Description
June 6, 2025 | 9:00am-12:00pm | Virtual via Zoom
FREE to CCSME Members (Students, Individuals, and Organizations) – use your member coupon code
$10 for non-members (fee can be applied towards an annual membership!)
Description:
“What would Grandma say?” is more than a rhetorical question—it’s a powerful reminder that healing and recovery are deeply human experiences, rooted in relationships, culture, and community. This session explores how collaboration across nested social systems—families, schools, behavioral health, juvenile justice, child welfare, and more—can radically transform recovery outcomes for young people.
Grounded in systems theory, trauma-informed practices, and lived experience, we will explore how aligning services and breaking down silos can lead to more holistic, sustainable recovery. Participants will be challenged to think beyond traditional clinical treatment to consider the broader web of influence and support surrounding each youth.
Just as a grandmother’s wisdom blends care, accountability, and cultural knowledge, effective systems of care – including family therapy- must integrate compassion with evidence-based approaches. The session includes:
Goal:
To recognize and enhance the interconnectedness of nested social systems—families, schools, communities, and service networks—and demonstrate how their collaboration is essential in supporting holistic recovery and well-being for youth and young adults.
Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the impact of interconnected systems on youth recovery outcomes
2. Identify effective strategies for cross-system collaboration and communication
3. Center cultural wisdom, lived experience, and family voice in treatment and therapeutic approaches
4. Assess workforce development needs and explore the role CCSME can play in supporting systemic change and training.
Keynote Speaker:
2Gen Team, Ascend at the Aspen Institute
Ascend at the Aspen Institute is a catalyst and convener for diverse leaders working across systems and sectors to build intergenerational family prosperity and well-being by intentionally focusing on children and the adults in their lives together. We believe in the power of co-creation. We are a community of leaders — well-connected, well-prepared and well-positioned — building political will that transforms hearts, minds, policies, and practices.
Contact hours:
3 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals
3 category I contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
3 contact hours for Alcohol and Drug Counselors pending approval from the Maine Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors.
3 contact hours for CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc
