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This Week
View the Statewide Child Welfare Events Calendar... (more)
Statewide Child Welfare Events Calendar, Click here to view.
 Available Now!: "FSFN Reports - Business Objects Enterprise ("BOE") Upgrade XI R3.1 Webinar Recording"... (more)
Recorded 4/17/12: This is an opportunity for FSFN users to become familiar with the changes/features of the upgraded FSFN Reporting Environment (Business Objects Enterprise ("BOE") scheduled for general roll out to the user community on April 20, 2012. This webinar will assist the overall department in ensuring a smooth implementation process for the new reporting environment..
Click here to view.
 WEBCAST: Available Now! "Implementation of Release 2c23 - Person SSN and Merge"... (more)
Recorded 3/20/12: Build R2c23 with a scheduled release date of March 26, 2012 contains new enhancements to the Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN) application that will assist the Department in ensuring Social Security Numbers (SSNs) are valid, will provide the ability to locate and resolve duplicate SSNs, and will provide a mechanism to automate and merge persons meeting select matching criteria.
Click here to view.
 Interested in becoming a Child Welfare Credentialing Entity?... (more)
Please click here a public notice from the Department of Children and Families.
 Webinar: "Assessing and Improving Organizational Culture and Climate", May 17, 2:30 pm (eastern)... (more)
Sponsored the National Resource Center for Organizational Improvement. Come and learn about why it is important to assess and improve organizational culture and climate and hear about two different tools that child welfare agencies are using to do these assessments – the Organizational Social Context (OSC) measures and the Comprehensive Organizational Health Assessment (COHA).
Click here for additional information and to register.
Next Week
 QPI Live Webcast: "Food For Thought: How What We Eat Effects How We Think, Feel, and Act", May 21, 2012, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Eastern)... (more)
Presented by the Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) - Florida. An opportunity for caregivers to learn the purpose and process of carbohydrate consumption and how it affects symptoms in individuals with ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, and Bi-polar. Click here for additional information and to register.
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 Conference: "2012 Conference by the Bay: Helping Families Prosper", May 22-24, 2012, FSU Panama City Campus... (more)
Sponsored by the Northwest Region DCF and the Guardian ad Litem. Click here for the conference brochure containing information on workshops and speakers.
Presented by the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children. This webinar will review the hazards and the health effects related to many of the chemicals used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine. In addition, as the "clandestine" lab moves out of the home and into other environments, the impact on the surrounding environment and ecosystems will be discussed.
Click here for additional information and to register.
 Webinar: "Safe Sleep Webinar", May 23, 2012, 3 - 4:30 pm(Eastern)... (more)
Sponsored by Healthy Child Care America. This webinar provides insight to recent SIDS research, the important role of child care providers, AAP recommendations for safe sleep, review and explanation of crib regulations, and available resources.
Click here for additional information and to register.
Upcoming
Scholarship Opportunity: The Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association H. Wynn Scholarship Fund. Application due by June 1, 2012. (more)
The H. Wynn Scholarship Fund was founded in 2012 to promote the
education of children in the child welfare system. For 2012, the fund is providing three scholarships: first
place ($100), second place ($50) and third place ($25) in two categories: 13-15 year olds and 16-18 year
olds. Click here for additional information and application.
Grant Opportunity: Early Education Partnerships to Expand Protective Factors for Children with Child Welfare Involvement. Application due by June 11, 2012. (more)
Federal grant opportunity from Administration on Children, Youth and Families - Children's Bureau. Click here to view the full announcement.
 FSFAPA 2012 Conference, June 22 - 24... (more)
At the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort. Click here for additional information and to register.
 Registration open for the Training Institutes 2012 - Improving Children's Mental Health Care..., July 25-29th, Orlando, FL... (more)
Sponsored The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health at the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development. The 2012 Training Institutes will focus on innovative approaches, and how lessons learned from systems of care can guide efforts to improve children’s mental health service delivery in a dramatically changing environment.
Click here for additional information and to register.
Save the Date Child Protection Summit 2012: 'Realizing Change', Sept 5 - 7, Orlando, FL... (more)
Registration will be available this summer for Florida's annual statewide child welfare conference. Click here for additional information.
 imPACT... (more)
imPACT (Promoting Achievement through Consultation and Training) In-service training for child welfare professionals.
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