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+ A Systems Response to Kinship Care in the Hudson Valley: Quality Services for Relative Caregivers and the

Children in Their Care

September 10, 2014 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Ulster BOCES Conference Center

175 State Route 32N New Paltz, New York

Hudson Valley Regional Kinship Summit

Sponsored by the NYS Kinship Navigator in coordination with CCE of Orange, Ulster and Dutchess Counties and Healthy Schools NY @ Ulster BOCES. Representatives from Orange, Dutchess, and Ulster County human services, education,

legal, mental health, and the social service community will have an opportunity to develop a coordinated, cost-effective approach based on best practices that makes the most sense for kinship families living in the Hudson Valley.

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NYS Kinship Navigator Program & Interactive Planning

Presentations and information from the nationally acclaimed NYS Kinship Navigator Program and their collaborative effort in serving kinship families with Cornell Cooperative Extensions of Orange, Ulster and Dutchess Counties. Interactive activities designed to increase familiarity with the needs and strengths of kinship families while promoting collaboration as well as local planning throughout the three counties.

Caregiver Stories

Caregiver stories presented by grandparents, relatives, and other non-parent caregivers as well as the by children in their care.

Goal of the Summit: Inform key decision makers, improve community collaboration, and create a systems response that allows kinship caregivers and children in their care to thrive in their new households.

Who Should Attend: Helping professionals, educators, child and family specialists, youth and aging advocates, kinship caregivers, and mental health practitioners.

Cost: The Summit is free and lunch will be provided at no cost for attendees.

Summit Highlights Include:

Mary Sise, LCSW, DCEP and Author

A Keynote Presentation from speaker, teacher, counselor, and author Mary Sise, LCSW & DCEP, known for her pioneering work in the treatment of trauma. Her warm, witty, and authentic approach in combination with use of alternative treatment methods will make for a stimulating discussion of kinship family needs.

For Early Registration for the Hudson Valley Regional Kinship Summit, Contact:

Pam Rockcastle, NYS Kinship Navigator Program 87 North Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604

prockcastle@cfcrochester.org (585) 546-7220, ext. 4029

The Hudson Valley Regional Kinship Summit was sponsored by the NYS Kinship Navigator with funding provided by federal Children's Bureau demonstration project grant #90CFOO44/0. The NYS

Kinship Navigator is a program of Catholic Family Center of Rochester and is also funded by the NYS Office of Children and Family Services.

Mental Health Practitioners

participating in the Summit will receive

CEU credit.