CASCW Co-sponsored Events
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Statewide Conference
Humphrey School of Public AffairsAcross the state, counties and tribes are wrestling with more difficult and complicated cases, a workforce shortage and trying to comply with new regulations for child protection. Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are mentioned in the Governor’s Task Force recommendations as a best practice. Working with the right expert, at the right time, can minimize trauma to [...]
Using the University of Minnesota’s Traumatic Stress Screen for Children and Adolescents in Child Welfare Practice
Chisago County Government Center Suite150B 313 N Main St, Center City, MNFree Training Opportunity! Training Objectives: Provide background and evidence supporting development of the University of Minnesota’s Traumatic Stress Screen for Children and Adolescents© Teach and demonstrate proper use of the TSSCA Explain how to use TSSCA results in a variety of practice contexts including case planning, court reporting and safety planning Model a case study [...]
Be@School Conference – Part 1: Voices From The Native American Community
Part One: School Engagement Voices from the Native American Community This two-part series will highlight community based work on school engagement through a cultural lens. Part One will highlight programs in the Native American community. Part two of this conference series will take place this Fall and will highlight community-based work from the African American [...]
Be@School Conference – Part 2: Voices From The African American Community
TCF Bank Stadium 2009 University Avenue Se, Minneapolis, United StatesThis two-part series highlights community-based work on school engagement through a cultural lens. Part One highlighted programs in the Native American community. Part Two will highlight programs in the African American community working with families around school engagement. Keynote Speakers: Keith Mayes, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of African American & African Studies, University of Minnesota [...]
Supporting Parents with Co-occuring Disorders in Child Welfare: Three Part Training Series
Stearns County Service Center 3301 Co. Rd. 138 Room 138, Waite Park, MNTraining 1: Introduction to Co-occurring Disorders, Integrated Treatment, and Recovery-oriented Approaches A brief overview of mental illness, substance use disorders, and prevalence rates Understanding integrated treatment from a recovery-oriented perspective Using language that supports recovery Training 2: Stages of Change and Client-centered Care Understanding the process of change Building a relationship that supports change Motivational [...]
Effective Strategies for Working with Involuntary Clients: International Perspectives WELCOME
Monash University Prato Centre Palazzo Vai, Via Pugliesi 26, Prato, ItalyThis international conference on working with involuntary clients, gathering ideas from research, policy, and practice about strategies for effective practice in child welfare, corrections, social welfare and family services, health/mental health substance use/abuse and domestic violence. Issues related to the dynamics of working with this population will be discussed, with an emphasis on the importance [...]
Be@School: 2018 School Engagement Conference
TCF Bank Stadium 2009 University Avenue Se, Minneapolis, United StatesRegistration: 8:30am to 9am Program: 9am to 1:30pm Speakers: Mauri Friestleben Principal, Lucy Craft Laney at Cleveland Park Community School View Bio Dr. Michael Rodriguez founding co-director of the Educational Equity Resource Center and the Campbell Leadership Chair in Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota View Bio No cost [...]
Supporting Parents with Co-occurring Disorders in Child Welfare (Part One of a Three-Part Training Series)
Beltrami County Administration Building 701 Minnesota Ave. NW, Bemidje, MNParents with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders are overrepresented in child welfare cases. An estimated 50% to 80% of all confirmed child neglect and maltreatment cases involve a parent struggling with substance use disorders (National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University [NCASAC], 1999). In a collaborative effort between MNCAMH and [...]