SAVE THE DATE: 2012 OHSAI Social Work Conference

Posted by Julie Stone on January 23, 2012 under News | Be the First to Comment

The Roots of Parent, Family and Community Engagement

March 14-16, 2012

Embassy Suites Dublin, Columbus, Ohio

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES: Head Start Family Services staff must possess an understanding of cultural dynamics and apply expert skills in engaging and partnering with families.  Highly qualified presenters from diverse areas of academia and social service will help participants understand the unique issues faced by the families we serve, and engage participants in strategies to improve their professional practice. The conference will include a focus on the Head Start Parent, Family and Community Engagement Framework as a tool to improve individual and programmatic practices to engage families and support children’s ongoing learning and development, along with an emphasis on effective supervision and ethical practice.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Individuals who work closely with families such as Family Services Staff, Supervisors and Home Visitors, and especially those who are responsible for assisting families in setting and achieving goals.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

• Cultural Competence
• A Comprehensive Approach to Parent, Family and Community Engagement
• Understanding and Supporting Kinship Caregivers
• Managing Emotional Mayhem through Self-Regulation
• Integrating the Parent, Family and Community Engagement Framework into your Practice and Program: Beginning the Self-Assessment Process
• Building Client Responsibility, Motivation and Initiative
• Bipolar Disorder and Other Major Mood Disorders in Youth and Adults
• Employee Engagement
• Case Management Skills
• An Effective Understanding and Application of Professional Boundaries in the Social Care Sector
• Generational Culture Issues and Professional Applications
• An Organizational Approach to Valuing Fathers
• Ethical Decision-making In the Field: A case Analysis Approach
• Valuing Fathers in Our Work

We will also have a limited number of spaces in the “Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors” training – a 12 hour training that will run the entire conference. Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors is a peer-to-peer training program that seeks to improve the outcomes of our nation’s Latino children by focusing on building the capacity and confidence of parents to be strong and powerful advocates in the lives of their children.

All conference content (with the exception of the Abriend Puertas/Opening Doors session) has been submitted to the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for CEU approval. All content will be submitted for Step Up to Quality Specialized Training approval.

WATCH FOR THE FULL AGENDA AND REGISTRATION MATERIALS COMING SOON….