THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH

​ACRC’s 4th Annual International Direct Care Summit provides an opportunity to explore the expertise both for and from staff providing direct care in residential and community-based interventions. If you work directly with children, adolescents, young adults, and families in a therapeutic setting, this training is for you. Child and youth care workers, therapists, educators, peer support workers, supervisors, program directors, researchers, and lived experts will share tangible tools, resources, and a network of support.

One of this year’s keynote speakers is Stuart Ablon from Think:Kids who will presenting:

The Contagion of Dysregulation during Challenging Times: Seeking Safety through Collaborative Problem Solving

On the heels of the pandemic, there has been a dramatic rise in the frequency and severity of concerning behavior in young people. Direct care workers are faced with a crisis of dysregulation everywhere they turn, and dysregulation is contagious. Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) can help. CPS is an evidence-based, trauma-informed, relational and non-punitive approach that has a long track record of successfully decreasing challenging behavior and the need for seclusion and restraint in therapeutic programs. Dr. Stuart Ablon, Founder and Director of Think:Kids at Massachusetts General Hospital and Thomas G. Stemberg Endowed Chair in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, will share practical and actionable ways to use the CPS approach to effectively promote regulation and increase safety during these challenging times.

Join us for LIVE engagement around the world and around the clock.

NASW CEs will be available. Recorded sessions will be available for 30 days after the live event.

SUMMIT RATES

ALL IN allows an organization to register ALL staff/volunteers/board members/foster parents for the live event, plus all attendees can watch the presentations for 30 days.