Last chance! CFFA National Conference in Toronto on June 9-16, 2013

Event: 2013 Canadian Foster Family Association (CFFA) National Conference

 

Hosted by the Foster Parent Society of Ontario in conjunction with their Provincial Conference.

Summary: This Conference gives all attending the opportunity to increase their knowledge base, meet new people, re-connect with others, and network with those in the fostering system across Canada.  

 

This year's theme: "UNITED IN CARING"

Dates: June 9 - 16, 2013

 

Location: Toronto (Richmond Hill), Ontario 

 

Click here to get full agenda on CFFA website.  

The course: The Working Group on the Rights of the Child within the Francophonie, in collaboration with the Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates and l'Université de Moncton, presents the International Summer Course on the Rights of the Child. The focus will be Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: The Right Against all Forms of Violence, Injury or Abuse, Neglect or Negligent Treatment, Maltreatment or Exploitation.

 

Dates: July 12 to 19, 2013

 

Location: Moncton Campus of l'Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

 

Click here to register

Registration open! Adoption and Fostering Conference in Toronto in August 2013

Adoptive and foster parents, child welfare professionals, adoption advocates: mark your calendars for the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) 39th Annual Conference August 7-10, 2013, in Toronto!

 

Each year, NACAC holds a comprehensive adoption conference that covers a wide variety of topics including post-adoption services; parenting children with challenges; birth family connections and kinship placements; parenting adopted children; race, culture and diversity in adoption; openness in adoption; advanced issues in adoption and therapy; older youth permanency; and many more. To receive the preliminary brochure and registration booklets once they are available, send your email address to info@nacac.org or call 651-644-3036.

 

Conference: 39th Annual NACAC Conference

  

This year's theme: Thinking Differently: New Hope for Our Children

 

Dates:   August 7-10, 2013

 

Location: Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto, Ontario

 

Click here to register. 

 

13th International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect 

Theme: "Protecting Children in a Changing World"

Sub-themes:

•  Prevention of child abuse and neglect through early and sustained involvement
• Interventions and programmes for children and families experiencing adversity
• Addressing children's rights and participation
• Reforms in child protection and welfare policy
• Children in out of home care
• Building the evidence base
• Contemporary issues 

Dates:   September 15 - 18, 2013

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Article by Marv Bernstein, Chief Policy Advisor, UNICEF Canada. Op-ed in response to the stated intention of the federal government to toughen our

Criminal Code provisions with a view to deterring cyber-bullying. The thesis of the op-ed is that the answer should lie in enforcing the ample provisions we do have, together with a stronger emphasis on prevention and education (encouraging responsible digital citizenship behaviours), particularly since many of the cyber-bullies are other youth themselves.

 

Bernstein, Marv. "Cyberbullying won't be stopped with laws and punishments. We need to get involved." Globe & Mail. May 7, 2013. Online.

Recently posted CWLC mental health webinar

CWLC continues its Mental Health Knowledge Network (MHKN) webinar series - a unique and valuable knowledge-sharing forum by members, for members. The MHKN is a compelling webinar series on child, youth, and family mental health issues specifically designed for frontline workers. 

Topic: Walk-in Counseling Services: Making the Most of One Hour 

Summary: All therapists have experience with clients who are seen for only one session. In fact, research consistently indicates that one is the modal number of

 sessions for all models of therapy and that single sessions are highly effective. This presentation describes theory, strategies, and techniques for making those

single sessions as effective as possible. (Listen to this webinar today.)

 

Speaker: Arnold Slive, PhD, Licensed Psychologist from Texas and a Fulbright Scholar currently at the University of Calgary.  

   

 

Children & Youth in Challenging Circumstances (CYCC) is holding a Best Practices Video Competition and you can win prizes by sharing what you do best!

The competition will feature the most innovative and inspiring examples of mental health programs and services for young people in Canada and around the world.

Send us a three minute video showcasing your mental health program or service for vulnerable kids and you could win great prizes!

 

Video length: 3 minutes

 

Total # of prizes: 13

 

Deadline: June 7, 2013

 

Click here to visit CYCC website & enter

Ontario's French Language Services Commissioner shares his reflections on OACAS summit, Call to Action: Together to Serve in French. In February, Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies (OACAS) hosted an inaugural summit for Franco-Ontarian social service professionals entitled Call to Action: Together to Serve in French, which featured François Boileau, Ontario's French Language Services Commissioner as keynote speaker. Over 130 service providers in attendance had a chance to gain a better understanding of the issues surrounding the provision of French-language services across the province, to discuss solutions and strategies on a local, regional and provincial level, to create a work plan to move forward and to establish a network with other Franco-Ontarian social service professionals. CWLC was present at this event in the form of an information booth and workshop participation.

 

Commissioner François Boileau shared his reflections on the day on his blog, stating that for him it was an opportunity to return to his earlier recommendation that "the Ministry of Children and Youth Services should 'ensure that Children's Aid Societies actively offer French-language services throughout the province; and, in cooperation with the Children's Aid Societies, create a network...of French-language service providers for the benefit of those Children's Aid Societies that are currently unable to offer these services themselves." The summit was a crucial first step in working towards these goals, and CWLC was proud to be a part of this initiative.