The Source - Spring 2008 This issue focuses on economic self-sufficiency for families affected by HIV and/or substance abuse. More...
Strengthening Connections Conference Archive This conference highlighted the unique parenting challenges among families affected by substance abuse, HIV and/or incarceration, and the importance of the parent-child relationship in a child’s development. More...
2008 Teleconference Training Series The Resource Center will host six trainings beginning in April 2008. The topics include the effects of methamphetamine, mental health services for women living with HIV and their children, and working with Latino families. More...
Assessing and Supporting Parenting in Families
Affected by Substance Abuse or HIV (2007)
This guidebook provides
practitioners and administrators with guidance in assessing, supporting, and strengthening parenting skills
and parent-child relationships. [PDF]
National Abandoned Infants
Assistance Resource Center
University of California, Berkeley
1950 Addison Street, Suite 104 # 7402
Berkeley, CA 94720-7402
Phone: (510) 643-8390
Fax: (510) 643-7019
E-mail: aia@berkeley.edu
2007 Teleconference Series
Economic Self-sufficiency for Families Affected by Substance Abuse and HIV
Women, HIV, and Employment - Completed
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Mildred Williamson, PhD, MSW
Director of Program Planning & Research
Ambulatory & Community Health Network
Cook County Bureau of Health Services
Chicago, IL
This teleconference will focus on the issues of income and poverty affecting women living with HIV/AIDS and their families in the United States. Information will be provided about programs available to facilitate economic self-sufficiency for women living with HIV/AIDS, including information about employment and vocational training/resources, as well as TANF and other public benefits. Recommendations for improving current policies and services will also be suggested.
Employment for Parents in Recovery: Minimizing Barriers & Maximizing Opportunities - Completed
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Joseph E. Keferl, RhD, CRC
Assistant Professor
Rehabilitation Counseling: Chemical Dependency
Human Services Department
Wright State University
Dayton, OH
This teleconference will explore the challenges to, and possibilities for, meaningful employment for parents affected by substance abuse. Individual, community, and systemic barriers to employment will be identified. Creative, common sense, and person-centered strategies to minimize impediments to employment will be offered within the framework of providing coordinated, targeted, and timely vocational and recovery services.
The ABCs of Infant Mental Health - Completed
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
11:00am – 12:30pm Pacific
Karen Frankel, PhD
Director, Harris Program in Child Development and Infant Mental Health
Director, Kempe Therapeutic Pre-school
Denver, CO
This session will provide an overview of infant mental health and clinical practice. The process for assessing and diagnosing very young children will be discussed, as will the advantages and disadvantages of using mental health diagnoses. A brief overview will also be presented of the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood- Revised Edition system, which is designed to identify, conceptualize, and diagnose emotional and behavioral difficulties experienced by very young children and their families.
Listen to this presentation (90 minutes) [MP3 format]
Taming the Ghosts in the Nursery - Completed
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
11:00am – 12:30pm Pacific
Michael Trout, MA
Director
The Infant-Parent Institute, Inc.
Champaign, IL
Most parents want to do well by their babies; most parents want to love their babies. However, sometimes they stumble, or simply fail. This teleconference will focus on how professionals can learn what is happening in a family having trouble with baby (assessment); situate themselves to be able to help (being there); and make a difference (efficacy in intervention). This training will also address the special issues involved in building an effective alliance with a family involved with the child welfare system.
Listen to this presentation (90 minutes) [MP3 format]
Supporting Families in Recovery through Infant Mental Health Interventions - Completed
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
11:00am – 12:30pm Pacific
Mary Claire Heffron, PhD
Clinical Director
Early Childhood Mental Health Program
Children's Hospital and Research Center
Oakland, CA
This session will discuss adapting infant mental health treatment approaches to working with families and children affected by substance abuse to promote a stronger relationship between parent and child, and to strengthen and support the parent’s recovery. Facilitating the integration of the child’s developmental needs into service delivery and collaboration with substance abuse treatment staff will also be highlighted.
Listen to this presentation (90 minutes) [MP3 format]
