2026 SPRING CONFERENCE
Schedule & Important Documents
Wednesday, April 8
8:45
9-10
Opening Remarks
Keynote: Annie Meehan
Main Ballroom
No Shared Documents
Session 1
10:30-12
Spreading HOPE: An Introduction to Positive Childhood Experiences
Room Location – CENTRAL E
1.5 CEUs Available
No Shared Documents
Beyond Services: What Actually Changes Outcomes in Complex Cases
Room Location – CENTRAL D
1.5 CEUs Available
Developing, Maintaining and Promoting Your Program
Room Location – HERITAGE ROOM
No Shared Documents
12-1
Networking Luncheon
Session 2
1-2:30
Trauma Tsunami: Building a Life Raft With Your Team
Room Location – HERITAGE ROOM
1.5 CEUs Available
Helping CEO’s Manage for Success – A Roundtable Facilitation
Room Location – CENTRAL E
This session is intended for top executives at provider agencies only (CEO, President, Executive Director, etc…)
No Shared Documents
Ethical Allocation of Resources: Who Gets the Resources, Who Does Not?
Room Location – CENTRAL D
1.5 ETHICS CEUs Available
2-3
Exhibitor Networking Ice Cream Social
Session 3
3-4:30
Medical Marijuana in the Workplace: Navigating Compliance, Safety, and Employee Rights in Pennsylvania
Room Location – CENTRAL D
The Crisis Access Link Model (CALM) Approach: Essentials of Placement Stability
Room Location – HERITAGE ROOM
1.5 CEUs Available
Group Activity – Perspective is Everything
When the Work Hits Home: Navigating Health Challenges in our Loved Ones as Human Services Providers
Room Location – CENTRAL E
1.5 CEUs Available
Optional Session
4:45-6
Juvenile Justice Information Session
Central Room D
Evening Networking
6:30-10
6:00 Bar Opens and Hot Hors d’oeuvres
7:45 Comedian Robert Mac
9:00 Desserts
Heritage Room
Thursday, April 9
9:00
9:15-10
Opening Remarks
Keynote: DHS Secretary Valerie Arkoosh
Main Ballroom
No Shared Documents
Session 4
10:15-11:45
How to do a More Effective Intervention in Suicide Prevention
Room Location – CENTRAL E
1.5 SUICIDE PREVENTION CEUs Available
No Shared Documents
11:45-1
Networking Lunch
Raffle Prizes!!!
Session 5
1-2:30
Aligning Provider Rate Setting and Budget Planning Across Agencies
Room Location – CENTRAL D
No Shared Documents
Building a Solid Workforce Through Employee Development, Organizational Expectations and Data-Driven Results
Room Location – HERITAGE ROOM
An Invisible Injury: Identifying and Responding to Brain Injury in Children and Youth Involved in Public Systems
Room Location – CENTRAL E
1.5 CEUs Available
2:30-2:45
Break. Please Visit Our Exhibitor Booths.
Session 6
2:45-4:15
Empowering Staff as Key Contributors to Organizational Safety for At-Risk Youth
Room Location – HERITAGE ROOM
1.5 CEUs Available
Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance
This two page abbreviated schedule gives you all the details you need!
Conference Program
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Venue Map
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