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  From Roots to Resilience: Navigating Generational Trauma in Child Welfare

  Kathryn Dumond, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S

  This training explores how the effects of trauma can be passed down through generations, impacting the children and families involved with the child welfare system. We'll explore how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and systemic inequalities can create a cycle of trauma that impacts a child's biological parents, leading to complex challenges in parenting and contributing to the cycles that can lead to foster care. The training will provide insights into identifying these patterns and developing strategies to support both children and their families with a trauma-informed approach.

  Participants can earn 1.5 Social Work CEUs or 1.5 NCPD (ANCC Contact Hour) or a certificate upon successful completion.

  Audience: Caregivers, child welfare professionals, and advocates

  For a certificate of participation or questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  The First 30 Days: Cross-System Strategies for Whole-Child Initial Evaluation

  Michele Hickman, Sophia Cantu, Joy Green, Tiffany Gonzales, and Erinne Conner

  The first month of a foster care placement is a high-stakes period for identifying unmet needs. This panel brings together pediatricians and child welfare professionals to discuss the logistical and clinical "triage" that occurs during entry into foster care. The panel will examine how to move beyond a checklist approach to evaluate a child’s "whole-health" profile, ensuring that developmental delays and mental health triggers are identified early and shared across the entire support network.
  
  Participants can earn 1 Social Work CEUs or 1 NCPD (ANCC Contact Hour) or a certificate upon successful completion.

  Audience: Child welfare professionals, advocates, and attorneys

  For a certificate of participation or questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  Beyond Removal: Addressing the Unique Healthcare Needs of Children in the Texas Child Welfare System

  Hilda Loria and Radha McNicholas

  For children entering the Texas child welfare system, the physical "removal" from danger does not equate to the removal of health complexities. This session dives into the clinical and systemic realities of caring for children in the conservatorship of the state. Participants will explore the intersection of developmental trauma and physical health, identify the Texas-specific barriers that lead to fragmented care, and learn actionable, trauma-informed strategies to stabilize placements through proactive medical advocacy.
  
  Participants can earn 1.5 Social Work CEUs or 1.5 NCPD (ANCC Contact Hour) or a certificate upon successful completion.

  Audience: Child welfare professionals, advocates, and attorneys

  For a certificate of participation or questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  The Journey Continues: Preparing Families for Adoption Finalization and Post Adoption Success

  Carrie Moore

  In this presentation, we will explore key considerations for supporting families as they transition from placement toward adoption finalization. Core areas of focus will include the impact of grief and loss, patterns of adjustment among children and caregivers, and common emotional and behavioral responses that may arise during this time. Additionally, we will address approaches for supporting the child’s emotional experience, ways in which adoption-related themes emerge across various developmental stages, and processes through which identity formation evolves. Finally, we’ll review available postadoption resources and highlight situations in which families may benefit from seeking additional support.
  
  Participants can earn 1.5 Social Work CEUs or 1.5 NCPD (ANCC Contact Hour) or a certificate upon successful completion.

  Audience: Child welfare professionals, advocates, and attorneys

  For a certificate of participation or questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  Supporting Youth in Child Welfare Systems: Transitioning from Foster Care to Young Adulthood

  Hilda Loria, MD, MPH, FAAP

  This training will provide essential insights and strategies for professionals and caregivers working with youth in foster care. Participants will explore critical health and social outcomes relevant to this transition, identify common challenges faced by young adults with lived experience in foster care, and discuss actionable ways to effectively support them as they navigate their journey into young adulthood.

  Audience: Caregivers, child welfare professionals, advocates, and attorneys

  For questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  The Developing Brain: Understanding and Supporting Children Exposed to Drugs In-Utero

  Hilda Loria, MD, MPH, FAAP

  This training provides a high level overview of the effects of in-utero drug exposure on infants and young children, focusing on the critical support needed for both the child and their caregivers. Participants will gain a understanding of the diverse impacts of prenatal substance exposure on healthy physical and cognitive development, including potential long-term effects throughout childhood. The training will explore common developmental delays, behavioral challenges, and medical conditions associated with exposure, and provide practical strategies for early intervention and supports.

  Audience: Child welfare professionals, advocates, and attorneys

  1.5 Social Work CEUs available, please register here: https://www.eeds.com/reg/053251349

  For questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  Supporting Caregivers Involved in the Child Welfare System

  The Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellance

  Panel discussion presented by:
  Kristen Kolb, Hope Spring Community-Founder and Executive Director
  Ellen Dannevik, UTA Center for Addiction and Recovery Studies School of Social Work- Life Connections Program Director
  Jailynn Smiley, CK Family Services-Director of Community Engagement
  Carly Scudder, The Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence-Clinical Therapist

  In this panel discussion, you'll hear from multiple organizations on the strategies, services, and resources they use and recommend in working with and supporting caregivers (i.e. foster, kinship, adoptive, birth) involved in the child welfare system.

  Audience: Child Welfare professionals, advocates, and attorneys

  Certificate of participation for 1 hour of training available.

  For questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  Empowering Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

  Kimberly Stone, MD, MPH, FAAP; Amy Six-Means, MLIS; Elizabeth Cruz, MSW; and Madeline Reedy, MA

  Recognizing the unique needs of youth in foster care approaching adulthood, this training provides information on how to empower and educate these youth to assume responsibility for their medical and behavioral healthcare.

  Audience: caregivers, child welfare professionals and advocates

  For a certificate of participation or questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  Long Term Effects of Sexual Abuse

  Kathryn Dumond, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S

  A foster child who has experienced abuse and neglect often has specialized health care needs. This 1-hour activity is designed to provide knowledge and skills to better care for children who have experienced abuse, neglect, and other childhood traumas This online educational enduring material is designed for physicians and clinical staff. Its purpose is to bridge the gap between the medical knowledge and current practice with evidence-based practice guidelines to achieve optimal patient outcomes through discussions and examinations of interesting, real-world cases.

  Audience: Child welfare professionals, advocates, and attorneys

  For a certificate of participation or questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  Mitigating the Meal Table: Strategies to Help Your Picky Eater

  Shivani Misra, MD

  When a child is placed in your home, they often experience new foods and flavors different than what they're used to. In this training, Dr. Misra will discusses strategies to help navigate picky eating.

  Audience: Caregivers and child welfare advocates

  For a certificate of participation or questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  Caregiver Grief and Loss

  DiTallianna Patterson, LCSW

  Along with the fulfillment of being a foster caregiver comes the heartbreak of loss when a child moves from your home. In this training, DiTallianna Patterson discusses how caregivers, and their families, can process and heal from those moments of grief.

  Audience: Caregivers

  For a certificate of participation or questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  Transracial Caregiving

  Kristin Scott, PhD and DiTallianna Patterson, LCSW

  A foster child who has experienced abuse and neglect often has specialized health care needs. This 1-hour activity is designed to provide knowledge and skills to better care for children who have experienced abuse, neglect, and other childhood traumas This online educational enduring material is designed for physicians and clinical staff. Its purpose is to bridge the gap between the medical knowledge and current practice with evidence-based practice guidelines to achieve optimal patient outcomes through discussions and examinations of interesting, real-world cases.

  Audience: Child welfare professionals, advocates, and attorneys

  For a certificate of participation or questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  Fostering Health: Cross-Systems Collaboration in the Care of Children with Prenatal Drug Exposure

  Hilda Loria, MD, MPH, FAAP; Valerie Smith, MD; Cecilia Lazcano; and Daniel Donalson

  Panel series discussion with providers, experts, and caregivers regarding the importance and application of cross-systems collaboration in treating and caring for children born with prenatal drug exposure.

  Audience: Child welfare professionals, advocates, and attorneys

  For a certificate of participation or questions, please email [email protected]

  childrens.com/fostercare