Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network is closely monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, and as a pre-cautionary measure, we have cancelled the Live Lecture. Instead, the training is being offered as a Webinar.
Our primary concern is always the well-being of our providers, employees, and the participants we serve. For future information, please monitor our website for new dates, and procedures regarding rescheduled dates.
Children's Mental Health Lecture Series:
Transgenerational Caregiving- Supporting Grandparents as Caregivers in Child Welfare
Sufna John, Ph.D. & Mike Sherman, PsyD
Date: January 19, 2023
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom
https://dwihn-org.zoom.us/j/85950498897?pwd=SjFua2hNQVQ3RmZuY25rTFUzeFN0Zz09
There is no cost to attend this training.
Handouts:
As we continue our efforts to become more “green” we will be reducing printed handouts and moving towards distributing power points and resources electronically. For this and future Children's Mental Health Lecture Series trainings, all handouts will be sent as an attachment in your final e-mail confirmation, prior to the training. If you wish to have hardcopies of handouts, please print out copies as they WILL NOT be provided by DWIHN for this training.
Suggested Participants:
Professionals who work in Community Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Juvenile Justice and Substance Abuse systems with children, adolescents and their families in Wayne County, including advocates, case managers, child mental health professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and supports coordinators), direct care workers, family advocates, family members, licensed professional counselors, nurses, occupational therapists, parents and peer support specialists.
Professional staff within our Community Partners who interact with children, adolescents and their families, who are part of the Community Mental Health System, including Department of Human Services; Hospitals; Law Enforcement; School Personnel, including Detroit Public Schools; and other Social Service Organizations.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This presentation will focus on understanding the unique needs of grandparents in the child welfare system. Learners will explore how to effectively engage these caregivers in services, including methods for facilitating healthy co-parenting relationships between grandparents and biological parents. Finally, reflective discussion will allow learners to consider their own biases and values that impact their approach to working with this population.
OBJECTIVES
• Gain knowledge on the prevalence of and considerations for working with grandparents in child welfare cases, reflecting on your own biases and how your values shape the work you do with this population.
• Explore considerations and techniques for enhancing engagement for grandparents and facilitating effective and healthy co-parenting relationships among grandparents and biological parents.
AGENDA
9:00-9:20: Introduce the audience to the scope and needs of grandparents as kinship placements in child welfare
9:20-10:00: Support strengthening grandparent engagement in services, including gathering information and building a culturally-humble and trauma-informed approach to this work; tying it to child and family teamwork.
10:00-10:40: Build methods and considerations for facilitating effective co-parenting relationships between parents and grandparents in child welfare.
10:40-11:00: Reflections and Q&A
This Event Offers the following CEU's:
-CHILD MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL:These event hours meet the MDCH training requirement for CMHP staff.
-QUALIFIED INTELLECTUAL DISABILLTIES PROFESSIONAL: These event hours meet the MDCH training requirement for QMHP staff.
-MICHIGAN CERTIFIED BOARD OF ADDICITIONS PROFESSIONALS: These event hours meet the MDCH training requirement for MCBAP staff.
-SOCIAL WORKERS: 2 continuing education credits are pending for this training.
-TRAINING HOURS: This event will count toward the annual training hours required by most provider agencies.
Registration is required. Walk-ins WILL NOT be permitted. Register to ensure your attendance.
By joining us at this event, attendees consent to Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network's Detroit Wayne Connect photographing, videotaping and using your image and likeness.
If you have individual requirements or need special services to participate in this training, please notify Marika Orme at Morme@dwihn.org Please make arrangements at least two weeks before the event date.