News from the Field: October 2018
Lot’s of great opportunities this October to learn more about child trafficking prevention, grief and loss, mental health, and a new publication on the immigration humanitarian crisis. Check it all out below!
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News From The Field
2018 UT Child Welfare Conference
November 9th, 8-4pm, ATX, 6.75 CEUs
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A Professional’s Guide to Protecting Children from Trafficking
Healthy Youth Partnership and Girls with Grit: October 23, 3 – 4:30 pm, Austin, TX
Healthier Texas Summit
IT’S TIME TEXAS and the University of Texas: October 25-26, Austin, TX
NAMI Texas 2018 Conference
October 26-27, Austin, TX
Central Texas Grief and Loss Conference
Steve Hicks School of Social Work: November 1 – 2, Austin, TX
National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health Conference
November 1 – 3, Houston, TX
Strengthening Youth and Families Conference
Texas Juvenile Justice Department: November 5 – 8, Galveston, TX
The Strengths Model: An Evidence-Based Approach to Case Management
Lifeworks: November 9, 9 am – 12 pm, Austin, TX
Treating Trauma Master Series: A 5-Module Series on the Treatment of Trauma
National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine
Weds/Thurs through November 8, online video
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Child & Youth Care Forum: Work engagement and child care providers: An application of the job demands-resources model
Texas Children’s Commission: Education of Children & Youth Placed in Residential Treatment Round Table Report
Texas Children’s Commission: 2018 Study of Legal Representation in Child Protective Services Cases
Chronicle of Social Change: Profiles in permanence: What’s being done to improve adoptions and guardianships
Chronicle of Social Change Project: Who Cares: A National Count of Foster Homes and Families
Texas Criminal Justice Coalition: Young adults and community supervision: The need for a developmentally appropriate approach to probation
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal: Foster care alumni and higher education: A descriptive study of post-secondary achievements of foster youth in Texas
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal: The Immigration Humanitarian Crisis Is Not Going Away—And SocialWork Needs to Step Up
Annie E. Casey Foundation: Opening Doors for Young Parents
Annie E. Casey Foundation: A Blueprint for Embedding Evidence-Based Practices in Child Welfare