 100 Men of Color award in 2017. Ambiguous loss is a feeling of grief or distress combined with confusion about the lost person or relationship, and is a normal aspect of adoption and foster care placement. Attendees will then engage in a discussion about: how rigorous evaluation can help understand implementation fidelity and long-term impact; how leadership can use research to understand statewide system change initiatives when research findings are complicated; how program and research teams can partner on CQI to understand implementation; and how nuanced lessons learned can inform future initiatives. Movements through the continuum include residential substance abuse treatment (with children residing at program), step down residential programs, and community-based scatter-sited housing services. The initiative is funded by the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, and Social Current serves as the national technical assistance provider to sites in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The principles of safety science challenge us to understand resilience as a property of the system, as opposed to the individual. In this workshop, we will discuss the results of a recent study on early adolescent attachment, which resulted in new information for the field, why this should be a new area of focus, and what factors child welfare professionals should consider when making permanency decisions for this population. CWLA will feature workshops from community partners who focus on child and family well-being through childcare, Head Start, housing and other services, as well as from frontline staff and youth and parents with lived expertise. TheFREE Online Positive Parenting Conferenceis coming back for the 7th year on May 18, 2023! A Life Skills Blog Exclusively For Parents. Imagine a Child Well-Being System wherein 90% of children remain with their biological families. Supervising for Excellence and Success focuses on essential practice elements and functions of supervision. Presenters: James Worthy & Eugene Schneeberg , National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse, Reston, VA, G6 Rewiring for Collaboration: Leveraging Neuroscience and Change Management to Build Trust, Teams, and Better Partnerships. 9:20 am 10:35 am, C3 Using Effective Communication to Advance Systems Transformation and Build Partnerships. Presenter: Brittney Walters, CHRIS 180, Atlanta, GA. Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice systems across our nation are being challenged to alter how families are responded to, both before they are referred as a result of suspected abuse or neglect, and throughout their experience with the system. Both books were published by the Child Welfare League of America. Childcare is offered for both sessions and is per family, regardless of number of children. This presentation provides information about the field coach program, its inception, and its benefits. The presenters will also reflect on lessons learned related to optimizing positive child and family outcomes. Presenters: Julia Pearson & Susan Glatki, Plummer Youth Promise, Salem, MA; Jaime Caron, Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, Northampton, MA, C8 Journey to Zero: Community Partnerships to Strengthen Families and Prevent Entry to Care. We are excited to host a two day Parenting Conference at Concord that will focus on equipping and resourcing parents of preschoolers to teenagers to raise Biblical families in the 865 community. The Volunteer Leadership Conference 2023 will take place virtually on February 4, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Pacific). Cant be with us in person? Or, you can try finding it by using the search form below. Human Services is facing an unprecedented capacity crisis in which there is not only more work than can be kept up with, but also an all-time high vacancy rate for people to do the work. Presenter: Charity Carmody, Northeastern University, Anchorage, AK, G11 Creating Systems that Empower Women and Families. Participants will leave with a strengthened capacity to: These exclusive training sessions afford attendees the opportunity to work closely with experts in the field. The CWLA 2023 National Conference, Stronger Together: Uniting to Advance Change, will be held April 26-28, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Each of the four regions below will have their own Congress access windows to the event platform. In many cases, the absence of a father contributes to increased risk of child maltreatment. Networking and collaborationThe I-CEPS will be an excellent chance to connect with like-minded peers both locally and from around the world. Presenters: Latonya Adjei-Tabi & Teri Kook, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, Lake Forest, CA, Thursday, April 27 Prenatal exposure to alcohol and other drugs can have detrimental lifelong effects. In this conference we have amazing speakers who will cover topics such as discipline, being a mom, being a dad, grandparents raising grandchildren, technology, raising teens, talking with your kids about sex, and much, much more. We will discuss adapting an EBP to meet the diverse needs of families, with an emphasis on ways KEEP is tailored to support youth who are LGBTQIA+ and youth in transcultural placements. Presenters will describe how a local Department of Family Services created a coordinated community response to children experiencing DV, the best practices it utilizes, and the importance of strong relationships between child welfare and DV agencies. The Keeping Families Together approach supports transformation and partnership across child welfare and housing systems, providing a framework to align affordable housing with wraparound services that significantly improve family unification, housing stability, strengths, and quality of life. Presenters will then recognize barriers to father-involvement, followed by offering strategies to overcome these barriers and support fathers with their children. Registration is open. This model, which can be described as a journey with youth at the center, includes a focus on identity, relational supports, contextual considerations, and phases for supporting youth connection and growth. We will explore how organizations can secure funding from a variety of entities, create a diversified partnership landscape, utilize best practices for service delivery, and implement trauma-informed training into the school-based mental health model. To help children better manage these repeated traumas, parents who adopt or foster, as well as child welfare workers, must be sensitive to the role ambiguous loss plays in these childrens behavior. The Trauma CARE Model provides a relational approach in service of families affected by early adverse experiences (and substance use disorder). We will concentrate on the four following areas: Awareness, Acknowledgement, Action, and Accountability. The quality of supervision is recognized as a significant factor in organizational capacity and ability to provide services that achieve organizational goals and desired outcomes for children, youth, and families, as well as staff retention and professional development. Illinois DCFS developed a Family First plan to prevent foster care placement by increasing the availability of evidence-based mental health and therapeutic parenting interventions. Embedding the voices of youth with lived experience in the child welfare system is an adaptive challenge that requires a paradigm shift in the hearts and minds of professionals; we must value youth as organizational assets. Presenters: Stephanie Glickman & Tim Wood & Lindsey Morgan, Family Centered Treatment Foundation, Charlotte, NC, H5 Equitable Solutions to Keep Children Safe in Their Homes and Support Families. Our agency is currently exploring how we partner with divisions across the Department of Family Services to enhance service delivery to all men, not just fathers, who need or seek social services. Parent and Family Engagement Conference. We know that parenting is difficult, and that difficulty is amplified by the complexity of the culture in which we are raising our children. Anthony is a member of a national fatherhood network that shares resources and ideas to improve fathers and families outcomes. Presenters will provide examples of collaborative ways to strengthen the response to families experiencing DV to ensure that the safety of adult survivors is connected to the safety of child survivors using a trauma-informed approach. There is a great deal of conversation about bringing families into the child welfare arena. This includes understanding cultural parenting practices, how the parents were parented, and even understanding the Tribe specific Historical Trauma. Formally, she served as Producer/Director at KYW-TV, now known as CBS-3 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The workshop will focus on specific, common-sense approaches to community organizing and family engagement as a component of education, support, and prevention. The target audience includes trainers, frontline workers, supervisors, managers, and administrators; professionals with all levels of experience are invited to attend. Helping families build support networks is essential to creating stability and safety for families. In addition, he has been teaching business management courses as an adjunct professor for Wilmington University, Delaware for more than 17 years. Dr. Crumbley has authored two books: Relatives Raising Children: An Overview of Kinship Care, along with co-author Robert Little, and Transracial Adoptions and Foster Care. Use code JANUARY at checkout to receive the $10 discount. Presenter: Donna Marie Lucero, All Faiths Childrens Advocacy Center, Albuquerque, NM, G13 Kinnections Project: on the Road to Becoming an Evidence-Based Practice. Participants will be introduced to information, strategies, and tools important to developing successful models of parent leadership and parent/practitioner collaboration at state, local, and program levels. CSU Fullerton ranks second in the Big West shooting 37.2% from 3-point range. Presenters: Rosalyn Alber, Washington Department of Social and Health Services, Lacey, WA; Geene Delaplane, Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families, Olympia, WA; Angelique Day, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Thursday, April 27 Child welfare, in particular, has seen increased complexity in casework, an increase in requirements for compliance, and excessive turnover rates never seen before. Presenters: Jasmine Nutt, Wayfinder Family Services, Sacramento, CA; Berenice Rushovich, Child Trends, Bethesda, MD, G14 Child and Family Well-Being System Development: The Centrality of Community Leadership. We are excited to announce that the Parents as Teachers 2023 International Conference is headed south to the Big New Orleans home to round-the-clock nightlife activities, vibrant live-music scene, and spicy cuisine reflecting its history as a melting pot of French, African and . In this workshop, we will examine the ways in which child protective service practice is currently limited in its approach to engaging with family members in non-custodial roles, and acknowledge that a large segment of this population are fathers. In this training session, we will introduce and discuss the 4 As Approach to Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Closing Plenary & Lunch. 2023. Presenters: Julie Murphy, James Bell Associates, Portland, OR; Alicia Summers, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno, NV; Monica Faulkner, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; Heather Allan, Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse & Neglect, Aurora, CO, F9 It Takes a Village: Using a Wraparound Paradigm for Healing, Reunification, and Permanency. Strengthening the Frontline Through the Caseworker Field Coach Program. The training will also provide participants with tools and resources such as resource libraries, implicit bias tests, and organizational assessments. Presenters: Kristine Piescher & Traci LaLiberte & Amy Dorman, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, Thursday, April 27 Presenters will share information about FCTs expansion across the nation with an increasing focus on reunification and preservation and an additional pilot of FCT-Recovery, which focuses on incorporating substance treatment best practices. This workshop will include an overview of the framework and tools needed to build out similar work in your own state and community, and organizational domains for focus to become more racially equitable in child-serving work. Presenters: Cornelle Jenkins & Kelsie Tatum Martinez, California Alliance of Child and Family Services/Catalyst Center, Camarillo, CA; James Freeman, Training Grounds LLC, Simi Valley, CA, C10 Housing Youth & Families Who Have Been Involved with Foster Care and Child Welfare. Building Relationships with the Media and Understanding What Makes News. Substance use disorders are prevalent in families involved in the child welfare system. Presenters will present a cross-system collaboration that attempts to divert individuals from incarceration or ongoing law enforcement involvement through immediate utilization of essential services. This workshop will present a comparative case study of how evidence-based practice requirements have affected the Family First Prevention Services Act implementation in Nebraska and Colorado. The earlier that innovative interventions and services can be offered to families, the more capacity they will have to respond in ways that are conducive to healing and growth. Cancellation/Refund Policy: No refunds will be given. Participants will learn about the strategies and frameworks being used in this partnership. Presenters: Katie Bennett, Oregon Social Learning Center Developments, Inc., Eugene, OR; Catherine Lewis-Anthony, Oregon Department of Human Services, Child Welfare, Salem, OR; LaShaun Brooks, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, B3 Effective Engagement and Service Delivery to Fathers Involved with Child Welfare Agencies. Improving knowledge transferThe I-CEPS 2023 aims to provide a global opportunity for enhancing knowledge transfer in the field of parenting. This interactive workshop will highlight new resources and best practices for successfully engaging, recruiting, and serving fathers. Moreover, fatherhood research has centered White, married, heterosexual fathers to the detriment of the diversity of fatherhood experiences and the contexts of fathers who are marginalized, their families, and communities. The old adage of we just need more people is no longer feasible and, in most cases, no longer rings true. Learning objectives include: the primacy of Unconditional Care in the provision of services for families with children and adolescents with unique emotional needs; the importance of Family Voice and Choice in the provision of these services; examples of non-Wraparound Unconditional Care programs. By attending this workshop, attendees will learn about potential barriers and facilitators to ECE participation for children in foster care and the benefits and challenges of cross-systems collaboration, using Minnesota as a case study. directly prior to the parent conference dates. TXPOP refocuses practice, strengthens the workforce, and transforms how systems treat families within foster care. April 21-23, 2023. This workshop will explore the power of rhythm as a tool for healing and regulation, especially regarding the trauma response. Aga Khan University and University of Toronto, Parenting and Family Research Alliance (PAFRA). This workshop will explore the critical role early childhood educators play in setting the foundation to safely explore gender through the creation of gender-neutral programs, and discuss how our residential services meet the needs of the LGTBQIA community within a congregate care setting. Check out ourSponsor Deck. Materials should not arrive earlier than Monday, April 24, 2023. Our Permanency Mediation model, developed in collaboration with the Juvenile Court and the Department of Children and Families, uses the principles of mediation and permanency interventions as alternatives to contested court proceedings for children in foster care. Click through on speaker names for bios and presentation details. The cost is $20 per family. This workshop will examine the innovative design and comprehensive integration of benefits coordination throughout the OhioKAN Kinship and Adoption Navigator program. This presentation will focus on how these collaborative services can reduce child removal and increase parent/child bonding, all while mothers receive the treatment they need to parent safely. The Autism Parenting Summit has been created to help you on your parenting journey, with expert speakers covering topics ranging from behavior solutions, speech & communication, social skills, sensory solutions, transition to adulthood, picky eating, executive functions & motor skills, education, dealing with transitions, mental health . Workshops will focus on effective strategies and practices that strengthen families; cross-system partnerships; innovative approaches to service delivery; bolstering the child welfare workforce; strategies for supporting families impacted by mental health, and more. Presenters: Jennifer Kennedy, The Center for Great Expectations, Somerset, NJ; Emily Bosk, Rutgers University School of Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ; Jennifer Unger & Carolyn Flynn, The Center for Great Expectations, Somerset, NJ, A8 Navigating the Child Welfare System and the Critical Need for Culturally Responsive Service. Child welfare professionals support families and make positive daily impacts, but child welfare work is often only visible to community members when tragedy occurs. Presenter: Angela Lytle, JusticeWorks Colorado, Denver, CO, G4 SOUL Family: A Youth-Led Proposal to Expand Permanency Options for Teens in Foster Care. Child welfare decisions result in families being kept together or children being removed from their homes. Presenters: Ashley Foster, United Services Inc., Dayville, CT; Jose Diaz, Plainfield Police Department, Plainfield, CT, H10 Promising Practices to Strengthen Engagement with Youth with Lived Experience. ABA Conferences in 2023. One of the most expansive events on our list, it includes summits, sessions, workshops and keynote speeches from education leaders. Trainings will be held on Friday, April 28 from 2:30pm 5:30pm* and on Saturday, April 29 from 9:30am 12:30pm. Parent / Teacher Conferences Monday, November 21, 2022 to Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Add to Calendar More event details Parent / Teacher Conferences are on Nov. 21 and Nov. 22. 3:10 pm 4:25 pm, B2 Adapting an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) to Meet the Diverse Needs of Youth in Oregons Child Welfare System: the KEEP Model. Housing is a basic need for everyone. The model is a comprehensive & systematic approach to helping families overcome individual and relational trauma to promote stable foster care placements and reunification. Sitemap Yes! Recognizing the challenges of working within the child welfare paradigm, numerous jurisdictions have included innovative community pathways to prevention services as a key strategy within their title IV-E Prevention Program Plans. Times: Friday, February 24th 6pm-9pm; Saturday, February 25th 8:30am-12:30pm. Exhibit Hall Dates & Times(subject to change without notice), Questions? For more information about becoming a sponsor, contact Andrew atabrown@careofsem.com,or download the sponsorship proposal: CARE 2023 Sponsorship Information. The presenters will share why incorporating youth voice is important and the impact on youth as well as on child welfare practices and policies. FFT in Foster Care is a family-focused and trauma-informed treatment model specifically designed to be used in the foster care system. Attendees will learn concrete strategies and examples of how staff can support youth to voice their thoughts and convert them into action. Stanford Sierra Youth & Families Chief of Equity and Partnership and Strategic Initiative Officer will discuss how the organization developed and expanded its Family Youth Partnership Team from a team of 3 to a nationally recognized program model with over 30 professionals partnering with youth and families in county child welfare systems. The foundation of the program is an Indigenous practice framework developed with Elders in ceremony. Explore our Advertising Opportunities(on 2nd tab of this section) to maximize your brand exposure! You can reserve by phone at 1-800-233-1234 (reference group code: G-CWL3) or online at Hyatt Reservations. Parenting Conference 2023 Dates: February 17-18, 2023 6:00-8:30pm | 9:00am-Noon Cost: $25/Person Join us February 17th & 18th at our West Dodge campus for Lifegate's 2023 Parenting Conference. We will be back in person on April 17th and 18th at the Renaissance Denver Central Park Hotel. Currently Ms. Jackson is a Media and Public Relations Consultant at The Biz Whiz. What parents need to know about FSY conferences in 2023 Key dates, registration information and 5 things to do now to prepare for FSY 2023 By Sydney Walker 7 Dec 2022, 10:47 AM PST A counselor of a For the Strength of Youth conference takes notes during a session at BYU in Provo, Utah, on Friday, June 3, 2022. Internationally, he has presented at the Renmin (the Peoples) University of China in Beijing, the New Zealand Ministry of Children and Family Services and the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect in Durban, South Africa. Live Events. Presenters: Carolyn Flynn, The Center for Great Expectations, Somerset, NJ; Davetta Ford & Erica Fischer-Kaslander, New Jersey Safe Babies Court Team, Wayne, NJ, D5 Filling in the Cracks: Building a Coordinated Community Response to Children Experiencing Domestic Violence. The Family First Prevention Services Act provides some insight on what we can do to address Social Determinants of Health through a primary prevention lens. The presenters will discuss the outcomes data and impact on benefits support with families engaged in kinship care, and will provide guidance to kinship navigator programs specifically, and family-serving programs broadly, about how and why to integrate benefits coordination support. Presenters: Alvin Thomas, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Qiana Cryer-Coupet, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA; Justin Harty, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, H8 North Carolina Family Leadership Model: Building Meaningful, Authentic Collaboration with Families. Key components of Chapin Halls prevention services measurement framework will be shared, and participants will have an opportunity to explore where they are on their own prevention services CQI journey. The workshop will include information about initial efforts to stand up the CME, including capacity building strategies and roadblocks experienced. The first I-CEPS digital event will be held over three days: Tuesday 6 Thursday 8 June, 2023. Friday evening session $15 and Saturday morning session $20. Join us for a PARENTING CONFERENCE Sunday, Feb. 5, 3 pm - 6 pm at Double Oak Community Church-Mt Laurel Campus. 2:20 pm 3:35 pm, E4 Supports for Families Affected by Substance Misuse: The Project Connect Model. Through innovative recruitment and by treating caregivers as practitioners (the primary change agent), and providing them with robust onboarding, training, and clinical supervision, we can dramatically change the experiences of youth living in foster care and their families. Please enter name (s) you would like on your nametag (s). Participants will create a plan to include client choice and voice in treatment planning and develop a template for measurement-informed care at their agencies. Workshops E Exhibited with CWLA before?
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