2024 Shoulder to Shoulder Conference at – Redmond, OR

Don’t miss this upcoming Event in Redmond, OR. Happening on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at Redmond. Doors open at 4:00 PM.

25 Years Strengthening Children and Families
A truly collaborative, professional training opportunity for those who support children and families connected to child welfare.

We hope you can join us celebrating the 25th Annual Shoulder to Shoulder Conference 

Sunday, October 20 2024 at 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM and
Monday, October 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Our sessions are available IN-PERSON at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas, OR or virtually via Zoom.

We have 5 captivating and informative speaker sessions, including: 
PRE-CONFERENCE: SUN, OCT 20, 2024
4:00-7:00 PM

 Voices of Youth: Foster Care Alumni Panel

ALL DAY: MON, OCT 21, 2024
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Understanding Trauma’s Impact On Your Child So You Can Build Lifelong Attachment & Healing | Speaker: Mike Berry 
Building Bridges: Applying TBRI Principles with Teens and Tweens | Speaker: Henry Milton 
Keeping Families Together, Stable and Safe: Transformation in Oregon Child Welfare | Speakers: Aprille Flint-Gerner, MSW, ODHS Child Welfare Director & Lacey Andresen, MSW, ODHS Child Welfare Deputy Director 
Transracial Families & Sibling Dynamics | Speakers: Isaac Etter & Sarah Etter-Hinojosa 

 Certificates:

Free certificates of attendance are available after completing the post conference survey. 
5.0 Continuing Education Credits are available, sponsored by Cascadia Training, after completing the post conference survey. Cascadia Training is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (Provider #: 6475) (recognized by NASW Oregon State Chapter).

 Pricing Information:

The Shoulder to Shoulder Conference is a multi-disciplinary conference that provides professional training to establish cross-system dialogue and collaboration and to build stronger partnerships on behalf of children in the child welfare system.

We invite anyone who is connected to Child Welfare to attend the conference, including: resource/foster parents, adoptive parents, kinship caregivers, birth parents, advocates, caseworkers, social workers, lawyers, judicial officers, CASAs, Citizen Review Board members (CRB), mental health professionals, medical professionals, educators, child care worker, tribal parents and professionals and many more.Please visit the conference website to see the full list of the conference schedule, speakers and handouts – http://stsconference.com/presentations/

The conference planning committee is comprised of statewide community partners from the child welfare and child abuse prevention fields. Shoulder to Shoulder is an all-volunteer planned conference without permanent funding sources. We rely on community partners and collaborations to operate because we know the need for quality cross-system training and dialogue is high. See our Sponsor page for a full list of the community partners. 

Purchase 2024 Shoulder to Shoulder Conference Tickets Below:

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