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| 6/6/2023 -6/6/2023 | Please note: You must register for each event in this series separately Description: During this session participants will learn about disabilities in detail including: physical disability, cerebral palsy, communication disorders, and deaf and hard of hearing children. In addition, participants will learn strategies for communicating with children with disabilities. Presenter: Dermot Whelan Member Registration: $50 more info... |
| 6/7/2023 -6/7/2023 | Workshop Description: This presentation will introduce the participant to Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based parenting intervention. We will explain its procedures- what happens in PCIT, how it happens, as well as why it has proven effective for families in hundreds of research studies. We will talk about the application of this intervention to traumatized children, with specific attention to the benefits and challenges of referring child welfare families and families at risk of entering the child welfare system to PCIT. Bio: Dr. Susan Timmer is the Director of Mental Health Research and Director of PCIT and PC-CARE Training at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital CAARE Center. Dr. Timmer’s primary research interests address the treatment effectiveness of dyadic interventions within high-risk contexts, including maltreatment, domestic violence, foster and adoptive care, and maternal depression. Her research has also explored the effects of family violence on children’s social-emotional development and parent-child interactions. Much of her recent work has involved evaluating different training models to disseminate and implement dyadic therapies. She is a co-developer of PC-CARE and the principal investigator of multiple programs implementing PC-CARE. Dr. Brandi Hawk is a licensed psychologist at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital CAARE Center. She is the clinical manager for programs providing mental health services to children in foster care and is a co-developer of Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE), a brief intervention for children and caregivers. She has conducted trainings on children’s mental health, interventions for children, parenting, and childhood trauma both nationally and internationally. Current research interests include the effectiveness of dyadic interventions in the treatment of trauma and disruptive behavior disorders. Pricing & Registration: General Admission: $25.00 APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff General Admission: Free 1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology): $25.00 1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) for APSAC Members and New York Foundling Staff: $15.00 *If you are in New York and would like social work, mental health or psychology CE credits please email FontanaCenter@nyfoundling.org APSAC Members: You will receive your discount automatically when registering. The New York Foundling Staff: Please email FontanaCenter@nyfoundling.org to request your entry code. more info... |
| 6/15/2023 -6/15/2023 | The Racine County Multiple Disciplinary Team in partnership with the local Child Advocacy Center in Racine (CAC) will present a case study involving controlled buys in a home that ended with a warrant execution with children at the scene. How did the MDT partners collaborate for a safe outcome, transport children to the CAC and complete forensic interviews and medical evaluations? Outcomes, lessons learned, collaborative practice and protocol revision opportunities will be discussed during this session.
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to: 1.Identify opportunities for cross-collaboration with MDT (multidisciplinary team) members & local Child Advocacy Centers responding to "drug endangered children" & DEC needs 2.Identify where roles & responsibilities of MDT partners may be in conflict and how to overcome those barriers in DEC investigations 3.Identify DEC protocol opportunities for implementing best practice and collaboration meeting the needs of children & MDT partners Presenters: Rita Ventura – DNP, FNP-BC, Children’s Wisconsin Dr. Ventura is a certified family nurse practitioner who has been working in the Children’s Wisconsin Child Advocacy and Protection Services program since 2001 predominantly in the Kenosha and Racine Child Advocacy Centers. Dr. Ventura has presented on child maltreatment issues at both state and national conferences and has extensive training and clinical experience in child maltreatment. She routinely evaluates drug endangered children in her clinical practice. She is also a member of the Wisconsin Drug Endangered Children steering committee. Kimberly Serpe – CPS Supervisor, Racine County Human Services Kim has been a supervisor in Child Protective Services with Racine Cty HSD for six years & has over 25 years’ experience in child welfare. She is a founding member of the Racine County DEC Team created in 2009–one of the first teams established in the State of WI. In her role as a supervisor her duties include being the on-call supervisor for DEC joint responses with law enforcement. Neil McGrath – Special Agent, WI DOJ Neil has been a Special Agent with the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation for over 26 years. For most of that time, Agent McGrath investigated drug trafficking throughout the State of Wisconsin, working with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Agent McGrath has been a member of the Racine County DEC Team since 2010. Currently, Agent McGrath is assigned to the Major Crimes Bureau out of the Milwaukee DCI Office, focusing on solving cold cases in Wisconsin utilizing investigative genealogy, however, continues to assist in drug investigations. Nila Grahl – Manager, Racine/Kenosha CACs Nila is the Manager of the Racine and Kenosha County Child Advocacy Centers as part of Children’s Wisconsin and has been in this role since 2014. Nila started her career as an attorney with the Office of the Cook County Public Guardian in Chicago, IL. Nila was also the Director and oversaw the creation of the Family Visitation Center of Lake County, IL working with children and parents navigating custody and visitation arrangements when faced with the realities of intimate partner violence. She serves on the DEC and MDT teams in Racine and Kenosha Counties and has assisted in creating and revising protocols relevant to DEC processes and collaboration. more info... |
| 6/20/2023 -6/20/2023 | Please note: You must register for each event in this series separately Description: During this session participants will learn specifically about communicating with children with communication disorders, speech language disorders, including interviewing children who utilize communication devices. Presenter: Staci Whitney Member Registration: $50 more info... |
Calendar of Events - The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Events available for Registration... The New York Foundling & APSAC Webinar Series on Controversial Topics 2/14/2024 - 12/17/2024 register for this event... The New York Foundling & APSAC Webinar Series on Controversial Topics 11/14/2024 - 11/14/2024 register for this event... November 2024 Reading Club - Transforming the Child Welfare System: Helping Youth Find their Voice 11/15/2024 - 11/15/2024 register for this event... Healthcare Section 11/19/2024 - 11/19/2024 register for this event... Child Interviewing - Where Research Meets Practice (Part 1 & 2 Registration) 11/20/2024 - 11/20/2024 register for this event... Atención Informada en Trauma (Trauma Informed Care) 12/5/2024 - 12/5/2024 register for this event... Domestic Violence Section 12/10/2024 - 12/10/2024 register for this event... December 2024 Reading Club 12/13/2024 - 12/13/2024 register for this event... Healthcare Section 12/17/2024 - 12/17/2024 register for this event... The New York Foundling & APSAC Webinar Series on Controversial Topics 12/17/2024 - 12/17/2024 register for this event... APSAC Pre-Conference 2025 Registration- Renewing Hope: Innovative Strategies for Engaging Families in Child Physical and Sexual Abuse Interventions 1/26/2025 - 1/26/2025 register for this event... |
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