NICWA's Protecting Our Children Conference offers a robust and rigorous agenda throughout the four-day event. The Quality Improvement Center on Domestic Violence in Child Welfare is testing the feasibility of a Protective Factors Framework for Survivors of Domestic Violence in Massachusetts, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. Presenters: Michael J Stiehl, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Sharafdeen Ibraheem, DC Child & Family Services Agency, Washington D.C., DC; Samantha Adelberg, Unite Us, New York, NY, F2 Nature and Healing: A Partnership to Spread the Word. Presenters: Brandynicole Brooks and Tokeitha Wilson, DC Child and Family Services Agency, Washington, DC, G4 Transforming Child Welfare through Public and Private Partnerships. 3/14/2023 4/25/2023 While most parents want to do what is best for their families, they cannot always do it alone. Presenters: Kristine Piescher and Faith VanMeter, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, University of MN, St. Paul, MN, A2 The Future of Parent Support Groups and How Agencies Can Help Them Thrive. Possible solutions will be discussed. Training Institute Only registration is also available. You can reserve by phone at 1-800-233-1234 (reference group code: G-CW22) or online at Hyatt Reservations. This session will provide insights on the importance of engaging youths with lived experience to transform the way child welfare services are delivered. Presenters: Alger Studstill, Jr., Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, NE; Anayra Ta-Lpez, Proyecto Nacer Inc, Bayamn, Puerto Rico; Traci Jones, Virginia Department of Social Services, Richmond, VA; Kelli McKnight, Options, OR; Antonia Rios, Parents Anonymous Inc, CA. I am pursuing my Bachelor's of Social Work and I'm passionate about school social work, child welfare, and mental health. The Turn on the Light National Conference on the Wellbeing of Children and Families is a one-day conference that brings together parents, volunteers and professionals concerned with the welfare of children and families for a full day of educational and networking opportunities. A team approach ensures all involved parties are aware of the findings and routine reassessment occurs at targeted intervals during treatment. CWLA was pleased to offer attendees opportunities and resources for connecting with their members of Congress, the Administration, and other national coalitions and organizations at our 2022 National Conference. This session will look at elements of successful cross system collaboration between state, local, and private agencies and MCOs. Join us for a conversation as we explore and spread the word on this free resourcethe healing power of natureand the benefits for families impacted by the child welfare system. This framework was developed to expand faith partnerships and better engage faith communities in supporting the needs of families, youth, and children who are in, or may be at risk of entering, the child welfare system. Payment in full is due with registration. Presenters: Cheri Williams, Bethany Christian Services, Grand Rapids, MI; Julia Fukuda, Bethany Christian Services, Atlanta, GA, H6 InstruMENtal: Recognizing the Importance of the Male Role in Child Welfare. Nurturing families and permanent connections are critical to a child's well-being. Added the Working Together 2018 version, transitional arrangements, statutory framework, and introductory letters from DfE and the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel. A skills-based training that examines facilitated conversations using a five-step approach, developed by CWLA Senior Fellow Michael Schultz, as one way to foster the hope, collaboration, and change needed to assess and intervene when trauma and tragedy strike. These entities collaborated to adapt their Kinship Navigator model to the goals of Kansas as a Kin-First State, Family First implementation, and the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse requirements for kinship navigator program evaluation. CASA has long worked hand-in-hand with families and has had its own 4As approachadvocacy that informs awareness, creates action, and promotes accountability. Presenter: Daphne Torres-Douglas, The Childrens Village, Dobbs Ferry, NY, C6 Partnering with Medicaid-Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) in Child Welfare. Presenters: Sharon McCartney, AAICAMA, Washington, DC; Adrian Owens, AAICAMA, GA. Only a handful of cities rivalWashington, DCs history andinfluence. Conference. This presentation addresses the importance of quality family time and how to use family time to strengthen parent-child relationships. Child abuse professionals also learn essential techniques to manage the impact of vicarious trauma. We use some essential cookies to make this website work. The content of Medicaid State Plans will be covered, with an emphasis on the mandatory service of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) and its function in the provision of specific services. Presenters: Grace Weltman, Communities in Motion, Los Angeles, CA; Dominique Robinson, LA County Department of Children and Family Services, Los Angeles, CA; Pastor Dan Broyles, Valencia Hills Community Church, Los Angeles, CA; Erica Holmes, Faithful Central Bible Church, Los Angeles, CA, I4 Kinship Care and Kinship Navigators: Transformation of Support to Families During COVID and Lasting Changes in a Post-Pandemic World. CWLAs 2022 Conference also featured an advocacy panel plenary, several legislative-focused action labs, and an afternoon of Advocacy Day activities. It's a special day dedicated to highlighting the rights of children and youth and ensuring their voices are heard. Presenters: Rachael Hudgins and Monica Roose, Indiana Department of Child Services, Indianapolis, IN, D6 Building a 21st Century Research Agenda to Increase the Use of Research in Child Welfare Decision-Making. 15 December 2022 Transparency data See all latest documents Get emails Subscribe to feed What we do We are an independent panel commissioning reviews of serious child safeguarding cases. Contact us atCWLA2022@cwla.orgfor assistance. PDF, 1.03 MB, 116 pages, Ref: DFE-00196-2018 We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. 2022 National Child Abuse and Neglect Institute Tuesday, March 29 - Friday, April 1 7:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. PST |10:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Register Here The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)'s Child Abuse and Neglect Institute (CANI) has been providing training to judges overseeing dependency cases for over 20 years. Presenters: Kathleen McNaught & Emily Peeler, ABA Center on Children and the Law, Washington, DC, Thursday, April 28 CWLA presented the Anna Quindlen Award for Excellence in Journalism on Behalf of Children and Families, a national award that honors journalists in both print and broadcast media who have provided constructive, informative reporting that advances awareness, understanding, and action to meet the needs of children and families who are vulnerable. Families, youth, communities, advocates, and professionalsacross systemsare coming together to call for an integrated and equitable child- and family-serving system that addresses the root causes of family instability and child welfare system involvement. The conference will feature plenary sessions, a panel presentation, and 60-minute Action Labs. Presenters: Alan Vietze, CWLA Senior Fellow and Chair, Mental Health Advisory Board (MHAB), CA; and MHAB members: Pat Hunt, FREDLA, ME; Susan Montague, St. Francis Ministries, KS; Julie Collins, CWLA/MHAB Staff Support, DC. Statutory guidance is issued by law - you must follow it unless theres a good reason not to. Presenters will discuss specific intervention opportunities for improving policy and practice within the child protection system. Meet face-to-face with CEOs, administrators, workers, researchers, advocates, and caregivers who are eager to explore new thinking and new products. Although race is merely a social construct, it has fractured American society for centuries. Presenters will walk step-by-step through a process of identifying family needs, assessing community resources, gathering community input, and co-designing cross-system action plans to reduce barriers and increase access to services that support families (kinship and adoptive). 3:00 pm 4:00 pm, B1 How Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is Being Used to Transform a Child Welfare System (Spotlight Track). The session will be facilitated by representatives from CWLA and Casey Family who were involved in the creation of the agenda. Payment in full is due withregistration. Utilizing safety science to impress value on all individuals participating allows us the space to critically think with peers while exploring ways to improve our practice through data-driven decision-making. Presenter: Martin Irwin, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, G7 From the Exam Room to the Community: Where Social Determinants of Health and Child Development Connect. Corey holds the honor of being named the 2021 Children's Bureau Champion for Children for Advancing . Presenters: Michelle Rosenthal & Kerry Littlewood, Capacity Building Center for States, Fairfax, VA; Nina Shaw Woody & Corey Lada & Christine DeTienne, Kansas Family Advisory Network (KFAN) & Kansas DCF & Capacity Building Center for States, Wichita, KS, B6 Building Organizational Capacity for LGBTQ+ Inclusive Practice. This shift in our process has opened up the opportunity to embed psychological safety, influence change initiatives, and construct alternative forms of education for the purpose of continuous improvement. The Flourishing Family Approach is an innovative, integrated family driven and centered practice approach with a single point of entry that identifies and supports individual family members, honors family strengths, and creates flexible and seamless service pathways that advance resiliency. Apr 13-14, 2022 @ 8:00am - 4:00pm. Crisis Assessment and Intervention When Trauma Strikes: A Five-Step Approach to Hope, Collaboration, and Change. You have accepted additional cookies. Presenters: Veronica Burroughs, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Columbus, OH; Stephanie Clone, Kaye Implementation and Evaluation, Tacoma, WA; Amber Phelps, Kinnect, Cleveland, OH, D4 Stratifying Treatment: Creating Change Through the Lens of Culture and Trauma. Salt Lake City, Utah. Participants in this action lab will join other child welfare leaders in a facilitated, solution-focused conversation regarding the current state of these workforce issues and how our investment in human capital is critical to the quality of services delivered to children and families. This action lab will describe the states family preservation services, including flexible funding. This presentation is based on four years of research into parent support groups for parents raising children exposed to trauma; extensive interviews with agency administrators, group facilitators, and parents; and two years of data from over 30 groups. The CLO will be responsible for developing and implementing all education program content across all platforms as well as creating a new . The two-day Training Institute offers an extended learning opportunity for conference attendees. Information on how to develop a local youth council will also be provided. Families mandated into the child protection system often experience significant adversity, oppression, and trauma in addition to family violence. Reforming systems successfully to expand the reach to all families requires state and local collaboration. Presenters: Patsy Sellars, Casey Family Programs, Seattle, WA; Monica Lopez-Magee, Children & Nature Network, Austin, TX; Francis Mendoza, Children & Nature Network, Austin, TX, F3 The Transformative Power of Youth Engagement. Presenters: Stan Waddell, Centene, Wolfforth, TX; Cheryl Fisher, Centene, Houston, TX; Nathan Hoover, Superior Health Plan, Lubbock, TX, C7 Every Student Succeeds Mean Students in Foster Care Too: What Child Welfare Advocates Can Do to Ensure Education Success. This action lab, based on a CWLA Signature Curriculum, will share how thePRIDE Model of Practiceprovides agencies with the opportunity to ensure that staff and resource families commit to your agencys vision, mission, and values; have complementary competency-based roles; use strengths-based language; implement culturally responsive best practices; and work to achieve outcomes that support safety, well-being, and permanency for the children in your care. We need to find bold ways to make the type of changes required to reach the vision of CWLAs National Blueprint for Excellence in Child Welfare (National Blueprint)that all children will grow up safely, in families who are loving, with everything they need to flourish and with connections to their culture, ethnicity, race, and language.. Please note: This is a two-part training on Friday and Saturday. View the 2022 Conference Agenda at a Glance . Exhibiting at CWLA is easy, effective, and rewarding. Child Abuse Conferences 2023/2024/2025 lists relevant events for national/international researchers, scientists, scholars, professionals, engineers, exhibitors, sponsors, academic, scientific and university practitioners to attend and present their research activities. This session will discuss the barriers faced by youth who identify as LGBTQ+, the additional challenges for youth of color who identify as LGBTQ+, how to use an intersectional lens to inform your work, organizational policies to reduce these barriers, and a model and tools from HRCs All ChildrenAll Families for practice improvement. The pre-conference session has a separate fee ($150 per person). . A focus of this conversational session will be shared learning across systems. In addition, policies impacting families involved in child welfare will be discussed and presenters will share strategies to engage in the implementation of services that focuses on both the research of racial oppression on families as well as on the empirical data of the models. I've previously presented at the National Collegiate Honors Council . Children and families involved with and receiving services from multiple human service delivery systems experience a myriad of challenges. 1:45 pm 2:45 pm, A1 Child Maltreatment Re-reporting, Recurrence, and Foster Care Re-entry: Identifying Risk and Protective Factors for Practice and Policy Change. There is a need for systematic, specific, evidence-based treatment programs that focus on supporting foster parents, identifying and serving the current needs of children and youth while at the same time working toward permanency as a primary outcome. Join us as we discuss models for enhanced collaboration and how to drive change in child welfare systems across the country. Essential Skills for Kinship, Foster, and Adoptive Family Preservation: From Oh No! Race has been the impetus for war, both historically on the battlefield and, in more recent times, on the streets of America and around the globe. Presenter: Richard Heyl de Ortiz, CASA of New York State; Alexandra Fields-Evans,CASA of DC, Thursday, April 28 In addition to an overview of strategies, key partnerships and successful models, presenters will explore how stakeholders in New Jersey are tackling this critical issue to ensure children, youth and families are safe, healthy and connected. You may often find me at local conferences hosted by Minnesota Social Service Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Stand Against Child Abuse and National Organization for Women. University researchers and child protection leaders from a large Midwest metropolitan county established a research partnership to identify key factors related to maltreatment re-reporting, recurrence, and foster care re-entry, considering these factors in the context of significant policy and practice reforms occurring during the study period. You have rejected additional cookies. Finally, participants will use the results to develop a portion of a case plan and learn how to use the tools to measure program outcomes. Conference - Ohio CASA. CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, is a unique model that brings trained, supported, and supervised community volunteers into our court and child welfare systems to collaborate with the many people involved in a childs case and advocate for children and their families. Special activities, raffles, and prize giveaways also drive excitement and traffic to and through the exhibit hall! 4:15 pm 5:15 pm. In conjunction with the conference, the CYCAA is proud to be celebrating our 50th year anniversary. You should have also received an email from sswr@gntv.info that will tell you to look for the login email. Featuring Sixto Cancel, Founder and CEO, Think of Us. Children getting child disability payment (CDP) are already transferring to adult disability payment as they approach their 18th birthday. The workshop will be facilitated . The presentation will provide historical data that points to the disproportionality of services delivery in communities of color and the resulting outcomes. We understand that families become separated for a variety of reasons and this training provides an opportunity to: recognize reasons why some relationships end; learn how these actions can impact childrens identity and self-esteem; and offer strength-based, solution-focused, strategies and techniques to create consistency and support for all involved parties. QPI is a process to improve permanency and well-being for children by shifting systems away from bureaucracy and toward an approach based on relationships. Participants will hear from subject matter experts and practitioners who prioritize frequent, quality family time and focus on the parent-child relationship. School mobility causes disruptions with friends, teachers, classes, as well as academic credits, and takes an emotional and academic tollon youth in care who have already experienced trauma. Since 2020, Lived Experience Experts, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Programs (CFP) and the William T. Grant Foundation have been working in partnership with individuals representing a broad array of experts, stakeholders, and people with lived experience to identify research gaps in community-based family support, child protective services, out-of-home care, and post permanency services. The three awardees were: Room reservations must be made directly with the hotel. Registering means you agree to the. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about practical strategies and tools they can use for their own development, or how to build infrastructures for emerging professionals in their workplaces. Pay by credit card or select Bill Me option to receive an invoice. Sustainable development is an organizing principle that aims to meet human development goals while also enabling natural systems to provide necessary natural resources and ecosystem services to humans. Cant be with us in person, but have a message for conference attendees? Promoting well-being and preventing foster care requires numerous services and supports. Participants will have an opportunity to share best practices and hear about lessons learned to help them apply concepts and approaches. Participants will discuss how the Centers practice model has been operationalized to support kinship family-centered engagement and partnership, including the implementation of a statewide kinship navigator workgroup comprised of stakeholders. We know the vital role these dialogues play in your efforts to speak for the children and families you serve. 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