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The Parenting in Context webinar series will translate research information on timely topics to social work practice. All sessions are free. Some sessions provide continuing education hour(s) for social workers who register and participate in the live webinar.
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Presenter: Shon Hart
Presenter: Chuck Hill
Facilitator: Shawna J. Lee
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WEBINAR SESSION:
ENHANCING ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE FOR MEN: PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND HOME VISITING PROFESSIONALS May 19, 2023 This training program is designed to equip social workers and community health workers with practical skills and knowledge to better engage and serve men. With a focus on practical applications, this training will provide attendees with effective strategies to identify and address the unique needs of men, particularly those who may be reluctant to seek help. The training will cover topics such as effective communication with men, understanding masculinity, and providing gender-sensitive care. SPONSORED BY GENESEE COUNTY HEALTHY START FATHERHOOD PROGRAM
Shon Hart
Shon Hart is the Executive Director of InvolvedDad and a fatherhood coordinator for the Genesee County Healthy Start Fatherhood Program. As Executive Director of InvolvedDad, Shon supports and trains practitioners, government agencies, and researchers how to ensure fathers contribute to the healthy well-being of their children. Chuck Hill Chuck Hill is a proud native of Flint, Michigan and a devoted husband and father. Chuck is a Fatherhood Coach with InvolvedDad and, with Shon Hart, provides services to fathers in the Genesee County Healthy Start Fatherhood Program. Chuck's love for his family and his community is what drives him to make a positive impact on the lives of young men and boys. Shawna J. Lee Shawna J. Lee is Professor of Social Work and Director of the Parenting in Context Research Lab. She has worked with Healthy Start programs in Michigan for 8 years to implement and evaluate father involvement programs. She is currently a Quality Improvement/ Quality Assurance evaluation consultant for the Genesee County Healthy Start program. |
Panelist: Shon Hart
Panelist: Derek S. Miller
Panelist: Terrance Grantham
Discussion Facilitator:
Shawna J. Lee |
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EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR FATHER ENGAGEMENT December 3, 2021 This is a highly interactive in-service training for social service providers that will use breakout rooms and discussion with fatherhood experts to illustrate effective strategies to increase father engagement in social service settings, especially focused on maternal child health, home visitation, and early childhood education settings. Participants can earn 2 social work continuing education credits for free! Participants will be expected to have their cameras on during this virtual Zoom training. SPONSORED BY GENESEE HEALTHY START FATHERHOOD PROGRAM:
FEATURED PANELISTS:
Shon Hart Shon Hart is the Executive Director of InvolvedDad and a keynote speaker on fatherhood. As Executive Director of InvolvedDad, Shon supports and trains practitioners, government agencies, and researchers how to ensure fathers contribute to the healthy well-being of their children. Derek S. Miller Derek Miller is the Care Coordinator for the 4Dad Fatherhood Program in Kalamazoo County. Derek works closely with home visiting programs in the area to help educate and support fathers in learning about their unique contributions to a child’s development as well as connecting their families to community resources. Terrance Grantham Terrance Grantham has been a Fatherhood Coordinator/Facilitator for over 4 years. Terrance uses his firsthand experiences as a father to teach and mentor other dads on the journey of fatherhood. He also uses these relationships to learn from other dads in return to be as efficient a dad and husband as possible. Discussion Facilitated by Shawna J. Lee, Director of the Parenting in Context Research Lab Shawna J. Lee is Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the Parenting in Context Research Lab. She has worked with Healthy Start programs in Michigan for over 5 years to implement father engagement programs. |
Featuring: Shawna J. Lee
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INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON POVERTY WEBINAR SESSION:
FATHERHOOD DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC November 4, 2021 Fathers and families have experienced many changes and disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research demonstrates that the effects of these changes have been mixed—some fathers have been able to spend more time with their children, while others have had less opportunity to do so. This webinar explores some of the ways that fathers’ roles and responsibilities shifted during the pandemic. The webinar features Tova Walsh of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Darryl Davidson of the City of Milwaukee, Derek Miller of the 4Dad Fatherhood Initiative in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Shawna Lee of the University of Michigan. The presenters discuss father involvement in childcare and support for virtual learning, as well as ways that the pandemic heightened existing challenges for low-income and noncustodial fathers. Presenters offer insights from their practice and research, and highlight the supports that fathers may need to maintain positive changes or recover from negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar was co-produced with the Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board. |
Panelist: J. Bart Klika
Panelist: Kathryn Maguire-Jack
Panelist: Whitney Rostad
Discussion Moderator:
Shawna J. Lee |
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ECONOMIC SUPPORTS AS MALTREATMENT PREVENTION June 16, 2021 12:00 - 1:00pm ET 1 Free Online CE Hour This webinar will focus on various economic policies related to child maltreatment prevention. Drs. Bart Klika, Kathryn Maguire-Jack, and Whitney Rostad will summarize the state of the research related to paid family leave, childcare subsidies, earned income tax credits, concrete supports for families affected by the child welfare system, and housing vouchers and tax credits. They will discuss changes under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and the future of child maltreatment prevention. FEATURED PANELISTS:
J. Bart Klika Dr. J. Bart Klika is the Chief Research Officer with Prevent Child Abuse America and a research faculty at Florida State University College of Social Work. His research examines child maltreatment prevention. He was a Doris Duke Fellow for the Promotion of Child Well-Being. Dr. Klika is currently the co-principal investigator of a CDC grant looking at the effects of paid family leave and child care support in preventing family violence. Kathryn Maguire-Jack Dr. Kathryn Maguire-Jack is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Her research focuses on child maltreatment prevention with a focus on neighborhoods and public policies. She is Co-Principal Investigator on a grant funded project to increase take-up of the Earned Income Tax Credits to prevent child maltreatment in Michigan. Whitney Rostad Dr. Whitney Rostad is a Senior Research Associate at Casey Family Programs. Dr. Rostad received her PhD at the University of Montana and completed a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at Georgia State University. Prior to Casey Family Programs, she worked as a behavioral scientist at the Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Discussion Moderated by Shawna J. Lee, Director of the Parenting in Context Research Lab Dr. Shawna J. Lee is Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Dr. Lee's areas of research include child maltreatment prevention, father-child relationships, parenting stress and family functioning, and parental discipline. |
Panelist: Jonathan B. Singer
Panelist: Jennifer Greenfield
Panelist: Justin Harty
Discussion Moderator:
Shawna J. Lee |
WEBINAR SESSION:
CONSUMING, CREATING, AND COLLABORATING: SOCIAL MEDIA AS A TOOL FOR ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP May 13, 2021 12:00 - 1:00pm ET 1 Free Online CE Hour Developing an online presence is an increasingly important task of social work scholars. Social networks encourage research dissemination, self-promotion, engagement, and visibility. These issues have important implications for scholars and practitioners. Join three social work scholars, Jonathan B. Singer, Jennifer Greenfield, and Justin Harty, as they talk about how they have harnessed technologies such as Twitter, Slack, podcasting, and blogging for social good. Attendees are invited to pose questions and share their own insights. CO-SPONSORED BY:
FEATURED PANELISTS:
Jonathan B. Singer Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW is Associate Professor at Loyola University Chicago and President of the American Association of Suicidology. A pioneer in the integration of technology and social work, Dr. Singer is an original member of the online suicide prevention social media community #SPSM and co-lead for the Social Work Grand Challenge initiative "Harness Technology for Social Good". Dr. Singer is the founder and host of the award-winning Social Work Podcast. Jennifer C. Greenfield Jennifer C. Greenfield, PhD, MSW, is Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Doctoral Education at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work. Her research focuses on the role of social policy in creating, reinforcing, and redressing health and wealth disparities across the life course. She speaks on these issues through social media—especially Twitter—and has written about public dissemination as an essential component of social work scholarship. Justin S. Harty Justin S. Harty, MSW is a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. His research interests include young fathers aging out of the foster care system and Black contributions to social work history. He is a licensed clinical social worker serving child welfare involved fathers in Chicago, Illinois. He uses social media to share historical research on Black social workers and social work’s historical responses to current events. Discussion Moderated by Shawna J. Lee, Director of the Parenting in Context Research Lab Dr. Shawna J. Lee is Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Dr. Lee's areas of research include child maltreatment prevention, father-child relationships, parenting stress and family functioning, and parental discipline. |
Featuring: Garrett T. Pace
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TWITTER AS A TOOL FOR CONNECTION AND ADVOCACY DURING COVID-19: WHAT WE KNOW FROM HUNDREDS OF SOCIAL WORK FACULTY December 9, 2020 12:00 - 1:00pm ET 1 Free Online CE Hour This webinar, hosted by the Parenting in Context Lab, will present research on how social work faculty have used Twitter for connection and advocacy, before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conditions of the pandemic have contributed to social isolation and stress among many social workers and the populations they serve. The role of technology and social media for social work practice are currently amplified. This presentation, drawing from data on hundreds of social work faculty, will describe how social workers can leverage Twitter as a professional resource for connection and advocacy. |
Featuring: Shawna J. Lee
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THE MICHIGAN HEALTHY START FATHERHOOD PROGRAM: STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE FATHERS IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE November 18, 2020 12:00 - 1:00pm ET 1 Free Online CE Hour In this webinar, Dr. Shawna J. Lee will describe working with Healthy Start programs throughout the state to develop, implement, and evaluate a father engagement home visitation program. The goal of the father home visitation program was to increase fathers' participation in Healthy Start home visits and to increase fathers' knowledge of infant health and developmental milestones. The Healthy Start program targets low-income mothers in Detroit, Flint, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and through the Inter-tribal Council of Michigan. The Healthy Start fatherhood program provided father-friendly parent education and home visitation by a fatherhood-focused community health worker. |
Featuring: Joyce Y. Lee
Featuring: Olivia Chang
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USING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA FROM REDDIT TO EXAMINE THE CONCERNS OF FOSTER FAMILIES DURING COVID-19 October 28, 2020 12:00 - 1:00pm ET 1 Free Online CE Hour This webinar will present research on how foster families, including parents and children, are faring during COVID-19. Given the challenges involving child welfare workers accessing foster families during the pandemic, the current research relied on social media data from Reddit to better understand the most pressing concerns of foster families discuss on online forums during COVID-19. The research will shed light on areas child welfare workers, programs, and policies can intervene to ally some of the challenges foster families experience during this time. The webinar was recorded and shared with registrants.
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Featuring: Rebecca Macy, Editor-in-Chief Journal of Family Violence
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WEBINAR SESSION:
GETTING STARTED WITH PEER-REVIEW PUBLISHING: ADVICE FROM AN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF October 15, 2020 12:00 - 1:15pm ET Dr. Macy is presenting to the Parenting in Context Research Lab on publishing peer-reviewed research from the Editor’s perspective. Please join us for this informal professional development discussion. There will be plenty of time for you to ask Dr. Macy questions about the publication process. Rebecca J. Macy, MSW, PhD, is Professor, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, and the L. Richardson Preyer Distinguished Chair for Strengthening Families at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. She also serves as the editor-in-chief for the Journal of Family Violence. Her research comprises 18 years’ experience conducting community-based studies that focus on intimate partner violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, and improving services for survivors of violence and trafficking. |
Featuring: Shawna J. Lee
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WEBINAR SESSION:
HOW SOCIAL WORKERS CAN SUPPORT PARENTS AND CHILDREN DURING COVID-19 September 30, 2020 12:00 - 1:00pm ET 1 Free Online CE Hour During Covid-19, parents face new challenges managing family and work demands. In this webinar, Dr. Shawna J. Lee will present research on parenting, mental health, and coping during the pandemic. This webinar is recommended for both research and practice audiences.
The webinar was recorded and shared with registrants.
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