Finding Inspiration Through Training
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On November 4, DCA staff and volunteers attended the Children’s Law Center’s 2022 annual conference, which featured internationally recognized speaker and children’s advocate Melissa Roshan.
Roshan currently works with Ohio’s Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem Program and shared her experiences as a youth in foster care and the impact her GAL had on her life.
Roshan's speech motivated conference attendees to continue planting seeds of success through their ongoing efforts to advocate and support children and youth in foster care.
The conference also included sessions on:
- Centering Lived Experience at the Core
- Activating Youth Engagement
- Human Trafficking of Minors in South Carolina
- Current Trends in Teen Substance Use and Treatment
- Engaging Fathers
- Teen Suicide Red Flags and Prevention
- Conversations on Being a System-Involved Youth
- Caselaw and Legislative Update
- Self-Care for Child-Serving Professionals
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