Partnership Connections
The Learning Partnership for Children’s Services at Rhode Island College has launched the Partnership Connections podcast! LPCS is a partnership between RIC and the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, & Families (DCYF) to support ongoing training needs, capacity building, and the internship to employment pipeline for public child welfare in Rhode Island. The podcast is centered around Child Welfare training and educational topics all with the goal of helping to support those already working in, or with an interest in working in child welfare. Our desire is to bring information from experts on a variety of topics all at no cost to hard working professionals and others.

The Learning Partnership for Children’s Services (LPCS) at Rhode Island College has launched the Partnership Connections podcast!
LPCS is a partnership between RIC and the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, & Families (DCYF) to support ongoing training needs, capacity building, and the internship to employment pipeline for public child welfare in Rhode Island.
The podcast is centered around Child Welfare training and educational topics all with the goal of helping to support those already working in, or with an interest in working in child welfare. Our desire is to bring information from experts on a variety of topics all at no cost to hard working professionals and others.
Episodes

Monday Jan 06, 2025
Monday Jan 06, 2025
Join us as we chat with Naomi Campbell, Director of the Legal Empowerment Program at the Right Question Institute. Naomi helps break down the "Question Formulation Technique and how it can be applied in child welfare, both with families and colleagues. For more on RQI, see their website here: RIGHT QUESTION INSTITUTE

Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024
Join us as we speak with Chris Dorval, Executive Director at Ocean State Recovery Center. Chris is a nationally recognized speaker, trainer and clinical consultant in the areas of addiction, trauma, and men’s health, as well as, having worked as a clinician and clinical supervisor in various levels of care in addiction treatment continuum. We discuss how substance use disorder impacts families involved in the child welfare system.

Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Join us as we speak with Amanda Winn, Director of Training and Technical Assistance at the HOPE National Resource Center https://positiveexperience.org/
Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE) is a framework that combines a public health approach to preventing child abuse with a broader understanding of how children grow to become strong, healthy, and resilient adults.

Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Join us as we chat with Dr. Frederic Reamer about how artificial intelligence is impacting child welfare. AI is an often-controversial topic and its foray into child welfare is no different. Learn more about the risks and benefits, as well as what it might mean for you as this growing technology impacts work with children, youth, and families.

Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Explore the 12 Core Concepts of Childhood Trauma with Guest Dan Harvey. A note on school changes: In Rhode Island, children and resource caregivers receive transportation support (via Statewide busing in partnership with RIDE) to reduce barriers to getting to home schools.