Por favor complete este registro si desea asistir al curso en línea De Familia to Familia de 8 semanas de NAMI NJ.

NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. The program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition.

Dates of the Sessions: 7-9:30pm, Wednesdays
(The end times will vary between 9 and 9:30 pm depending on the class.)

• 1st Class               Wed, September 4, 2024
• 2nd Class             Wed, September 11, 2024
• 3rd Class               Wed, September 18, 2024
• 4th Class               Wed, September 25, 2024
• 5th Class               Wed, October 2, 2024
• 6th Class               Wed, October  9, 2024
• 7th Class               Wed, October 16, 2024
• 8th Class               Wed, October 23, 2024

Please commit to attend all sessions when registering.

Space is limited, and registration is required. We will reach out to you about your registration, and you will be placed on a waitlist if the class is full.

Legal advocacy for children, youth, parents, and kin is a specialized area of law which demands ongoing interdisciplinary training, education, and skill-building. NACC’s annual National Child Welfare Law Conference is designed to meet these demands. Our conference is a premier continuing legal education and community-building event for practitioners and policy advocates in child welfare, juvenile justice, and family law.

The Prevention Convention will feature six regionally and nationally recognized speakers discussing topics centered on preventing child abuse and neglect, destigmatizing the need for family support, and early identification of delays, disabilities, and conditions. This year’s theme for the Prevention Convention focuses on building Protective Factors in families. The conference will feature presentations by Kyle Baltuch, Dr. Mimi Graham, Dr. Neal Horen, and Reverend Darrell Armstrong, and more!

Children’s Trust Fund Alliance publication: “What Parents Say About…Supporting Families Rather than Reporting Them: Changing Mandated Reporting Policies and Practices.”

This timely publication elevates the wisdom and voices of parents with life experiences involving the mandated reporting system. Parents are speaking out about how mandated reporting can cause trauma to children and families. This brief is designed to inform state and community leaders, Strengthening Families Network members, policymakers, early childhood leaders and other systems leaders about how:

– Families who need support often get investigated – not supported, and this leads to a fear of seeking needed supports and services.

– Improvements need to be made to mandated reporting laws, policies, and practices so that fewer families are subjected to unwarranted investigations, particularly those related to poverty that could be addressed through other supports.

– It is our communities, including educators, neighbors, medical professionals and service providers who are valuable resources for connecting families to supports that will help strengthen them and prevent future problems from developing.

– Mandated reporting laws, practices and trainings can be revised to create more opportunities for those connected to families to be able to offer greater supports.

– Parents who have needed support and who might be affected by reporting laws and policies can be involved in helping to shape future directions. This publication includes the voices of parents in the Alliance’s Birth Parent National Network and its other parent networks who helped develop a call to action and recommendations for needed changes.

This discussion will focus on the process of discharging a patient from the hospital. Learn about the steps involved and the key players who make it happen. Jenna Koppel, LMSW, Patient Navigator from Adventist Healthcare System will discuss these crucial aspects and answer your questions. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into patient discharge planning.

Join us to understand more about how an individual’s DDD budget is determined as well as an overview of the different services available.

This webinar is the third in a multipart series concerning the application of ICWA in State courts and the role of Tribal courts in cases involving ICWA. Panelists with experience in advocating for Native youth in ICWA cases will discuss the various roles as well as provide information on best practices.

Fall Open Enrollment is the time of year when you can change your Medicare coverage, but knowing where to start can be tough. During this Medicare Minute, you’ll learn strategies to choose the coverage that best fits your needs for 2025.

Medicare Minutes are short, engaging presentations on current Medicare topics hosted for free by the Medicare Rights Center. Each month’s presentation will help you learn more about your benefits and make the most of your Medicare coverage.

Presentations are streamed live to your Medicare Interactive profile each month. Following the live event, you will have access to the presentation recording, educational slides, and a transcript of the questions and answers submitted through the live chat during the presentation.

Foster an UNACCOMPANIED CHILD; JOIN PASOS LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE

As a foster parent to an unaccompanied child, you can provide the stability and support they need.

• Our children are primarily male, from Central America, and between the ages of 15-17.
• Children are in the U.S. without a parent or legal guardian.
• Agency provides comprehensive support through case management and therapeutic services and coordinates with community medical, dental, legal and recreational partners.
• Legal representation to pursue a more permanent life in the U.S.
• Children are lawfully residing in the United States.
• Children attend school in their home communities.
• Typical length of stay is 9-12 months.

Your home can be a safe space for an unaccompanied child.

Join us to learn about employment supports and services for adults with disabilities in NJ

Tuesdays, 5:00-6:30pm ET.

The Red Book Training Course is an exciting opportunity for practitioners to brush up on their knowledge of federal child welfare law and learn tips to enhance their representation of children, parents, or the agency. NACC’s signature Red Book Training Course covers major dependency practice competency areas and is designed to assist you in preparing for the Child Welfare Law Specialist examination. The 2024 course will include material based on the Fourth Edition of Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and Agencies in Neglect, Abuse, and Dependency Cases. During weekly webinars, the presenter will assist participants in breaking the material down, focusing on important concepts, and learning CWLS exam-taking strategies. This course will not cover every part of every chapter. The instructor has made intentional decisions about what information to cover in the time that is allotted for the course. If part of a chapter is not covered, that does not mean that content will not appear on the exam. Therefore, you should incorporate any parts that are not covered into your self-study plans. 

The registration fee is $225 per person for groups and NACC members ($125 for CWLS; $300 for nonmembers) and includes access to live sessions, recordings, the electronic Red Book, and the RBTC workbook. Email Training@NACCchildlaw.org for group registration. All sessions will be recorded and available for later viewing at the attendee’s convenience.   Hardcopies of the Red Book are available for purchase. A hardcopy Red Book is included in the Child Welfare Law Specialist application fee.

In this one-hour session, panel members will describe how the applied research agenda was developed, its two priorities for advancing Black child and family well-being, and the role of community-engaged research in achieving the agenda’s key objectives. Panelists will also describe three community-engaged research projects focusing on protective community resources for Black families with children ages 17 and under, community safety, and critical literacy instruction for young children. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.

The summit provides a unique opportunity for Pennsylvania educators and community staff who work with refugee students to learn more about understanding, supporting, and engaging newcomer students and their families. There is no cost to attend.

Here are the fees for this year:

VtV Network Member = $75
Non-member = $100

The National Virtual Village Gathering 2024 is scheduled to take place on September 25-26 as a virtual conference. This year’s theme is “Expand – Empower – EngAGE,” reflecting the event’s focus on strengthening and growing the village movement. The conference aims to bring together village members, staff, and volunteers to discuss important topics related to aging in place and community support. While the full agenda is still being developed, attendees can expect sessions on various subjects such as fundraising, development, grant writing, and the intersection of villages with age-friendly communities. Registration for this online event is currently open, providing an opportunity for participants to connect, share ideas, and learn from experts in the field of aging and community support.

$210.00

Discover information and insights into the deficits and strengths of people with early-stage memory loss. Caregivers will learn the techniques and strategies that optimize those strengths and how to avoid the pitfalls that limit connection.

Join us for a live & interactive discussion with Victoria Hart, a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), Dementia Care Practitioner (DCP), and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

$210.00

FREE!

(Virtual session / cutoff for registration is 10am day of program.)

The 2024 Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit is a virtual event, free and open to the public ~ and yes, it’s for anyone interested in issues related to aging, age-friendly initiatives, and Alzheimer’s disease (dementia-friendly). Registration will open up soon and we can send that information when we have it available. In the meantime, we do have a Facebook Group that anyone can join – here’s the link for that!

For more details visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/agefriendlyecosystems

Dates/Time: Oct 8, 9, 15, 16 from 1 – 3 PM Eastern