Friday, November 20, 2009 | 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(Registration Deadline: Friday, November 13, 2009)

Texas Woman's University
Change of Location: This event has been moved to the Hubbard Hall Building, Southeast room.

Registration is closed for this event. On-site registration will be available Friday from 8:00 - 8:30 a.m in the Hubbard Hall Building, Southeast Foyer. Registration fee will be $12 for this event.

 

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Conference Overview
Join us at Texas Woman's University for the 5^th Annual TWU/UNT Child Welfare Conference on Friday, November 20, 2009 from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The theme for this conference is "Effective Practice with our Children of Promise: Ensuring their Safety, Well Being and Permanency". The conference will explore child welfare from a practice perspective. The keynote speaker, Madeline McClure is a renowned child advocate, founder and executive director of TexProtect.

Who Should Attend
This conference is designed for:

• Child Protective Services Staff
• Mental Health Professionals
• Educators
• Foster and Adoptive Parents
• Students in Social Work and related fields
• Community Child Advocates

Continuing Education Credit
Participants will receive 6 Contact Hours or .6 CEU's upon the full completion of this conference.

Registration Information
Registration is Limited to 300 attendees!

There is no charge for the conference sessions and CEU's, but you must pay $12 for lunch to attend the conference. Registration deadline is Friday, November 13, 2009.

Agenda

8 - 8:30 am	Registration/Network/Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 am	Keynote Address - Madeline McClure, LCSW, TexProtects, Executive Director
9:30 - 9:45 am	Break
9:45 - 10:45 am	Addressing Domestic Violence In the Child Welfare Setting Using Brain Development Research Marcy Witherspoon, MSW
10:45 - 11 am	Break
11 am - 12 pm	Children of Promise Rusty Johnson, Jonathan's Place Foster Home Recruiter/Foster Care Alumnae
12 - 1 pm	Lunch - Hubbard Hall at TWU
1 - 2:30 pm	Ethical Practice in Child Welfare Applying the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Child Welfare - Part 1 Dr. Dennis Haynes, University of Texas at San Antonio
2:30 - 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 - 4:15 pm	Ethical Practice in Child Welfare Applying the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Child Welfare - Part II Dr. Dennis Haynes, University of Texas at San Antonio
4:15 - 4:30 pm	Wrap Up/Evaluation/Certificates of Continuing Education

About the Keynote Speaker
Madeline McClure is the Founding Director of TexProtects, the new advocacy division of Prevent Child Abuse Texas. She also serves as a psychotherapist working to heal the most severely abused and neglected children, adolescents and adults part-time at the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center.

 During the last several years, Ms. McClure has advocated tirelessly on behalf of Child Protective Services and the children they serve to hundreds of State legislators. Through the Child Abuse Prevention Advocacy Commission, she has spearheaded efforts to unite child advocates across the State of Texas to create a singular, organized message of public policy priorities to the 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th and 81st Texas State Legislature. Ms. McClure’s long-term advocacy goal is to help break the viscous cycle of abuse and neglect via prevention efforts with the goal of strengthening family functioning and community support systems for Texas families and their children.

 Ms. McClure earned her Bachelor of Arts in Economics at Rutgers College, Rutgers University, followed by a 9 year career on Wall Street in investments and finance. She later left the field to pursue her passion of working with children and in helping end the cycle of child abuse and neglect violence. Ms. McClure obtained Master of Science in Social Work degrees from both New York University and the University of Texas at Arlington.

Cancellation/Refund Policy
Registrants who find it necessary to cancel will receive a refund, less a $5 processing fee. To receive a refund, you must submit written notification seven days prior to the event start date (fax 940.898.3416). Substitutions may be made at any time. Refunds will not be issued once the event begins. The Office of Lifelong Learning reserves the right to cancel this event if minimum enrollment is not met or other events out of our control take place. In doing so, Texas Woman’s University’s liability is limited to the registration fee.

Confirmation
All event correspondence will be delivered to you by email. It is important to provide a current email address on the registration form and to check your spam box for information from Texas Woman’s University. Our goal is to provide you with up-to-date information regarding this event in a timely and efficient manner. 

For Further Assistance Contact
Michele Bland (TWU) 940.898.2075
Anna Rae Rozell (UNT) 940.369.6991
TWU Lifelong Learning for Online Registration Questions 940.898.3408