THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING and its VINCENT J. FONTANA CENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTION

Co-sponsored with NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

The Sr. Helen Murphy Annual Professional Conference

Friday, November 2, 2007

Critical Transitions in Child Welfare

Founded as a home for abandoned children, The New York Foundling has been saving children, preserving families and building communities since 1869. The agency helps children, youth and adults in need through advocacy and through preventive and in-care services that help each individual reach his or her full potential. In the tradition of openness and compassion of its sponsors, the Sisters of Charity, the agency cares for more than 13,000 children each year in the New York City area and Puerto Rico as it upholds its guiding principle:

Abandon No One.

The Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection is dedicated to advancing state-of-the-art prevention and treatment services for abused and neglected children and their families. The Fontana Center engages in research, training, evidence-based trauma specific treatment, public education and advocacy to help prevent child abuse and neglect.

The New York University School of Social Work is committed to building knowledge and educating professionals for leadership to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Established in 1953, social work education at NYU has had a distinguished history of service, research, and scholarship addressing the most pressing problems of a complex urban environment, and the needs of our most vulnerable citizens. The School's priorities reflect the primary obligations of the social work profession-to advance the cause of social justice and promote the ideals of a humane society.

This conference will offer participating professionals the opportunity to further their knowledge and skills in their work with abused and neglected children within New York City 's child welfare system.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration and Coffee

9:00-9:10 Welcome

Bill Baccaglini
Executive Director, New York Foundling

9:10-10:45 Keynote Address

Katharine Briar-Lawson, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
The School of Social Welfare, University at Albany , SUNY

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-12:30 Workshops

12:30-1:45 Lunch on your own

1:45-3:15 Workshops

3:15-3:30 Closing Comments and Future Directions

Carmen Jirau-Rivera
Associate Executive Director, New York Foundling

The New York Foundling and its Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection

co-sponsored with New York University School of Social Work

Sr. Helen Murphy Annual Professional Conference

CRITICAL TRANSITIONS IN CHILD WELFARE

Friday, November 2, 2007

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Association of the Bar of the City of New York
42 West 44 th Street , New York , New York
(Between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)

WORKSHOP TOPICS

Placement Experience and Outcomes for Children in Out-of-Home Care ~ Does a Child's Aggression in Foster Care Predict Post-Discharge Aggression: Implications for Permanency Planning in Child Welfare ~ Attachment Theory: Can It Predict Successful Foster Home and Adoption Outcomes ~ Family Team Conferences/Team Decision Making: Improving the Placement Decision Making Process for Children and Families ~ Empowering Children and Families: Building Adoptions That Work ~ Retaining Culture During Periods of Transition ~ Advocating for the Special Education Needs of Children in Foster Care ~ Getting Beyond the Foster Care System ~ Identifying Factors Contributing to Positive Foster Parenting: How to Help Prevent Foster Home Disruption ~ Community Partnership for Better Results for Children and Families

Keynote Speaker

Katharine Briar-Lawson, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
School of Social Welfare
University at Albany , SUNY

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