Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch would like to invite you to attend our seventh annual Yellowstone Conference: Caring For The Caregiver being held on our main campus in Billings, MT on Thursday October 19th, 2023. This year’s conference is focused on the caregivers that provide care to Montana’s youth and families with professional panel discussions on:
- Human Resources: Recruiting & Retention ~ Moderator: Lance Moyer, Human Resources Director for Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch
This panel discussion will focus on the changing recruiting & retention landscape, and the challenges faced by behavioral healthcare organizations in attracting and retaining employees that support the organization’s culture.
- Preventative Resiliency ~ Moderator: Taylor Clark, OTD R/L, Occupational Therapist for Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch
This panel will focus resources in the community, as well as strategies caregivers can build into their own lives to support both themselves and, by extension, those they care for.
- Applying Emotional First Aid to Caregivers ~ Moderator: John Dailey, Training Specialist for Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch
This panel will focus on providing emotional first aid immediately after a traumatic event reduces the psychological stress while strengthening existing coping skills and building community supports which have a positive impact on the retention and resilience of caregivers.
- Systemic Supports-Collaborating for Outcomes ~ Moderator: Mike Chavers, CEO of Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch
The Systemic Supports-Collaborating for Outcomes panel will focus on how the systems and principles that can aid and impact caregivers for Montana youth and families.
5.75 CEUs and 6 OPI credits are available upon request. The conference will be offered both in-person and virtually again this year.
Conference Agenda:
Check-in starts 8:30am-9:00am
Welcome 9:00am-9:15am
Human Resources Recruitment Panel 9:15am-10:30am
Break 10:30am-10:45am
Preventative Resiliency Panel 10:45am-12:00pm
Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm
Applying Emotional First Aid to Caregivers 1:00pm-2:15pm
Break 2:15pm-2:30pm
Collaborating for Outcomes panel 2:30pm-3:45pm
Keynote Speaker 3:45pm-4:30pm