The National Training Initiative team has presented and built awareness of NTI at key adoption related events. Join us in sharing with others about NTI, connect with us on social media, and talk with us at upcoming national conferences, webinars, and events. Enjoy the webinars listed and let us know how we can serve you!
Presenter: Debbie Riley, LCMFT, Co-founder and CEO of The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.).
As community-based and private practice mental health clinicians in NTI pilot states, you can become part of a national effort building capacity to effectively help foster, adoptive and guardianship families. The webinar content will give you the comprehensive insights needed!
The webinar covers these learning objectives:
1. Increase understanding of the mental health challenges of foster and adoptive children based on review of research.
2. Gain understanding of the core competencies which are foundational to adoption competent mental health practice.
3. Build awareness of NTI Curriculum for Mental Health Professionals and benefits of participating in the training pilot (includes demonstration of the training), as well as how to participate in NTI in pilot states.
PDF of the Slides / View Webinar Now
Presenters: NTI Implementation Specialists…Lisa Maynard, Mary Wichansky, and Emily Smith-Goering.
As supervisors and leaders you are a critical part of the success of NTI and ensuring that the valuable skills being learned through the training are having a positive impact on the families.
This webinar discusses how to help your staff transfer the skills and knowledge they are learning from NTI into practice, and covers the following objectives:
1. Commit to transferring NTI learning
2. Know how to use several tools to support transfer process
3. Gain knowledge of how to create a plan for transfer of learning
California Winter Alliance Conference 2018
Feb 6-9, 2018
Monterey, CA
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Conference on Well-Being
February 12-13, 2018
Norman, Oklahoma
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Palmetto Association for Children and Families (PAFCAF) Annual Conference 2018
February 28 – March 2, 2018
Myrtle Beach, SC
**NTI’s Mary Wichansky, LCSW-C, will be presenting: “Enhancing Your Clinical Practice: NTI Training for Mental Health Professionals.”
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Friday March 2, 9:00 am – 10:15 am
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Children’s Mental Health Conference
March 4-7, 2018
Tampa, FL
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MN Social Services Association Conference
March 21-23, 2018
Minneapolis, MN
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Psychotherapy Networker 2018
March 22-25, 2018
Washington D.C.
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Rudd Adoption Research New Worlds of Adoption Conference:
“The Future of Adoption: Beyond Safety to Well-Being”
April 13, 2018
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
**C.A.S.E. CEO Debbie Riley, LCMFT, and NTI Director Dawn Wilson, MSW, presenting “Meeting the Complex Mental Health Needs of Children Moving to Permanency through Adoption and Guardianship.”
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Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health
April 15-17
Duluth, MN
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NICWA Conference / National Indian Child Welfare Association
April 15-18, 2018
Anchorage, Alaska
**Dawn Wilson, MSW, Emily Smith Goering, and Terry Cross, PhD, will be presenting, “Building Adoption Competency for Child Welfare and Mental Health Professionals.”
Monday, April 16, 3:30 pm
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CWLA Conference / The Child Welfare League of America
April 26-27, 2018
Washington, DC
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Children’s Behavioral Health Conference
May 1-3, 2018
Norman, Oklahoma
Children’s Justice Conference
May 7-9, 2018
Spokane, WA
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Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York Annual Conference
May 10-12, 2018
Albany, New York
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Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Conference
May 22-23, 2018
Columbus, Ohio
Partnership for Well-Being Institute
June 13-15, 2018
Anaheim, CA
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NASW / National Association of Social Workers
June 20-23, 2018
Washington, DC
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National Council for Adoption Conference
June 20-22, 2018
College Park, MD (DC Area)
**CEO, Debbie Riley, LCMFT, will be presenting, “Beneath the Mask: Adoption through the Eyes of Adolescents” and Lisa Dominguez, LCSW-C, will be presenting, “Too Many Losses Too Soon: Loss and Grief Among Foster and Adopted Children.”
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University of Maryland (UM Training Institutes Leading Change)
Integrating Systems and Improving Outcomes in Behavioral Health
for Children, Youth, Young Adults, and Their Families
July 25-28, 2018
Washington, DC
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North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
August 8-10, 2018
St. Paul, MN
**NTI’s Lisa Maynard, LMSW, and Dawn Wilson, Director of NTI, MSW, will be presenting, “Supporting Permanency with Improved Adoption Mental Health Competent Services.”
Wednesday, August 8, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
**CEO, Debbie Riley, LCMFT, will be presenting, “Beneath the Mask” and “Communications with Birth Families.”
**C.A.S.E.’s Sean Delehant, LCPC, CP, will be presenting, “Facilitating Educational Success.”
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National Staff Development and Training Association Conference (NSDTA)
September 30 – October 3, 2018
Columbus, OH
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Association for Trauma and Attachment in Children (ATTACh) Conference
Oct. 4-7, 2018
Virginia Beach, VA
**NTI’s Director, Dawn Wilson, MSW, and Lisa Maynard, LMSW, will be presenting “Supporting Family Stability and Well-Being through Improved Adoption Competent Mental Health Services.”
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Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council – Annual Training Conference
October 10-13, 2018
Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center, Breckenridge CO
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Alliance for Strong Families and Communities National Conference 2018
Oct 15-17, 2018
Denver, Colorado
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Council on Social Work Education
November 8-11, 2018
Orlando, FL
Friday, November 9, 1:45pm
**Dawn Wilson, MSW, will be presenting, “Building Workforce Adoption Competency through Online Training: Child Welfare Pilot.”
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NATCON / National Council on Behavioral Health
April 3-5, 2017
Seattle, WA
NICWA Conference / National Indian Child Welfare Association
April 2-5, 2017
San Diego, CA
One Child, Many Hands Conference on Child Welfare
June 7-9, 2017
Philadelphia, PA
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North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
July 19-22, 2017
Minneapolis, MN
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National Staff Development & Training Assoc. (NSDTA)
September 17-20, 2017
Savannah GA
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ATTACH – Teaching the World to Heal
October 12-14, 2017
Denver, CO
**NTI’s Lisa Maynard presented with author, Sue Badeau and Chelsea Badeau, at the session, “Mind, Body & Spirit: A Sensorimotor Approach to Healing Trauma.”
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Council on Social Work Education
October 19-22, 2017
Dallas, TX
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National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
California Chapter Conference
October 20-21, 2017
San Mateo, CA
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National Permanency Conference
October 22-24, 2017
Nashville, TN
**Debbie Riley, LCMFT, C.A.S.E. CEO and Dawn Wilson, MSW presented “Building Adoption and Mental Health Competency: Exploring the Options for Training Child Welfare and Mental Health Professionals”
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