Community of Practice – Youth-in-Care with Disabilities
- Event Type
- Professional Development
- Sponsor
- School of Social Work
- Virtual
- Join online
- Date
- Jan 15, 2026 - Jun 11, 2026 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Contact
- Amy Frederick
- aeweber2@illinois.edu
- Originating Calendar
- School of Social Work Continuing Education Events & Webinars Calendar
The School of Social Work’s Center for Excellence in Child Welfare is pleased to announce the Youth-in-Care with Disabilities Community of Practice (CoP) as part of its Youth-in-Care with Disabilities Training Project developed in support from the U.S. Department of Education’s School-Based Mental Health Grant awarded to West40 Intermediate Service Center #2 in partnership with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
We hope you will join this exciting opportunity to regularly exchange ideas, triumphs, and challenges, be supported and listened to, share wisdom with peers, and gain skills from peers that provide services and support to youth-in-care with disabilities. The CoP provides a forum to discuss and test out new ideas and implement new approaches while building long-term support from a community of colleagues. The CoP is geared toward school-based mental health professionals but is open to child welfare professionals, caregivers, and others interested in engaging together regularly for ongoing support and learning. Viewing of the project’s webinar series is high encouraged prior to participation, but is not required.
Session dates and times:
January 15: 12:00-1:00pm
February 12: 12:00-1:00pm
March 12: 12:00-1:00pm
April 16: 12:00-1:00pm
May 14: 12:00-1:00pm
June 11: 12:00-1:00pm