Conference History

Conference History

Purpose

To foster Title IV-E funded agency/university collaborations that allow for curricula innovation, prepare social work students for professional public child welfare practice, and support long-term professional development for those working with and on behalf of children and families involved with the foster care system.

Design

Exploration of topics including national, regional, and state perspectives on child welfare, collaborative training models, caseworker support, and regional Title IV-E program evaluation results. The event provides participants the opportunity to explore programs, initiatives, and ideas through deep and meaningful dialogue. Participants who have attended the Roundtable in the past have commented that it is their favorite professional gathering because of the intimate and meaningful exchange of information.

History

The Center for Children and Families and the School of Social Work at Texas State University-San Marcos, under the leadership of Dr. Nancy Feyl-Chavkin and Dr. Karen Brown, originated and hosted the Roundtable for 14 years.The Roundtable expanded to a national focus from 2011 to 2014 under the leadership of University of Houston's Downtown Center for Public Service and Family Strengths and Graduate College of Social work.

21st annual conference

May 23-25, 2017

Host: Center for Child Well-Being, Arizona State University

Theme: Examining efficiency and increasing access across systems through collaboration

Link: https://sites.google.com/site/2017titleiveroundtable/home

20th annual conference

June 1-3, 2016

Host: The University of Utah College of Social Work

Link: http://conference.usu.edu/roundtable/

19th annual conference

June 2-4, 2015

Host: Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, University of Minnesota

Link: http://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/2015-national-title-iv-e-roundtable/

18th annual conference

May 21-23, 2014

Host: University of Houston - Downtown's Center for Public Service and Family Strengths & Graduate College of Social Work

Theme: Dialogue among Title IV-E Programs: A National Collaboration and Consultation

Link: https://www.uhd.edu/academics/public-service/center-public-service-family-strengths/family-strengths/Pages/Title-IV-E-Roundtable-2014.aspx

17th annual conference

May 29-31, 2013

Host: University of Houston - Downtown's Center for Public Service and Family Strengths & Graduate College of Social Work

Theme: Professionalizing Child Welfare: Teaching and Training in the New Millennium

Link: https://www.uhd.edu/academics/public-service/center-public-service-family-strengths/family-strengths/Pages/Title-IV-E-Roundtable-2013.aspx

16th annual conference

May 29 - June 1, 2012

Host: University of Houston - Downtown's Center for Public Service and Family Strengths & Graduate College of Social Work

Link: https://news.uhd.edu/2012/04/26/center-for-family-strengths-hosts-national-title-iv-e-rountable/

15th annual conference

Dates: May 24-27, 2011

Theme: Professionalizing Child Welfare

Host: University of Houston-Downtown, Center for Family Strengths and the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work

Link: http://www.learningace.com/doc/5361308/efc5d560ca2bc24c6752d93c499498af/title-iv-e-roundtable-program