Relationships First: Building Connections to Advance Placement Stability

Welcome to the Placement Stability Conference!

Join us for a day filled with inspiring discussions and insightful workshops to equip you with actionable tools and resources to enhance the stability and well being of children receiving foster care services. Whether you work in foster care, child welfare, behavior health, or are a resource caregiver, this event is designed to inspire, equip, and build connections.

Our lineup of speakers includes individuals with lived experience as well as seasoned practitioners who will share their experiences and best practices. You'll have the opportunity to network, exchange ideas, and gain valuable insights to enhance your work. There will be personal enrichment injected into our day as well with an optional chair yoga opportunity (capacity 30), and a low key fun hands on resilence building activity in the afternoon for all.

We will discuss ways to improve placement stability, strengthen relationships, and enhance collaboration between child welfare and behavioral health systems.

Come be a part of this engaging conference and take your knowledge and skills to the next level. We look forward to seeing you there!

Schedule at a Glance

8:15 AM - Registration & Breakfast

9:00 AM - Opening Remarks & Keynote Session - 1.5 CEUs

11:00 AM - Conference Workshops (choose ONE out of five choices) - 1.5 CEUs

12:30 PM - Lunch & Resource Tables

1:20 PM - Chair Yoga (capacity 30)

1:45 PM - Plenary Session - 2 CEUs

3:45 PM - Closing Remarks & Door Prize Drawing

This conference is made possible thanks to a Venture Grant awarded to Bethanna by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

The Crisis Acess Link Model (CALM) is an innovative collaborative intervention launched by the Philadelphia Health and Human Services, Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Community Behavioral Health, and the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services.

This event is co-sponsored by Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research (GSSWSR) for a maximum of 5 credit hours. Bryn Mawr College GSSWSR, as a CSWE accredited School of Social Work, is a pre-approved provider of continuing education for Social Workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists (LSW, LCSW), LPC, LMFT) in PA and many other states.

We are committed to making this conference accessible and welcoming for all participants. If you require accommodations (such as dietary needs, mobility assistance, or other supports), please let us know during registration or email us at info@chavousconsulting.com. We encourage you to submit requests by 10/14/25 so we can best meet your needs.

There will be a door prize drawing for various self care items at the conclusion of the confrence. You must be present to win.

Confrence Vision: To foster collaboration, innovation, and informed practice among child welfare and behavioral health professionals serving children and youth receiving foster care services by presenting models of service that promote stability, resilience and healing centered interventions as well as sharing key findings from year one of implementation of the Crisis Access Link Model designed to support placement stability for youth in out-of-home care, ultimately improving outcomes through strengthened services and supports.

Confrence Goals:

1. Inspire Hope: Inspire individuals serving children, youth, and families through the presentation of the principles of Love over Ego, Love over Fear, and Communication over Conflict developed by Freddy Jackson of the Love No Ego Foundation.

2. Disseminate Data and Insights: Share critical findings and lessons learned from the implementation of the Crisis Access Link Model, an innovative collaborative intervention launched by Philadelphia Health and Human Services, Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Community Behavioral Health, and the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services.

3. Promote Best Practices: Highlight effective strategies and evidence-based interventions that improve stability and well-being for youth in care and family stability.

4. Strengthen Cross-System Collaboration: Facilitate dialogue between child welfare and behavioral health professionals to encourage integrated service approaches.

5. Celebrate Resilience: Learn from the lived experience of youth, parents, and caregivers who overcame stability challenges through perseverance, partnership and courage.

6. Empower Service Providers and Caregivers: Equip frontline professionals and resource caregivers with actionable tools, practices, and resources to support youth and families effectively.