One of the greatest struggles for professionals and families in the field is how to engage children and families surrounding the separation and losses in their lives, understand the trauma related to these losses, and how to integrate and restore relationships within the family system. During the past several years, the 3-5-7 Model® developed by Dr. Darla Henry has become an integral practice engagement strategy to support the work of young people and all of their families to build permanency relationships. 

As a directional, guided approach, this practice model provides tools for professionals and caregiver parents to understand the stories of loss, trauma, and abandonment that each child carries with them from poor parenting experiences. We welcome Dr. Darla Henry, a true pioneer in the field of permanency and resilience within child welfare, as she guides us through 5.5 hours of content, videos, activities, and interactive discussions to explore the 3 tasks, 5 conceptual questions, and 7 interpersonal skills necessary to better support children and families as they heal and rebuild relationships. The 3-5-7 Model® takes the "guesswork" or the "we hope it works" approach out of permanency decision making.  

One of the greatest struggles for professionals and families in the field is how to engage children and families surrounding the separation and losses in their lives, understand the trauma related to these losses, and how to integrate and restore relationships within the family system. During the past several years, the 3-5-7 Model® developed by Dr. Darla Henry has become an integral practice engagement strategy to support the work of young people and all of their families to build permanency relationships.  As a directional, guided approach, this practice model provides tools for professionals and caregiver parents to understand the stories of loss, trauma, and abandonment that each child carries with them from poor parenting experiences.

We welcome Dr. Darla Henry, a true pioneer in the field of permanency and resilience within child welfare, as she guides us through 5.5 hours of content, videos, activities, and interactive discussions to explore the 3 tasks, 5 conceptual questions, and 7 interpersonal skills necessary to better support children and families as they heal and rebuild relationships. The 3-5-7 Model® takes the "guesswork" or the "we hope it works" approach out of permanency decision making.  

One of the greatest struggles for professionals and families in the field is how to engage children and families surrounding the separation and losses in their lives, understand the trauma related to these losses, and how to integrate and restore relationships within the family system. During the past several years, the 3-5-7 Model® developed by Dr. Darla Henry has become an integral practice engagement strategy to support the work of young people and all of their families to build permanency relationships.  As a directional, guided approach, this practice model provides tools for professionals and caregiver parents to understand the stories of loss, trauma, and abandonment that each child carries with them from poor parenting experiences.

We welcome Dr. Darla Henry, a true pioneer in the field of permanency and resilience within child welfare, as she guides us through 5.5 hours of content, videos, activities, and interactive discussions to explore the 3 tasks, 5 conceptual questions, and 7 interpersonal skills necessary to better support children and families as they heal and rebuild relationships. The 3-5-7 Model® takes the "guesswork" or the "we hope it works" approach out of permanency decision making.  

One of the greatest struggles for professionals and families in the field is how to engage children and families surrounding the separation and losses in their lives, understand the trauma related to these losses, and how to integrate and restore relationships within the family system. During the past several years, the 3-5-7 Model® developed by Dr. Darla Henry has become an integral practice engagement strategy to support the work of young people and all of their families to build permanency relationships.  As a directional, guided approach, this practice model provides tools for professionals and caregiver parents to understand the stories of loss, trauma, and abandonment that each child carries with them from poor parenting experiences.

We welcome Dr. Darla Henry, a true pioneer in the field of permanency and resilience within child welfare, as she guides us through 5.5 hours of content, videos, activities, and interactive discussions to explore the 3 tasks, 5 conceptual questions, and 7 interpersonal skills necessary to better support children and families as they heal and rebuild relationships. The 3-5-7 Model® takes the "guesswork" or the "we hope it works" approach out of permanency decision making.  

Are video games bad for us? It’s the question on everyone’s mind, given teenagers’ captive attention to video games and the media’s tendency to scapegoat them. It’s also — if you ask clinical psychologist Alexander Kriss — the wrong question. In this talk, Dr. Kriss will outline what video games are, how they came to carry so much stigma, and how to understand them and their role in our children's lives in a new way. The focus will be on the meaning and value of play, how games can serve as a window into individual psychology, and how parents can productively communicate and set limits with their children.

Few professionals provide families with a comprehensive, yet understandable explanation of ADHD when their child receives a diagnosis. Most kids diagnosed with ADHD have minimal to no understanding of how their brain works. To complicate matters, most families receive misinformation as soon as their child is diagnosed because most professionals are not familiar with the American Pediatric Association treatment recommendations for ADHD. This presentation will provide families with a concise yet comprehensive understanding of how ADHD presents in kids and provide strategies that families can begin utilizing immediately to help build executive function and social skills as well as cultivate positive behaviors at home.