Participants will partake in a group activity in which they will identify their position on issues regarding father-involvement. Materials should not arrive earlier than Monday, April 24, 2023. Cathy and Todd host their annual Zen Parenting Conference in Chicago with today's most sought-after thought leaders. 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. Pictures are either Creative Commons licensed or through Fotolia. Diverse representationIn line with the key theme, global representation of disciplines, ethnicities, geographic regions, and resource settings is central to the makeup of the Congress committee membership, program content, and post-congress activities. Indigenous stages of child development (the Turtle Lodge teachings) create the basis for caregivers understanding of the youth in their care. Anthony is passionate about teaching and conducts research, develops training modules /curricula, and facilitates training. NHSA's annual Parent and Family Engagement Conference is the only national event that focuses on how Head Start parents, families, and staff can best partner to promote both family engagement and children's development. Marcus is Vice President of the Board of Directors for CTs Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). Presenter: Charity Carmody, Northeastern University, Anchorage, AK, G11 Creating Systems that Empower Women and Families. Child welfare, public health, courts, substance use and mental disorder treatment staff, and other community partners desire to provide quality care and services to families facing substance use issues. In this workshop, the presenters will describe the research activities that were used to understand the short- and long- term impact of these grants, highlighting the wide range of data collection methods used to measure dosage, fidelity, client, and workforce perspectives, and short-term, long-term, and CFSR outcomes. This includes understanding cultural parenting practices, how the parents were parented, and even understanding the Tribe specific Historical Trauma. The presenters will highlight the importance of culturally competent collaborative decision-making with community partners to ensure the safety and well-being of children and families. Inherent Strengths in Kinship Families: Training for Kinship Caregivers and Professionalswith Dr. Joseph Crumbley. Presenters: Kim Magoon, Public Consulting Group LLC, South Portland, ME; Liam Shaw, Edmund N. Ervin Pediatric Center, Augusta, ME; Pat McKenzie, Kennebec Behavioral Health, Augusta, ME, E14 Collaborating to Support Early Childhood Education Participation for Children in Foster Care. This collaboration allows us to foster effective responses to individuals in crisis while mitigating gaps in equitable service delivery, one 9-1-1 call at a time. Click through on speaker names for bios and presentation details. This network of 60 cross-sector partners evolved into an effective, equity driven, one-stop health program that connects families who are Black with healthcare providers who understand the significance of culture in providing healthcare, while adapting to meet family needs within their respective community context, and demonstrating commitment to timely, quality, and responsive care. Social service professionals are often affected by vicarious trauma, with differential impacts related to their personal histories, roles at work, and other factors. Formally, she served as Producer/Director at KYW-TV, now known as CBS-3 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This presentation will focus on parent leadership as a strength-based approach grounded in the belief that parents are the most knowledgeable about their families and communities. All sessions will be closed captioned and available with live Spanish interpretation. Copyright 2020 - CWLA | All Rights Reserved |, purchase online through the CWLA Bookstore, Identify and utilize the strengths of kinship families to provide safety, well-being, and permanency for the children in their care, Move from DEI discussion to DEI implementation, Offer strength-based, solution-focused strategies for families that are co-parenting, Support professional engagement, partnership, and team building through supervision techniques, Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion through awareness, acknowledgement, action, and accountability, 8 x 10 space with standard booth drapery, A complimentary registration for one exhibit staffer with access to all conference sessions, workshops, and meals, Registrant mailing list for pre-conference marketing (one-time use), Post-conference attendee list for follow-up outreach (one-time use), Dedicated exhibit hall times and functions, A 30% discount on conference program advertising, Optional add-ons: tote bag inserts and program ads. The goal of this presentation is to inform system of care stakeholders of effective and sustainable practices based on a model CSoC program in Louisiana. Additionally, keynote and invited speaker sessions will be recorded and remain available for three-months post-Congress on the event platform. That is the reason that I want to be a social worker.". and online learning, parents and educators have noticed a drop in social skills and prosocial behavior in children. Mengshin Lin, Deseret News Members Presenters will share lessons learned and facilitate discussion on ways agencies can partner with people with lived expertise in meaningful and respectful ways to produce systems change. Presenters: Michelle Bradach & Tasha Schaff, Oregon Department of Human Services, Burns, OR, C6 Transforming a Child Welfare System into a Child and Family Well-Being System. He has also produced a series of training tapes for parents and professionals on transracial adoptions and kinship care. Presenters: Kim Pearson & Tiffany Glass, Sacramento County Department of Child, Family and Adult Services, Sacramento, CA; LaDonna Lee, Better Life Childrens Services, Sacramento, CA, A9 Show Me Solutions: Thinking Outside the Box During the Capacity Crisis. From Discussing to Doing with Gary Taylor. Copyright 2023 Care of Southeastern Michigan. Presenters: Janese Evans, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Melissa Sommer & Angela Anderson, Brighton Center, Newport, KY, Friday, April 28 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. Presenters: Leah Lindstrom Rhea, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Minneapolis, MN; Kim Prinsen, Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Amiyoko Shabazz, Consultant, Los Angeles, CA; LaRae Cantley, Social Justice Activist, Los Angeles, CA; Kelly Keenan, Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington, Spokane, WA, E6 Supporting the Migrant Child: Pursuing Immigration Relief and Strengthening Families. Positive father involvement is associated with developmental benefits for children, beginning in the prenatal period and continuing throughout the childrens lives. The good news: by understanding how our brains work in the context of change, we can start deliberately and consistently creating new pathways to move us in the right direction. Attendees can expect to learn about best practices around service delivery in non-traditional settings as well as how implementing training and support opportunities for school staff can help create more trauma-informed school environments. 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. Presenters: Kristine Piescher & Traci LaLiberte & Amy Dorman, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, Thursday, April 27 In this presentation, we will discuss how staff are able to provide case-management services while having lived experience themselves and why having lived experience matters. The discussion will include guidance in working with the media by creating strategic partnerships. The Autism Parenting Summit will explore the parenting journey and cover topics like self-care, anxiety, mental health, food selectivity, education, transitions, sensory solutions, speech and communication skills, social skills, sensory issues, plus so much more. The Cornerstone Parenting Conference is an effort to equip parents to disciple their children through some specific challenges. The Capacity Building Center for States was contracted to provide implementation technical assistance to the Strengthening Child Welfare Systems. . In 2022, the Administration for Children and Families updated the federal child welfare policy manual to allow states flexibility to more narrowly define under what circumstances they pursue child support collection for child welfare involved families. We can tap into that gift, first by being reminded that it is there everywhere and then by engaging in simple activities that are rhythmic and patterned as a form of regulation and connection. Questions? Join us on Saturday, March 4, 2023, and spend the day with other parents, caregivers, grandparents, foster parents, teachers, and more at the CARE Parenting Conference. Journey to Zero (JtoZ) is a 3-year, $7.3M, evidence-based, community/child welfare partnership (2019-2022) for children in care or at high risk for entry. The primary focus of Family Centered Treatment (FCT) for over 30 years has been to find simple, practical, and holistic solutions for families faced with disruption due to external and/or internal stressors, circumstances, or forced removal of children from the home due to delinquent behaviors from youth or harmful behaviors from parents. 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. We will share strategies for partnerships between state agencies and an EBP that improves services without overburdening an already overburdened workforce, as well as approaches for establishing a bilateral flow of data between an EBP and state agency leadership to enhance service delivery by both organizations. April 17th & 18th 2023 PEAK Parent Center is excited to announce the dates for the 2023 Conference on Inclusive Education! Presenters: Deborah Goodman & Sharon Cabrera, Childrens Aid Society of Toronto, ON; Zohra Rahman, YouthLink, Toronto, ON, C9 A Journey with Youth at the Center: An Approach to Caring for Youth. After this workshop, attendees will be able to: explain the six brains and how they impede change; discuss six steps to rewiring change into our organizations; understand the art of strategic communication to accelerate acceptance; and apply a change management toolkit in their organizations to ensure a solid foundation and continuous alignment. This session will delineate actionable strategies for partners who acknowledge the presence of disproportionality and disparities throughout their systems and want to mitigate the effects of those disparities. Anthony Gay is the Director of Curricula Development at Welcome2Reality, LLC. Teaching & Leading Children Sat 1/28/23 professionals only. This presentation will showcase how collaboration amongst various entities can assist in the prevention of homelessness and demonstrate how agencies can access resources to develop housing and related supportive services in their areas. Presenters: Gianfranco Patuzzo, Citrus Family Care Network, Miami, FL; Carlos Laso, Miami Dade County Homeless Trust, Miami, FL; Jason Ruiz, Hialeah Housing Authority, Miami, FL, C11 Going Upstream: Cultural Networking with a Community to Serve the Health Needs of Families Who Are Black. Presenters: Melissa Webster & Kenneth Shackleford & Juliana Harms, One Hope United, Chicago, IL, D14 Authentic Child and Youth Engagement in Program Development: How to Practice What We Preach. 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 Orange County Social Services Agency observed improved outcomes and more equitable services for children in care, such as a reduced number of children entering care, improved time to reunification, less residential placements, and more children placed in long term relative care. Improving knowledge transferThe I-CEPS 2023 aims to provide a global opportunity for enhancing knowledge transfer in the field of parenting. 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 want families to be abundant, healthy relationships with stability and hope! This presentation highlights the importance of coordinated community responses to address issues of children exposed to DV and the critical role child welfare practitioners play in intervention. The theme of the 2023 I-CEPS is promoting well-being and health globally through effective parenting support. Send fliers, brochures, and other material for our Take-One tables in or near the Exhibit Hall and Conference Registration areas. Workshops H 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. CLICK HERE to register for the 2023 Parenting Conference, * Taking Your Power Back: Principled Parenting for Principled Children, * Protecting Our Children and Teens from Poor Body Image, * Developing Meaningful Connections to Enhance Child Well-Being, * Prevention of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies: Focusing Our Attention on the Elephant in the Room, * Divorced or Separated: Co-Parenting Together, * Understanding Behavior from the Inside Out, * Supporting Youth: Empowering Conversations about Consent & Sexual Violence. This workshop will present results from a qualitative study in which 18 youth with lived expertise were asked about the best methods for recruiting, engaging, supporting, and retaining youth in child welfare monitoring efforts, such as the Child and Family Services Reviews. This session explores the importance of understanding how stigma and language affect engagement and safety decision making for families. Unfortunately, the interventions of child welfare agencies have mostly been ineffective at strengthening family protective factors due to the lack of ongoing father inclusion efforts, and limited access to gender responsive support services. 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. Families who are immigrants have already experienced one displacement from their country of origin, making relational connectedness to kin and family in the United States even more important for children in care. 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. These youth need the anchor of nurturing, lifelong relationships. The Trauma CARE Model provides a relational approach in service of families affected by early adverse experiences (and substance use disorder). This workshop will explore the power of rhythm as a tool for healing and regulation, especially regarding the trauma response. Moreover, achieving housing stability can prevent reentry into the system. Website Design by FWD, "CARE helped me to find a huge part of who I am. By registering as an exhibitor, you are committing to bringing a prize for the raffle. June 25-28, 2023. It will actas a powerful and transformational case exemplar of solution-focused, collaborative engagement of key stakeholders resultingin improved research, policy impact and effective deployment of programs that work. Presenters: Rachel Konrad & David Marquez & Amy Thompson, Casey Family Programs, Austin, TX, E7 Trauma-Informed Support for Employee Recruitment and Retention. Please request public communicative accommodations based on a disability via the registration form or by email to Heather Lipinski Stelljes at: [email protected]. Marginalization can leave a person feeling lost and disconnected from who they are, struggling with mattering or feeling a sense of dignity and worth. Presenter: Angela Lytle, JusticeWorks Colorado, Denver, CO, G4 SOUL Family: A Youth-Led Proposal to Expand Permanency Options for Teens in Foster Care. Presenters: Shannon Deinhart & Sheila Corrigan & Heather Jamison, Kinnect, Cleveland, OH, Friday, April 28 The presenters for this workshop have deep and broad experiences working in, and alongside, community residents and families as part of a broader strategy for family support. Child welfare decisions result in families being kept together or children being removed from their homes. Presenters: Amanda Wagner & Sean Lazarus, JusticeWorks YouthCare, Gettysburg, PA, H7 Centering Social Justice and Equity in Fatherhood Research: Addressing Systems, Context, and Development. Learn how a culture of shared learning contributed to the success of youth advocacy efforts in the New England states. 22 - 26 August 2023. The Beach and Titans meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this season. The Roots of Rhythm, Regulation, and Connection. For children placed in foster care, this type of loss tends to happen over and over again, and is incredibly hard to process. In many cases, the absence of a father contributes to increased risk of child maltreatment. The Maine Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) leveraged state and community partnerships to be the only state to embed the Family First Qualified Residential Treatment Program Standards into existing Medicaid and licensing rules, making these standards a requirement for all Childrens Residential Care Facilities (CRCF) in Maine. Presenters: Brenda Keller, Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services, Austin, TX; Samantha Zuniga Thompson, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, G9 Children Uniting Communities: Using Technology to Protect Our Most Vulnerable. *Required material, Building Blocks for Effective Co-Parenting: Companion Workbook is available to purchase online through the CWLA Bookstore and will be waiting for you at conference registration! Join us for a highly interactive workshop where we will discuss the impacts of improved communication, how to frame the narrative to collectively move towards an aspirational worldview, and pro tips on crafting and sharing your messages. FFT in Foster Care is a family-focused and trauma-informed treatment model specifically designed to be used in the foster care system. The closest airport to the conference is Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). 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. Please make requests for reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to this conference as early as possible but by January 13, 2023. The purpose of this training is to provide an engaging, informative framework that highlights the importance of effective co-parenting. Early childhood education (ECE) participation has significant benefits for children and families. Presenters: Tom Sexton & Marta Anderson, FFT Partners, New York, NY; Nicole McKelvey-Walsh, Connecticut Department of Children and Families, Hartford, CT, D12 A Training Lifeline for Caregivers: A Collaboration between Centene and the National Foster Parent Association. Instead, it requires concerted, collective efforts among all stakeholders to build family support and community-based child protection systems. IN: 03-24-2023: 03-25-2023: 2023 MPE Conference and Curriculum Fair We are looking forward to our Homeschool Conference on March 31 - April 1, 2023, at the KCI Expo Center. Facilitator: Gary Taylor, CWLA Senior Fellow, Building Blocks for Effective Co-Parenting*. Presenters: Jessica Funk & Anthony LaBellarte, FosterAdopt Connect, Springfield, MO, E13 A Partnership to Expand Evidence-Based, Trauma-Informed Systems in Rural Central Maine. For questions, or more information, please contact Teresa Sandner at [email protected]. This model outlines the core components for trauma-responsive care for parent-child systems and includes the core components of a replicable framework, applicable across a full continuum of care. 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. Exhibitors:Day of instructions for exhibitors available here. Facilitator: Dr. Jorge Velzquez, Wilmington University, Delaware, The 4 As Approach to Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Since much of our well-being is associated with social and economic factors, it is reasonable to focus our efforts on addressing the negative impacts of Social Determinants of Health, or the conditions in the environment that impact our ability to live, laugh, love, learn, and labor. The parent/practitioner co-facilitators will discuss the vital role of parents as partners and provide practical guidance and resources on assessing program readiness to engage in parent/practitioner collaboration while also exploring the roles and benefits of parent leaders in programs and community activities. Dr. Crumbley has provided expert testimony on kinship care to the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and the United Nations. As a group, we will peruse needs from CPS, schools, police departments, and non-profit orgs that are currently in the system. The presenters will highlight dynamic approaches to mobilizing community partners to invest in a tailored health engagement model that: increases the utilization of medical and mental health services; links families to essential resources where families live, work, and socialize; stabilizes families vulnerable to child welfare intervention; supports families at high risk for adverse health outcomes; and advances evidence-based public policies across institutions which empower the holistic well-being of families who are Black. This presentation will also highlight the Departments new Gender Affirming Medication Consent Policy and best practices for developing champions for LGBTQIA+ practice within an organization. We teach, learn, lead and serve, connecting people with the University of Wisconsin, and engaging with them in transforming lives and communities. Networking and collaborationThe I-CEPS will be an excellent chance to connect with like-minded peers both locally and from around the world. TXPOP refocuses practice, strengthens the workforce, and transforms how systems treat families within foster care. As a result, workers and supervisors rely on decision-making tools to guide safety and case planning. 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. Participants will learn about the strategies and frameworks being used in this partnership. The presentation will also focus on the Public Child Welfare Sector and the importance of cultural competency when working with Tribal Families. The parties active collaboration demonstrates how the trauma-focused program supports family resiliency and improves family well-being. Home Raising Wisconsins Children 2023 Conference. 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. Attendees are encouraged to attend the workshop with a multidisciplinary colleague from their jurisdiction. Presenters will share strategies for developing the Request for Proposals that guided the selection of the states Care Management Entity (CME), and the specific considerations that were applied to ensure that the successful bidder could fulfill Connecticuts vision for the CME while adhering to Federal requirements. Keynote speakers and other live events will be held on Zoom. If there are multiple sessions held concurrently in different time zone tracks, you are welcome to attend any session. 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. To understand a system is to look towards those who make the structure operate. Plenary Session & Lunch, 5:30 pm 6:30 pm Domestic violence (DV) cases in the child welfare system can be complex and challenging. We will also share findings from research on re-framing youth who are transition aged, discuss how the insight gained from this research led to the creation of Foster Youth Voice Month, and will share perspectives on the importance of the voices of youth. Our work unites parents, families, social workers, attorneys, and service providers in a non-adversarial process to resolve case related issues and concerns. The proposed SOUL Family permanency option would create a circle of adults who provide support, opportunity, unity, and legal relationships for youth aged 16 and older as they move from foster care to adulthood. Join us for this impactful hybrid event to support your goals for equitable family engagement in your school or district. Closing Plenary & Lunch. 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. This interactive workshop will provide participants with opportunities to engage in thoughtful discussions around diverse sexual orientations and gender identity expressions (SOGIE); participate in exercises to improve skills; develop strategies to support youth who are LGBTQ+ and in foster care; understand how current practices and policies can limit youths permanency outcomes; and hear from youth with lived experience. Participating Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officers are certified in specialized first response crisis intervention to increase their knowledge and enhance their communication and de-escalation skills. This workshop centers attention on fathers who are too often overlooked in research and stereotyped by child and family professionals including fathers who are Black, young, dont reside with the family, have been incarcerated, or have low incomes and elevates an appreciation of less visible fatherhood roles. Gary is also involved with a team of participants updating the California Child Welfare Core Practice Model to ensure that the literature, resources, and tools reflect Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion more specifically. Dr. Crumbley has online kinship care training courses produced by Northwest Media Inc., the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice. He holds a Bachelors in criminal justice, a Master of Public Administration, and a Doctor of Business Administration. Handouts will include information about the impact of trauma on social service work, tools for developing personal wellness plans, low-cost ideas to implement in agencies, and methods for working with leadership to implement positive changes. Reception in Exhibit Hall, 12:25 pm 1:55 pm This presentation will explore both legal and social work strategies to securing permanency for children who are immigrants including children who are unaccompanied and youth at risk of aging out. Room availability and special rates are guaranteed only until April 3, 2023, or until the space is filled. So how can child welfare agencies and staff know whether their tools advance equity? Dr. Jorge Velzquez has more than 22 years of experience working in child welfare and human services management with federal, state, and non-profit agencies. Interested in promoting your products and services in the conference program? The SOUL Family proposal offers a flexible alternative that expands pathways to legal permanency on the same continuum as adoption, guardianship, and reunification with families of birth. We will explore how the Keeping Families Together Training Academy, co-created with consultants with lived expertise, has successfully guided planning and implementation in local sites. You can register for the event here on Jan 22nd. Participants will leave with: the ability to recognize strengths inherent to families involved in kinship care; approaches caregivers can use to utilize their strengths; and strategies and approaches professionals can implement to support caregivers in utilizing their strengths. The world is changing, and our children are dea 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. This training will provide an overview of the history and culture of African Americans with a focus on recognizing cultural mistrust, issues faced, and perceptions of Black males. Disclaimers and Such: Fair Warning: While none of this is professional advice, it is powerful stuff and could potentially change your life!

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