ECE participation of children in foster care remains low, despite federal efforts to prioritize enrollment. Presenters: Connie Chung, Foster America, Los Angeles, CA; Sandy Barba, San Mateo County Human Services Agency, Belmont, CA; Anjru Jaezon, California Youth Connection, Burlingame, CA; John Fong, San Mateo County Human Services Agency, Belmont, CA, F11 Trauma, Race, and Resilience: Promoting Child Well-being Policies, Programs, and Practices. 10:50 am 12:05 pm, H1 Learning to Thrive Together: Tools for Co-Learning and Co-Assessing Life Skills with Youth. 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 . In this session you will learn how you can use the CarePortal platform to meet the real-time needs of children and families in distress in your community. Check out ourTake-One Exhibiting(on 3rd tab of this section) to share your message with conference attendees. 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. Registration is for admission to the entire conference including both days. They also speak at conferences around Chicagoland and beyond to promote self-awareness, connection, and compassion. The model is a comprehensive & systematic approach to helping families overcome individual and relational trauma to promote stable foster care placements and reunification. CWLAs Conference is a valuable opportunity to strengthen your brand awareness while connecting with leaders in the child- and family-serving sector. Attendees will be encouraged to apply workshop learnings to their own work and policy environments. Presenters: Kristine Piescher & Traci LaLiberte & Amy Dorman, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, Thursday, April 27 Presenters: Samantha Steinmetz, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Amber Robinson, OhioKAN Kinship & Adoption Navigator Program, Cleveland, OH, E12 Experts in the Field: How Alumni of Foster Care are Changing the Face of Case Management. Children thrive when surrounded by a community of caring people who work together to always place them at the center. 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. Presenters will show you how CarePortal works as we input a need for a family in distress. 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. The discussion will be interactive with an opportunity for participants to interact and share their experiences. 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. Get in touch with us at CWLA2023@cwla.org. The page you are looking for no longer exists. 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. Please enter name (s) you would like on your nametag (s). 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. 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. Respecting youth with lived experience and regarding them as experts is a critical step toward improved child and family outcomes. This conference features dozens of events lasting over four days combined with an educational festival featuring a variety of topics of interest for educators, such as early learning and special needs. Exhibited with CWLA before? Attendees will learn concrete strategies and examples of how staff can support youth to voice their thoughts and convert them into action. Presenters will discuss the implications of these findings and share lessons learned. 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. 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. For children placed in foster care, this type of loss tends to happen over and over again, and is incredibly hard to process. 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. The first I-CEPS digital event will be held over three days: Tuesday 6 Thursday 8 June, 2023. 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. Presenters: Ebony Chambers McClinton & Terrell Thomas, Stanford Sierra Youth and Families, Sacramento, CA, E9 The Practice of Mattering: Honoring the Dignity and Worth of Persons and Families in Marginalized Status. 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. 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. This model involves family and youth partners in service delivery, fosters a safe and supportive learning environment, and holds the state accountable for ongoing, meaningful, and authentic stakeholder engagement. 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. 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. 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. 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 presentation will focus on effective engagement and service delivery to fathers. Global missionBe a part of the global community. 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 Panelists, including project team members, individuals with lived expertise, and child welfare professionals, will describe key contributions and share insights regarding the toolkit, which is aimed at improving outcomes and preserving families of origin. Currently Ms. Jackson is a Media and Public Relations Consultant at The Biz Whiz. 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. Early bird registration through December 31, 2022 is $30 per person. Presenter: Charity Carmody, Northeastern University, Anchorage, AK, G11 Creating Systems that Empower Women and Families. 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. 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. Presenter: Tawanda Hubbard, Rutgers University School of Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ, E10 Private Collaboration to Implement Evidence-Based Programming. Presenters: Kathleen Savino & Alison Friar, The Connection, Middletown, CT; Rebecca Peterson, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, CT, G12 Attuned to the Rhythm! Attendee registration opens Sunday, January 22nd. Some topics that will be addressed include partnering with parents, use of literacy in programs, co-morbidity with trauma (best practice treatment), addressing fear and ignorance, and much more! Presenters: Joanie Rogers & Sara Smith & Teri Armistead, Missouri Department of Social Services, Jefferson City, MO, Wednesday, April 26 Participants will learn about how this evidence-informed, community-led process looks in South Dakota, and leave with concrete ideas for how to build upon existing leadership capabilities and social networks to engage all sectors in meaningful child abuse prevention within their own communities. 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. Magellan Health in Louisiana has successfully administered the Coordinated System of Care (CSoC) based on the wraparound framework and principles for youth and families with the most complex behavioral health needs. Please see our schedule below for speakers and topics. Cornerstone Church believes that the most effective discipleship strategy for children is to equip and encourage parents to disciple their own children. In this workshop, youll hear Missouris initiative to approach the work differently, find capacity in unlikely areas, and, ultimately, serve citizens in a more holistic, comprehensive way through process re-design. 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. Anthony is passionate about teaching and conducts research, develops training modules /curricula, and facilitates training. 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. Using CWLAs guiding principles, this conference will highlight successful strategies for bridging the divide between public and private sectors of child welfare and related systems and the families and communities they serve. 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. 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. Presenters: Joseph Walker & Sonja Ulrich, Center for Native Child and Family Resilience, Olympia, WA, G8 Innovative Ways to Restructure the Child Welfare System. *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! 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. 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 workshop will focus on the Oregon implementation of KEEP, an evidence-based, 16-week peer support and skill enhancement program for families (resource and kinship). This site contains affiliate links. The workshop will include information about initial efforts to stand up the CME, including capacity building strategies and roadblocks experienced. 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. 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. Presenters: Tim Wood & Laura Boyd, Family Centered Treatment Foundation, Norman, OK; Patti Hibbs, Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services, Little Rock, AR; Karen Hallenbeck, Public Consulting Group, Troy, NY, E11 Building and Integrating Benefits Coordination into a Kinship Navigator Program. Wednesday, April 26 This session will highlight a system, community, and family partnership effort to transform the primary prevention system in Northern Kentucky into a comprehensive child and family well-being system. This is a problem because one entity cannot solve all of a communitys issues. 9:30 am 11:20 am 2023 Summit Overview Get ready for the exclusive conference on family & community engagement to support educators, administrators, parent coordinators, and family-facing practitioners. This workshop will examine the innovative design and comprehensive integration of benefits coordination throughout the OhioKAN Kinship and Adoption Navigator program. 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. 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. The Parent and Nanny Conference has over 50 on-demand seminars and you have an entire month to watch as many as you want. Federal, state and local funding has been provided through Macomb Community Mental Health/Office of Substance Abuse and other funding sources to support project costs. 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. The impact of the trauma lasts years and even through generations. 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. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the application of safety science in child welfare and how to incorporate concepts of this approach into critical incident reviews. Presenters: Emilie Cook, Barton Child Law & Policy Center, Atlanta, GA; Ayanna Jones-Lightsy, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Association, Atlanta, GA. CWLAs post-conference Training Institute is a two-day event, designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of workers, supervisors, managers, and directors, leading to a more strengths-based, prevention-focused system of care. Payment in full is due with registration. ISTELive 23. We can't wait to gather in person with you again! Presenters: Angelique Day, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Phoenix Santiago, New England Association of Child Welfare Commissioners and Directors, East Hartford, CT; Tawanna Brown, National Youth Engagement Advisory Council, South Orange, NJ, Thursday, April 27 However, many agency leaders and managers struggle with how to actually accomplish this. Anthony spent several years as a full-time trainer, developing or co-authoring training modules on fatherhood, professionalism, cultural competency, trauma, working with adolescents, family-centered assessment, and human trafficking. 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