Events

Dr. Josh Mersky will be presenting on "Integrating and Sustaining Evidence-Based Mental Health Services in Child Welfare" on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 10:15am.

The Workshop experience has been described by experts as “Trauma-Informed Care in action.” Others simply call it transformative. Learn about: Community Building skills Promoting acceptance Communication skills Developing a diverse, inclusive campus culture All UWM affiliated personnel along with Milwaukee community members are invited, and participation is free of charge. Register with Dimitri Topitzes at ...

The Institute for Child and Family Well-Being is proud to host the webinar “Evaluating Systems Change: An Inquiry Framework ” with Mark Cabaj, President of Here 2 There Consulting on April 8th from 11:00-12:00 CST. A nurturing environment promotes resilience, reduces toxic stress, and is the foundation of child, family, and community well-being. Families and communities face complex challenges ...

The Institute for Child and Family Well-Being is proud to host the webinar “Authentic Community Engagement: Made in Milwaukee” with Leah Jepson and Blake Tierney, Project Director and Manager of the Milwaukee Coalition for Children’s Mental Health, and Reggie Moore, Director of the City of Milwaukee’s Office of Violence Prevention, on April 16th from 11:00-12:00 CST. Community engagement, or “the ...

The Institute for Child and Family Well-Being is proud to host the webinar “Making the Unspeakable Speakable: Making the Case for Trauma Screening and Assessment” with Meghan Christian, ICFW Child and Family Therapist, Dimitri Topitzes, ICFW Clinical Director, and Cynthia Franzolin, Licensed Professional Counselor from Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers and Franzolin Consulting Services, LLC ...

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) TF-CBT is an evidence-based, short-term treatment model that effectively improves a range of trauma-related outcomes in children/adolescents, ages 3 to 18, and caregiver. TF-CBT is highly effective at improving youth posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as well as many other trauma impacts, including affective (e.g. depressive, anxiety), cognitive and behavioral ...

Sustaining Advanced Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Practice Since 2012, the Wisconsin Trauma Project at the Department of Children and Families has trained clinicians throughout Wisconsin on Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). In the final year of the Wisconsin Trauma Project, efforts are being focused on sustaining and strengthening the practice of the clinicians and ...

The Institute for Child and Family Well-Being is proud to host the webinar “Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) & Child Welfare” with Dr. Emma Girard, PCIT Master Trainer, and Kate Bennett, Children's Wisconsin Well-Being Lead Clinician, on May 20th at 1:00 CST. Children who have experienced maltreatment and are involved in the child welfare system ...

The Institute for Child and Family Well-Being is proud to host the webinar “Trauma screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (T-SBIRT): Introduction to a promising, brief protocol for social service and healthcare settings” with Dr. Dimitri Topitzes, Clinical Director of the Institute for Child and Family Well-being, and Lisa Ortiz, UMOS, on June 17th at 11:00 ...

Stable housing provides a foundation for health, well-being, and prosperity for children, families, and communities. Stable housing can positively affect a broad spectrum of outcomes for children and families, including academic performance, employment, physical, and mental health. Threats to stable and healthy housing are complex and intertwined with systemic and interpersonal factors. Families experiencing housing ...

Social innovation within our complex systems, such as child welfare, housing and mental health, demands a difficult balance between trial and error, responsiveness to those directly impacted, and actively sharing learning to build on our progress and failures. Being a learning organization serves multiple purposes: creating institutional memory, supporting just-in-time iteration, and clarifying our hypotheses ...

Executive function skills are like an air traffic control system in the brain that helps us manage information, make decisions, and plan ahead. Stress and the lingering impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can negatively impact executive functioning, making it difficult to effectively navigate challenging and uncertain circumstances. The Institute for Child and Family Well-Being ...

One of the most profound and noticeable effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, aside from the toll on the physical health of individuals and families, is the impact on the mental health of individuals, specifically in children. Inconsistency in school models, pressures put upon caregivers due to loss of or changes in employment, illness or death ...

10:00am-12:00pm Explore how Translational Design can help you balance science with the strengths and needs of your community to improve outcomes. About this event You are invited to participate in an Introduction to Translational Design hosted by the Institute for Child and Family Well-being (ICFW). Register here Why? Children thrive when they have regular interactions with responsive, ...

Families who experience stressors including housing instability, financial insecurity, or trauma, can become overloaded, leading to an increased level of need, child welfare involvement, and possible neglect. Innovative communities have been able to design high quality, evidence-informed, programs to reduce the sources of stress in families’ lives. The monthly ICFW webinar series Innovations in Prevention ...

With the Overloaded: Understanding Neglect podcast we hope to contribute to the important first step of building a shared understanding of the problem, and serving as a foundation for future innovations in practice, policy, and systems change. Listen and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Google Podcasts Spotify

With the Overloaded: Understanding Neglect podcast we hope to contribute to the important first step of building a shared understanding of the problem, and serving as a foundation for future innovations in practice, policy, and systems change. Listen and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Google Podcasts Spotify

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT Online event You are invited to participate in a Roundtable on Overloaded Families hosted by the Institute for Child and Family Well-being (ICFW). Register here. Why? Children thrive when they have regular interactions with responsive, caring adults. Families experiencing significant stressors related to financial insecurity, housing instability, or the ...

With the Overloaded: Understanding Neglect podcast we hope to contribute to the important first step of building a shared understanding of the problem, and serving as a foundation for future innovations in practice, policy, and systems change. Listen and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Google Podcasts Spotify

With the Overloaded: Understanding Neglect podcast we hope to contribute to the important first step of building a shared understanding of the problem, and serving as a foundation for future innovations in practice, policy, and systems change. Listen and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Google Podcasts Spotify

Sign up today for our upcoming Building Brains with Community workshop. Building Brains with Community is an interactive workshop* that inspires solution design to individual and community challenges. A child’s experiences impact brain development, which builds the foundation for the child’s learning, behavior, and well-being now and in the future. If a child is exposed ...

With the Overloaded: Understanding Neglect podcast we hope to contribute to the important first step of building a shared understanding of the problem, and serving as a foundation for future innovations in practice, policy, and systems change. Listen and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Google Podcasts Spotify

With the Overloaded: Understanding Neglect podcast we hope to contribute to the important first step of building a shared understanding of the problem, and serving as a foundation for future innovations in practice, policy, and systems change. Listen and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Google Podcasts Spotify

1:00-2:00pm This webinar will make the case that all new parents deserve to be offered a home visit by a highly qualified healthcare professional. Research has shown that postnatal visits can have significant prevention benefits, including a reduced risk of child abuse and neglect. A new initiative in Racine and Walworth counties will be described ...

You are invited to participate in a Roundtable on Overloaded Families hosted by the Institute for Child and Family Well-being (ICFW). Date and time Wed, December 7, 2022, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST Location Online About this event Why? Children thrive when they have regular interactions with responsive, caring adults. Families experiencing significant stressors related ...

Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System location in Glendale, WI (4425 N. Port Washington Road, East Lake Towers, Suite 400, Glendale, WI 53212) Building Brains with Relationships (BBwR) is an evidence-informed training model that incorporates the Brain Architecture Game, Child Adult Relationship Enhancement, Motivational Interviewing, and Growth Mindset models for caregivers and professionals who are seeking strategies to support resilience ...

We believe that neglect is preventable. You are invited to join us at our upcoming Strong Families, Thriving Children, Connected Communities (SFTCCC) Virtual Data Walk on March 17th from 10:00am-12:00pm because we believe that you share that vision. Register here. The ICFW's Strong Families, Thriving Children, Connected Communities  (SFTCCC) initiative is focused on reducing the ...

Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System location in Glendale, WI (4425 N. Port Washington Road, East Lake Towers, Suite 400, Glendale, WI 53212) Building Brains with Relationships (BBwR) is an evidence-informed training model that incorporates the Brain Architecture Game, Child Adult Relationship Enhancement, Motivational Interviewing, and Growth Mindset models for caregivers and professionals who are seeking strategies to support resilience ...

Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System location in Glendale, WI (4425 N. Port Washington Road, East Lake Towers, Suite 400, Glendale, WI 53212) Building Brains with Relationships (BBwR) is an evidence-informed training model that incorporates the Brain Architecture Game, Child Adult Relationship Enhancement, Motivational Interviewing, and Growth Mindset models for caregivers and professionals who are seeking strategies to support resilience ...

Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System location in Glendale, WI (4425 N. Port Washington Road, East Lake Towers, Suite 400, Glendale, WI 53212) Building Brains with Relationships (BBwR) is an evidence-informed training model that incorporates the Brain Architecture Game, Child Adult Relationship Enhancement, Motivational Interviewing, and Growth Mindset models for caregivers and professionals who are seeking strategies to support resilience ...

Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System location in Glendale, WI (4425 N. Port Washington Road, East Lake Towers, Suite 400, Glendale, WI 53212) Building Brains with Relationships (BBwR) is an evidence-informed training model that incorporates the Brain Architecture Game, Child Adult Relationship Enhancement, Motivational Interviewing, and Growth Mindset models for caregivers and professionals who are seeking strategies to support resilience ...

Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System location in Glendale, WI (4425 N. Port Washington Road, East Lake Towers, Suite 400, Glendale, WI 53212) Building Brains with Relationships (BBwR) is an evidence-informed training model that incorporates the Brain Architecture Game, Child Adult Relationship Enhancement, Motivational Interviewing, and Growth Mindset models for caregivers and professionals who are seeking strategies to support resilience ...

12:30pm-4:30pm Parental substance misuse has been described as a critical “missing link” that stands in the way of safety, permanency, and well-being for many families. Substance misuse is prevalent among child welfare-involved families, yet historically, child welfare systems have been ill-equipped to respond to the complex behavioral health needs facing these families. Growing state and ...

Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System location in Glendale, WI (4425 N. Port Washington Road, East Lake Towers, Suite 400, Glendale, WI 53212) Building Brains with Relationships (BBwR) is an evidence-informed training model that incorporates the Brain Architecture Game, Child Adult Relationship Enhancement, Motivational Interviewing, and Growth Mindset models for caregivers and professionals who are seeking strategies to support resilience ...

Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System location in Glendale, WI (4425 N. Port Washington Road, East Lake Towers, Suite 400, Glendale, WI 53212) Building Brains with Relationships (BBwR) is an evidence-informed training model that incorporates the Brain Architecture Game, Child Adult Relationship Enhancement, Motivational Interviewing, and Growth Mindset models for caregivers and professionals who are seeking strategies to support resilience ...