Wednesday, April 30, 2025
In-person Delta Hotels Marriott Colonial, Helena, MT
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7:00 – 8:00 am |
Registration and Check-in |
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10:00am-5:00pm |
Wellness Room - Gallery Visit the Wellness Room, a sanctuary for your mind, body, and soul. The Wellness Room offers a retreat from the hustle and bustle, inviting you to indulge in self-care, rest, and relaxation. Rediscover a sense of peace and rejuvenation for the hard and amazing work you do in your community and state. |
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8:00 - 8:45 am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Nikki Grossberg, MT DPHHS CFSD Division Administrator Governor Gianforte - Opening Video |
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8:45 - 10:00 am |
Wellness Minute: Lydia Czech Keynote: Bridges of Impact: Empowering Families Through Authentic Engagement and Lived Experience Leadership - Valerie Frost, Change Collective |
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10:00 - 10:30 am |
Break with Exhibitors |
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10:30-11:30 am Breakout Sessions 1-4
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Breakout 1 Tackling Burnout in Child Welfare: Transforming Workplace Wellbeing Through the BALANCE Framework – Shari Morin-Degel |
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Breakout 2 Kinship 101: The Montana Kinship Navigator Program – Peyton Vining |
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Breakout 3 Supporting Trauma-Informed Practice in Home Visiting through Erikson Institute’s FAN Training – Jen Burckhard and April Quinlan |
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Breakout 4 Meet the Ombudsman – Kaci Gaub-Bruno |
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
Lunch on your own |
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1:00 - 2:00 pm Breakout Sessions 5-8
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Breakout 5 Happiness Project – John Sommers-Flanagan |
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Breakout 6 The Benefits of Virtual Reality (VR) for workforce Training – Molly Tierney |
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Breakout 7 Intermountain’s Family Empowerment Program - Melaney Swenson |
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Breakout 8 Youth Suicide and Self Harm - Karl Rosston, LCSW |
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2:00 - 3:00 pm Breakout Sessions 9-12
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Breakout 9 Tools and Strategies for Building Strong Engagement - Valerie Frost |
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Breakout 10 Collaboration Not Competition; Promoting Clinician Collaboration to Enhance Family Therapeutic Outcomes – Katie Neuman, Jennifer Verlanic-Graham |
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Breakout 11 Child Protection Specialist VR Experience – Tim Radle and Shaunda Hall |
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Breakout 12 Juvenile Delinquency Intervention Act - Tom Billteen |
| 3:00 - 3:30 pm |
Break with Exhibitors |
| 3:30 - 4:30 pm |
Serenity in the Storm Jason DeShaw, Speaker and Songwriter |
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Day one wrap-up |
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Networking Social and Movie Sponsored by: Montana Children's Trust Fund |
Thursday, May 1, 2025
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6:15 - 7:15 am |
Wellness Walk |
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7:15 am - 8:15 am |
Light Continental Breakfast – Registration Check-In |
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8:15 - 9:15 am |
Wellness Minute: Shari Morin-Degel Awards Breakfast |
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9:15 - 10:00 am |
Be the Difference: Belonging is the Support We Need - Gaelin Elmore |
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10:00- 10:10 am |
Break with Exhibitors |
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10:10- 11:00 am |
A Panel of Lived Experiences - Gaelin Elmore and Reach Higher Montana Youth Panel |
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11:00 am - 12:10 pm |
In Pursuit of Happiness: Strategies for Living Your Best Life - John Sommers-Flannagan |
| 12:10 - 12:15pm | Conference Wrap-Up |