Featured Presenters & Topics

Keynote Presentations:

Workshops (Schedule to be released soon):

  • A Team Approach to Trauma Informed Care
  • Autism 101 and Behavior Tips of the Trade
  • What Works to End Youth Homelessness
  • Strengths-Based Model: Enhancing what is right with young people
  • Providing Services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
  • Critical Thinking in CYC Leadership
  • Improving Nutrition for Children Receiving Youth Services
  • A Look Forward: DFPS Child Abuse Prevention Initiatives Supporting Texas Children and Families
  • Developing and Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy for Transition Age Youth
  • Introduction to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
  • Growing Opportunity for Young Adults Aging out of Foster Care through Supervised Independent Living (SIL) Participation
  • Judicial Bypass: A Critical Safety Net for Abused and Neglected Teens
  • How Nutrition Affects the Brain
  • Working with Latino Families: Culturally Responsive, Competency-based Approaches
  • What you need to know about the 2015 Legislative Session
  • 5 Different Ways to Tell Your Story
  • Empowering Families in Crisis
  • The Importance of Spirituality in Children’s Mental Health
  • Youth Thrive: Protective Factors for Health Development and well-being
  • What Horses Teach us about Trauma Informed Practices
  • Collaborative Therapy: Conversations Promoting New Meaning and Possibilities in High School Immigrants
  • Advocating for Improved Behavior Supports in School Setting
  • How to Secure Grants in Support of Youth Services