Common Sources of Miscommunication with Children
Common Sources of Miscommunication with Children
Children and adults actually speak a different language, even when the child grows up in a monolingual (English-only) en...
Children’s Justice Conference
Workshops
We’re currently working to build the 2026 Children’s Justice Conference agenda. This schedule is subject to change depending on presenter and venue needs.
Children in the Courtroom Training Series Part 1: How Do Lawyers Represent Children?
Children in the Courtroom Training Series Part 1: How Do Lawyers Represent Children?
The first of a comprehensive series of trainings concerning the participation of children and youth in their dependency ...
Complex Medical Needs & Child Welfare
Complex Medical Needs & Child Welfare
In this session we will discuss complex medical needs and the intersection with Child Welfare. We will touch on what to ...
"If They Knew What I was Thinking" What Sex Offenders Can Teach Us About Interviewing
"If They Knew What I was Thinking" What Sex Offenders Can Teach Us About Interviewing
This presentation examines the relationship between confession rates and sex offender characteristics (ie., offender age...
Supporting the Non-Offending Caregiver
Supporting the Non-Offending Caregiver
Child abuse cases can be heartbreaking and problematic even when the child victim has full support of family. These cas...
Supporting Children and Youth Services Employees: A Resilience Supports Program
Supporting Children and Youth Services Employees: A Resilience Supports Program
This session describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a resilience-focused peer support, training, and cr...
Human Trafficking Awareness for Adults Working with Youth: Prevention Through Education
Human Trafficking Awareness for Adults Working with Youth: Prevention Through Education
Join us for an informative presentation focused on youth human trafficking—a crime that often occurs unnoticed in our ...
Growing the Green Together
Growing the Green Together
The Office of Innovation, Alignment and Accountability (OIAA) developed an internal dashboard to analyze CPS re-referral...
Raising Native Youth Voices: Presectives on Youth Attorney Representation in Tribal Court
Raising Native Youth Voices: Presectives on Youth Attorney Representation in Tribal Court
How can we assure that the voices of Native youth are heard when considering the best interests of the child in a depend...
Consent 2.0
Consent 2.0
We are now in 2025, and with our evolution both culturally and technologically, a new awareness about why and how we as ...
Innovating for Better Outcomes: Transforming How We Engage and Support Families
Innovating for Better Outcomes: Transforming How We Engage and Support Families
This session invites participants to rethink how we engage and support families by exploring innovative, relationship‑...
Justice on Call: Supporting Parents Navigating Violuntary Placement Agreement
Justice on Call: Supporting Parents Navigating Violuntary Placement Agreement
May 5, 2026 @ 8:00 am by Marci Comeau, Andrea Crumpler, Justine Olimene, Amanda Ullrich, Flint Stebbins, Christopher Desmond|Session 4
Washington State's Voluntary Placement Agreement (VPA) Attorney Hotline is an attorney telephone consultation service av...
Reducing Abuse and Exploitation in the IDD Population: An Educational Model
Reducing Abuse and Exploitation in the IDD Population: An Educational Model
Children and adults with IDD have the highest incidences of abuse, neglect and exploitation. Loneliness and social isola...
Fostering Empathy as Empowerment
Fostering Empathy as Empowerment
May 5, 2026 @ 8:00 am by Peggy Lewis, Zematra Bacon, William Mendoza, Pamela Javier, Jacob Braxton|Session 4
Join Passion to Action—the DCYF Advisory Board of lived experts for a powerful workshop grounded in empathy, understan...
Healthy Sexual Development vs. Maladaptive Sexual Behaviors
Healthy Sexual Development vs. Maladaptive Sexual Behaviors
Sexuality is a birth-to-death experience and sexual exploration and play are considered a natural part of a person’s d...
1227: What If the Story We've Been Told Isn't the Whole Story?
1227: What If the Story We've Been Told Isn't the Whole Story?
May 5, 2026 @ 8:00 am by Shrounda Selivanoff, Michelle Ressa, Adam Ballout, Kim Justice, Mariah Hays|Session 4
With fentanyl and critical incidents dominating the conversation, it’s easy to assume separation is the only answer. B...
Who Says Yes? Educational Decision-Making and School Stability in Foster Care
Who Says Yes? Educational Decision-Making and School Stability in Foster Care
Students in foster care have clear educational rights under federal and state law – yet confusion about who can exerci...
Building HOPE-ful Communities Together
Building HOPE-ful Communities Together
The Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE) framework is evidence informed approach to strengthening community...