WEBINAR SCHEDULE
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Day 1: What Heroes are Made Of
Monday, September 14th
There is only one session at this time.
Lisa Smartt
Embracing Failure on the Road to Success KEYNOTE
I failed my first driver’s test. I can’t do algebra. I’ve lost and gained and lost and gained the same 30 lbs. I’ve been inpatient with myself and others. I’ve made resolutions and not kept the resolutions. So, why not give up? Every human being fails. Most of us fail often. But wise people learn valuable lessons through the process of failure. Coming to terms with our past failures can become the springboard for not giving up. And not giving up? That’s a success worth celebrating…in ourselves and in others.
9:00AM
Chris Duckworth
Best Practices for Supporting Sexual Minority Youth Identifying as LGBTQ Through Advocacy and Allyship
LGBTQ youth are often more likely to be involved with Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice compared to their heterosexual peers. They also are more likely to struggle academically while navigating hostile school environments and managing increased levels of anxiety, depression, and self-harm. Improving the emotional and behavioral outcomes for LGBTQ youth and their families begins not just with awareness but with becoming a true professional ally. This workshop aims at providing each participant with the tools to get started.
10:15AM
Lisa Smartt
Leading with Love in a Mixed up World
Multi-generational differences. Media addiction. Chemical dependency. Changing work environments. Changing home environments. Societal pressures of every description. What does leadership even look like in 2020? How can we maintain influence with both strength and mercy?
10:15AM
LUNCH BREAK 11:30AM-12:45PM
Jennifer Thornhill & Jennifer Warren
Understanding the Families First Act and Kentucky’s Child Welfare Transformation
Kentucky’s Department for Community Based Services began a journey to transform its Child Welfare system in Spring 2018. The work is now in its second phase of implementation. During this transformation, federal legislation in the form of the Family First Prevention Services Act was passed. This legislation offers an unprecedented opportunity for child welfare systems to further transform by enhancing prevention services and putting “families first” across the entire continuum of child welfare.
12:45PM
Tim Cocanougher
The Neurobiology of Trauma and Trauma-Informed Interviewing
The history, evolution and proper techniques for trauma informed interviewing will be explained. Participants will learn why trauma informed interviewing for victims of trauma is generally more effective than the more common who, what, where, why, when interview formats.
12:45PM
MA
Biker’s Against Child Abuse
Bikers Against Child Abuse® (B.A.C.A.®) exists with the intent to create a safer environment for abused children. We exist as a body of Bikers to empower children to not feel afraid of the world in which they live. We stand ready to lend support to our wounded friends by involving them with an established, united organization. We work in conjunction with local and state officials who are already in place to protect children. We desire to send a clear message to all involved with the abused child that this child is part of our organization, and that we are prepared to lend our physical and emotional support to them by affiliation, and our physical presence. We stand at the ready to shield these children from further abuse.
2:30PM
Jennifer Topping + KSTEP
Kentucky Strengthening Ties and Empowering Parents: A Collaborative Child Welfare Approach for Helping Families with Addiction
KSTEP is a child welfare program involving the family, in home providers, treatment providers, and DCBS workers to provide comprehensive services to assist the parents in obtaining addiction recovery while being able to keep their children in their home with placement of necessary safety measures. The program has seen extraordinary success keeping children out of foster care. In this workshop, key partners will share practical guidance, strengths, and overcoming challenges to encourage a successful outcome.
2:30PM
Day 2: A Hero’s Calling
Tuesday, September 15th
Jeremy Holbrook
What Would Mister Rogers Say?
In a world where kids in schools are measured, compared, rewarded, and sometimes NOT rewarded based upon TEST SCORES, we must find a way to encourage the healthy development of values, celebrate fearless authenticity, and find a way to make goodness attractive. The Big Idea Camp, working with The Fred Rogers Center, partners with +90 schools in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia to promote character development and develop a community of support for teachers, counselors, and caregivers of each child and student.
9:30AM
Tyler Hunter & Tamara Vest
Creating & Maintaining a Stable Environment for Foster Youth Who Have Experienced Traumatic Experiences
This presentation will touch on the “lived” experiences in the KY Foster Care system. Tyler will present his story that impacted him to receive a more positive experience through the foster care system. Tamara will present the more negative challenges she had in care while not having a stable environment. The goal is for the two presenters and the VOC to give real life experiences and to provide ways to bridge the gap so that more youth will have positive living and learning environments while in OOHC. This is a worldwide issue.
9:30AM
LUNCH BREAK 11:15AM-12:15PM
Lt. Mike Bowling
Digital Citizenship
As technology continues to be readily available for students, we have seen an increase of technology crimes by and against youth. There are also new social media platforms that can create dangerous situations for users. This course will identify the current KRS Statutes as they relate to child sexual assault material and cyberbullying, as well as provide current technology and social media platforms that are intertwined with this issue.
12:45PM
Scottiann McCain & Marci McDaniels
Early Childhood Behavior, When to Reach Out
Unsure of acting out behaviors with your young child? Together we will look at different types of behaviors that young children exhibit and discuss ways to decrease undesirable behaviors in a daycare setting.
12:45PM
Brandy Brown
Let’s Talk About What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do!
Now more than ever, we all must take care of our mental health and well-being. As we protect ourselves against potential exposure to the coronavirus, keep in mind that social distancing does not mean social isolation. During this session, participants will be shuffled into small groups virtually (separate Zoom meeting groups) to discuss the 4 topic questions related to navigating and working in these unprecedented times.
2:15PM
Marie E. Troxler
Racial Issues and Bringing Change to a Small Town
“I have never experienced it, so it doesn’t happen.” It is time to get away from this mindset. Racism exists. It exists in our laws, company policies, and within ourselves. It is not always explicit racism; it is often implicit by the way you think and act. It is not enough to be not racist anymore, you must actively be anti-racism. Systemic and institutional racism exist within our government, schools, and policy procedures. Even here in our small town. The purpose of this training is to acknowledge and educate on a few of the differences of the black community and how we can work together to bring change for our future.
2:15PM
Day 3: Saving the Day, Every Day
Wednesday, September 16th
David P. Jude
Home Visitation Safety - The 5 Critical Areas in Planning for Your Safety
In this session, we will look at five (5) distinct areas of a site visit and talk about the best practices for each area helping to place the professional in the best position possible for a safe and effective delivery of services. Additionally, the course presents five (5) keys to success to aid in the understanding and implementation of the lessons taught. This presentation is designed to be interactive allowing attendees the opportunity to address any safety concerns they may have or have experienced. Our goal is to create a more confident professional resulting in a better delivery of services to your clients.
9:30AM
Doug Jones w/ DesaRae Nickell and Connie Reliford
FRYSC Heroes: Whatever it Takes
Join us for a great discussion with DesaRae Nickell, a black-belt, weapons world champion, and multi-award-winning Special Olympian as they discuss overcoming her struggle, support she has received, and truly embracing the idea of “Whatever it Takes.”
9:30AM
LUNCH BREAK 11:15AM-12:15PM
Lynn Geurin
Social Work Ethics Training
This continuing education workshop on ethics will review the National Association of Social Workers (2017) and the Kentucky Social Work 201 KAR 23:080 Code(s) of Ethics. Specific ethical issues from the codes related to client services such as, dual relationships, confidentiality, and informed consent will be discussed. The most prominent theoretical models to enhance the ethical decision-making process from the scholarly literature will be examined. The workshop will wrap up using a simulated-case team approach allowing participants to brainstorm the information and integrate their own social work practice insights on ethics.
12:30PM-3:45PM
Trina Koontz
Building Resilience
When you have resilience, you harness inner strengths and rebound more quickly from a setback or challenge, whether it’s a job loss, an illness, a disaster or the death of a loved one. In this program participants will maximize understanding of current research in the field of positive psychology and explore validated strategies for improving resilience.
12:30PM
Melissa L. Currie
Child Maltreatment Trends
This presentation will review trends seen in the Norton Children’s Pediatric Protection Specialists (PPS). It will also review how best to collaborate with PPS (formerly Pediatric Forensic Medicine) as well as helpful case-based information about recognizing child physical abuse and neglect and taking effective clinical photographs.