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Child Welfare, Mental Health, Juvenile Justice, Domestic Violence, Schools, Self Care, Kinship Care, Fatherhood, Developmental Disabilities, Health, Program Evaluation/Program Development
Presented by Sharon McKinley
In the past, social work practice focused on a deficit or problem-based model of interacting with families. Current practice emphasizes a strength-based model of working with families that facilitates engagement and promotes positive outcomes. By promoting protective factors, positive attributes that strengthen all families, child welfare professionals can better ensure the well-being of children and families. This workshop will focus on how child welfare workers can use a family strengthening approach with African American families and other families of color. Using the Protective Factors model we will look at the strengths within families of color, particularly African American families, and discuss ways to use protective factors to identify family strengths, and engage families in case planning that will result in better outcomes, including a reduction in the number of African American families in the child welfare system.
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Presented by Darlene Rolle-Cargill
A recent study that examined the role of social and economic risk factors in the lives of persons living and working with HIV/AIDS in the Bahamas has illuminated the devastation that was occurring in families as a result of the stigma attached to the disease. The results have led to the development of an Ecological Indigenous Interactive Change Process Model that places PLWHAS at the center of the healing process, thus fostering self-empowerment and self-determination. It also promotes family reunification and an indigenous approach to treatment that is consistent with the ecological approach to social work practice and pedagogy.
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Presented by Ellen Letts
Why are engagement skills so important to our work with children and families? How do you teach engagement to others? Come join us for a facilitated discussion on engagement where participants will have the unique opportunity to share openly their ideas and perspectives about engagement and to learn simple techniques to teach others the "how" to engagement. The voices of our parents, children, and youth will guide our discussion and aid in the learning experience.
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Presented by Betsy Wisner & Catherine Hawkins
Meditation, derived from ancient wisdom traditions, has gained wide recognition in the U.S. as a practical tool, supported by empirical research, for enhancing stress-management and self-care, increasing focus and concentration, and improving interpersonal relationships. Mindfulness meditation refers to a specific technique for achieving an empathetic, present moment, non-judgmental state of awareness. This workshop explores the mindfulness meditation literature and its applicability to promoting strengths and empowering families and promoting worker wellness. Participants will learn a simple meditation technique and will be offered guidance in using meditation as a valuable resource in their personal and professional lives.
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Presented by Pam Schaffer & Barbara Sewell
Wraparound is a philosophy that is expressed in the way that we approach, engage and work with families to meet their needs when living with high-need children and youth. Adhering to the underlying principles of Wraparound becomes a touchstone for our practice and ensures that decisions and services created with families remain true to the underlying principles.
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Presented by Corrine Walijarvi
Drawing upon research with bereaved families, this workshop will provide insight into the diverse reactions that different families, and different members of the same family, may have following a death. The workshop will focus on a discussion of factors that can contribute to progress in the grief journey and will identify a variety of ways that service providers can help grieving families. The workshop will include a brief presentation, discussions, and activities oriented toward helping clinicians and service providers respond in a supportive manner to grieving clients.
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Presented by Corrine Walijarvi
This presentation will include information on how families can empower themselves to handle the issues surrounding mental health while providing a safe environment for their children. We'll review how to identify mental health issues and appropriately refer a child/adult to be assessed, how to be mindful of barriers, stigmas, and challenges faced while working with families with mental health issues, how to appropriately assess progress, how to identify and establish a support system, how to utilize family team meetings and community resources, and how to empower the family to succeed. By the end of the workshop, you will be able to see how families who have mental health issues are able to successful parent with the support of family and community resources.
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Presented by Rebecca Hegar
Coaching, an approach to helping staff and organizations develop their potential, recently has gained traction in the fields of health care, education, and business. Less application of coaching concepts has been made in child and family services. However, coaching is one of the core implementation strategies of the newly established National Implementation Research Network, funded by the U.S. Children's Bureau to provide technical assistance to state and tribal child welfare programs. The presenter, who is working with the Mountains & Plains Child Welfare Implementation Center based at UT-Arlington, applies principles and skills of coaching to both practice and supervision.
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Presented by DeShaun Ealoms
At this workshop participants will be shown the recent addition and revision of the statewide Parent Collaboration Group video, which highlights the importance of parent participation and collaboration/partnership with caseworkers in child welfare cases. Parents will be available for Q&A after showing of the video. The video is 53 minutes long.
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Presented by John Ronnau
Every family has strengths; even in those families in which children must be removed for a short time (or even long term) in order to insure their safety and well-being. The focus of this workshop is to provide a framework and tools for finding and using the strengths of families. One premise of this workshop is that the best place for children to grow and thrive is in their families. Another underlying premise is that the concept of "family" must be defined in a very inclusive manner that respects and values the tremendous diversity of families throughout the world. Respect, understanding, knowledge and valuing cultural diversity is a must.
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Presented by Ray Worsham
For more than twenty years family centered theory and practice has been taught in most University and agency training programs for child welfare workers and supervisors. At the end of the first decade of the CFSR effort, what do the outcomes of the two reviews and agency efforts through their Program Improvement Plans, suggest regarding the impact and implementation of Family Centered Practices at the casework level? In this facilitated workshop participants will have an opportunity to review the available results for Round II informed by PIP efforts and discuss Family Centered Practice in light of these outcomes. With a brief review of current initiatives in Family Centered Practice, participants will have an opportunity to explore the implications for casework service in anticipation of Round III.
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Presented by Ray Worsham
For more than twenty years family centered theory and practice has been taught in most University and agency training programs for child welfare workers and supervisors. At the end of the first decade of the CFSR effort, what do the outcomes of the two reviews and agency efforts through their Program Improvement Plans, suggest regarding the impact and implementation of Family Centered Practices at the casework level? In this facilitated workshop participants will have an opportunity to review the available results for Round II informed by PIP efforts and discuss Family Centered Practice in light of these outcomes. With a brief review of current initiatives in Family Centered Practice, participants will have an opportunity to explore the implications for casework service in anticipation of Round III.
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Presented by Bonnie Mikelson
This is an introduction to the Family Support Supervisor Certification Training, "Strengthening Family Support through Supervision". Supervision is a separate and essential practice requiring skill development and training. Focus will be on one key aspect of supervisory practice: providing reflective strength based supervision. We will consider ways that supervisors may supervise their workers from a collaborative, strengths based model that parallels the strength based interventions their workers do with families. Participants will learn about reflective supervision, view a demonstration of traditional vs reflective supervision, and practice strength based supervisory interventions.
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