Monday, June 1st, 2:15 pm to 3:30 pmA1 HOPE in Action: Embedding Positive Childhood Experiences in Treatment for Foster Youth This workshop highlights how the San Diego Center for Children’s Foster Family Agency Stabilization and Treatment (FFAST), San Pasqual Outpatient Treatment (SPOT), and WrapWorks programs are embedding the principles of Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE) into treatment and collaboration with child welfare. Participants will explore how Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) can be intentionally woven into therapy, team meetings, and cross-system partnerships to improve outcomes for foster youth and families. Through case examples, reflection, and practical tools, you will see how focusing on what’s strong rather than what’s wrong creates meaningful change. The session will also examine common barriers to HOPE implementation and strategies for sustaining a culture of connection, engagement, and emotional growth across systems. A2 CRPs Leading Change in Rural and Frontier Communities Debra Hibbard, Wyoming Department of Family Services During this panel discussion, Wyoming, Alaska, Nevada, and Pennsylvania Citizen Review Panel representatives will present their innovative strategies for working effectively to recruit, retain, and engage volunteers in large geographic areas with small populations. Learn about strategies for building and sustaining CRPs and CJAs and making their work meaningful. Discover how rural and frontier Panels identify needs and mobilize resources, moving beyond simply making recommendations to actively making things happen. A3 Leading Change Together: Engaging Fathers with Lived Experience and Building Father-Friendly Systems DEUTRON KEBEBEW, MENtors Driving Change for Boys, Men and Dads This interactive workshop explores how engaging fathers and individuals with lived experience in child welfare can lead to stronger families, more equitable systems, and better outcomes for children. You will learn how to apply a Father-Friendliness Organizational Self-Assessment to evaluate your agency’s culture, policies, and practices, and identify practical steps to improve engagement. Drawing from real-life experiences of fathers with lived experience and community partnerships through MENtors Driving Change, this session blends stories, data, and dialogue. You will leave with a deeper understanding of how father engagement supports prevention and family well-being—and receive a digital toolkit including the self-assessment and reflection guide to implement immediately in their own organizations. A4 CAPTA CRP Fundamentals: Understanding the Federal Mandate Deb Farrell, NCRP Advisory Board In this workshop, we will explore the basic requirements of CAPTA Section106 for state CRP programs. We will look at some of the common challenges they all face from sustaining an engaged membership, hosting effective meetings, working with the state agency, identifying a long-or short-term focus and making effective recommendations that support CAPTA objectives that support the objectives of CAPTA to meet their federal mandate. Leave with a better understanding of the objectives and obligations that states must satisfy to maintain compliance with CAPTA and their CAPTA state grant.A5 The Dynamics of Perspective on the Improvement of Family and Children's Services Jeoffry B. Gordon, MD, MPH California CRP for Critical Incidents |