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The Rees-Jones Center Foster Care Education Series: The First 30 Days: Cross-System Strategies for Whole-Child Initial Evaluation
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1935 Medical District Drive
Mailstop K6217
Dallas, TX 75235
General Information
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - Sunday, May 13, 2029
60 minutes
Children's Health
Virtual Conference Room
The Rees-Jones Center Foster Care Education Series Enduring Material
Children's Health
Objectives
  • Define the specific requirements and purposes of the 3-day medical exam (acute needs/safety) versus the 30-day comprehensive assessment (baseline health/development).
  • Implement protocols for the timely sharing of health assessment results between medical providers, CPS caseworkers, and foster caregivers to ensure continuity of care.
  • Demonstrate strategies for gathering and integrating medical, educational, and social history from multiple sources to create a cohesive health profile.
Presentations and Speakers
The Rees-Jones Center Foster Care Education Series: The First 30 Days: Cross-System Strategies for Whole-Child Initial Evaluation
  • Michele E Hickman, DNP, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
  • Sophia Cantu, LPC
  • Joy Green, LMSW
  • Tiffany Gonzales
  • Erinne Conner, MSW
Available Credits/Points
  • This session is approved for 1 Continuing Education credit for Social Work License. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • The Children's Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) NCPD (ANCC Contact Hours). Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • Children's Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Certificate of Attendance. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The first month of a foster care placement is a high-stakes period for identifying unmet needs. This panel brings together pediatricians and child welfare professionals to discuss the logistical and clinical "triage" that occurs during entry into foster care. The panel will examine how to move beyond a checklist approach to evaluate a child’s "whole-health" profile, ensuring that developmental delays and mental health triggers are identified early and shared across the entire support network.

Participants can earn 1 Social Work CEUs or 1 NCPD (ANCC Contact Hour) or a certificate upon successful completion.
  • This session meets Texas Administrative Code requirements for 1 continuing education credit for Licensed Marriage and Family therapy, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Licensed Clinical Social Workers. 
Disclosure Statements
Speakers:
Sophia Cantu, LPC, Erinne Conner, MSW, Tiffany Gonzales, Joy Green, LMSW, and Michele E Hickman, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.

Accreditation Statement
  • Children’s Health System of Texas is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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6/11/2026
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