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Seminars and Events

Engaging Parents in Child Welfare Services

As part of the UW School of Social Work Endowed Professor Lecture Series, POC Senior Fellow Maureen Marcenko presented the latest research on engaging parents who are involved in the child welfare system. As part of her lecture, Maureen shared data from the most comprehensive survey to date on the needs of parents with children in Washington State's child welfare system.

Maureen is the Ballmer Endowed Associate Professor for Child Well-Being. Learn more about upcoming lectures in this series,  along with  events celebrating the School's 75th anniversary,

FCAP Seminar Series

 

Partners for Our Children is co-sponsoring the FCAP seminar series for child welfare professionals. The series - held in Seattle - is free. Many of the lectures will be taped and available online within a few weeks of each seminar. We'll provide links as soon as they become available. The next seminar is scheduled for January 28. Sign up now.

PowerPoint and video now available:

  • October 21, 2009: "Behavioral Management: Skills You Can Use...Tomorrow!" presented by Shannon Dorsey, Ph.D.: PowerPoint
  • December 8, 2009: "Case Management in Child Welfare," presented by Mark Chaffin, Ph.D.: Video and PowerPoint

Endowed Professorship Lecture Series

Partners for Our Children Research Director Mark Courtney and Research Fellow Maureen Marcenko are two of the speakers being featured in the University of Washington School of Social Work's 75th Anniversary Endowed Professorship Lecture Series.

75th Anniversary Celebration

Established in 1934 at the height of the Great Depression, the UW School of Social Work and its early founders dreamed of a future without social and economic injustice. Learn more about the history and future of the School, and about events planned to celebrate its 75th anniversary.

 

 

 

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