February 2025 Newsletter
In this issue:
- Join Us: April 3 Legal Workshop
- Call for Presenters
- ECCS Touchpoints February 11
- Court Improvement Program Training Registration
- SANE Training Opportunities
- Resilient Communities Activities
- MDT Conference
- Save the Dates
4th Annual Legal Workshop
Make plans to join us for the 4th Annual Legal Workshop. This FREE workshop is intended for law students, legal professionals, and others interested in better understanding child welfare related law. This year’s workshop will feature two topics: Indian Child Welfare Act and Representation of Immigrants and Refugees. Light breakfast & lunch are provided.
Agenda Highlights Include:
- Welcome and Opening Remarks by Chief Justice Jensen
- ICWA: The History and a South Dakota Perspective presented by Dan Lewerns, UND School of Law and Director of Indian Law
- ICWA in Practice presented by Sheldon Spotted Elk, Senior Director of Judicial and National Engagement, Casey Family Programs
- Representation of Immigrants and Refugees presented by Taneeza Islam, Director, SD Voices for Peace
The Legal Workshop is sponsored by the South Dakota Unified Judicial System Court Improvement Program. CPCM and the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law are partner organizations for the event. Find details and registration on SDCPCM.com.
Call for Presenters
Proposals are now being accepted for Community Response to Child Abuse Conference presenters.
Share your expertise and best practices with multidisciplinary members from across the region. Help our state to build knowledge in ways to respond to and prevent child maltreatment. Submit your proposal or recommend other speakers by April 30.
Visit https://sdcpcm.com/news/conference/call-for-presenters/ to submit your proposal or learn more.
SD ECCS
A child’s brain undergoes rapid development during the first three years of life, making this period crucial for their overall growth. Each new brain connection formed during this time has been referred to as a “touchpoint,” which is why we named our informational webinar series after this important milestone in a child’s development. Through these hour-long, interactive webinars, our goal is to help you create your own touchpoints across South Dakota, contributing to the healthy development of all the state’s children.
February 11th | 12-1p.m. CST
Beam-SD: Children’s Mental Health
Speakers: Nikki Eining CSW-PIP QMHP, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Coordinator and Aimee Deliramich, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Asst. Prof. Of Pediatrics
March 11th | 12-1 pm CST
Brain Science in Early Development
Speaker: Laura Jana, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician, Author, and Connector of Dots, Chief Innovation Officer – PSU Evidence to Impact Collaborative
Family engagement and leadership have been key priorities of the ECCS grant, as outlined in Goal 4 of the ECCS Strategic Plan: Increase capacity for meaningful engagement and partnerships with parents. The ECCS Family Leadership Group, composed of 14 individuals with young children, is an important advisory partner in our work, but we acknowledge that this group only captures a small portion of the broader family voice.
This is where we need your help. CPCM is developing a “Family Leaders Bureau,” a database of family leaders who would like to add their expertise and voice to state and community initiatives that serve them. This Family Leaders Bureau of lived experience subject matter experts will be a resource for all who are working to ensure a strong start for South Dakota children but will also include parents of children up to age 18.
To assist us in identifying parenting adults who would like to add their voice and expertise to develop and improve programs and systems that serve them, we ask that you please share this survey within your network through this link: https://southdakota.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Kwy6rYgHhuH54O or by sharing the graphic and QR code below.
After parents complete the survey, CPCM staff will follow up with a few additional questions. All data collected will remain secure and will not be shared outside of CPCM without prior consent, but CPCM will share opportunities for focus groups, surveys, committees and other ways that your programs hope to capture family voices and expertise with the Family Leaders Bureau.
Court Improvement Program
The January session, ICPC Process, is now available for viewing.
Join us on Wednesday, February 26 for Understanding Trauma’s Impact on the Brain and De-Escalation Techniques presented by BreAnne Danzi, Ph.D., University of South Dakota.
Learn more at SDCPCM.com/CIP.
SANE Resources
Vermillion Clinical Skills Lab
This two-day Clinical Skills Lab is designed to provide clinical practice to nurses who are new SANEs or SANEs who have not had the opportunity to perform many exams. A $400 stipend is available for South Dakota nurses.
- March 11-12, 2025 USD Vermillion
SANE Injury Assessment & Documentation
This training will focus on different physical exam findings that a SANE may encounter during a sexual assault medical forensic exam and how to appropriately document these findings. Participants will learn how about various definitions and key characteristics and differences, using real exam photos.
- March 19 | 12-1:00pm CT
For complete SANE Learning Collaborative Resources, visit https://sdcpcm.com/our-work/sane/sane-resources/ (registration required to access complete SANE training library).
Resilient Communities
Resilient Community Brookings County: Stronger Together: Building Assets for Brookings, a Day for Suicide Prevention
Join us to learn how all of us can help increase concrete supports throughout Brookings and surrounding communities to instill hope, safety and healing. This event is free and open to the public. Features keynotes “Hope is an Action,” “Building Mental Flexibility: A Non-Runner’s Journey Running in the 437 Project,” and “Harm Reduction for All: Building Safer & Healthier Communities.”
Multi-Disciplinary Response to Victim Services Conference
The Interagency Training Council is thrilled to announce the 2025 MDT Conference to be held March 27, 2025, at The Box in Box Elder SD. Registration is open now!
This year our theme is Belonging! The conference will feature keynote, Gaelin Elmore. Click here to learn more.
SD DOH: Office of Lifespan Health Advisory Committee- ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Office of Lifespan Health (OLH) is currently seeking applications for members to form the OLH Advisory Committee. We are seeking to fill eight open positions. This committee will play a vital role in shaping policies and initiatives that promote health across all stages of life. If you are passionate about improving health outcomes and contributing to meaningful change, this is a unique opportunity to make a difference.
For more details, check out the OLH Advisory Committee Charter or click here for the application form.
Save the Dates
- April 3 at Muenster University Center in Vermillion: Legal Workshop
- April 15 at Holiday Inn City Centre in Sioux Falls: Ray of Hope event
- October 2-3: Community Response to Child Abuse Conference (Call for Presenters is now open)
