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CASCW Conferences, Forums & Events
2012
The 13th Annual Spring Conference:
Beyond Burnout: Secondary Trauma in the Child Welfare Workforce
May 1, 2012: Keynote
Speaker - Dr. Brian Bride, Associate Professor and PhD Program Director at the School of Social Work, University of Georgia
Guest Speaker - Erika Tullberg, Administrative Director of the ACS-NYU Children's Trauma Institute and
the Co-Chair of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Child
Welfare Committee
Panel discussion by a local practiltioner and an administrator with our
two speakers
Read about
and view the 13th Annual Conference
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The 20th Anniversary of the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW)
May 1, 2012: More about the celebration here.
Lessons from the Field Series 2012:Trauma and Children's Mental Health:Trauma Focused Care for School-Aged Children and Youth
March 29, 2012: Traumatic Stress and Youth: How Do We Intervene with Our Most Challenged Teens?
Presented by the Center for Excellence in Children's Mental Health in partnership with the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare and the Institute for Child Development. Click here for more information.
2011
Developing Protective Factors for Vulnerable Children in High Risk Families: Messages from Resilience Research
December 9, 2011; A seminar on resilience research with guest speakers Anne Masten and Dee Wilson, hosted by Esther Wattenberg. Click here to learn more and to review the materials from the seminar.
Mobilizing Hope: Using a Developmental Approach in Child Welfare
November 2, 2011; A Minnesota Roundtable on Early Childhood Education event co-sponsored by CASCW and the Center for Early Education & Development (CEED). Click here to view the roundtable and to learn more about it.
Relational Worldview & Its Implecations for Decolonizing the Self, Services & Systems
October 20, 2011: A conference about an Indigenous way of understanding health and wellness in individuals, organizations and systems anda discussion of how these concepts could be applied in child welfare in a post-colonial society Click here to learn more about the conference.
Double Jeopardy-Depressed Mothers and their Very Young Children: A Remarkable Prospect for Change
June 17, 2011: A forum on the topic of maternal depression and its effects on young children. Click here to learn more and to review the materials from the forum.
The 12th Annual Spring Conference:
Social Media, Smart Phones, and Safety: How Technology is Changing Child
Welfare Practice
April 21, 2011: Keynote
Speaker - Dale Fitch, Assistant
Professor, School of Social Work, University of
Missouri
A panel of current and former foster youth, who
are members of a local Foster Club chapter
Speakers - Frances Allegra and Pat Smith from
Our Kids of Miami-Dade/Monroe, Inc.
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and view the 12th Annual Conference
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Welfare and Technology"
Trauma-Informed Practice: A Reflective Seminar
March 15, 2011: A seminar, primarily for Child Protection supervisors, provided an opportunity to share questions, concerns, and ideas, on concepts that have their origin in frightening circumstances that some of our families in child protection caseloads have experienced. Click here for notes and materials from the seminar.
Lessons from the Field Series 2011: More than Just Mean Girls; A Series on Relational Aggression
November 30, 2010: What is Relational Aggression and How Is It a
Problem?
February 8, 2011: Does Relational Aggression and its Correlates Vary
across Cultural Contexts?
Presented by the Center for Excellence in Children's Mental Health in partnership with the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare and the Institute for Child Development. Click here for more information.
2010
Intergenerational Engagement in the Child Welfare System: Implications and Opportunities for Policy and System Reform
November 9, 2010: The biennial Katherine and Arthur Sehlin Lecture on a topic pertinent to social work was co-hosted by CASCW. Learn more about the conference and watch the video of the event.
Beyond the Baby Blues V: Motherhood, Mood Disorders and Anxiety: Before, During and After Pregnancy
June 22, 2010: View the proceedings of the conference.
New Directions for Child Welfare in the Coming Decade: Messages for Policy and Practice
June 9, 2010: Read more about the forum and listen to a podcast of the proceedings.
The 11th Annual Spring Conference:
Promoting Placement Stability
April 15, 2010: Keynote Speaker - Peter Pecora,
Managing Director of Research Services for Casey Family Programs and
Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Washington
Panelists: Nakia Capers, Title IV-E student;
Jennifer Hastings, MSW, LICSW; and Tamara Kincaid, MSW, MPA
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Annual IVE/VPC Conference
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CW360° "Promoting Placement Stability"
Child Welfare Research Poster Session: Bridging Research and Practice
March 24, 2010: Faculty from the University of Minnesota highlighted their current research and its significance for child welfare practice. This session was held at the Minnesota Social Service Association’s Annual Conference
Lessons from the Field Series 2010: Race, Culture & Children's Mental Health
May 12, 2010: The Harris Forum featuring
Alicia Lieberman
March 18, 2010: Promoting Child Well-being and
Early Intervention within a Cultural Context
December 4, 2009:
Historical Trauma, Microaggressions, and Identity: A Framework for
Culturally-Based Practice
The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare co-sponsored with the Center for Excellence in Children's Mental Health's (CECMH) a series of workshops focusing on bridging the gap from research to practice in children's mental health. Click here for more information.
2009
Improving Child Welfare Supervision
November 18, 2009: Co-hosted by the Child Safety and Permanency Division of MN DHS and the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, this conference provided an introduction to a model and framework for child welfare supervision developed by the National Resource Centers for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning and Organizational Improvement. More about the Improving Child Welfare Supervision conference.
Discipline Issues in Somali Families: Challenges and Responsibilities
November 10, 2009: A discussion about whether child welfare mandates
are congruent with cultural factors. Read more about the workshop.
Learning Dreams: A Strategy for Promoting Educational Engagement for Families in the Child Welfare System
October 21, 2009: Jerry Stein, Senior Fellow, at the School of Social Work, presented Learning Dreams, which is built on the premise that actively supporting a culture of learning in homes and communities creates a foundation for students' educational success. View a PDF of the Learning Dreams PowerPoint presentation.
Rural Counties Forum
In These Distressing Times: Fresh Responses to Vulnerable Children in
High-Risk Families: A Prevention Focus
June 4, 2009: Abigail Gewirtz, Ph.D., L.P., Project Director, Ambit Network and Professor, Family Social Science and Esther Wattenberg, Professor, School of Social Work led this forum. Read more about the Rural Counties Forum
In These Troubled Times: Fresh Approaches to Vulnerable Children in High-Risk Families
May 8, 2009: Fred Wulczyn, Ph.D., Marc Mannes, Ph.D., and Mark Sander, PsyD, LP were presenters at this forum about responding to children in anxious times, improving school readiness, and educational success for vulnerable children, including children in immigrant families. Read more about this conference.
Title IV-E Student Seminar on Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect
April 29, 2009: Eight of the School of Social Work's Title lIV-E MSW students presented on various topics related to prevention of child abuse and neglect. Review their presentations.
The 10th Annual Spring Conference:
Adolescents Aging Out of Foster Care
April 22, 2009: Keynote Speaker - Mark Courtney, Professor, School of
Social Work at the University of Washington and Executive Director of
Partners for Our Children.
Panelists: Michelle Chalmers, Co-Executive Officer of Ampersand
Families; Clair Hill, Consultant, Adolescent Services, MN DHS; and
Elizabeth Hinz, Liaison for Homeless and Highly Mobile Students for the
Minneapolis School District
Read more about the 10th Annual
ITV/VPC conference
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CW360° "Permanency or Aging Out: Adolescents in the Child Welfare
System"
2009 Poster Session
Spring 2009
2008
Familyconnect: Making Family Visits Work for Children in Foster Care
October 22, 2008: Presenters - Heidi Brinig, Project Director at Families Together in Providence RI; Wendy Negaard, Familyconnect Pilot Project Coordinator; Ande Nesmith, PhD, Sr. Researcher at Chapin Hall Center for Children; Deena McMahon, LICSW, moderator of panel. Read more about the conference and access materials.
Working with Involuntary Clients: Advances in Theory and Practice
September 15, 2008: Presenters - Ron Rooney and Chris Trotter
More information about the conference.
Addressing the Best Interests of Children in Immigrant and Refugee Families
May 1, 2008: Presenters - Randy Capps, PhD, Senior Research Associate, The Urban Institute; Sonia C. Velazquez, Vice President, Children's Division of the American Humane Association; Ramona Fong, EdD, MSW, University of Texas at Austin
Respondent - Tom Gillaspy, Minnesota State Demographer
Panelists - Hassan Ugas, Katherine Fennelly,
Susanne Schroeder, John Keller, Dianne Kimm
More information and materials from the forum.
The 9th Annual Spring Conference:
Children of Incarcerated Parents
April 16, 2008: Keynote Speaker - Creasie Finney Hairston, M.S.S.A.,
PhD, Dean and Professor of Social Work at Jane Addams College of
Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Panelists: Trina Starr, MSW Program Coordinator Mentoring Children of
Promise of the Lac Courte Oreille Tribe; Josh Gerrity, LSW Parent &
Family Program Coordinator MN Correctional Facility-Shakopee; Sarah Dass,
BSW Case Manager/Prison Program Coordinator Volunteers of America; and
Kelsey Barbara Jones, SW Child Protection Services Specialist Otter Tail
County Human Services
Children
of Incarcerated Parents
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Parents"
2007
Responding to Immigrant Families and Children
June 28, 2007: Presenters - Ilze Earner, PhD, LCSW, Hunter College School of Social Work; Susan Schmidt, MSW, Consultant, Bridging Refugee Yourht and Children's Services. Read more about the forum and access materials.
The 8th Annual Spring Conference:
The Signs of Safety Approach to Child Protection
Casework
March 28, 2007: Keynote Speaker - Andrew Turnell, social worker,
family therapist and child protection consultant from Perth, Western
Australia and the co-creator of the Signs of Safety approach to child
protection casework.
The Signs of Safety Approach to Child
Protection Casework
