ACRC Annual Conference Agenda

Virtual Platform
all times below are in CST/Minneapolis time
To view a description of each presentation below, click on its title!
Tuesday, May 16th
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
11:00 am
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
5:00 pm
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
7:00 pm
Wednesday, May 17th
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
9:00 am - 11:30 am
9:00 am
9:00 am
The Belonging Difference: Maximizing the Positive Difference We Make In the Lives of Youth
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
9:00 am
Belonging As An Antidote to Trauma: Preventing Trauma, Mitigating the Effects of Trauma & Reducing System Trauma
In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
1:30 pm
Pathfinders: A Blueprint for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Children’s Services
In-Person & Recorded
Location: St. Croix II (6th Floor)
1:30 pm
Aftercare Solutions for Youth (and Their Families) Returning Home from Residential and Other Out-of-Home Placement
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Live - General Ballroom
1:30 pm
Secondary Traumatic Stress: The Cost of Caring
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Spring Park Bay (8th Floor)
1:30 pm
Strengthening Permanency Outcomes through Cross-Agency Collaboration
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Lake Calhoun (8th Floor)
1:30 pm
The Importance of Permanency Planning for Unaccompanied and Refugee Children in the U.S.
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Excelsior Bay (8th Floor)
1:30 pm
Dignity-Filled Fundraising: How to Honor Clients While Building your Brand
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Pine Lake (4th Floor)
1:30 pm
Improving Youth and Family-Centered Care Through Safety Culture, Safety Organizing and Systems Thinking
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Minnesota (6th Floor)
1:30 pm
From Placement to Practitioner
In-Person Only
Location: Deer Lake (4th Floor)
1:30 pm
Lead with Hope in Your Organization
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Wayzata Bay (8th Floor)
1:30 pm
Obstacles to Opportunities: Using Innovation to Overcome Barriers to Recruitment, Readiness, and Retention
In-Person & Recorded
Location: St. Croix I (6th Floor)
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
3:30 pm
Youth Voice, Relationships, and Residential Culture: Making or Breaking Programs Into Trauma Informed and Restraint Free Environments One Step at a Time
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Minnesota (6th Floor)
3:30 pm
Creating Competent Care Practices in Working with LGBTQ+ Youth
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Excelsior Bay (8th Floor)
3:30 pm
How Financial Empowerment for Youth Closes the Equity Gap
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Pine Lake (4th Floor)
3:30 pm
A Theory of Change for Residential Interventions: Enhancing and Evaluating Quality
In-Person & Recorded
Location: St. Croix I (6th Floor)
3:30 pm
Strategies to Create a Diverse Equitable and Inclusive Workforce
In-Person & Recorded
Location: St. Croix II (6th Floor)
3:30 pm
How Accreditation Enhances Outcomes, Equity and Service Experience of Children, Youth and Families
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Crystal Lake (4th Floor)
3:30 pm
Understanding the Underlying Neuroscience of Real Time Healing in Therapeutic Communities
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Spring Park Bay (8th Floor)
3:30 pm
How Higher Program Quality Impacts Employee Retention and Youth Elopement
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Live - General Ballroom
3:30 pm
The Building Resilience Through Residential Communities Initiative: Trauma Informed Care in Action
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Wayzata Bay (8th Floor)
3:30 pm
Safety First: Protecting Vulnerable Populations from Sexual Abuse in Residential Settings
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Lake Calhoun (8th Floor)
3:30 pm
Purpose, Power, and Privilege: A Panel of Successful Leaders Discuss How to Succeed in Spite of Marginalization
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Deer Lake (4th Floor)
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday, May 18th
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
7:30 am - 1:00 pm
8:00 am - 8:30 am
9:00 am - 11:00 am
9:00 am
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
11:30 am
Facilitating Family Engagement Through Peer Support
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Crystal Lake (4th Floor)
11:30 am
Permanency Based Family Work: A Resilient Model for Families Formed by Adoption
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Lake Harriet (8th Floor)
11:30 am
Beyond the Anecdotal – Nurturing Collaboration Across a Child’s Village in Measuring Developmental Achievements and Care Outcomes
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Pine Lake (4th Floor)
11:30 am
Healing the System: Enhancing Youth Outcomes Through Family System Approaches
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Live - General Ballroom
11:30 am
Ongoing Staff Development: Improving Efficacy and Retention for Direct Care and Supervisory Staff
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Excelsior Bay (8th Floor)
11:30 am
Don’t Call Us “Outliers:” What Organizations Can Learn by Adopting Human Centered Evaluation Techniques
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Spring Park Bay (8th Floor)
11:30 am
Your Role in Life History and Its Impacts on Youth Mental Health
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Lake Nakomis (8th Floor)
11:30 am
Erasing the Belonging Gap for Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma and Adversity
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Birch Lake (4th Floor)
11:30 am
11:30 am
More Than Family Therapy – What Family Partnership in Residential Care Looks Like
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Wayzata Bay (8th Floor)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
3:30 pm
The Intersection of Vicarious Trauma and Social Justice
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Spring Park Bay (8th Floor)
3:30 pm
Finding your Miracle Metric: What Do You Need to Measure to Eliminate Identity-Based Disparities?
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Pine Lake (4th Floor)
3:30 pm
How Measuring Post-Discharge Outcomes Can Improve Program Quality
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Wayzata Bay (8th Floor)
3:30 pm
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Lake Nakomis (8th Floor)
3:30 pm
Shifting Culture and Challenging Assumptions about Connecting Families
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Live - General Ballroom
3:30 pm
Building Workforce Resilience: Partnering With Our Staff to Stay Healthy During Challenging Times
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Excelsior Bay (8th Floor)
3:30 pm
The Importance of Considering Childhood Adversity Patterns When Working with Youth in Residential Care
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Lake Harriet (8th Floor)
3:30 pm
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lens in Trauma-Informed Care Drives Organizational Change
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Crystal Lake (4th Floor)
3:30 pm
From Closed to Open: One Program’s Trauma-Informed Evolution from All-Male to Gender Diverse
In-Person & Recorded
Location: Birch Lake (4th Floor)
3:30 pm
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Friday, May 19th
7:30 am - 8:30 am
9:00 am - 11:00 am
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Virtual Workshops
New Org, Who Dis? Defining Organizational Practice Through Periods of Change
Virtual Only
Location: Virtual
Staying Close, Staying Connected: Supporting Transition Aged Youth Leaving Care in England
Virtual Only
Location: Virtual
Attachment-Based Family Therapy in Residential Care
Virtual Only
Location: Virtual
12:00 am
Highlighting COVID-19 Impacts on Families of Children with Special Needs
Virtual Only
Location: Virtual