Overcoming: Challenges and Resilience in Young Adults Leaving Care
Hosted by the CAFO Center on Applied Research for Vulnerable Children & Families
Research shows that children outside of parental care face a host of challenges. However, less research has explored the strengths and positive outcomes for these children as adults. Understanding what formal or informal interventions are correlated with better outcomes can help us know what actions to encourage or repeat as we serve children outside parental care.
Join us as we learn together about the ways that we can foster increased resilience and impact children outside of parental care towards positive outcomes as they transition to adulthood.
Details
Date: Wednesday, Sept 28
Time: 8:30am – 2:30pm
Location: Johnson Ferry Baptist Church
Cost
- $99 – Non-Member
- $59 – Member
Ideal Audience
- Leaders within Christian organizations providing services to vulnerable children and families in contexts (“service providers”).
- Academic researchers who are interested in improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families
- Policy-makers, church leaders and alternative care providers who are interested in understanding what research is saying about improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families
Presenters
Dr. Mandy Howard
Associate Professor of Psychology
Samford University
Center on Applied Research for Vulnerable Children & Families
Nicole Wilke
Director of the Center on Applied Research for Vulnerable Children & Families
Christian Alliance for Orphans
Adrian van Breda
Professor of Social Work
University of Johannesburg
Dr. Kwabena Frimpong-Manso
Senior Lecturer
University of Ghana
Dr. Scott Leon
Associate Professor of Psychology
Loyola University
Ian Forber-Pratt
Director of Global Advocacy & Growth
Children’s Emergency Relief International (CERI)
Teri Hope Peterson
Beloved Initiative
Dr. Brian Chor
Senior Researcher
Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago