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Illinois General Assembly Approves Budget Increases for Early Intervention Program
In May, Illinois legislators approved the state’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget, including an almost 34.5 percent budget increase from… In May, Illinois legislators approved the state’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget, including an almost 34.5 percent budget increase from the FY23 budget for the…
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Experiences and Dreams of a Young Malawi Slay Queen and Her Children: How Peer Support, Trust, and Sharing Can Address Stigma, Mistrust, and Shame
Anissa Chitwanga and Teresa Ostler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Abstract Told through the lens of Malawi customs, culture, and… Anissa Chitwanga and Teresa Ostler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Abstract Told through the lens of Malawi customs, culture, and taboos, the authors describe the…
Essential Elements of Reflective Supervision and Consultation: The RIOS™ Framework
Christopher Watson, Minneapolis, Minnesota with Maren Harris, Mendota Heights, Minnesota Jill Hennes, St. Paul, Minnesota Mary Harrison, Washburn Center for… Christopher Watson, Minneapolis, Minnesota with Maren Harris, Mendota Heights, Minnesota Jill Hennes, St. Paul, Minnesota Mary Harrison, Washburn Center for Children, Minneapolis, Minnesota Alyssa Meuwissen,…
Illinois Increases State Funding for Home Visiting
On April 19, 2022 Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Illinois FY 2023 spending plan HB900.… Included in the state’s budget for the coming year is increased funding for evidence-based home visiting programs across the state, the first funding increase in nearly 20 years. Also included…
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PERSPECTIVES: Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Queering “Ways of Being” Replacing Politeness With Honesty to Create Belonging
Nat Vikitsreth, Come Back to Care, Chicago, Illinois Abstract When practitioners move beyond professional niceness to embody honest human connection… Nat Vikitsreth, Come Back to Care, Chicago, Illinois Abstract When practitioners move beyond professional niceness to embody honest human connection in our field’s relationship-based…
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Holding From Afar: The Protective Effect of Virtual Reflective Supervision/ Consultation (V-RSC) During the Pandemic
Jennifer A. Willford, Slippery Rock University Robert T. Gallen, University of Pittsburgh Teagan Cruz, Haley Hensler, Mohamad Khalaifa, MiKaila Leonard,… Jennifer A. Willford, Slippery Rock University Robert T. Gallen, University of Pittsburgh Teagan Cruz, Haley Hensler, Mohamad Khalaifa, MiKaila Leonard, Elizabeth Wernert, and Meredith Willard,…