FREE!

Target Audience: All MDT disciplines and partner agencies welcome to attend

*CE credits provided by Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

Dates: September 14, October 12, November 16, December 7, 2022

*This registration applies to all 4 dates*

* Participants must attend all 4 training dates in order to receive a certificate of attendance

*Please inform us if you are unable to attend, nydia@njcainc.org or victoria@njcainc.org

The ZERO TO THREE LEARN Institute creates an in-person experience for professionals from diverse backgrounds and roles to work together to tackle the most pressing issues facing the early childhood education and infant and early childhood mental health sectors.

Learning to Listen: Conversations for Change returns this Fall with new conversations featuring inspiring leaders working on the frontlines of current and emerging issues for children and families. The free series kicks off on Wednesday, September 28, and continues until December with three exhilarating conversations.

The lived experiences of child protective services (CPS)–involved parents is rarely considered from a social justice perspective. Parents and children endure the oversight of the child welfare system in myriad ways, and these experiences usually vary based on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. This article explores how CPS interactions affect family dynamics and well-being and how family members view their experiences with CPS, including their sense of autonomy and empowerment

Covid-19 highlighted the marginalization and devaluation of older lives in a spectacularly global illustration of disenfranchisement and devaluation. In the early days of the pandemic, one could frequently hear policymakers, politicians, health professionals and others minimize the risks associated with Covid-19 since “only old people were dying.” Research has shown that as a result of the pandemic, older adults have experienced disproportionate economic harm and isolation, as well as an increase in exploitation and abuse. With baby boomers moving into older age, the courts will necessarily experience an increase in cases that involve abuse. Join us for this one-day virtual conference to explore the state of elder abuse since the pandemic, to highlight areas of critical import to the courts serving older adults, and to learn of promising practices that increase court efficiency and effectiveness while better serving older adult survivors of abuse in later life. This workshop will include several keynotes, including a panel discussion with leaders in law enforcement, the courts and the community. Two opportunities for problem solving judicial workshops in criminal and civil cases will be offered.

There are many children in need of a nurturing family.  Do you have questions about becoming a foster parent and want to learn more from the comfort of your home? We are hosting webinars and Q&A sessions for prospective foster parents on Zoom.

There are many children in need of a nurturing family.  Do you have questions about becoming a foster parent and want to learn more from the comfort of your home? We are hosting webinars and Q&A sessions for prospective foster parents on Zoom.

FREE!

This supportive group for first/birth parents will take place as a Zoom call.

Group members will be able to connect, listen and share their experiences of adoption, both private and through the child welfare system. Space will also be provided for participants to explore and share experiences around open adoptions, closed adoptions, recent reunions, same-race adoption, transracial adoption, termination of parental rights, and other topics as decided by the group.

Please remember that this group is for birth/first parents who are related by birth to a child placed in adoption or foster care.  This group is not for adoptive parents.

The San Diego Conference focuses on multi-disciplinary best-practice efforts to prevent, if possible, or otherwise investigate, treat, and prosecute child and family maltreatment. The objective of the San Diego Conference is to develop and enhance professional skills and knowledge in the prevention, recognition, assessment and treatment of all forms of maltreatment, including those related to family violence, as well as to enhance investigative and legal skills. In-depth issues include support

Creating Change is the nation’s foremost political, leadership, and skills-building conference for the LGBTQ movement. We are building a future where everyone is free to be themselves in every aspect of their lives. Today, despite all the progress we have made to end discrimination, millions of LGBTQ people face barriers in every aspect of their lives: in housing, employment, healthcare, retirement, and basic human rights. These barriers must go. Through Creating Change and other advocacy programs, the Task Force is training and mobilizing thousands of activists across the nation to deliver a world where you can be you.

The goals of this virtual training series are to:

• Connect bold and progressive ideas, concepts, and theories around race and racism to practical and concrete skills and takeaways that can be incorporated into daily practice, in and outside of court.
• Deliver concrete tips to check for and interrupt individual, attorney, judicial, and systemic bias, practice through a culturally humble and antiracist lens, and improve outcomes for youth, parents, and families who are disproportionately impacted by systems involvement.
• Advance and continue the conversation around race and racism in child welfare.

The conference will feature amazing presentations on current and cutting-edge topics that will inspire you, broaden your knowledge, and provoke discussions about issues facing the juvenile and family court system.

Attendees comprise a cross-section of experts including child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice service providers; legal professionals; advocates for children; and tribal and federal leaders, convening to continue our work towards building the capacity of tribal nations and ensuring that all Indian children have safe, permanent homes.

The 23rd National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN), sponsored by the Children’s Bureau, will be held virtually over the course of two weeks in April 2023. The 23rd NCCAN will offer a unique opportunity for thought leadership and action-oriented dialogue around Doing Things Differently: Moving from the Challenge to the Change, the theme of this year’s conference. At the 23rd NCCAN, participants will explore strategies for making this vision a reality.

Our virtual conference venue will offer both live and recorded sessions, posters, and a variety of special features, making the 23rd NCCAN not only an event but a destination for learning, engaging, and accessing diverse resources. Join us to learn more about moving from the challenge to the change.

Show Hope’s Hope for the Journey Conference (formerly the Empowered to Connect Conference) is designed to encourage and equip parents and caregivers meeting the everyday needs of children impacted by adoption and/or foster care. The conference is also a much-needed resource for churches, agencies, and organizations in their care and support of the families and communities they serve.

Premiering Friday, April 14, 2023, With a NEW On-Demand Viewing Period Through June 30, 2023

Stronger Together: Uniting to Advance Change

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. For 3 days, child-and family serving professionals, families, and community representatives will gather to explore effective ways of deepening their relationships and engaging in more effective collaboration.

The conference brings together over 800 attendees from across the country representing different sectors, roles, and lived experiences.

The homelessness and affordable housing crises are affecting communities across the country. The CSH Supportive Housing Summit 2023 theme, “Building the Field,” addresses the urgent need for resources — including funding, training, networks, and guidance — that will equip the supportive housing field to invest in quality housing, coordinated services, and a sustainable, equitable workforce.

The Safe Kids Worldwide Childhood Injury Prevention Convention (PrevCon) is one of the largest gatherings of safety professionals in the world dedicated solely to the field of childhood injury prevention. It brings together leading experts, advocates, academics, and partners to share best practices and experiences with the aim of increasing our collective impact.

Children are often the first impacted and the last identified and helped! This conference brings professionals from ALL disciplines together to discuss how to better identify children impacted by familial substance use, what the impacts and long-term needs are, and how to support and provide services to them. Conference will feature national speakers, experts in the fields, and local initiatives. Topics: prevention, intervention, identification, trauma, Tribal, ACE’s, practices, and more!