This presentation provides information about the field coach program, its inception, and its benefits. Workshops C Kinship care can provide a safe, stable, and loving alternative for children who are unable to remain safely at home. We will discuss strategies for identification of additional engagement opportunities for the paternal side of the family as well as opportunities to involve them in support and solutions. Marginalization can leave a person feeling lost and disconnected from who they are, struggling with mattering or feeling a sense of dignity and worth. The presenters represent three key partners and perspectives on implementation: the Oregon Child Welfare System, the KEEP model development team, and Oregons resource families. In this training session, we will introduce and discuss the 4 As Approach to Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This includes understanding cultural parenting practices, how the parents were parented, and even understanding the Tribe specific Historical Trauma. Exhibitors receive an over 30% discount on conference program advertising (as detailed below), Reserve program ad space by March 10, 2023. 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. The model uses an independent third party to mediate a child-centered approach to permanency planning and ensures parents drive the development of plans for their childs future empowering and preserving families. Send fliers, brochures, and other material for our Take-One tables in or near the Exhibit Hall and Conference Registration areas. In a safety culture, organizations seek to promote learning, even after poor outcomes, using a non-punitive, systems-focused approach that emphasizes shared accountability and leads to actionable change. Wayfinder Family Services, in partnership with Child Trends, will present on the evaluation of the Wayfinder Kinnections Kinship Navigation Program (funded by the Administration for Children and Families) with the goal of attaining a rating as a promising practice by the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse. Exhibitors:Day of instructions for exhibitors available here. For more information about becoming a sponsor, contact Andrew atabrown@careofsem.com,or download the sponsorship proposal: CARE 2023 Sponsorship Information. jQuery('.currentYear').text(new Date().getFullYear()). 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. 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. Presenters: Sharon Davis, Connecticut Department of Children and Families, Hartford, CT; Olivia Wilks & Krista Thomas, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Minneapolis, MN, D8 Primary Prevention to Reduce the Negative Impacts of Social Determinants of Health in Child Welfare. Mark your calendars and watch for exciting updates soon! CWLAs Conference is a valuable opportunity to strengthen your brand awareness while connecting with leaders in the child- and family-serving sector. The 2023 Parent Conference will be held December 4 through December 7. This session will describe an enabling macro-level policy context for prevention, provide examples of states engaged in policy change via a learning community to further primary prevention through ECS, and explore an evidence-based policymaking tool (State Options to Increase Access to ECS as a Child Welfare Prevention Strategy) that can be used to assess the policy context in their own states. The first I-CEPS digital event will be held over three days: Tuesday 6 Thursday 8 June, 2023. and online learning, parents and educators have noticed a drop in social skills and prosocial behavior in children. Participants will also hear how data and evidence from the Family First CQI process is being integrated into the agencys broader CQI system to inform Child and Family Services Review preparations. Join us for this impactful hybrid event to support your goals for equitable family engagement in your school or district. Supervising for Excellence and Success focuses on essential practice elements and functions of supervision. In this workshop, we will examine: how poverty impacts the basic needs of those served and how addressing this in a meaningful and sustainable way alters futures; the opportunities afforded by Family First to impact prevention, early intervention, and sustainability; and perspectives gained from unlikely partnerships and flexible/creative models of systems of care. Pictures are either Creative Commons licensed or through Fotolia. 9:15 am 10:30 am, G1 Reimagining the Role of Child Support for Families with Child Welfare Involvement. Due to the strong commitment of the NFPA Board of Directors, and with the support of Centene, the NFPA Training Institute was launched in 2020 to provide quality educational and training workshops/webinars to parents seeking help in parenting. 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. A map of the area, driving directions, and ground transportation options are available atHyatt Regency Capitol Hill. 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. The Parent and Nanny Conference has over 50 on-demand seminars and you have an entire month to watch as many as you want. The Cornerstone Parenting Conference is an effort to equip parents to disciple their children through some specific challenges. Attendees will be encouraged to apply workshop learnings to their own work and policy environments. 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. Networking and collaborationThe I-CEPS will be an excellent chance to connect with like-minded peers both locally and from around the world. This session invites public and private sectors of child welfare and related systems to consider strategies for applying an equity lens when developing and implementing Plans of Safe Care. Attendees will be introduced to Standing with Our Neighbors (SWON), an Atlanta school-based preventive legal advocacy program. Early bird registration through December 31, 2022 is $30 per person. *From Discussing to Doing will run until 6:00 pm, Inherent Strengths in Kinship Families: Training for Kinship Caregivers and Professionals. Aga Khan University and University of Toronto, Parenting and Family Research Alliance (PAFRA). Attendee registration opens Sunday, January 22nd. Dr. Velzquez is co-author of CWLAs supervision curriculum, Supervision to Advance Success and Excellence. 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. Domestic violence (DV) cases in the child welfare system can be complex and challenging. Framework, this session will provide context and key takeaways to assist leaders in their FFPSA planning process. This workshop provides an overview of a graphic and conceptual model that guides the Catalyst Centers approach to uplifting youth-centered care. In this workshop, we will review the outcomes that have been measured: increased child safety (decreased re-opening rate post-closure); improved child stability (prevented entry to care); advanced child permanency (90% remained with family/kin); child kept within their community/culture (85%); cost savings analysis (year 2 data found JtoZ cost $4.3M and saved $40M). The page you are looking for no longer exists. 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. Presenters: Oriane Eriksen & Stephanie Pegues & Bennie Herron & Mercedes Alonzo, Fairfax County Department of Family Services, Fairfax, VA, B4 Enabling Policy Context to Prevent Child Welfare Involvement Through Economic & Concrete Supports. 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. Past exhibitors who have experienced success at our conference include software companies, publishers, insurance brokers, banks, trainers, accreditors, member and non-member agencies, and other organizations with a message for child- and family-serving professionals. We will acknowledge the importance of applying an equitable level of diligent efforts to search for and engage with paternal and maternal sides of families. During this workshop, we will outline critical analysis strategies for attendees to utilize on their own tools, including equity-focused review criteria and recommendations for improvement. Presenters: Paul DiLorenzo, CWLA, Bala Cynwyd, PA; Pebbles Edelman, Partnership for Strong Families, Gainesville, FL; Jada Hunter, Family Support Services, Jacksonville, FL, F5 Using an Equity Lens to Improve Child Welfare Decision Making Tools. 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. Presenters: Janese Evans, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Melissa Sommer & Angela Anderson, Brighton Center, Newport, KY, Friday, April 28 In this workshop we will present key learnings from University of Minnesota research, centering the voices and experiences of families (foster and biological), child welfare workers, ECE providers, and state agency staff. The raffle increases attendee engagement by encouraging conference goers to visit each and every exhibit booth. This framework will encourage participants to reflect and evaluate how personal biases, societal norms, and agency culture can impact staff morale and the perceptions from children and families served. 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. The bad news: our brains are hardwired to avoid change and the vulnerability that comes with building trust. This presentation will look at sustaining wraparound through Medicaid waivers, quality measurement, and a drive to outcomes that matter. 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. This workshop will share the journey of a county child welfare agency toward incorporating youth voices into its programs and policies, and the challenges, successes, and lessons learned along the way. Using wraparound services both as preventative and reunification interventions can reduce child welfare involvement and out-of-home placements while strengthening family skills, empowerment, and independence. 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. 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. Additionally, this presentation will highlight that when child welfare works alongside community, stronger safety nets are built, there is an increase in the engagement of fathers, and linkages to culturally responsive services can take place. To understand a system is to look towards those who make the structure operate. SCECHs have been approved. 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 Plenary Session & Lunch, 5:30 pm 6:30 pm Pay by credit card or select Bill Me to receive an invoice. The Texas Permanency Outcomes Project (TXPOP) develops sustainable best practices for child welfare agencies across Texas to keep children connected to their families of birth, regardless of their permanency outcome. These supportive workforce practices can be created and maintained to attract committed social service staff and retain the excellent employees on your teams. By registering as an exhibitor, you are committing to bringing a prize for the raffle. Licensed qualified clinicians carry out law enforcement and clinical liaison duties while playing an active role in bridging community partnerships. The ability to leverage relationships with public, private, and nonprofit partners is critical to achieving true systems change. One of the most expansive events on our list, it includes summits, sessions, workshops and keynote speeches from education leaders. 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. . We will provide a brief overview of the model and share experiences from the perspective of the state and the FFT training organization, demonstrating why this project continues to excel despite numerous challenges along the way. directly prior to the parent conference dates. Early childhood education (ECE) participation has significant benefits for children and families. Take advantage of the Early Bird Discount from January 1-31, 2022 of $30 ($10 off conference). June 25-28, 2023. Safety science informs a safety culture, or how an organizations values, attitudes, and behaviors support safe, effective, reliable care. 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. 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. Promising practices for engaging youth will be discussed so attendees may apply lessons learned in their own work. This is an excellent ABA conference for family members! Working together, siloed programs and organizations can better change norms, environments, and behaviors to foster trauma- and healing-informed communities. Although much progress has been made with the acknowledgment, acceptance, and (when needed) mental health treatment of youth who are LGBTQIA, there remain many misconceptions and deficits for this population. Members-Only Pre-Conference Event, 11:45 am 1:15 pm Presenter: Stephanie Savely, LYFT Learning/Life Skills Reimagined, Sparta, TN, G7 The Link Between Cultural Resilience and the Prevention of Child Maltreatment in Tribal Communities. For children placed in foster care, this type of loss tends to happen over and over again, and is incredibly hard to process. Nursery and PreK children will be hosted at Cornerstone Church. TheFREE Online Positive Parenting Conferenceis coming back for the 7th year on May 18, 2023! Learn how the MaineGeneral Medical Centers Edmund N. Ervin Pediatric Center (EEPC) formed CMYTI and partnered with Kennebec Behavioral Health and half a dozen agency partners to provide clinician training for four evidence-based, trauma-focused therapies, and how they are working to build capacity for trauma- and resilience-informed skills and organizational structures in cross-sector, child-serving systems. Together, we are partnering to align policy, improve practice, and secure needed funding to achieve our shared goals. 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: 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. Presenter: Charity Carmody, Northeastern University, Anchorage, AK, G11 Creating Systems that Empower Women and Families. Please see our schedule below for speakers and topics. Interested in promoting your products and services in the conference program? This interactive workshop will highlight new resources and best practices for successfully engaging, recruiting, and serving fathers. We want families to be abundant, healthy relationships with stability and hope! Presenters will offer their expertise and recommendations for moving forward. The QIC-EY is expected to change the mindsets of child welfare professionals and court personnel in 6-8 pilot sites, leading youth to be recognized as competent, knowledgeable parties who deserve input and decision-making power about their lives. 9:30 am 11:20 am Exhibited with CWLA before? 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. These tools will assist leaders to host initial conversations internally, as well as with the community and implementation team, and to develop a plan. Jurisdictions across the country are reorienting child welfare upstream towards prevention and including the provision of economic and concrete supports (ECS) as part of a comprehensive service array. This presentation will demonstrate how the SCCB model can reduce entry rates, increase kinship placements, and reduce length of time in care. The focus is to either strengthen and preserve children within their home or to bridge through successful reunification back into the home. Western Carolina University (WCU) will host the 55th North American Power Symposium (NAPS 2023). 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