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  Compassionate Healthcare: The Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence

  Erinne Conner, LMSW, MPH

  This presentation provides a comprehensive look at the Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence, a specialized, first-of-its-kind medical home in North Texas. The session explores how the Center integrates clinical care, research, and advocacy to support children involved in the child welfare system. Attendees will gain an understanding of the Center’s trauma-informed model, its multidisciplinary approach to physical and behavioral health, and its critical role in removing systemic barriers to healthcare for vulnerable youth. The presentation also highlights the Center's commitment to educating caregivers and professionals to better meet the unique developmental and emotional needs of children who have experienced trauma.
  
  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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  Strengths-Based Advocacy: Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Fieldwork

  Erinne Conner, LMSW, MPH

  Moving beyond a focus on deficits and symptom management, participants will learn how to identify, mobilize, and amplify the existing strengths, both internal and environmental, of children and families navigating the child welfare system. By integrating trauma-informed insights with intentional advocacy, attendees will develop the skills to foster environments that promote agency, self-efficacy, and sustainable resilience in every interaction.
  
  Participants can earn 1.25 Social Work CEUs or 1.25 NCPD (ANCC Contact Hour) or a certificate upon successful completion.

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

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

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  Trafficking 101 - Identifying & Supporting Survivors of Child Sex Trafficking

  Christina Jones

  Presented by Christina Jones, LMSW, Program Supervisor with Traffic 911

  This training will help equip professionals in the child welfare space with practical tools to recognize potential indicators of human trafficking among high-risk youth. The session will review common signs of trafficking, discuss appropriate steps to take when trafficking is suspected, highlight the importance of safe relationships, and provide guidance on how to interact with individuals who may have experienced trafficking from a trauma-informed lens.
  
  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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  Medical Advocacy Essentials: Supporting the Healthcare Needs of Children in Foster Care

  Erinne Conner, LMSW

  In this training, participants will learn to navigate the complexities of the healthcare system and its impact on children's health, including understanding and requesting medical records, coordinating care, and advocating for specialized services. We will emphasize fostering effective communication with healthcare providers and caseworkers, and ensuring continuity of care across placements. Discussions will cover common barriers to care and strategies for successful medical advocacy, empowering attendees to be strong voices for children's well-being.

  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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  Digital Safety

  Lamiya Islam

  Presented by Lamiya Islam, MPH, CHES, CPST Children's Healthy Injury Prevention Program Coordinator

  Provides caregivers with the tools to thrive in the digital world! This presentation is tailored for caregivers of children ages 7-17. Learn how to confidently guide kids' online activities, recognize hidden online risks, and start essential conversations - even tough topics like privacy, bullying, and sexting.

  Audience: Caregivers, child welfare professionals

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

  childrens.com/fostercare

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  Well child visits: The backbone of pediatric health

  Gunjan Singh, MD

  This training provides a comprehensive overview of pediatric well-child visits, explaining their crucial role in promoting the healthy development and well-being of children from infancy through adolescence.

  Audience: Child welfare professionals, advocates, and attorneys

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

  childrens.com/fostercare