iarcca - Children`s Coalition of Indiana

67
2011
th
ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
September 27 & 28, 2011
Indianapolis Hilton North
8181 N. Shadeland Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46250
800.HILTONS (445.8667)
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Schedule at a Glance
Tuesday, September 27th
8:00 a.m.– 8:45 a.m.
Registration
8:00 a.m.– 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.
Exhibits in Exhibit Hall
8:45 a.m.– 8:55 a.m.
Opening Remarks
8:55 a.m.– 9:45 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
10:00 a.m.– 11:30 a.m.
Workshop Session A
11:45 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.
Luncheon in the Crown Room
1:15 p.m.– 2:45 p.m.
Workshop Session B
3:00 p.m.– 4:30 p.m.
Workshop Session C
Wednesday, September 28th
8:00 a.m.– 8:45 a.m.
Registration
8:00 a.m.– 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.
Exhibits in Exhibit Hall
8:45 a.m.– 8:55 a.m.
Opening Remarks
8:55 a.m.– 9:45 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
10:00 a.m.– 11:30 a.m.
Workshop Session D
11:45 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.
Luncheon in the Crown Room
1:15 p.m.– 2:45 p.m.
Workshop Session E
3:00 p.m.– 4:30 p.m.
Workshop Session F
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Serving Indiana DCS Region 15—Dearborn, Decatur,
Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley & Switzerland Counties
Shelter 812-265-3777 * Administration 812-273-1917
* Jefferson County Youth Shelter—Emergency & Long Term Placement—Children 6 to 18 years
* Community Partners for Child Safety—Region 15
* Pathways Learning Center—Jefferson County
* Safe Place—Jefferson & Switzerland Counties
* Youth As Resources—Jefferson County
www.pathwaysmadison.org
Sue Lindborg Fisher, MPA, Executive Director, 116 Miles Ridge Rd., PO Box 444, Madison, IN 47250
Keynote Speakers
Wednesday
Tuesday
Mary Armstrong-Smith, Prevent Child Abuse Indiana
The Power of Humor for Helpers
Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America,
President & Chief Executive Officer
National Trends in Child Welfare
Ms. Christine James-Brown from the Child Welfare League of America
will kick off the 67th annual IARCCA conference by sharing information
on the national trends in child welfare. As the look of child welfare is
continually changing, Ms. James-Brown will provide an overview of the
current perspectives in public policy and noteworthy trends among
states as they respond to federal policies and changes in both federal
and state funding. Ms. James-Brown will talk about the trends and shifts
in utilization of out-of-home care options for children in child welfare
systems and the development and increased use of family based
services. Come and learn more about what your agency will need to do
to stay competitive and what opportunities and challenges may be in
our future.
Ms. James-Brown became President and Chief Executive officer of the
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) in April 2007, assuming the
leadership of the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child
welfare organization.
Prior to joining CWLA, Ms. James-Brown served as President and CEO
of United Way International where she was responsible for the efforts of
the organization’s network of United Way non-profit member
organizations that serve communities in 45 countries and territories.
Prior to her leadership role at United Way International, for ten years she
served as President and CEO of United Way of Southeastern
Pennsylvania (UWSEPA) based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During
her decade of leadership at UWSEPA, Ms. James-Brown directed a staff
of 130 that managed an annual fundraising effort raising over
$50,000,000, and distributed funds to over 2,500 community-based
agencies.
Throughout her career, Ms. James-Brown has worked tirelessly to help
nonprofit health and human service organizations grow and expand their
ability to serve children and families through foundation and corporate
philanthropy.
Humor is often misunderstood. Because humor can be used to
lighten a situation, it is sometimes dismissed as unimportant. In truth,
humor is a powerful collection of wide-ranging skills that allow us to
be more innovative and focused when it comes to dealing with difficult situations. Today’s keynote presentation will address ways to
hone humor skills, bring intentional humor into the workplace, and
will help attendees understand the physical and psychological aspects of laughter.
Mary Armstrong-Smith has been entertaining and educating all
kinds of audiences for over twenty-five years. From the first time she
stepped on to the stage of her high school’s drama department
(playing the President of the United States, no less!), Mary has been
connecting with people through the use of her humor and passion
for life.
Almost twenty years ago, she had another first: Mary cautiously
stepped on to the stage at an Indianapolis comedy club and began
talking about her life--the small town where she grew up, her struggles to become svelte, her long-suffering spouse, and anything else
that came to mind. The audience roared its approval, and in just
over a year Mary was a regular at area comedy clubs.
Soon after, she began to find ways to use her comedy skills in her
job in human services. Colleagues at other agencies began asking
her to come and share her tips for being funny in a very unfunny
world. Within a year, Mary was presenting her ideas at a host of
state and national conferences. Corporate clients and universities
began inviting her to talk with their employees about humor in the
workplace. She even taught a stand-up comedy class for Indiana
University.
Mary serves as the Community Partners Director for Prevent Child
Abuse Indiana. As a survivor of childhood abuse, she brings a
unique perspective to her work with abuse prevention councils
throughout Indiana.
Tuesday, September 27th
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
A1
USING IARCCA OUTCOMES IN YOUR
AGENCY
Your agency spends time collecting outcomes on your services, but
do you know how to use them? This workshop will explore the many
uses of outcome data, including program evaluation and improvement, service development, grant procurement, treatment planning,
and, contract and accreditation compliance. Participants will learn
how to produce reports and extract data from the EON® web system, ―drill down‖ their data in a spreadsheet, identify strengths and
challenges, and compile data required by DCS. Time will also be
allotted to address participants’ questions.
PRESENTERS: John Link, MS, LMFT, LCAC; Crossroad Institute, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Jeannie Bellman, MSW, IARCCA
An Association of Children & Family Services, Indianapolis,
Indiana.
A2
RESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP: WHAT
DOES IT REALLY TAKE?
Is leadership something one is born with or something that is
learned? If it can be learned, what exactly must be taught? Early in
2011, Executive Directors of IARCCA member agencies were asked
to participate in a research project in an effort to determine what
skills are most important for leaders in our field. This presentation
will report the findings of that research, along with the current research trends in the field of organizational leadership, and discuss
the possible implications for leader development.
and cons of going to court; the law about mental health records being
admitted at court (I.C. 16-39-3); and, advocating for children’s rights
to confidentiality.
PRESENTER: Lois Rifner, PhD; Private Practice, Bedford,
Indiana.
A5
It’s hard to have empathy when you’ve never seen it, so
how do we help children promote this critical attribute? And, why is it
so important anyway? This training will explore how empathy develops, threats to its development, why it’s necessary and how to help
develop it in children.
PRESENTERS: Amy Rosen, LMHC, LCAC; and Rhonda Gipson
Willis, MSW, LCSW; The Children’s Campus, Mishawaka, Indiana.
A6
PRESENTER: Andrea Smith, JD; Kids Voice of Indiana,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
PRESENTER:
Dennis
Bumgarner,
ACSW, LCSW, Chapel Hill Center for
Brief Therapy, Indianapolis, Indiana.
A4
Tuesday, September 27th
1:15 - 2:45 p.m.
INNOCULATING CHILDREN AGAINST
DEPRESSION
Over the past fifty years, the rate of depression in the United States
has increased ten times. This workshop will look at the dynamics
behind this increase and what adults can do in their day-to-day interactions to help vaccinate children against this debilitating disorder.
ETHICS AND MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS
This workshop will explore the issues around mental health treatment records of residents in child welfare facilities and testimony in
court. Participants will learn how to write a treatment agreement that
allows for more confidentiality; what to tell child and adolescent clients about the potential limits to their confidentiality; keeping appropriate mental health records; the ―parent’s‖ rights to access; how to
respond to a subpoena; consulting with your client about the pros
GUIDING CHILDREN THROUGH SOCIAL
MEDIA
This workshop will provide information on children’s use of social media and how parents and other caregivers can guide and protect children. The session will inform attendees of the dangers and legal
ramifications children may encounter by sending information through
social mediums such as text messages and over the internet through
Facebook and email. The workshop will also provide information
about ―sexting‖ by youth. Participants will receive legal information
and practical tips to help them guide children to make positive decisions about using social media.
PRESENTER: Jeff Waibel, MSW, MA, ABD; Gateway Woods,
Leo, Indiana.
A3
WHY SHOULD I CARE AGAIN?
B1
INTEGRATIVE SERVICES – THE CHANGING
LANDSCAPE OF RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT: THE WIN-WIN-WIN FOR FAMILIES,
PROVIDERS, & THE STATE
For more than 150 years, traditional residential treatment practices
have been highly utilized and have been the cornerstone of many
agencies. The landscape has significantly changed over the last five
years—allowing an opportunity for innovation and research-based
practice to emerge. Through flexible partnerships with DCS and the
inevitable need to change practice to produce better clinical and financial outcomes, Integrated Services started as a pilot project in
July 2010 and has emerged as an innovative best practice option for
children and families otherwise referred for traditional residential care.
Providers will be introduced to the Integrated Services model, to specific clinical and business model best practices, and will emerge with
a better understanding of the future opportunities in residential care.
State leaders, DCS representatives and Integrated Services Providers will present key practice differences, expectations and
―guaranteed‖ outcomes.
PRESENTERS: Jim Dalton, PsyD, HSPP; Damar Services, and
Jennifer Hubartt, Marion County DCS; Indianapolis, Indiana.
PANEL: Peggy Surbey; Marion County DCS, and Angel Knapp,
MSW; Damar Services, Indianapolis, Indiana.
B2
BRINGING GROUPS TOGETHER IN THE
WORKPLACE
Working with groups of people can be complicated and frustrating but
is also unavoidable. This workshop is designed to help different departments of the same agency work together in a more effective manner. The objectives for this training will include understanding individual communications styles, incorporating those different styles into
the group, and working through conflict. Participants in this training
will be expected to actively participate in group tasks.
PRESENTERS: Robyn Eubank, PsyD, HSPP and Leslie Miller,
MA; Youth Opportunity Center, Muncie, Indiana.
B3
STAGES OF CHANGE: METAPHOR AND
MINDFULNESS FOR VICTIMS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Mothers of children in DCS care have often experienced Intimate
Partner Violence (IPV), otherwise known as domestic violence (DV).
Due to their own attachment and coping deficits, they select unhealthy partners and expose their children to repeated trauma. This
workshop reviews treatment techniques to use with this population to
address relational violence and reduce symptoms of trauma
(metaphor, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and selfpersuasion) using Prochaska & DiClemente’s Transtheoretical
Stages of Change Model
PRESENTERS: Pat Pernicano, PsyD, HSPP; Providence Self
Sufficiency Ministries, Inc., Georgetown, Indiana.
B4
TWO PEAS IN A POD: ATTACHMENT AND
KIDS IN CHILD WELFARE
How are attachment and child welfare related? It might just be the
missing puzzle piece that you have been looking for. Come learn
about the attachment needs cycle as well as the various types of
secure and insecure attachment cycles. Typical child development
and a child’s development with a neglectful parent will be examined
as we search for answers on how to work effectively with children
with attachment difficulties.
PRESENTER: Kate Creason, MSW; Children’s Bureau, Inc.,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
B5
KINSHIP CARE
This workshop will discuss the laws related to kinship care in Indiana.
Participants will learn who kinship care providers should contact when
they start caring for a child and possible support options. The workshop will discuss formal and informal kinship care, with an emphasis
on the CHINS process and formal kinship care. The workshop will also
discuss legal options for permanency that kinship care providers may
pursue, such as guardianship, third party custody, and adoption.
PRESENTER: Derelle Watson-Duvall, JD; Kids Voice of Indiana &
the Children’s Law Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana.
B6
WHEN KIDS PUSH OUR BUTTONS:
SELF-AWARENESS FOR YOUTH WORKERS
& FOSTER PARENTS
What happens to you emotionally in the process of working with kids is
the critical factor in determining your effectiveness. Seldom are we
unaffected by the behavior or stories of our kids. Our professional
development depends on our willingness to examine our conscious
and unconscious motivations that are helping or hindering our professional growth and that of our kids. Helping these children begins with
understanding ourselves, especially our own emotional processes that
occur in the midst of conflict. This workshop will introduce the concept
of self-awareness and teach youth workers how to get in touch with
their motivations so that they may work more affectively with kids.
PRESENTER: Dennis Bumgarner, ACSW, LCSW; Chapel Hill
Center for Brief Therapy, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Tuesday, September 27th
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
C1
INTEGRATIVE SERVICES–THE CHANGING
LANDSCAPE OF RESIDENTIAL TREAT—MENT: THE WIN-WIN-WIN FOR FAMILIES,
PROVIDERS, AND THE STATE.
Continuation of Session B1
C2
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT WITH THE
CONDUCT-DISTORDERED AND
OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT CHILD:
AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH.
The use of externally-applied consequences (punishments and rewards) in attempting to change the behavior of the CD and ODD child
usually frustrates the youth worker and produces little change in the
behavior of the child. This workshop will explain the unique nature of
the kids with these disorders, why usual and customary approaches
tend not to work, and what youth workers can do alternatively in order
to encourage acceptable behavior and discourage the negative.
PRESENTER: Dennis Bumgarner, ACSW, LCSW; Chapel Hill
Center for Brief Therapy, Indianapolis, Indiana.
C3
BATH SALTS—CLEAN NAME…..DIRTY
SECRETS
C5
A COACHING MODEL FOR FAMILY
EMPOWERMENT
This presentation is designed to share the existing research and statistics on ―bath salts,‖ a powerful stimulant of methedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV). Recently, there have been scattered
reports across the country of drug-induced deaths and accidental
overdoses on these products that are sold legally in most states. This
session will help direct care staff and clinicians to identify warning
signs of ―bath salt‖ users that may present in our facilities and be
misinterpreted as symptoms of mental illness.
Bridges to tomorrow, a Metro United Way project, is a communitybased early childhood intervention with the goal of preparing at-risk
children for kindergarten. This program provides coaching to parents
as well as several other services. This workshop will explore several
models of coaching while focusing specifically on the Bridges Family
Center Coaching Model, which empowers families to succeed.
Aspects of coaching that make it effective in these communities will
be discussed and demonstrated.
PRESENTER: Katrina Norris, LCSW, LAC; Whitewater Valley
Care Pavilion, Connersville, Indiana.
PRESENTERS: Melissa Gibson, BA; Ruth O’Brien, BS; and Lara
Jones, BA; Spalding University, Louisville, Kentucky.
C4
C6
ADULT ATTACHMENT: HOW DOES OUR
OWN HISTORY AFFECT HOW WE PARENT
AND ATTACH TO OUR CHILDREN?
The biggest indicator of whether a child will successfully attach to a
parent is whether the parent can attach to the child. True attachments
are reciprocal. Come explore this topic and learn how as adults, we
can learn to heal ourselves to better parents and professionals with
children that struggle with attachment.
PRESENTER: Kate Creason, MSW; Children’s Bureau, Inc.,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
THE CYCLE OF ABUSIVE/DESTRUCTIVE
BEHAVIOR
In addition to providing an easy to understand outline on how negative/acting-out behaviors tend to escalate and ―snowball‖ out of control, this workshop will teach residential staff and clinicians the essential elements of the relationship between thinking, feeling, and doing;
and equip staff with the necessary skills and practical interventions to
help children and adolescents learn how to manage emotions and
stop the cycle of negative behavior.
PRESENTER: Brian Davis, MDiv, LMFT; Childplace Inc.,
Jeffersonville, Indiana.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th
10:00-11:30 a.m.
D1
PROVIDING COMMUNITY CHOICES TO
INDIANA’S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Choices, Inc., a non profit care management organization from Indianapolis, will describe it’s philosophical and operational approach to
serving children, youth and families from the children’s human service
systems. Recently Indiana’s DCS asked Choices to pilot a program
in northern Indiana that aggressively worked to move children from
residential care to lower levels of community care. The outcomes will
be shared and discussed. Additionally Choices will share the size and
scope of the Provider Network that has been created in Central
Indiana and is now growing statewide.
PRESENTER: Knute Rotto, ACSW; Choices Inc., Indianapolis,
Indiana.
D2
WAITING FOR OUTCOMES IS TOO LATE
In this workshop, participants will learn the importance of fidelity and
examples of fidelity measures. The focus is the fidelity of a therapist
to a therapy model and ―growing‖ fidelity. A review of research is
followed by identification of common problems in service delivery that
fidelity can address. The presenter then identifies necessary program
elements to grow fidelity and provides an example of a conceptual
scheme to organize measurement. In the final section, participants
review examples of how fidelity measures translate into program
changes.
PRESENTER: Hugh Hanlin, PhD, HSPP, CSAYC; Resolute
Treatment Facility and Resource Community Services,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
D3
DBT BASICS
This workshop will review components of Dialectical Behavior Therapy including: mindfulness—looking at what adolescents pay attention to and get more control over where their awareness goes; emotional regulation—helping regulate painful affective states; distress
tolerance—developing strategies to survive painful emotions or situations without succumbing to them; interpersonal effectiveness—
developing strategies for asking what one wants or needs, saying no,
coping with conflict and maintaining relationships and maintaining self
-respect; walking the middle path—properly addressing conflicts and
dilemmas often found in parent-adolescent relationships.
PRESENTER: Barbara Carrasco, MSW, LCSW; The Children’s
Campus, Mishawaka, Indiana.
D4
ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN SOCIAL
WORK – PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF A
MODEL
This workshop will begin by exploring modern challenges to ethical
decision making in the social work profession. The background and
rationale for ethical decision making will be reviewed, with a special
focus on the basic principles and philosophical models that tend to
guide social work practice and on what constitutes an ethical dilemma. A specific model for ethical decision making will be introduced, and workshop participants will be guided through a discussion
on the application of the model to various cases.
PRESENTER: Robert Weiler, MSW, LCSW, LCAC; Indiana University School of Social Work and Harford Partnership Program
for Aging Education, Indianapolis, Indiana
D5
MAKING LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS:
THE POWER OF POSITIVE PERCEPTION
Shifting perceptions to include a positive, comprehensive understanding of difficult residents can improve mood and job satisfaction, build
staff-resident relationships, increase the use of positive interventions,
and reduce the use of punishment. Participants will discover the value
of strength-based approaches while actively developing the skills necessary for viewing residents from a positive, strength-based perspective. A variety of activities will be utilized to assist in building the ability
to perceive residents positively and demonstrate the power of positive
perception.
PRESENTERS: Meghan Colley, MA and Lee Anne McLendon, BA;
Youth Opportunity Center, Muncie, Indiana.
D6
MENTOR LEADERSHIP
Inspired by former Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy and
based on his book, The Mentor Leader, this workshop will bring together key points that focus on those who directly work with adolescents. It is designed to better develop our own leadership skills as well
as provide inspiration and the tools for those students we work with
into leaders themselves.
PRESENTER: Robert Rinearson; Fort Wayne Community Schools;
Fort Wayne, Indiana.
D7
SUPPORTING FOSTER YOUTH PURSUING
POST- SECONDARY DREAMS
A panel of students from the Guardian Scholars program at Ball State
University and Ivy Tech East Central will discuss their transition into the
world of post-secondary education, obstacles they have overcome, and
the benefits they have experienced from participating in a postsecondary support program. The Guardian Scholars program will also
be introducing new program initiatives for the 2012-2013 academic
year.
PRESENTERS: Trisha Nixon; Guardian Scholars Program -- Ball
State University, Muncie, Indiana.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th
1:15-2:45 p.m.
E1
PUBLIC POLICY TRENDS AND ISSUES
This workshop will feature a panel discussion of current public policy
trends and issues from a range of perspectives.
PRESENTERS: Director James W. Payne, Indiana Department of
Child Services; Cathy Graham, IARCCA Executive Director;
David Sklar, Children’s Coalition of Indiana; and Bart Giesler,
John Frick & Associates, IARCCA Lobbyist; Moderator: Sharon
Pierce, The Villages of Indiana; Indianapolis, Indiana.
E2
WELLNESS: WHAT’S IN IT FOR OUR
AGENCY
Wellness has been the ―buzz word‖ for the last several years among
many employers and the revenues of the ―wellness industry‖ have
moved into the billions of dollars. Yet, through it all our health continues to deteriorate as the costs of care skyrocket. People are unhappier, crushed by stress, less productive and with a lower quality of life
than seen in recorded history. The family, government and religious
institutions have failed to make a positive impact leaving us with little
more than a big question mark! Can businesses influence this desperate picture? In this session we will answer this question from the
standpoint of the role the leader can play.
PRESENTER: Michael Campbell; Corporate Health &
Productivity—Neace Lukens, Indianapolis, Indiana.
E3
INTRODUCTION TO MOTIVATIONAL
INTERVIEWING -- Part I
This presentation will introduce evidenced-based practice of Motivational Interviewing. The presenter will discuss the benefits of using
this skill-based method of evoking change talk in all populations and
will address the origins, spirit and general principles of MI.
PRESENTER: Mary Louise-Ruef, MA; Adult & Child Mental
Health Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
E4
SECRETS OF THE WEAPONS VIOLATOR
This presentation will focus on the modern day allure of kids to weapons. A media presentation will be provided demonstrating how kids
can hide numerous types of weapons and how they can be detected.
PRESENTER: Robert Rinearson; Fort Wayne Community
Schools; Fort Wayne, Indiana.
E5
FATHERHOOD ENGAGEMENT PANEL
This workshop will focus on the work done in the three pilot regions
in Indiana over the last 18 months looking at the challenges, trends,
and future needs to support absent and unengaged fathers. We will
also discuss the current state of father engagement services in Indiana and highlight the efforts being done at the regional level as the
state makes father engagement a high priority. Participants will receive information on national trends in service delivery, resources
available for service providers, and, an overview of available father
engagement curriculum.
PRESENTERS: Jon Bennett; Children’s Bureau, Inc., and Chris
Maple; The Villages of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana
E6
PEDIATRIC PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY:
―WHAT MEDICATION TREATS THIS
CONDITION?‖
The goal of this workshop will be to review the majority of psychotropic medications used in the treatment of children and adolescents.
Participants will learn which medications can best treat certain psychiatric illnesses. Underlying mechanisms of action of the various
psychotropics will be discussed. In addition, participants will learn
not only about the benefits of various medications, but also the side
effects that they may cause.
PRESENTER: Beth Pfau, MD; Indiana University School of
Medicine and Larue Carter Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana.
E7
CONNECT! SUICIDE POSTVENTION
TRAINING: REDUCING, RISK AND
PROMOTING HEALING AFTER A SUICIDE
Connect! Suicide Postvention Training is designed to help prepare
residential facilities, foster care agencies and home-based agencies
on how to respond to a suicide death of a youth or staff member to
reduce the risk of further suicides and promote healing. Using nationally designated best practice protocols, didactic learning, discussion and case vignettes, participants will learn how to communicate
with youth and staff about the death as well as how to reduce risk of
contagion via appropriate memorial services, safe messaging, and
media response.
PRESENTER: Colleen Carpenter, MA, MPH; Youth Suicide
Prevention Resource Center, Indiana University-Purdue
University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th
3:00-4:30 p.m.
F1
INTENSIVE PREPARATION FOR
REACCREDITATION
The Intensive Preparation for Reaccreditation workshop is designed
to inform and assist organizations currently accredited and those in
the process of seeking reaccreditation. The workshop will include
current data on the standards that constitute the greatest stumbling
blocks and an overview of the reaccreditation process. Tips and
ideas regarding building staff and organizational capacity for reaccreditation will be integrated throughout the standards. This training
will help participants increase their understanding of the reaccreditation process and the philosophy and structure of the 8 th edition standards. Agencies seeking accreditation for the first time are also encouraged to attend.
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by joining membership!
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PRESENTER: Janetta Keglar, MS; Consultant for IARCCA An
Association of Children & Family Services, Indianapolis, Indiana.
F2
GAINS THROUGH WELLNESS AT YOUR
NON-PROFIT
The Youth Opportunity Center is in its third year of implementing a
wellness program for its staff and residents. The YOC provides regular wellness programming and has recently implemented an on-site
health clinic to try to reduce health care costs. In this session, YOC
will be sharing its journey. Their benefits manager group (Gallagher)
will share in the discussion their role in the process and give tips on
how to start your own wellness program.
PRESENTERS: Ali Payne, MS, and Kevin Wiskus, BS; Gallagher
Benefit Services, Carmel, Indiana, and Nathan Taylor, MS, ATC;
Youth Opportunity Center, Muncie, Indiana.
F3
INTRODUCTION TO MOTIVATIONAL
INTERVIEWING – Part II
This presentation will continue the overview of Motivational Interviewing. It will present the skills used in Motivational Interviewing practice
and briefly discuss change-talk and resistance.
PRESENTER: Mary Louise-Ruef, MA; Adult & Child Mental
Health Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
F4
A PSYCHODYNAMIC-COGNITIVEBEHAVIORAL APPROACH TO TREATMENT
OF ADOLESCENTS OR ―THE MODEL.‖
This workshop is an interactive learning experience in which participants will gain knowledge about a treatment model that uses Psychodynamic Theory, Cognitive Theory, and Behavioral Theory. ―The
Model‖ is a treatment approach that uses exercises and techniques
that allow adolescents to look at themselves as a change agent. This
model empowers them to explore issues and behaviors while taking
responsibility for change.
PRESENTER: Timothy Gobek, LCSW; Willowglen Academy,
Gary, Indiana.
F5
MENTAL ILLNESS 101 IN TELEVISION,
MOVIES, AND INTERNET
Steven E. Hyler said it best, ―For better or worse, movies and television
contribute significantly to shaping the public’s perception of the mentally
ill and those who treat them.‖ A basic and brief description of common
diagnoses will be provided coupled with snippets of TV shows and/or
movies to illustrate the symptomology of each disorder. This training
will use media to educate participants.
PRESENTER: Robyn Eubank, PsyD, HSPP; Youth Opportunity
Center, Muncie, Indiana.
F6
OWNING YOUR STORY: INDIANA YOUTH
ADVISORY BOARD TALKS STRATEGIC
SHARING
This interactive workshop brought to you by the young people of the
Indiana Youth Advisory Board will help you understand strategic sharing from two viewpoints: a young person and a foster care/direct care
worker. When a child enters care, it is not uncommon to introduce
them to a number of complete strangers that are assigned to their case,
and this child is expected to blindly trust each of them with what could
be some of the most painful details of their life. This workshop opportunity offers attendees some strategies to assist them in rapport-building
with young people, as well as how to encourage strategic sharing from
the youth they work with so that they can feel empowered to ―own their
story.‖
PRESENTERS: Indiana Youth Advisory Board; Indianapolis,
Indiana.
F7
CONNECT! SUICIDE POSTVENTION TRAIN
ING: REDUCING, RISK & PROMOTING
HEALING AFTER A SUICIDE
Continuation of Session E7
Directions and Hotel
Information
Scholarships for Conference Fees
Professional Development Grants Offered by
Indiana Youth Institute of up to $750 may be
used to pay for registration fees and some
travel costs associated with attending the 67th
IARCCA Annual Conference. To learn more and
download an application, visit www.iyi.org and
click on the link for Fundraising/Grants.
Deadline for application for the IARCCA
conference is August 10, 2011.
The 67th Annual IARCCA Conference will be held
at the Hilton Indianapolis North hotel located at
8181 N. Shadeland Avenue, Indianapolis, IN
46250 (directly off both Indiana Interstates 69 and
465). For additional directions, visit
www.hilton.com. The Hilton is offering a special
IARCCA conference room rate of $99.00 per
night, single/double occupancy. You may make
reservations by calling 1.800.HILTONS (4458667). Hotel Reservation Deadline is Friday,
August 26, 2011. Be sure to identify yourself as
an IARCCA conference participant to receive the
discounted rate.
Who Should Attend?
Professionals from foster care agencies, residential
and group home care facilities, home-based providers,
CA-PRTF providers, Community Mental Health Centers, Department of Child Services, Department of Corrections, Juvenile Probation, Department of Education,
and community-based youth serving organizations
should attend. Workshops are designed for the following target audiences:
CEOs & Executive Level Staff
Supervisors & Administrative Staff
Clinicians/Therapists
Social Workers
Case Managers
Direct Care Staff
Foster Parents
Family Case Managers
Probation Officers
CASA/GAL
TO REGISTER ONLINE
www.iarccaregistration.org
Anyone working with Youth & Families
67th IARCCA Annual Conference — September 27 -28, 2011
REGISTRATION
FORM
WORKSHOP
INFORMATION
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
ONLINE REGISTRATION: WWW.IARCCAREGISTRATION.ORG
Name
Please indicate which days you will be attending:
Full Conference, September 27th & 28th
September 27th
September 28th
Title
Agency
Address
City
State
Zip
Email
Phone
Vegetarian Meal(s) Requested? _____Yes _____No
Do you need Continuing Education Hours for Licensure?
Yes
No
Please indicate the Workshop Letter/Number for both your first
and second choices:
Tuesday, September 27th
1st Choice
Session A
Session B
Session C
2nd Choice (required)
(CEUs provided at no additional charge)
Please Indicate:
Full Member
Affiliate/Provisional/Associate Member
DCS/DOE/DOC/Probation/CASA/GAL
Non-Member
Wednesday, September 28th
1st Choice
Session D
Session E
Session F
2nd Choice (required)
FEE SCHEDULE
Full Member
Fees includes breaks & lunch each day
Full Conference (September 27th & 28th)
Single Day Registration (includes Child Care Worker/Foster Parent Rate)
Per Day, September 27th or September 28th
For Registrations postmarked or received after August 26, 2011
State/County
Non-Member
$ 130.00
$ 145.00
Affiliate
$ 145.00
$ 175.00
85.00
Add
20.00
100.00
Add
25.00
100.00
Add
25.00
160.00
Add
35.00
Online registration available at www.iarccaregistration.org
Participants are not allowed to share a full conference rate. Each participant will be charged according to the fee schedule
.
PAYMENT
TAX ID # 35-6060003
___Check Enclosed for $
(Please make checks payable to IARCCA)
___Purchase Order #
Enclosed
CLAIM FORMS will be accepted with registrations.
Payment of claim is not required prior to the conference.
LATE FEES APPLY TO REGISTRATIONS POSTMARKED/FAXED AFTER 8/26/11.
Full payment will be required on any registration not cancelled before
this date. Participant substitutions may be made until September 12th.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Register Online at: www.iarccaregistration.org
Email: Email your completed registration to
IARCCA@IARCCA.org
Mail:
Mail conference registration fees to:
IARCCA
5519 E. 82nd ST., STE. A
Indianapolis, IN 46250
For additional information or special accommodations requests, please
contact IARCCA at 317.849.8497
IARCCA
5519 E. 82nd Street, Ste. A
Indianapolis, IN 46250