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A new year is an ideal time to review the core principles that ground our work of ensuring excellent parenting for every child, every day!
QPI 101: Fundamentals and Core Principles of the Quality Parenting Initiative reviews our history, dives deep into our principles, and explores strategies that support excellent parenting for every child, every day. Hear from a diverse panel of QPI Champions, practitioners, National Team members, and network members with lived experience.
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A celebration of gratitude, we elevated those who are living QPI values through everyday actions to ensure excellent parenting for children in care! This special event featured Jennifer Rodriguez, Executive Director of the Youth Law Center, and nominated guests that exemplify the values of QPI. We reflected on and share our appreciation for the successes and accomplishments of 2022 and provide a look into the work ahead in 2023.
This webinar was also streamed LIVE on Facebook: facebook.com/QPI4KIDS. This event originally aired on Monday, November 21st, 2022.
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Join us for a new webinar series: QPI Site Spotlight. The series will journey across QPI sites nationally and spotlight local work featuring QPI Champions as presenters.
This month’s feature will spotlight QPI Connecticut. Deputy Commissioner Michael Williams will be joined by Tina Jefferson, Bureau Chief of Child Welfare, JoShonda Guerrier, Clinical Services Administrator, Dr. Linda Dixon, Transitional Supports and Success Administrator.
join us for an in-depth conversation discussing QPI’s journey in Connecticut including the launch of Quality Parenting Centers community-based . . .
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Hear how sites across the QPI Network use language to promote quality parenting. Presenters will share sample scripts for comfort calls, agency staff will share how shifting language can lead to more inclusiveness and we will also share effective communication tips for Foster Parent recruitment.Attendees will leave this peer learning opportunity with practical tools, tips and strategies to effectively communicate the values of QPI and excellent parenting.The "QPI Practice Exchange" is an interactive, online meeting for members across sites to connect and strengthen their . . .
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Watch a presentation by Ken Mysogland, Bureau Chief of External Affairs for the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. His presentation focuses on how to tell the story of the Quality Parenting Initiative and excellent parenting by sharing effective communication strategies and promising practices.
While growing up in a family with 8 adopted siblings, Ken Mysogland witnessed firsthand the negative effects of childhood trauma. Due to these experiences, his decision to follow his passion to work in Child Protective Services became quite easy. For the past 33 years, Ken has worked for . . .
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Listen for a historical, in-depth, and inspirational conversation with Carole Shauffer, QPI Co-Creator, and Director Emeritus. Carole will share with us the origins of QPI, highlight achievements over the last 14 years, and impart her hopes for the future of QPI.
This event originally aired Thursday, July 21, 2022.
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This webinar showcased some of the presentations and experiences during the 2022 QPI National Conference “Building the Movement Together: Excellent Parenting for Every Child, Every Day" A panel of attendees shared how the conference fueled their QPI work.
This 90-minute webinar originally aired on Thursday, June 16th, 2022.
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A new year is an ideal time to step back and take stock of where we are and where we're going. We’ve come a long way, but we're staying true to where we started. Join us for QPI 101: Fundamentals and Core Principles of the Quality Parenting Initiative where we will review our history, dive deep into our principles, and explore strategies that support excellent parenting for every child every day. Participants will hear from a diverse panel of QPI practitioners, QPI National team members, and network members with lived experience.
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Listen to this in-depth conversation with Kristin Moore, a communication and marketing expert, who re-capped and built on the momentum from her national conference presentation (2021), expanding her presentation with a special focus on brand language. Words matter-- we communicate our brand through language. Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers in real time.
This 90 minute Practice Exchange originally aired on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021.
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Great.com interviews the Youth Law Center’s Executive Director Jennifer Rodriguez about making the US foster care system more compassionate.
The US foster care system is flawed. Red tape and inadequate protections hamper every child receiving the relationships they need to grow and thrive. Youth Law Center helps children in foster care reach their potential by taking a holistic and inclusive approach to reform that is both top down and bottom up. Find out how they are making foster care law more humane, more . . .
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