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CWA Resource Parent Conference


Registration Now Open | April 17, 2021
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

The Resource Parent Conference provides professional development education, resources, and tools to help with complex situations or issues related to caring for children, youth, and teens in foster care.

You will experience:

  • Motivational Keynote Panel
  • Opportunity to attend two of the six workshops offered
  • Connection with other Resource Parents
  • Support and celebration of all of our Maryland Resource parents!

Resource Parent Conference registration is restricted. Only those approved for the Resource Parent Program may attend.  If you would like more information to access this conference, please contact Laura Teetermoran, lteetermoran@ssw.umaryland.edu.

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2021 Conference Agenda

Saturday, April 17, 2021

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Welcome and Keynote: Surviving and Thriving During the Pandemic and Beyond Resource Parent Panel

With the unique challenges we have all experienced since March 2020, learn from other resource parents their tips and suggestions to best support your family in this new normal. Navigating e-learning, advocacy, and individual and family self-care will be discussed.
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Transition break / Virtual Lobby
10:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m.

Morning Breakout Sessions (choose one of the following)

  • What to Do When a Child Lies, Steals, and Hoards* (Erica Moltz, MA, NCC, Adoptions Together)
  • Living and Coping in the Era of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter (Timothy Wolfe, Ph.D., Mount St. Mary’s University)
  • Strategies for Helping Children Cope During the Reunification Process (Veronica Cruz, Cruz and Associates)
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Transition break / Virtual Lobby
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Afternoon Breakout Sessions (choose one of the following)

  • Attachment and Trauma* (Angela Quinn, Families Connected)
  • Fostering and Adopting Across Racial Lines (Erica Moltz, MA, NCC, Adoptions Together)
  • Digital Safety (Joe Dugan, Maryland State Police)
Attendees will need to attend using a computer, tablet, or smart phone. The conference will be hosted in Zoom meeting.

Resource Parents licensed by the State of Maryland will receive 5 training hours for the full conference.

*- Denotes Workshops that meet the Behavior / Discipline Requirement

Questions? Please contact The Institute at theinstitutehelp@ssw.umaryland.edu.
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