When the Waters Rose: Fighting for Family and Community After the Eastern Kentucky Flood
In July 2022, the Eastern Kentucky region was left in ruins following unprecedented floods that struck in July 2022, causing widespread devastation to homes and communities. To commemorate the lives lost and celebrate the strength and the heroic acts of care by the community, in a recent episode of the podcast Shift Shift Bloom Podcast, resident Brian Lucas and expert Dr. Gavin Rienne shared their experiences and insights on the disaster.
Call For Proposals – Extension Announced
For the 17th Annual TCOM Conference, we are announcing a new proposal submission deadline for March 31, 2021 23:59 CST.
If you are interested in presenting at the 17th Annual TCOM Conference, you now have over two weeks to work on and submit your presentation proposal.
Interview with Lizzie Minton – Kentucky’s Clinical Consultant
Ken McGill, this year’s TCOM Conference Program Chair, spoke with Lizzie Minton, Kentucky’s Clinical Consultant and a member of the 2021 TCOM Conference Program Committee, to discuss the the upcoming TCOM conference!
Getting A Leg Up On TCOM
What are the steps needed to begin the process of getting a leg up? So getting a leg up on TCOM focuses on the goal of CANS to ‘name-it’ or – what is going on in the lives of those we serve. How can someone obtain-it if they do not first name-it or what is being identified as needs and/or strengths. The plans of care than are constructed to outline the transformation goals or the ‘gain-it.’ These become the skills, functional strengths being developed as part of care planning process. It will be the child/youth & family team that will ‘sustain-it’ developing/utilizing family & community supports. It is only with a shared vision that a child/youth, adult & their family will remain focused on reaching their own aspirational goals throughout life.
What if learning how Shakespeare wrote Hamlet could help you in writing papers, grants, or even to develop a treatment plan?
In 2019, the TCOM group established the Center for Innovation in Population Health (IPH) at the University of Kentucky. We are proud to announce that through the IPH Center, we will be hosting a free seminar series, and encourage our TCOM Collaborative to attend. Stephen Wrentmore, a lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of […]
Project SAFESPACE, Part 2 of 2
Implementation and Goals This is Part 2 of the Project SAFESPACE post. Project SAFESPACE has experienced many successes since its inception. The child welfare and behavioral health community interact more frequently and acquired a better understanding of each other’s point of view about service provision. Both communities have a more formal mechanism for communicating […]