LEADERS OF COLOR SPONSORSHIPS

$10,000 Diversity 

$7,500 Equity 

$5,000 Inclusion 

$3,000 Access 

$1,500 Belonging 

$1,000 Justice 

$800 Fairness 

$500 Travel 

$499 - $100 Individual 

Join us for an ACRC Webinar!

1 - 2 p.m. CST

Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into Lad Lake's transformative journey towards integrating trauma-informed practices to enhance staff wellbeing. We will explore how these practices are not only beneficial for those we serve but also crucial for the support and resilience of our staff. Discover the steps Lad Lake has taken to adopt and implement trauma-informed practices to support our dedicated staff. Learn about the challenges faced, strategies employed, and the positive impact observed on our workplace culture.

Registration Rates:
Free to Members / $50 Non-Members
NASW CEs Free to Members / $25 Non-Members*
(*Will be charged upon completion of evaluation)
*PENDING NASW APPROVAL*

Presented by:

Rebecca Effiong  serves as the Assistant Director of Strategic Implementation at Lad Lake, bringing over 12 years of dedicated experience in the social service field, complemented by an additional 7 years in Higher Education. Her multifaceted background empowers her to leverage a unique skill set, enabling her to deliver impactful training, coaching, and support to the entire staff within our agency. Rebecca is one of Lad Lake's recognized experts in Trauma Informed Care practices, showcasing her commitment to fostering a compassionate and supportive environment. As one of our agency specialists, she plays a pivotal role in training and embedding evidence-based curriculums and practices throughout Lad Lake. Rebecca is committed to creating a culture that prioritizes the well-being and resilience of both staff and the youth we serve.

Jessica Linick, Ph.D., SEP, (Columbia University) is the Director of Youth Services for the Lionheart Foundation. Prior to joining Lionheart, she was the Senior Psychologist with the Bellevue/NYU Juvenile Justice Mental Health Service and a Clinical Assistant Professor with NYU School of Medicine, working to expand trauma-informed care within the NYC secure and non-secure juvenile detention sites. Prior to that, she was a Clinical Supervisor at Rikers Island, New York City’s largest jail complex, serving adults with severe mental illness. She is an author, consultant, trainer, speaker, and teacher, presenting nationally and internationally on topics related to attachment, Trauma Informed Care, criminal justice reform, and the use of mindfulness as an intervention within residential and forensic settings. Jess is also a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP); SE is a resiliency based, body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders.

Dani Bald  With a background in social work and a passion for organizational growth Dani Bald is a dedicated professional serving as the Growth and Development Coordinator at Lad Lake in Milwaukee, WI since March 2021. Dani brings invaluable skills in staff support, program development, and data-driven decision-making to drive positive change within the organization. Dani has a focus on supporting the staff through burnout and compassion fatigue and providing them with services through EAP and facilitating EQ2 groups for staff. Dani also facilitates sexual health groups with youth.

Join us for an ACRC Webinar!

12 - 1 p.m. CST

Huntington Learning Center, the nation’s oldest provider of supplemental education and tutoring services, presents an informative webinar to help those working in Juvenile Justice services identify and maximize a variety of sources for publicly funding educational services. For nearly 50 years, Huntington has been the industry leader in giving every student the best education possible, and we are committed to helping you help your justice involved youth succeed academically. Join us!

Registration Rates:

Free to Members / $50 Non-Members

Attendance Certificates available upon request.

Presenters: 

Sarah Ahrens began her career as a professional educator in 1996 and has since held a variety of instructional and managerial roles in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. In 2003, she joined the Huntington Learning Center, where she has served as a Center Director, Exam Prep Director, and Corporate Trainer. Currently, she is a Partnership Specialist with the Public Private Partnerships department. In this newest role, Sarah brings the Huntington mission of giving every student the best education possible to youth impacted by juvenile justice, foster care, homelessness and migration. To this position, she brings her experience as a certified diversity, equity, and inclusion trainer, and as a HeartMath Institute certified trauma and stress management educator. In addition to her work with Huntington, Sarah teaches voice and theater classes locally.  She holds Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University in Writing, Philosophy, and Psychology. She received her New Jersey teaching certificate and Masters of Arts in Education, with a concentration in Social Emotional Learning, from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Sarah resides in Frenchtown, New Jersey, and actively volunteers for a variety of social justice causes through her church community.

Kristen Dench is the Director of Public Private Partnerships at Huntington Learning Center, where she has been an integral part of the team since 2004. With a commitment to Huntington's nearly 50-year mission of giving every student the best education possible, Kristen endeavors to provide every student with the highest quality education possible. In her role, Kristen focuses on expanding Huntington's reach through publicly funded programs, aiming to bring educational opportunities to more schools, districts, organizations, and agencies across the United States. Her passion lies in ensuring that students from all backgrounds have access to tutoring services that help them develop stronger academic skills, while also fostering confidence and motivation in their learning journey. Residing in Deer Park, New York, Kristen is deeply rooted in her community. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Dowling College and is a lifetime member of Girl Scouts USA. Committed to youth development, Kristen coached her daughter's soccer team for five years, exemplifying her dedication to both education and community engagement.

Join us for an ACRC Webinar!

1 - 2:30 p.m. CST

Hope is a cognitive process that can be enhanced, modeled, and, more importantly, restored during a crisis. This presentation will highlight research on practice models adopted, the evidence-based training Together Facing the Challenge, and Hope Centered Caregiving to demonstrate how caseworkers, foster parents, counselors, and others can adopt simple strategies that enhance hopeful thinking among children and youth. Finally, the presentation will provide specific methods that can be used immediately to increase hopeful thinking and improve essential child outcomes.

Presented by:

Dr. Angela Pharris Dr. Pharris is an Assistant Professor in the Anne & Henry Zarrow School of Social Work at the University of Oklahoma, Director of the Child Welfare Impact Institute, and Senior Research Fellow at the Hope Research Center. Her research is focused on the application and implementation of hope-centered and trauma-informed practices that impact human service programs. Angela’s current research is in child welfare and human service organizations and the application of the Hope Centered and Trauma-Informed framework. This research informed the development of the “Hope Centered and Trauma Informed^Ò” training program. Hope is a psychological strength, a buffer to stress, adversity, and burnout, and a hopeful mindset that improves organizational and individual outcomes.

Amy Savage
Amy Savage is the Hope Ambassador for Omni Family Institute and manages the Hope Collective grant with Omni Family of Services.  Amy has twenty plus years of experience in child welfare including prevention, foster care and quality improvement.  She has a Master of Science in Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Human Services/Educational Interpreting for the Deaf, both from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  

Registration Rates:

Free to Members / $50 Non-Members
NASW CEUs Free to Members / $25 Non-Members

Webinar Provided by CYC Net in Partnership with ACRC

Supervising Gen Z, Millennials,
Gen X and Baby Boomers:
Inter-Generational Supervision Strategies

Thursday, October 31, 2024
12 - 3 pm CST

As each new generation enters the workforce a whole new set of dynamics develop in supervisory relationships. When “The Millennials” entered the workforce about 15 years ago the TV show 60 Minutes did a show suggesting the Millennials entering the workforce “would destroy everything you hold sacred”! There was near hysteria across organizations and agencies looking for strategies to supervise this new generation that was perceived to have such a different work ethic, different values, less desire to ‘pay their dues’ etc. Although at times it was a rocky ride, everything we hold sacred sacred was not destroyed, Millennials contributed much positive and we learned a lot. But now…it is Generation Z creating a similar stir. Of course there are also issues with younger supervisors supervising older workers who may not want to adapt to newer ways of doing things. This highly interactive workshop will look at characteristics of those in each generation and what generational dynamics influence them in the workforce. It will also present strategies to most effectively supervise those in each of the generations. The training will be delivered in the presenters’ conversational “coaching style” (see www.frankdelanotraining.com for description)’ Participants are encouraged to bring real life issues to class for discussion and to share their ideas. 

*This 3-hour training will include one break.

3 CE credit hours available (PENDING NASW APPROVAL)

Presenters:

Frank Delano, LMSW
Frank Delano, LMSW is the President of Professional Package Consulting. He previously worked at a large New York Residential Center for 25 years beginning as a Child Care Worker He taught for 25 years in the Fordham University Graduate Social Work program. He has presented at numerous national and international conferences. He is on the Board of ACYCP and was on the Committee that revised the last CWLA Standards of Excellence.

Noor Almaoui, LCSW
Noor Almaoui, LCSW is a Clinical Supervisor at Sycamores in Los Angeles. She is a tri-lingual professional who has also worked providing a variety of services to adolescents at Casa Pacifica, Homeless Heath Care, and as owner of Universal Ethos, Inc. Noor has presented at a variety of agencies in California, New York and Dublin as well as presenting at Child and Youth Care Conferences in Canada and Ireland.

Registration Rates:

$45 Registration Fee ACRC Members
$65 Registration Fee Non-Members

$195 ACRC Member ALL IN Staff Rate*

$295 Non-member ALL IN Staff Rate*
*The ALL IN staff rate allows for all staff, board members, volunteers, foster parents and others in your organization to register at no additional cost.

NASW CEUs Available

Free for ACRC Members / $25 Non-members
*PENDING NASW APPROVAL*

Attendance Certificates Available

Free to ACRC Members and Non-members

If you have questions, please email Mollie.

Thursday, November 14th

Virtual & LIVE in Every Time zone

$145 for ACRC Members (one attendee)

$850 for ACRC Member 'All In Staff Rate'

$185 for Non-Members (one attendee)

$1250 for Non-Member 'All In Staff Rate'

NASW CEs available for $25 PP

**If you are having any issues registering please email Amanda**

ACRC SPONSORSHIP

$20,000 - Bean Town Includes 8 in-person registrations and virtual ‘all in’ registration for the entire organization

$15,000 -  Bunker Hill Includes 5 in-person registrations and virtual ‘all in’ registration for the entire organization

$10,000 - North End Includes 4 in-person registrations and virtual 'all in' registration for the entire organization

$7,500 - Boston Harbor Includes 3 in-person registrations and virtual ‘all in’ registration for the entire organization

$5,000 - Seaport  Includes 2 in-person registrations and virtual ‘all in’ registration for the entire organization

$3,000 - Back Bay Includes 1 in-person registrations and virtual ‘all in’ registration for the entire organization

$1,800 - Boston Common Includes 1 in-person registration or 3 virtual attendees

$500 VOICE Champion Sponsor the travel of our Youth Advocates

ACRC EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION

Includes 1 conference registration, 1 in-person table 

& participation in exhibitor bingo

$1,000 for Exhibitors that are ACRC Agency Members

$1,250 for Exhibitors that are non-member, non-profit, 501c3

$1,500 for Exhibitors that are non-members

$300 Additional Exhibitor fee per person