11:30am-12:45pm on November 4
This webinar provides an overview of the nationally-adopted Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support. These Standards have created a common language across different kinds of Family Strengthening and Family Support programs and are used as a tool for planning, providing, and assessing quality practice.
Relationship Education: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Youth on 11/11
1pm on Wednesday, November 11
Join Dr. Kristen Plastino and Jennifer Todd from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio as they define trauma and discuss Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in this webinar from Dibble Institute. They will explore trauma's effects on young people as well as youth’s reactions to trauma. You will learn how they shifted from the existing paradigm to a trauma-informed approach utilizing relationship education. They will share lessons they learned in the field as they implemented their approach with over 100,000 young people over the last 4 years in San Antonio.
DC Families First Family Success Center Initiative: Advancing Equity and Transforming Child Welfare on 11/18
11:30am-12:45pm on November 18
This webinar will address the transformation of the Child and Family Services Agency of Washington, DC to focus further upstream to support families to succeed and not enter the child welfare system. Through a new Mayoral initiative using local funding, DC has developed and launched 10 Families First Family Success Centers as a vehicle to access those disproportionately affected by social determinants of health.
Tackling Homelessness Nationally: Adapting Services and Improving Housing Options on 12/16
9:30am-1:30pm on Wednesday, December 16
There is a cost associated with this event.
This timely symposium from Public Policy Exchange provides an invaluable opportunity for case managers, social workers, community outreach specialists, housing authorities, developers, healthcare and mental health practitioners, and other key stakeholders to reflect on progress made, identify challenges and consider next steps in tackling homelessness across the nation. Cross-sector exchange will help facilitate better partnerships between civil society, the private sector and government actors. It will allow delegates to consider solutions to identified barriers and challenges related to policy implementation. Participants will be able to transfer key learnings and best practices to their own communities whether at the local, state or national level. If you or any of your colleagues is interested in attending, please complete the attached registration form and send it to Shabneez Thawkalkhan at s.thawkalkhan@parlistudies.org
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