MARCH 7th AGENDA – Professional Development Committee Meeting

AUDIENCE

Members of the State Task Force Professional Development Committee and Staff. Public is welcome to attend.

DATE & TIME

March 7th, 2018

LOCATION

Illinois Building

607 E. Adams, Springfield, IL 62701
12th Floor, Director's Conference Room

AGENDA

  1. Welcome and Introductions – Andrea Durbin (5 mins.)
  2. Presentation on Research Findings from the Apprenticeship Study – Erin Steva, The Young Invincibles (30 minutes)
  3. Discussion on Employment and Education Status and Issues for Youth in DCFS Care – Molly Uhe and Kim Johnson, DCFS (30 minutes)
  4. Two Resources on Trauma and Unemployment – Andrea Durbin (10 minutes)
    1. “Cycle of Risk: The Intersection of Poverty, Violence, and Trauma”
    2. “Can Treating PTSD Solve Urban America’s Unemployment Crisis?”
  5. Discussion: Synthesizing What We Have Learned – All, (30 minutes)
  6. Development of Agenda for Next Meeting – All, (5 minutes)
  7. Next Meeting Date – All, (5 minutes)
  8. Public Comment – (5 minutes)
  9. Adjournment