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    • 6 Oct 2023
    • 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
    • UWM School of Continuing Education 7th Floor
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    In Person Training!

    Youth Worker Professional Training

    Friday, October 6, 2023

    8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. CST

    Milwaukee, WI



    Registration Rates:

    $60 WACYCP - ACRC - WAFCA Members

    $90 Non-Members

    • 10 Oct 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    • Webinar
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    Join us for an ACRC Webinar!

    Trauma-Informed
    Occupational Therapy:

    What
     is it, Why does your program need it, and How does it get funded?

    Tuesday, October 10, 2023
    1 - 2:30 p.m. CST

    This webinar will provide an overview of the role and value of mental health occupational therapy (OT) in working with youth and families involved in residential placements, many who have or may have experienced trauma. OT assessments and modalities reviewed include: sensory modulation, sensory room / environment development, and cognitive functional performance. Various OT models of service delivery in residential and home-based programs will be presented, and possible funding options for newly developed OT services examined.

    Presented by:


    Jane Musgrave, MSOT, OTR/L
    President & Founder, Just Good Sense

    Ms. Musgrave is the president and founder of Just Good Sense, an Occupational Therapy consultation company. She conducts workshops and provides consultation at state and national levels in Occupational Therapy, Sensory Modulation assessments and techniques, and the development of sensory programs and environments in hospital, residential and group settings, and family homes. She is the author of articles in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy and American Journal of Psychiatry. She is a consultant for the National Building Bridges Initiative, and a faculty member of the National Center for Trauma Informed Care. For 20 years she was the Director of Rehabilitation at Taunton State Hospital. In 2013, Jane received a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Citation for Outstanding Performance Recognition Award for her work in restraint and seclusion prevention.
    She is the creator of Nigel the Weighted Polar Bear, and author of
    The Nigel Story: Calming and Coping Through the Senses  and Nigel’s Nose knows the Scenes:  A Story about Friendship and the Power of Smell for Calming and Coping. Ms. Musgrave completed her MS degree at Tufts University in Occupational Therapy and BS from Northeastern University in Recreational Therapy. 

    Registration Rates:

    Free to ACRC Members / $50 Non-Members


    • 12 Oct 2023
    • 26 Oct 2023
    • 3 sessions
    • Zoom
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    In partnership with Plummer Youth Promise,
    ACRC Presents:

    Prioritizing Permanency:
    A Practical Learning Series

    Two short coffee talk sessions, followed by a 90-minute webinar

    First Coffee Talk; October 12 from 2-2:45 pm CST 
    Second Coffee Talk; October 19 from 2-2:45 pm CST
    90-Minute Webinar; October 26 from 2-3:30 pm CST

    Plummer’s national training and consulting team works with public and private agencies across the country to build a culture of youth and family engagement for lifelong safe, secure, and attached relationships. The team works in child welfare, mental health, juvenile justice, and other child-serving systems through strategic consulting, training, coaching, and case consultation. Team members have extensive experience in clinical work, direct practice, supervision, and organizational change management. This allows us to understand what policies are necessary and how to integrate them into best practices of organizations to ensure youth and families are engaged and supported.

    Plummer is a proud member of ACRC and is happy to be connect to the network through a series of three virtual learning opportunities. This series is intended to continue the momentum built from the annual conference, Capturing Quality: Equity, Experience, Efficacy.

    Presenters:

    Cheryl Peltier, Senior Child Welfare Manager; Plummer Youth Promise

    Kate Mun, Intensive Permanency Services Social Worker; Plummer Youth Promise

    Mary LeBeau,
    Director, Permanency Practice Leadership Division; Plummer Youth Promise

    Lori Ryan, Senior Child Welfare Manager; Plummer Youth Promise

    Dawn Jewett, Foster Care Worker; Plummer Youth Promise

    Registration Rates:
    $50 Individual ACRC Member / $100 Individual Non-Member
    $250 ACRC Member All-In* / $400 Non-Member All-In*

    Free Member NASW CEUs/$25 Non-Member NASW CEUs
    *PENDING NASW APPROVAL*

    **Registrations cannot be shared**

    *The ALL IN option allows for all of your organization's staff, foster parents, volunteers, board members and others to register at no additional cost. 

    • 17 Oct 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    • Webinar
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    Webinar Provided by CYC Net in Partnership with ACRC

    Cultures of Respect:
    Re-RIGHTING History


    Tuesday, October 17, 2023
    1 - 2:30 p.m. CT

    Across hundreds of thousands of years, humans evolved to thrive in egalitarian societies where child and elder, male and female, leader and follower, all lived in mutual support. Canadian anthropologist Inge Bolin describes how Indigenous peoples have reared their young in "cultures of respect" by meeting universal developmental needs for Belonging, Mastery, Independence, and Generosity (described by Native authors as the Circle of Courage). Evolutionary science shows that our brains and bodies have adapted to living in harmony with one another and the natural world.  Yet while this is the most prosperous era in human history, "dominator cultures" have disrupted our social systems. In simple terms, the modern world is mismatched to our DNA. This presentation draws from a forthcoming book by Martin Brokenleg and Larry Brendtro. Discussion is geared to all who care for children and youth, or who want to change organizations and communities by building cultures of respect. 

    Presented by:

    Dr. Larry Brendtro 
    Director, Reclaiming Youth at Risk

    Larry K. Brendtro, PhD, is Director of Reclaiming Youth at Risk and Professor Emeritus at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, SD. He is a licensed psychologist and co-developer of the Circle of Courage and Positive Peer Culture Programs. His extensive experience includes 14 years as President of Starr Commonwealth operating residential and community-based programs in Albion, Michigan.

    Registration Rates:

    $20 Registration Fee ACRC Members
    $40 Registration Fee Non-Members

    • 24 Oct 2023
    • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Webinar
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    Join us for an ACRC Webinar!

    Using a Neuro-Transactional Approach to Supporting Young People with Complex Care Needs

    Tuesday, October 24, 2023
    11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CST

    Over the past thirty years, the understanding of the brain has been growing at an amazing rate. Essential information is now available to those in the helping fields that requires a practical knowledge of how relational and ecological experiences, both positive and negative, shape the brain and, as a result, how the brain drives behaviors. Dr. Baker will introduce the Neuro-Transactional approach, that promotes hope, optimism, and opportunity. This approach provides positive, brain-based supports that are grounded in research proven theories and practices. Drawing from the easy to understand aspects of neuroscience, positive psychology, ecological theory and relational practice, Dr. Baker will discuss how our brains are continuously developing within the contexts of our relationships and given environments. From the moment we are born, our brains are learning to respond to these experiences. Discussion will include ways that the Model promotes transformation of negative experiences into positive outcomes through the power of strong, supportive relationships and Neuro-Dynamic Interventions.

    Presented by:


    Dr. Paul Baker
    The Person Brain Model & Allambi Care, Australia

    Dr. Paul Baker, is a developmental neuropsychologist, former special education administrator, international lecturer, and foster and adoptive parent. He is the developer of the The PersonBrain Model, a NeuroTransactional Behavior Support Model, co-author of The Hopeful Brain: NeuroTransactional Repair for Disconnected Children and Youth and The Minded Brain: A Social, Emotional and Culturally Responsive Curriculum. His experience in merging brain-based science with trauma-informed strength-based psychological treatment has been instrumental in changing mental health and educational programs across the United States, Europe, Australia, Canada and Asia. He has made contributions to major journals and well-known publications in working with children and youth. Dr. Baker’s dynamic approach to professional development engages participants across a wide variety of cultures and encourages them to work with troubled children in more innovative and brain friendly ways.

    Registration Rates:

    Free to Members / $50 Non-Members
    NASW CEUs Free to Members / $25 Non-Members
    *NASW CEUs Pending Approval*

    • 7 Nov 2023
    • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Webinar
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    Webinar Provided by CYC Net in Partnership with ACRC

    Schools that Matter: Teaching the Mind, Reaching the Heart


    Tuesday, November 7, 2023
    11 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT

    This webinar will help participants understand how to build a positive classroom and school; a place where the needs and well-being of children and adults are met.  Schools That Matter has its philosophical roots in the Circle of Courage as explained in Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Futures of Promise written by Drs. Larry Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg and Steve Van Bockern.  The Circle of Courage model suggests that when the human needs of belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity are met, children and adults do well.  Extending on the model and applied to K-12 education, “schools that matter” create powerful human experiences that encourage growth and healthy social, emotional and academic development in safe and adventurous environments. This perspective is shared in the book Schools That Matter:  Teaching the Mind, Reaching the Heart, written by Steve Van Bockern.

    Presenter:


    Steve Van Bockern, 
    Professor of Education, Augustana University

    Dr. Steve Van Bockern is a professor emeritus of education at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Steve has been a teacher and a principal. He has directed programs and grants for talented and at-risk students funded by the National Science and Kellogg foundations. Along with colleagues Larry Brendtro and Martin Brokenleg, Steve co-authored the book Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future. The work of the authors has been shared in over twenty countries. Steve has presented worldwide in Russia, Thailand, South Africa, Australia and extensively in Canada. His book, Schools That Matter:  Teaching the Mind, Reaching the Heart was published in May, 2018.   In 1997, Steve helped create the non-profit organization Reclaiming Youth International. That organization has conducted annual conferences in the Black Hills of South Dakota and in British Columbia, Canada.

    Steve works in juvenile justice as an expert witness.  His research interests include resiliency, alternative education, restorative justice, bullying, discipline and creating well-being in school settings.  He is a recipient of the Crazy Horse Award and an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Winnipeg, Canada. Steve and Sarah have four children and three grandchildren.

    Registration Rates:
    $20 Registration Fee ACRC Members
    $40 Registration Fee Non-Members

    • 14 Nov 2023
    • 6 sessions
    • Zoom
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    ACRC Presents a One-Day Symposium:

    Pathways to a Meaningful Career
    Partnering with Higher Education to
    Professionalize Our Workforce


    Tuesday, November 14
    10 am - 6 pm CST

    Innovative leaders in our field are collaborating with university partners to enhance growth opportunities and career paths for staff, with a goal of professionalizing the workforce.

    Tangible benefits include the attainment of credentials, development of our future leaders, and retention of our valued team members. Walk away with the tools and resources to begin your own journey.

    Presenters:

    Dr. Kiaras Gharabaghi; Dean, Faculty of Community Services & Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University

    Dr. Sharnell Myles; VP, Embark Behavioral Health

    David Wallace; Executive Director, La Salle School

    Christopher Weinstein; Program Manager, Bonnie Brae

    Donelle Hauser; CEO, Lad Lake

    Ben Jones; Manager of Learning & Development, Allambi Care

    Registration Rates:
    $75 Individual ACRC Member / $125 Individual Non-Member
    $275 ACRC Member All-In* / $450 Non-Member All-In*

    Free Member NASW CEUs/$25 Non-Member NASW CEUs
    *PENDING NASW APPROVAL*

    **Individual registrations cannot be shared**

    *The ALL IN option allows for all of your organization's staff, foster parents, volunteers, board members and others to register at no additional cost. 

    • 6 May 2024
    • 9 May 2024
    • Phoenix - Hyatt Regency - 122 N. Second Street
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    ACRC SPONSORSHIP


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

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

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

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

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

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

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


    • 6 May 2024
    • 9:00 AM
    • 9 May 2024
    • 12:00 PM
    • Phoenix, AZ - Hyatt Regency - 122 North Second St.
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    ACRC EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION

    Includes 1 conference registration, 1 in-person table 

    & participation in exhibitor bingo


    $1,000 for Exhibitors that are ACRC 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



Past events

26 Sep 2023 ACRC Webinar -- Rethinking ADHD: Understanding Executive Functioning to Help Youth Succeed
20 Sep 2023 CYC-Net Webinar: Supporting the Autonomous Self of Young People in Care
10 Aug 2023 ACRC Webinar: Serving Youth with Unmet Complex Needs in Enhanced Care Programs
1 Aug 2023 CYC-Net Webinar - Never Enough: Working with Addictive Behaviors
11 Jul 2023 Webinar - Employee Retention Credit (ERC): Demystifying Misconceptions - What You Should Know!
14 Jun 2023 CYC-Net Webinar - What We Didn't Know Then: Contemporary Neuroscience and What Really Matters for Children in Care
1 Jun 2023 ACRC Webinar - The Application of the Stages of Change Model When Working with Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth (CSEY)
16 May 2023 2023 Annual Conference Exhibitor Registration
16 May 2023 2023 Annual Conference VIRTUAL Registration
16 May 2023 2023 Annual Conference IN PERSON Registration
16 May 2023 WACYCP - 2023 ACRC Annual Conference
16 May 2023 2023 Annual Conference Pre-Con Only
16 May 2023 2023 Annual Conference Sponsorship
21 Apr 2023 HouseParent Affinity Group: Recruiting, Retaining, and Supporting Live-In Staff
5 Apr 2023 CYC-Net Webinar - The Challenges of Practicing Ethical Child & Youth Care: An Interactive Session
23 Mar 2023 CYC-Net Webinar - Planning Restorative Outcomes: Assessment of Strengths and Needs
2 Mar 2023 ACRC Webinar - Machine Learning: New Tools to Improve Youth Mental Health Outcomes
28 Feb 2023 CYC-Net Webinar - Understanding and Responding to Pain and Pain-Based Behaviour: A Central Challenge for Residential Child and Youth Care Workers
23 Feb 2023 ACRC Webinar - Youth Mental Health: The Development of Crisis Stabilization Centers
1 Feb 2023 International Direct Care Summit
26 Jan 2023 CYC-Net Webinar: What Does it Mean to Flourish?
19 Jan 2023 ACRC Member Town Hall: Earmarks 2.0 - The What, When and How of Securing Federal Funding
12 Jan 2023 CYC-Net Webinar: Using the Professional Quality of Life (ProQol) Scale in Supervision
7 Dec 2022 ACRC Member Post-Election Town Hall
1 Dec 2022 Webinar - Educational Success in Residential Settings: Engaging Instruction, Motivation, and Protection Under the Law
27 Oct 2022 Workforce Wellness Training Series
12 Oct 2022 CYC-Net Webinar - Qualities of Caring: Reframing the Direct Care Role
27 Sep 2022 Your Life Your Voice: Leveraging Technology & Connection to Prevent Youth Suicide
22 Sep 2022 Webinar: A Time for Transformation: Working with Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Youth and Young Adults in Residential and the Community
15 Sep 2022 CYC Net Webinar: Understanding the Complex Thinking Required by Child and Youth Care Practitioners Who Function in the Life Space of Young People and Families
24 Aug 2022 Family First Act Implementation - ACRC Member Town Hall
17 Aug 2022 Webinar: Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) – How Do Non-Profits Qualify?
10 Aug 2022 Member - 2nd Series - Proven Practices for Recruitment & Retention
10 Aug 2022 Non-Member - 2nd Series - Proven Practices for Recruitment & Retention
8 Aug 2022 CYC-Net Learning series: Supervising/Leading to Excellence: Not Settling for Services “Just Good Enough”
11 Jul 2022 2022 Annual Conference Sponsorship
11 Jul 2022 2022 Annual Conference Exhibitor Registration
11 Jul 2022 2022 Annual Conference IN PERSON Registration
11 Jul 2022 2022 Annual Conference VIRTUAL Registration
10 Jun 2022 CYC-Net Learning series: Neurodiversity-Affirming Child and Youth Care Practice
12 May 2022 Webinar: Organizational and Management Preventive Practices to Mitigate Risk and Liability
10 May 2022 Webinar: Trauma Informed Practice: Moving Away from Point and Level Systems
4 May 2022 CYC-Net Learning series: Cultivating Resilience
23 Feb 2022 2nd Annual Direct Care Summit
23 Feb 2022 Essential Staff in TRC - Direct Care Summit Sponsorship
2 Dec 2021 Leadership Development Forum
4 Nov 2021 ACRC Town Hall: Vaccine Mandates in our Sector
30 Sep 2021 Advocacy 101: Making Your Voice Heard to Make a Difference
22 Sep 2021 Hiring, Supporting, and Retaining Quality Staff: What Evidence-Based Practices and Implementation Science have to Teach Us
3 Aug 2021 Reclaiming Youth Conference Registration Page
3 Aug 2021 2021 Annual Conference Sponsorship
3 Aug 2021 2021 Annual Conference Exhibitor Registration
3 Aug 2021 2021 Annual Conference Member Registration
3 Aug 2021 2021 Annual Conference Non-Member Registration
1 Jul 2021 Recruiting Staff and TFC Families to Serve Unaccompanied Children
23 Jun 2021 Innovations in Affirming Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Youth: Where we are today as a community and as a field
17 Jun 2021 Community and Stakeholder Engagement: Internal and External Communication When Serving Unaccompanied Children
17 Jun 2021 Therapeutic Programming in Special Education Schools: A Panel Discussion
11 Jun 2021 Meeting the Medical Needs of Unaccompanied Children
14 May 2021 Meeting the Educational Needs of Unaccompanied Children
11 May 2021 Patience, Partnerships and Perseverance: A discussion of New York State's journey to advance ACEs education, practice, and legislation
10 May 2021 Contracting with ORR: Considerations as You Craft Your Proposal
23 Apr 2021 Webinar - Building a Foundation: An Overview for Providers Interested in Contracting with ORR to Serve Unaccompanied Children
16 Apr 2021 Live Q&A for current ORR Providers
15 Apr 2021 Stop Asian Hate: The Role of Community-Based Providers in Advancing Racial Healing
27 Mar 2021 ACRC Call to Action: Immigrant Children at the Border
12 Mar 2021 “Turning the Mirror Inward” - 1 Day Training March 12th
11 Mar 2021 Providing Quality Care for Trans Youth in Residential and Other Complex Care Settings
11 Mar 2021 “Turning the Mirror Inward” - 1 Day Training March 11th
4 Mar 2021 IMPOWER Telehealth: The New Connection
25 Feb 2021 Member Registration: Essential Staff in Therapeutic Residential Care - International Virtual Conference
25 Feb 2021 Non-Member Registration: Essential Staff in Therapeutic Residential Care - International Virtual Conference
25 Feb 2021 State Association Registration: Essential Staff in Therapeutic Residential Care - International Virtual Conference
25 Feb 2021 Student Registration: Essential Staff in Therapeutic Residential Care - International Virtual Conference
19 Feb 2021 Training: The Impact of Systemic Racism on Foster Youth
14 Jan 2021 What about the Boys? The Challenges of Identifying and Treating Male CSE and SE Youth in Residential Treatment
17 Dec 2020 “Turning the Mirror Inward” - 2 Day Training 2A/2B
10 Dec 2020 “Turning the Mirror Inward” - 2 Day Training 1A/1B
7 Dec 2020 3 Questions to Help Build Reparative Relationships in Trauma-informed Care
2 Dec 2020 Post-Election Town Hall
9 Nov 2020 Navigating Difficult Conversations about Social Injustices
21 Oct 2020 Webinar - Expanding Residential Services to Create a Continuum of Care: Benefits & Challenges of Strategic Growth
14 Oct 2020 Children And Residential Experiences: Creating Conditions for Change
24 Sep 2020 Webinar - Cultivating Safe Spaces to Address Racism
10 Sep 2020 Webinar - Creating Cultures of Accountability
2 Sep 2020 MEMBER TOWN HALL - New Approaches to Risk Mitigation in the Wake of COVID-19
13 Aug 2020 Webinar - The Omni Visions and The Victory Lap Partnership: Utilizing Senior Living Housing for Youth Aging Out Of Foster Care
5 Aug 2020 Youth Voice Collaboration meeting 3
3 Aug 2020 Youth Voice Collaboration meeting 2
1 Aug 2020 Youth Voice Collaboration meeting 1
29 Jul 2020 Webinar - Beyond Awareness: Practical Application of the My Life My Choice Prevention Solution Model
9 Jul 2020 Webinar - Public Policy: What's New & What's Next?
18 Jun 2020 Webinar - Measuring Trauma-Informed Care Across Sectors
17 Jun 2020 Accreditation Provides Essential Infrastructure: Pandemic Pivots, Risk Management, and Implementing FFPSA
9 Jun 2020 Webinar - Creative Activities to Support Connection In a Time of “Social Distancing”
5 Jun 2020 Webinar - Public Policy: What's New & What's Next?
21 May 2020 Webinar - A New National Campaign: Engaging Congress to Prevent and Address Trauma and Build Resilience
12 May 2020 Webinar - Public Policy: What's New & What's Next?
20 Apr 2020 Webinar - Using Telehealth/Telemedicine Services
7 Apr 2020 ACRC NOW VIRTUAL 64th Annual Conference
6 Apr 2020 2020 Annual Conference
6 Apr 2020 Exhibitors & Sponsors