Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare

Events & Outreach

Past Event

Save the Date, May 8, 2009

In These Troubled Times: Fresh Approaches to Vulnerable Children in High-Risk Families

Of Special Interest—Child Well-Being as a Focus of Attention:

Responding to children in anxious times; Improving school readiness and educational success for vulnerable children, including children in immigrant families.

Watch this event

Part 1, 1:39

Part 2: 0:16

Part 3, 0:56

Listen to the audio for this event

Presenters

Unpacking the Concept of Child Well-Being

Fred Wulczyn, Ph.D., Research Fellow
Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago

Novel Ways of Thinking About Educational Success for All Children

Marc Mannes, Ph.D., Senior Consultant Search Institute

Caring Across Communities: A School-Based Model for Community Mental Health Partnerships

Mark Sander, PsyD, LP, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Hennepin County Mental Health Coordinator, Minneapolis Public Schools and James Johnson, MSW, LICSW, Director, Student Support Services Minneapolis Public Schools

Panel Presentations

This forum included panel presentations of innovative projects developed in new populations supporting child well-being.

Wrap-Up

Esther Wattenberg, Professor, School of Social Work, CASCW and CURA, University of MN

Forum held

If you have any questions please contact Mary Kaye LaPointe by  e-mail at: welle003@umn.edu

Funded  through The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, School of Social Work The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs University of Minnesota—Twin Cities