KEARNEY – Early childhood mental health is the focus of an upcoming event hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Social Work. Scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room on campus, the annual Child Welfare Conference will explore topics such as early brain development, attachment relationships, the impact of stress and trauma and ways to support healthy development. The featured speaker is … [Read more...] about Scheduled for Thursday, annual Child Welfare Conference focuses on mental health
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Child Welfare Conference examines transition to adulthood
KEARNEY – Struggles former foster youth face and programs that help them transition to adulthood will be examined at the 2015 Child Welfare Conference at UNK. In its seventh year, the April 9 conference is hosted by the Social Work Department at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The title of this year’s event is “AGING OUT: Supports and Services for Youth Transitioning Out of the Foster Care System.” Clark Peters, assistant professor at the University of Missouri … [Read more...] about Child Welfare Conference examines transition to adulthood
Child Welfare Conference explores mental illness
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – The sixth annual Child Welfare Conference is April 11 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. “Parenting with a Serious Mental Illness: Minimizing Risks and Building Family Resilience” is the theme of the conference, which features speaker Joanne Riebschleger, associate professor of social work at Michigan State University. Riebschleger is nationally and internationally known for her research on the impact of parental … [Read more...] about Child Welfare Conference explores mental illness
