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The Rees-Jones Center Foster Care Education Series: Compassionate Healthcare: The Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence
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1935 Medical District Drive
Mailstop K6217
Dallas, TX 75235
General Information
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - Saturday, August 4, 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 mission of the Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence and explain its role as a medical home for children in the child welfare system.
  • Explain the "trauma-informed" approach and why it is essential for the care of children with histories of abuse and neglect.
  • Recognize the importance of care coordination between medical providers, caregivers, and child welfare professionals in ensuring health stability for children transitioning between placements.
Presentations and Speakers
The Rees-Jones Center Foster Care Education Series: Compassionate Healthcare: The Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence
  • 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.
This presentation provides a comprehensive look at the Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence, a specialized, first-of-its-kind medical home in North Texas. The session explores how the Center integrates clinical care, research, and advocacy to support children involved in the child welfare system. Attendees will gain an understanding of the Center’s trauma-informed model, its multidisciplinary approach to physical and behavioral health, and its critical role in removing systemic barriers to healthcare for vulnerable youth. The presentation also highlights the Center's commitment to educating caregivers and professionals to better meet the unique developmental and emotional needs of children who have experienced trauma.

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:
Erinne Conner, MSW has 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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