ACRC Annual Conference Agenda
All Times Below are in Mountain Standard Time/Phoenix Time
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Monday, May 6th
8:00 am - 7:00 pm
9:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
11:30 am
Public Policy Town Hall
In-Person Only
Location: Main Ballroom AB - Lobby Level
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1:00 pm
Hiring Family Members as Staff in Residential Programs: Transforming Practice, Expanding Horizons
In-Person Only
Location: Main Ballroom C - Lobby Level
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1:00 pm
A Deep Dive into Evidence-Based Practice – Six Core Strategies©
In-Person Only
Location: Main Ballroom B - Lobby Level
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1:00 pm
Person-Centered Data: How to Strengthen Teams and Improve Programs, Agencies, and Systems
In-Person Only
Location: Cameron - 2nd Floor
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
5:00 pm
Tuesday, May 7th
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
9:00 am - 11:30 am
9:00 am
Hope Starts With Us
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Main Ballroom - Lobby Level
9:00 am
Post Pandemic-Redux: Let’s Get Back to Preventing Violence and Use of Seclusion and Restraint
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Main Ballroom - Lobby Level
9:00 am
Purpose, Passion, and Partnerships: Blueprint for Re-Imagined Systems of Care
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Main Ballroom - Lobby Level
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
1:30 pm
Transitioning Into Your New Role as a Supervisor or Leader
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Russell - 2nd Floor
1:30 pm
The Well-Being of LGBTQ+ Youth in the Child Welfare System
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Remington - 2nd Floor
1:30 pm
Leading the Workforce: Leadership Development Across the Organization
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Phoenix - 2nd Floor
1:30 pm
Beyond Cultural and Linguistic Competence: Achieving DEI for Leaders of Color
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Main Ballroom - Lobby Level
1:30 pm
#ShowMeSolutions: How Missouri is Dealing with the Capacity Crisis
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Cassidy - 2nd Floor
1:30 pm
Translating Youth and Family Values Into Meaningful Outcome Measures
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Hanson - 2nd Floor
1:30 pm
1:30 pm
Partnering with Higher Education to Create the Workforce We Need
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Cowboy - 2nd Floor
1:30 pm
Healing Relationships Between Youth and Their Parents and Caregivers
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Ellis - 2nd Floor
1:30 pm
Scaling Hope: An Action Call to States
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Cameron - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
3:30 pm
Quality by Design
In-Person Only
Location: Curtis - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Hearing All Perspectives: The Development of a Multi-Diagnosis Youth Advisory Council
In-Person Only
Location: Cassidy - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Working in Predominantly White Organizations: Experiences, Insights, and Strategies from BIPOC Leaders
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Sundance - Lobby Level
3:30 pm
Improving Outcomes with AI: An Equitable Approach
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Hanson - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Meeting the Challenge: Positioning Educational Services as an Extension of the Therapeutic Experience
In-Person Only
Location: Remington - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Exciting New Clinical Tools to Help Youth with Trauma and Dysregulation
In-Person Only
Location: Cameron - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Empowering Families in Underserved Communities: Leveraging Technology for Effective Trauma-Informed Caregiver Training
In-Person Only
Location: Cowboy - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Speak Up: Improving Youth Quality of Life Using Self-Advocacy Initiatives
In-Person Only
Location: Russell - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Becoming a Trauma-Resilient Organization: From Putting Out Fires to Fire Prevention
In-Person Only
Location: Phoenix - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
3:30 pm
Beyond Point and Level Systems: Moving Toward Child and Family-Centered Programming
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Main Ballroom - Lobby Level
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday, May 8th
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
7:00 am - 1:00 pm
9:00 am - 11:00 am
9:00 am
Transforming Children’s Behavioral Health Care Through Collaboration
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Main Ballroom - Lobby Level
9:00 am
Connection, Hope and Healing: The Power of Residential Interventions within Systems of Care
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Main Ballroom - Lobby Level
9:00 am
From Juvie Jails to Children-First: Leveraging Global Learning on Justice-Involved Youth
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Main Ballroom - Lobby Level
9:00 am
What Works? Meaningful Evidence?
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Main Ballroom - Lobby Level
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
11:30 am
This Isn’t Supposed To Happen: Treating Complex and Traumatic Grief in Children, Adolescents, and the Family System
In-Person Only
Location: Cassidy - 2nd Floor
11:30 am
Staff Retention and Reduction in Emergency Safety Interventions Through Competency Based Trainings: One Year Outcome Analysis
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Ellis - 2nd Floor
11:30 am
Finally, Something That’s for Me: A Staff-Focused Intervention to Increase Self-Regulation and Amplify Trauma-Informed Care
In-Person Only
Location: Sundance - Lobby Level
11:30 am
From Principles to Practice: Using the BBI Theory of Change for Measurable Quality Improvement in Residential Interventions
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Cowboy - 2nd Floor
11:30 am
A Different Approach to Care in A Residential Setting
In-Person Only
Location: Hanson - 2nd Floor
11:30 am
From New Hire to Leader: The Journey of a Supervisor
In-Person Only
Location: Gilbert - Lobby Level
11:30 am
Beyond Evidence: The Power of ‘Why’ in Shaping Responsive Program Models for Therapeutic Care Interventions
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Cameron - 2nd Floor
11:30 am
Increasing the Consistency of Care for the Children Who Need It the Most
In-Person Only
Location: Curtis - 2nd Floor
11:30 am
Children in Child Protection: Measures, Social Construct, and How They Live Their Child Protection Experiences as Adults
In-Person Only
Location: Remington - 2nd Floor
11:30 am
Innovative Residential Care Design: No Wrong Door
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Phoenix - 2nd Floor
11:30 am
Technical Support for Children’s Behavioral Healthcare Transformation: How Analytics and Technology Can Inform and Support Strategic Directions
In-Person Only
Location: Russell - 2nd Floor
11:30 am
Developing Culture and Managing Risk: 101 Things Leaders in our Field Need to Know
In-Person Only
Location: Borein - 2nd Floor
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
3:30 pm
If We Use Restraint, Can We Really Say That We Are Offering Trauma-Informed Care?
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Cameron - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Successful Futures: An Aftercare Program for Transitioning Into Adulthood
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Curtis - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Exploring Collaborative Solutions: The Youth Resource Workgroup
In-Person Only
Location: Hanson - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Treating Eating Disorders in a General Psychiatric Residential Program: Challenge Accepted
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Remington - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Elopement From Residential Placements: What Do Youth and Families Need To Remain Engaged In Treatment
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Sundance - Lobby Level
3:30 pm
Trauma Responsive Coaching and Mentoring for Non-Clinical Staff
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Ellis - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Living the Mission: Training and Retaining Caring People
In-Person Only
Location: Cowboy - 2nd Floor
3:30 pm
Trauma Responsive Residential Interventions within a System of Care
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Phoenix - 2nd Floor
Thursday, May 9th
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
9:00 am
Hear Us Out! Essential Collaborative Youth-Guided Approaches
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Main Ballroom - Lobby Level
9:00 am
Embracing AI: The Tools of Tomorrow Are Here Today
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
Location: Main Ballroom - Lobby Level