A Free and Confidential Bi-weekly Series

The program takes place in a secure and confidential atmosphere that is conductive to sharing and support .

Light refreshments will be served.

Substance use disorder is a devastating condition that affects everyone involved, and no one should ever feel alone.  The Family Support Center is designed for families and friends of those dealing with addiction, a woefully underserved population in the drug epidemic.  This group is a bi-weekly program moderated by a Licensed Social Worker that will connect you with individuals/families who are facing similar issues, as well as provide attendees with psychoeducational training through the CRAFT model.  CRAFT is short for Community Reinforcement and Family Training.

Once again, the top leaders in child welfare are coming together! Join NACC and a national community of attorneys, judges, social workers, CASAs, health professionals, and other children’s advocates as we gather to learn, improve our skills, and find inspiration and renewed commitment to child welfare work.

This Summit is a unique forum for professionals across all disciplines and philosophies to gather for in-depth exchange of current information on all facets of violence, abuse and trauma prevention, intervention and research. We are one of the very few events that include researchers, practitioners, advocates, survivors, and front-line workers from all disciplines to share information, discuss controversial issues, and engage in difficult dialogues.

A light lunch will be provided.

This presentation focuses on the critical but limited role agencies have in the suicide prevention process with emphasis on the following:

• Empowering youth agency staff and volunteers through education and awareness
• Understanding suicide warning signs & risk factors for teen suicide
• Reviewing strategies for dealing with at-risk youth and communicating concern with their parents
• Local resources
• Policy and protocol

Presentation free to attend, but registration is required by August 29th to kyle@sptusa.org

To help you prepare for successful post-secondary outcomes.

You are invited:  Youth, Parents/Guardians, Teachers, Administrators, Counselors

Education Resources, Transition Services, Colleges, Jobs, Trade Schools, FAFSA/Financial Aid, Resume Writing & More!

Join colleagues from the prevention, home visiting, research, academic, child welfare, and public policy fields, among others, at the 2019 Prevent Child Abuse America National Conference: Moving Upstream. This informative conference will discuss the cutting-edge research, innovative program practices, and impactful public awareness and policy strategies that help move child abuse and neglect prevention upstream.

PFSA’s PA Child Abuse Prevention Symposium will feature nationally acclaimed speakers who are experts in child abuse prevention. Presentations will include a variety of topics that are relevant to professionals and organizations that provide programs to children, to include how to keep children safe, and how to utilize responsive relationships in youth intervention. Symposium participants will be from throughout the Commonwealth (and beyond).

Effectiveness in Child Welfare:  Our Role in improving the Lives of Children and Families

The Child Welfare Virtual Expo (Virtual Expo) is an annual, 1-day event sponsored by the Children’s Bureau and the Capacity Building Center for States. On Thursday, September 19, the Virtual Expo will bring together child welfare professionals from federal, state, and local organizations across the country to engage in activities, discussions, and skill building around current child welfare issues.

The Training Institute is a full-day program designed to improve participants’ capacity to identify and manage cross-border permanency planning and child welfare cases.The training will help participants develop key skills to solve the problems that will be the focus of the conference on the following day.

Two day tickets are available as well as individual tickets for each day. Two day Early Bird Registration passes include free tickets to our Welcome Reception on the 17th. Register before it’s too late! Early Bird prices are only available until August 31.

CEUs will be offered through the University of Maryland School of Social Work.

The SSWR Annual Conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests, from workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS. Over 500 symposia, workshop, roundtable, paper and poster presentations. Research methods workshops designed to enhance methods expertise and grant-writing skills and special sessions on research priorities and capacity building that target cutting-edge topics vital to contemporary social work research. Pre-conference programs and a networking reception especially for doctoral students.

Creating Change 2020!

Creating Change is a space that allows for expressing political differences, but we ask that this be done with respect for each other. This may be difficult at times, but our challenge is to stay open and not shut down or silence others. We choose to honor everyone’s dignity and humanity celebrating their right to be who they are – to be whole. We challenge ourselves to recognize and disrupt power dynamics that have perpetually harmed people, particularly Black and brown people, for generations. All of us are invited to challenge our assumptions about each other and our complex identities.

SHARING IDEAS THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILIES
AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE CHILD WELL-BEING

All proposals are due no later than Friday, August 2, 2019.

We look forward to receiving proposals that share the best ideas and proven strategies from around the world that focus on strengthening families and engaging communities to promote child well-being. We want proposals that describe endeavors at program and systems levels, including how they are planned and developed. We also encourage sharing strategies for policy and organizational change as well as funding.  Outcomes are valued, especially the research and evaluation designs.