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ACRC hosts many events each year, offering our members and the field opportunities to connect, engage, and expand their expertise. Browse all events below.

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27 Oct
October 27, 2025    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Young people with an Autism or Traumatic Brain Injury diagnosis, pared with a behavior disorder, bring their own unique set of challenges to your residential [...]
29 Oct
October 29, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Pathways to Organizational Excellence Certification helps youth- and family-serving organizations strengthen their culture, improve teamwork, and build stronger connections with the communities they serve. This [...]
05 Nov
November 5, 2025    
All Day
06 Nov
November 6, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
To create an equitable society, we must commit to being antiracist in all aspects of our work. Whether you are starting with a personal journey [...]
12 Nov
November 12, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
As the number of young people experiencing mental health crises continues to rise, what works in crisis stabilization? What does best practice look like in [...]
12 Nov
November 12, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
As a follow-up from our webinar on serving youth with problematic, harmful sexualized behaviors, ACRC will be offering a short-term affinity group to support ongoing [...]
12 Nov
November 12, 2025    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Many ACRC members utilize recreation staff as education, exercise, and therapeutic interventions for the young people in their programs. As these roles are specialized and [...]
13 Nov
November 13, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
ACRC’s research committee vets potential research projects and develops internal research. Recent initiatives have included EHRs (electronic health records) and serving CSEC (commercially sexually exploited) [...]
13 Nov
November 13, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), the technical assistance arm of ACRC, is excited to offer providers of residential interventions, committed to hiring or having already [...]
18 Nov
November 18, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
ACRC’s program committee makes recommendations about ongoing training and webinar topics and produces our renowned annual conference. Both the annual conference and the yearly direct [...]
18 Nov
November 18, 2025 - November 20, 2025    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Family Needs & Strengths (FANS) assessment and outcome tool for Family Peer Support is derived from the Child Needs & Strengths (CANS), developed by [...]
18 Nov
November 18, 2025    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
As a membership organization, it is important to keep our membership diverse and connected. This committee seeks ways to promote networking, engagement and educational opportunities; [...]
19 Nov
November 19, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session #4 of the Reclaiming Youth Learning Community - 9 Session Training Series. Topic: Neurodivergent Youth and a Strength-Based Mindset | Guest Speaker: Megan Jurbank, [...]
19 Nov
November 19, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The goal of this committee is to engage, encourage and enhance the youth and family voice within ACRC by participating in board decisions, membership, conferences, [...]
20 Nov
November 20, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
ACRC’s Equity Committee advances principles and practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion across the work of the Association and recommends best practices for our membership [...]
24 Nov
November 24, 2025    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Young people with an Autism or Traumatic Brain Injury diagnosis, pared with a behavior disorder, bring their own unique set of challenges to your residential [...]
02 Dec
December 2, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Session #1 - From Coercion to Connection: Overviews of the Evidence-Based Six Core Strategies© - 7 Session Training Series. Topic: Overview of the Six Core [...]
04 Dec
December 4, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
To create an equitable society, we must commit to being antiracist in all aspects of our work. Whether you are starting with a personal journey [...]
04 Dec
December 4, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
ACRC Webinar: Moving Evidence-Based Practices Into Routine Clinical Use Presenter: David Paxton, MA, LISW-C, Chief Clinical Officer, The Village Network Description: The movement of evidence-based [...]
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13 Nov

Research Committee Meeting

November 13, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
ACRC’s research committee vets potential research projects and develops internal research. Recent initiatives have included EHRs (electronic health records) and serving CSEC (commercially sexually exploited) [...]
13 Nov

Family Partner Project - Information Session #3

November 13, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), the technical assistance arm of ACRC, is excited to offer providers of residential interventions, committed to hiring or having already [...]
18 Nov

Family Needs and Assessment (FANS) Training Opportunity

November 18, 2025 - November 20, 2025    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Family Needs & Strengths (FANS) assessment and outcome tool for Family Peer Support is derived from the Child Needs & Strengths (CANS), developed by [...]
18 Nov

Program Committee Meeting

November 18, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
ACRC’s program committee makes recommendations about ongoing training and webinar topics and produces our renowned annual conference. Both the annual conference and the yearly direct [...]
18 Nov

Membership Committee Meeting

November 18, 2025    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
As a membership organization, it is important to keep our membership diverse and connected. This committee seeks ways to promote networking, engagement and educational opportunities; [...]
18 Nov

Replacing Coercive Interventions Affinity Group

November 18, 2025    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Let’s continue to create cultures of care! Join ACRC members in ongoing conversations around replacing coercive strategies with trauma responsive interventions. While all organizations are [...]
18 Nov

Pathways to Organizational Excellence Certification - Information Session #2

November 18, 2025    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Pathways to Organizational Excellence Certification helps youth- and family-serving organizations strengthen their culture, improve teamwork, and build stronger connections with the communities they serve. This [...]
19 Nov

Reclaiming Youth Training Series (Session #4) - Neurodivergent Youth and a Strength-Based Mindset

November 19, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session #4 of the Reclaiming Youth Learning Community - 9 Session Training Series. Topic: Neurodivergent Youth and a Strength-Based Mindset | Guest Speaker: Megan Jurbank, [...]
19 Nov

Youth & Family Committee Meeting

November 19, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The goal of this committee is to engage, encourage and enhance the youth and family voice within ACRC by participating in board decisions, membership, conferences, [...]
19 Nov

Residential Directors Affinity Group

November 19, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Most organizations that provide residential interventions employ a solo residential director. This nuanced role has few peers with the same level of responsibility. Join ACRC’s [...]
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