Conference Brochure
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About the Conference
Overview
Drug Endangered Children (DEC) are part of a very large and growing population of children whose lives have been seriously and negatively impacted by parental or caregiver drug abuse. Hundreds of children across Iowa go unnoticed and do not receive the necessary intervention and care to heal from these abusive environments. The purpose of this Conference is to provide best practices in identifying and caring for drug endangered children.
Intended Audience
This conference is intended for professionals who work with drug endangered children and their families including those from law enforcement, human services, prosecution, healthcare, mental health, substance abuse treatment and prevention, child development, and education.
Conference Objectives—Participants will be able to
- Describe the protective factors of resiliency and how to increase them in children living in drug endangered environments.
- Explain the concept that drug endangered children are children of promise.
- Identify the impact professionals can make in the life of a drug endangered child.
The breakout sessions will offer a variety of options for additional education and will enhance participants’ understanding of:
- The benefit of having a multidisciplinary approach to working with drug endangered children.
- The impact of secondary traumatic stress on providers.
- Procedures for successfully removing drug endangered children from their homes.
- Synthetic drugs of abuse, including those sold as “incense” or “bath salts.”
- The implementation and goals of a therapeutic camp for drug endangered children.
- Reasons and ideas for including non-traditional DEC partners in the development of strategies and operations.
- Challenges faced by military personnel and the implications, including PTSD and substance abuse, of deployment and reintegration for them and their families.
- The family dynamics of addiction.
Continuing Education
Approved for :
0.36 CEU’s by Iowa Board of Nursing Provider #31, Iowa Health-Des Moines
6.75 CEU's by the Iowa Board of Certification, Category A: Alcohol and Drug Specific or Special Populations
6 Foster Parent Credit Hours
3 CLE Hours (includes ethics hours)
Approval is pending for EMT CEU’s; if they are granted the information will be posted above.
This program meets the requirements for approval of CEU credits by the Iowa Board of Social Work Examiners, the Iowa Board of Behavioral Science Examiners and the Iowa Board of Psychology Examiners. Sign-in sheets will be available.
Conference Schedule
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Near-by hotel accommodations
Prairie Meadows Hotel (opening March 1, 2012) - http://prairiemeadows.com/hotel.cfm
Settle Inn (515) 967-7888
Adventureland Inn (515) 265-7321
Howard Johnson Express (515) 967-4886
Holiday Inn Express (515) 967-1855
Iowa DEC Merchandise
DEC t-shirts, umbrellas and mugs will be available for purchase! The shirts are $10.00 and the mugs and umbrellas are $5.00 a piece.
