15th Annual Spring Child Welfare Conference

Details

Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Time: 8:30 AM-4:00 PM
Location: North Star Ballroom, St. Paul Student Center, University of Minnesota (View Map)
Companion Publication: Spring 2014 CW360°, Attending to Well-Being in Child Welfare

6 CEHs were available for this event.

Morning Keynote Presenters

Morning Agenda (PDF)

Bryan Samuels

Executive Director, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

 PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) WATCH: Bryan Samuels, “Connecting the Dots: Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being”
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Terry Cross

Executive Director, National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)

 PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) WATCH: Terry Cross, “Relational Worldview: A Tribal and Cultural Framework for Improving Child Well-Being”
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Afternoon Speakers & Panel

Afternoon Agenda (PDF)

Amelia Franck Meyer and Elizabeth Dodge

CEO, Anu Family Services; and Director of Social Services, Chisago County Health & Human Services

 PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) WATCH: Amelia Franck Meyer, “Implementing a Wellbeing-Focused Model of Practice: Considerations for Organizational Change,” and response by Elizabeth Dodge

Panel Presentation

Moderator: Joan Riebel, LICSW, Executive Director of Family Alternatives
Panelists: Korina Barry, MSW, Senior Social Worker in the Indian Child Welfare Unit at Hennepin County; Nathan & Christy Hough, Treatment Foster Parents with Anu Family Services; Lucy, Youth Representative with Family Alternatives; Amelia Franck Meyer, MS, MSW, LISW, APSW, CEO of Anu Family Services; Elizabeth Dodge, LISW, Director, Social Services, Chisago County Health & Human Services

 WATCH: “Panel Discussion: Attending to Well-Being in Practice,” moderated by Joan Riebel