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Building Bridges Initiative: Successful Family Engagement and Aftercare Strategies

Building Bridges Initiative: Successful Family Engagement and Aftercare Strategies

December 11–12, 2019

Renaissance Waterford Oklahoma City Hotel
6300 Waterford Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
(405) 848-4782

Event Trainers
Ebony Chambers; Carlene Casciano-McCann, MA, CAGS, LMHC; Trish Cocoros; Julie Collins, MSW, LCSW; Sherri Hammack; Joe Anne Hust; Angel Knapp, MSW, CSAYC; Mark Nickell, MDiv; Kevin Roach, MSW

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Who should attend: 

  • Residential program teams, inclusive of executive level and program leaders, clinical leaders and staff, and other program formal and informal leaders of all disciplines, and family/youth partners or families/youth served. 
  • Oversight agency leaders and staff from oversight of residential and other out-of-home programs for youth and families.
  • Other interested stakeholders committed to increasing their knowledge about successfully engaging families and implementing successful aftercare practices when their children are receiving services with any out-of-home program.
  • Family and youth partners; families and youth.

Oklahoma and New Mexico state oversight agency leaders have shared interest in and commitment to continuing to improve residential practices to support improved long-term outcomes post-residential discharge for youth and families. To this end, the Building Bridges Initiative is hosting this two-day training event. Both days will support all residential stakeholders in increasing their understanding of essential elements required by the Families First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) specific to Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs), as shared by a national FFPSSA QRTP expert. The goal of the training event is that attendees will leave a take-home action plan of strategies that move beyond mere compliance with the new legislation toward the ‘heart’ of the Act’s intent.

Day One will focus on Successful Family Engagement Strategies. Participants will learn from national residential provider leader and family partner experts who have transformed their residential interventions with primary attention on successfully engaging families and implementing a range of practices that are family-driven and align with the research on improving sustained positive outcomes for youth and families post-residential discharge.

Day Two will focus on Successful Aftercare Strategies. Participants will learn from national provider leaders and family partner experts who have implemented residential interventions that incorporate successful aftercare practices. Essential foundational program practices in order to develop successful aftercare practices, effective aftercare practice components, and lessons learned over the years of implementing aftercare practices will be shared.

Both days will provide ample opportunities for questions, discussion and small-group work to identify and successfully address potential challenges and develop take-home action plans.

CEU Credits: 1.3 credits provided for those completing this training.

Registration

Registration for this event is now closed.

CEU Credits

1.3

Event Agenda

December 11, 2019

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration + Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Training and Events

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch (provided)

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Training and Events

December 12, 2019

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration + Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Training and Events

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch (provided)

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Training and Events

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