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2012 Texas Child Care Administrators Conference
October 29-31, 2012
Austin Sheridan Hotel
Austin, Texas

March 2012: Call for proposals mailed
June 2012: Sponsor, exhibitor and advertiser brochure mailed
August 2012: Registration forms mailed

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2011 Texas Child Care Administrators Conference

Designing a Brighter Future for Every Child
October 10-12, 2011
The Westin Galleria
Houston, Texas

 

Thank You to Our 2011 Conference Sponsors!

Luncheon Sponsor
DePelchin Children's Center

Diamond Sponsors

Cal Farley's
The Hughen Center
Arrow Child & Family Ministries
Devereux Texas Treatment Network
ACH Child & Family Services    

Platinum Sponsors

Buckner Children & Family Services, Inc.
The Bair Foundation
Eckerd Community Supervision Program
BCFS Health & Human Services

Gold Sponsors
Texas Baptist Home for Children
Superior HealthPlan
Sheltering Harbour
New Horizons Ranch & Center
Azleway
KaleidaCare

Silver Sponsors
Therapeutic Family Life
Metrocare Services
Methodist Children's Home
Covenant Kids
 


Conference Presentations

A1-B1: Social Services Ethics - Taking the Higher Road part2
A2: Employment Law in Texas
A3: What Comes Next? Transition Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Winning Strategies
A4: Effective Collaboration Between the Public and Private Sector to Further the Best Interests of Children
A5-B5: Council on Accreditation (COA) on Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI)
A6: Residential Child Care Contracts New Reporting Requirements - Performance Outputs and Outcomes

B2: Engaging Families in the Permanency Process
B3: Utilization Management in a Performance System
B4: Moving Towards Performance-based Pay: Implementation of the Scorecard
B6: Fundraising: The Science, the Art, and the Fun
 
Opening General Session: An Unacceptable Condition
 
C1: How to Effectively Manage Employee Performance
C2: How to Survive and Thrive Under a Performance-based Contract
C3: Integrating Relationship Education into a Comprehensive Support System for Adoptive Parents
C4: Spoons & Oil: The Secrets of Nonprofit Leadership
C5: Evolution and the Adaptation of a Family Reunification Program
C6: Partnerships and Collaborations: Wave of the Future?
 
Luncheon Session: It Does Not Matter Where You Come From, It Only Matters Where You Are Going

D1: Enhanced Family-Centered Safety Decision Making (EFCSDM): Texas Style!
D2-E2: Ethical Integration of Faith and Social Work Practice
D3-E3: Advanced Trauma-Informed Parenting handout
D4-E4: Culture Change: Advancing Trauma-Informed Care in Texas handout1 handout2
D5-E5: Creating a Culture of Safety: The Seven Characteristics of an Organization that Creates a Culture of Safety that Prevents Abuse
D6-E6: Neurological Effects of Neglect and Abuse on Traumatized Children and Their Implications for Treatment

F1: Foster Care Redesign
F2: Special Education Rights of Youth in Foster Care
F3: Creating an Attachment-rich, Sensory-rich Environment for Children in Foster and Adoptive Placements
F4: Cross Cultural Alliance Building: Creating Allies Across All Systems of Care
F5: Adoption Search and Reunion: Looking Beyond Placement handout1 handout2 handout3 handout4

Closing General Session: Why Nurturing Your True Self Is the Foundation of Your Child Care Service

 

 
 
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