ACRC Annual Conference Agenda

Virtual Platform

Posters

Certificates

Social Event – $25

Book Sales

T-Shirt Purchase

 

 

 

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all times below are in CST/Minneapolis time

To view a description of each presentation below, click on its title!

Tuesday, May 16th

Wednesday, May 17th

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7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Desk Open

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 am - 8:30 am

MEMBERSHIP MEETING

8:00 am

In-Person Only

9:00 am - 11:30 am

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

9:00 am

The Power of Story

Alisa Matheson

In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded

9:00 am

The Belonging Difference: Maximizing the Positive Difference We Make In the Lives of Youth

Gaelin Elmore

In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded

9:00 am

Belonging As An Antidote to Trauma: Preventing Trauma, Mitigating the Effects of Trauma & Reducing System Trauma

Lisa Cherry, MA

In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

ISSUES LUNCHES

12:00 pm

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In-Person Only

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

WORKSHOP SESSION A

1:30 pm

Pathfinders: A Blueprint for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Children’s Services

Tenecia Waddell-Pyle

John Soderberg

Terry Leahy

In-Person & Recorded

1:30 pm

Aftercare Solutions for Youth (and Their Families) Returning Home from Residential and Other Out-of-Home Placement

Jon Jelley

Sarah Galvan

In-Person & Recorded

1:30 pm

It Takes a Village: The Benefits and Healing Properties of Diversity in Residential Care

Ryan Dempsey, AASW

Rachel Taylor

Daisy Dempsey

In-Person & Recorded

1:30 pm

Secondary Traumatic Stress: The Cost of Caring

David Paxton, MA, LISW-S

In-Person & Recorded

1:30 pm

Strengthening Permanency Outcomes through Cross-Agency Collaboration

Kara Sabalauskas, MSW

Cheryl Peltier, LSW

Meredith Rapoza, LMHC

Noreen Dolan, MSW, LCSW

In-Person & Recorded

1:30 pm

The Importance of Permanency Planning for Unaccompanied and Refugee Children in the U.S.

Amanda Nosel, LLM

Hannah Ferguson, MA

In-Person & Recorded

1:30 pm

Continuum of Individualized Care

Leticia Galyean, LCSW

In-Person & Recorded

1:30 pm

Dignity-filled Fundraising: How to Honor Clients while Building your Brand

Rachel Suarez LaBeau

Katherine Ratigan

Teresa Arens

In-Person & Recorded

1:30 pm

Improving Youth and Family-Centered Care Through Safety Culture, Safety Organizing and Systems Thinking

Dr. Tiffany Lindsey

Jamie Gennrich, MSW, CAPSW

Jeanette Paules, MSW

Jordan Constantine

In-Person & Recorded

1:30 pm

From Placement to Practioner

Stefania Agliano, LMSW

Bryan Hall, LCSW

In-Person Only

1:30 pm

Lead with Hope in Your Organization

Shea Hutchins, LCSW

Kim Jordan, RN

In-Person & Recorded

1:30 pm

Obstacles to Opportunities: Using Innovation to Overcome Barriers to Recruitment, Readiness, and Retention

Nikki Goos, LMHC

Jennifer Null, LMFT, RPT-S

Brooke Mohs

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

WORKSHOP SESSION B

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

Melissa LaRocque

Renee Touhey-Childress, MSW, LICSW

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

The Impact of Historical Oppression on Modern Day Human Trafficking

Nicole Klasey, Psy.D.

Gina Peck-Sobolewski, MA, LMFT

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

Creating Competent Care Practices in Working with LGBTQ+ Youth

Rebecca Smith

Michelle Berton, LMHC

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

How Financial Empowerment for Youth Closes the Equity Gap

Donelle Hauser, LMSW

Tracy Frizzell

Constance Alberts

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

A Theory of Change for Residential Interventions: Enhancing and Evaluating Quality

Robert E. Lieberman

Nancy Craig

Mark Nickell, MDiv

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

Strategies to Create a Diverse Equitable and Inclusive Workforce

Andrew Catalano

Samira Vishria, LCSW

Myles Williams

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

How Accreditation Enhances Outcomes, Equity and Service Experience of Children, Youth and Families

Jennifer Flowers

Joe Perrow

Leslie Ellis-Lang, LMFT

Sonja Schierling

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

Understanding the Underlying Neuroscience of Real Time Healing in Therapeutic Communities

Pete Myers, PsyD

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

How Higher Program Quality Impacts Employee Retention and Youth Elopement

Jonathan C Huefner, Ph.D.

Savarra Howry, MSW

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

The Building Resilience Through Residential Communities Initiative: Trauma Informed Care in Action

Hilary Hodgdon, Ph.D.

Corey Meurer

Lia Martin, Ph.D.

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

Safety First: Protecting Vulnerable Populations from Sexual Abuse in Residential Settings

Dr. Yolanda Graham, M.D.

Kelsey Lawson, J.D.

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

Purpose, Power, and Privilege: A Panel of Successful Leaders Discuss How to Succeed in Spite of Marginalization

Dustin Tibbitts, LMFT

In-Person & Recorded

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

SOCIAL EVENT: The Mill City Museum

Location: The Mill City Museum

Thursday, May 18th

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7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Desk Open

7:00 am - 1:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Open

9:00 am - 11:00 am

PLENARY

9:00 am

If You Think Family Therapy is Family Engagement You’re Doing it Wrong!

Christopher Bellonci, M.D., DFAACAP

Cynthia Williams, MA

Millie Sweeney, MS

Barry McGrady

Shannon CrossBear

Kayla Herbell, Ph.D., RN

In-Person & Live Streamed & Recorded

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

WORKSHOP SESSION C

11:30 am

Facilitating Family Engagement Through Peer Support

Christina Veerkamp, CFPS

In-Person & Recorded

11:30 am

Permanency Based Family Work: A Resilient Model for Families Formed by Adoption

Jeff Friedman, Ph.D., LCSW

In-Person & Recorded

11:30 am

Beyond the Anecdotal – Nurturing Collaboration Across a Child’s Village in Measuring Developmental Achievements and Care Outcomes

Shane Murdoch

Edwina Poynton

In-Person & Recorded

11:30 am

Healing the System: Enhancing Youth Outcomes Through Family System Approaches

Jennifer Null, LMFT, RPT-S

In-Person & Recorded

11:30 am

Ongoing Staff Development: Improving Efficacy and Retention for Direct Care and Supervisory Staff

Camela M. Hughes, PhD

Dina McManus, LCSW-R

Chris Delap, BCBA, LBA, LMLP, AS

In-Person & Recorded

11:30 am

Don’t Call Us “Outliers:” What Organizations Can Learn by Adopting Human Centered Evaluation Techniques

April Wall-Parker, MS

Teeh N. Tinsley, LMSW

Michael Valenti, Ph.D

Patti McCloud

In-Person & Recorded

11:30 am

Your Role in Life History and Its Impacts on Youth Mental Health

Alisa Matheson

In-Person & Recorded

11:30 am

Erasing the Belonging Gap for Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma and Adversity

Gaelin Elmore

In-Person & Recorded

11:30 am

Family Partners as Essential Staff in Residential Interventions: Developing the Capacity

Robert E. Lieberman

In-Person & Recorded

11:30 am

More Than Family Therapy – What Family Partnership in Residential Care Looks Like

Millie Sweeney, MS

In-Person & Recorded

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

AWARDS LUNCHEON

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

WORKSHOP SESSION D

3:30 pm

The Intersection of Vicarious Trauma and Social Justice

Patricia D. Wilcox, MSW, LCSW

Aminah Ali, LMSW

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

Finding your Miracle Metric: What Do You Need to Measure to Eliminate Identity-Based Disparities?

Penny Russell

Verona Pointdujour

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

How Measuring Post-Discharge Outcomes Can Improve Program Quality

Suellen Rizzo, LICSW

Patty Olney-Murphy

Cass Sierra-Patev

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Katie Rodriguez, LMSW

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

Shifting Culture and Challenging Assumptions about Connecting Families

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

Building Workforce Resilience: Partnering With Our Staff to Stay Healthy During Challenging Times

Karen Johnson, BA, MSW, LCSW

Stacy Heltemes

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

The Importance of Considering Childhood Adversity Patterns When Working with Youth in Residential Care

Chanelle Gordon, Ph.D.

Patrick Tyler, Ph.D., LIMHP, LPC

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lens in Trauma-Informed Care Drives Organizational Change

Amber Rand, LMHC, IAADC

Staci Mease, CADC

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

From Closed to Open: One Program’s Trauma-informed Evolution from All-Male to Gender Diverse

Ivy Mederios, LICSW

Will Clawson

Sarah Gauvin

In-Person & Recorded

3:30 pm

Trauma Informed Practice in Practice

Lisa Cherry, MA

In-Person & Recorded

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Author’s Pavilion

Friday, May 19th

Virtual Only Presentations