9.3 hours
Cross Insurance Center
Starting at USD 119
Thu, 26 Jun, 2025 at 07:15 am to 04:30 pm (GMT-04:00)
Cross Insurance Center
515 Main Street, Bangor, United States
Welcome to the 30th Maine Child Welfare Education Conference! Get ready to join us at the Cross Insurance Center on Thursday June 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM for a day filled with informative sessions, networking opportunities, and engaging discussions surrounding children in Maine. This in-person event is a great chance to connect with parents and fellow professionals in the field and learn about the latest trends and developments related to child welfare. Don't miss out on this valuable experience.
On-site check-in will begin at 7:15am: Conference begins at 8:00am and ends at 4:30pm.
You will be prompted to select a break-out session for the morning, and one for the afternoon break-out during the checkout process.
If you wish to do a group purchase, please contact Ashley Hoffman at Wings via email YWhvZmZtYW4gfCB3aW5nc2luYyAhIG9yZw==. Questions? Call Ashley at 207-941-2988 ext 166.
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Info: Adolescents Under Pressure: Surviving and Thriving in a Changing World. Adolescence, as the developmental bridge between childhood and adulthood, has always posed some of the most challenging developmental goals. Each generation and time period in history created new expectations with regard to the accomplishments necessary to become well-grounded and skilled adults. In today's world, and American culture, the challenges continue to grow and become more complicated. Given the age range of adolescence, including young adulthood, the pressure and challenges are far reaching. Some prevalent issues include social media influences and the reduction of person-to-person skills, the new and much more dangerous substances and drug culture, worldwide concerns such as climate change, prevalent quality of life concerns such as the changing job spectrum and work environment and living authentic lives in an environment that is not necessarily welcoming of their individuality.
Info: The Impact of Social Media on Socialization, Self-image, Depression, and Self-harm in the Adolescent and Young Adult Development Stages. This presentation will review the development of social media and its impact on the socialization process in these maturation phases. The issue of "present" relationship versus "virtual" relationships and their impact on psychological development will be addressed. There will be a specific focus upon the "social media generation" and bullying, the virtual definition of "friend", and the impacts upon depression and social isolation related to being alone with multiple virtual "friends".
Info: Youth Transitions to Adulthood. The transition from teenage years into adulthood can widely vary. However, there are clear guideposts support persons can look for. This workshop will review key areas of successful transition as well as highlight potential risk factors along the way. Participants will learn clear, actionable interventions that can be used in a variety of settings to build resiliency in this transitioning population.
Info: Opening the Can of Worms: Sex Ed for Adolescents with I/DD and Autism. Sex education is lighting-rod topic. As discussion happen on a societal level above the acceptable breadth of sex ed curricula in schools, young people with I/DD and Autism are frequently excluded entirely from both formal and informal sex education due to false understanding of human development, harmful stereotypes, and societal discomfort with the idea of a "protected" group of people being sexually active. The truth is that healthy sexuality is a natural, integral aspect of the human experience, regardless of diagnosis or ability. Alarmingly, in the U.S., people with intellectual disabilities are sexually assaulted at a rate at least seven times higher than those without disabilities, making inadequate preparation for self-advocacy and self-protection even more devastating.
Info: When Law Enforcement and Crisis Services Intersect. When severe mental health conditions worsen, creating safety issues beyond what an adolescent and their family can manger, who do they reach out to? Often, the answer is Crisis Services or Law Enforcement. This workshop will discuss how the crisis system and law enforcement work in the state of Maine. We will discuss how these two systems work together to manage crisis and emergency situations. This workshop will address successes and challenges in the system, lessons learned, as well as current pilot programs and new programs coming.
Info: Provided on-site.
Info: Adolescent Decision-making and Engagement Strategies. This presentation will cover the developmental stages and the goals of each with clients in the adolescent and young adult stages focusing on effective engagement. The information presented will include the influences of brain development and chemistry on the decision making and behaviors of individuals in these developmental phases. In addition, learning styles will be covered to assist in interactions with clients that are more effective and based upon the manner in which they process information.
Info: Youth Suicide and Self-Harm: What We Know and What We Can Do. Suicide is a leading cause of death for young people in Maine. All adults who work with and care for youth have a role to play in identifying and supporting young people who have an increased risk of suicide, including strategies for working with families and caregivers to promote safety and healing.
Info: Navigating Conversation about Risky Behavior: Motivational interviewing Techniques to Foster Changes in Teens. Substance use, risky sexual activity, experiences of violence, mental health problems, and suicidality are key factors affecting adolescent health and well-being. How do you approach conversations about risky behavior while maintaining rapport and fostering change? This workshop will focus on the process of recognizing an adolescent's stage of change and using motivational interviewing techniques for increase their motivational change and co-developing a plan of action.
Info: Caring for Adolescents with Substance Use. This breakout session will provide participants with essential knowledge to address adolescent substance use disorder (SUD). It will cover Maine-specific data on substance use trends, what is in the drug supply, rates of overdoses, and how substance use can impact the family. Participants will learn evidence-based treatment approaches, and referral pathways. The session will also highlight some of the adolescent SUD work happening throughout the State of Maine's Department of Health and Human Services and community resources that are available to participants. Maine-based experts will enhance the learning experience, followed by a Q&A Session.
Info: Promoting a "Surviving" Versus "Thriving" Approach to Adolescent Development. Individuals can be in survival mode both physically and psychologically and this combination can have an extreme impact on their quality of life both during that developmental phase and after. Survival mode entails a prediction that they will survive to take their first breath the next day. Thriving mode is the capacity to make increasingly more skillful decisions each day to increase the quality of life. Survival equals quantity. Thriving equals quality.
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Tickets for 30th Annual Maine Child Welfare Education Conference can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| General Admission | 119 USD |
| Table Vendor Registration (Inc. 1 ticket to event) | 219 USD |
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