Dissertation: Enough hope to spare: The Transformative Experience of birth parents as leaders in Child Welfare<\/p>\n
Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Kenny<\/span><\/p>\n University of Virginia, 1995<\/strong><\/p>\n Master\u2019s Thesis: The Pulpit or the Pew: Reconstructing \u201cwoman\u2019s place\u201d in the African-American Baptist church.<\/span><\/p>\n Chair: Dr. Sharon Hays<\/span><\/p>\n Xavier University, 1992<\/strong><\/p>\n Senior Research Thesis: Black women and beauty images: How black college women maintain positive self image in the dominant culture.<\/span><\/p>\n Advisor: Dr. Kandi Stinson<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text ul_type=”square” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”PT Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#F66969″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.2em” ul_font=”PT Sans||||||||” ul_text_color=”#f86d6f” ul_letter_spacing=”0.5px” ul_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_color=”#f1450b” header_2_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#F86F15″ header_2_font_size=”39px” header_2_letter_spacing=”-1px” header_4_font=”Cooper Hewitt|||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#f1527d” header_4_font_size=”25px” header_5_text_color=”#f58231″ header_5_font_size=”20px” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”custom” background_position=”center_left” header_2_font_size_tablet=”” header_2_font_size_phone=”29px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” border_radii=”off||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Bossard, N<\/b>. (2016, Feb). Engaging families and embracing change: What <\/span>does<\/span><\/i> it mean to meaningfully engage families in the child welfare system? Practice Issues in Child Welfare, Hunter School of Social Work (Course SB-332), Dr. Gerald P. Mallon, New York, NY.<\/span><\/p>\n Bossard, N.<\/b> (2013, Feb). Engaging families and embracing change: Meaningful family engagement beyond the case plan. Practice Issues in Child Welfare, Hunter School of Social Work (Course SB-332), Dr. Gerald P. 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Adams County Human Services Department, Westminster, CO. (*-my work with the Blueprint initiative began in Sept 2020 and concluded Sept 2021).<\/span><\/p>\n July 2021.<\/b> Understanding Intersectionality: Gender Marginalization and Other Barriers for Women in Physics (Facilitator)<\/span><\/i>. The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, NTU, Singapore.<\/span><\/p>\n July 2021.<\/b> Women in Physics in Developing Countries (Facilitator)<\/span><\/i>. The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, NTU, Singapore.<\/span><\/p>\n Jun, 2021.<\/b> University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring Online Community Retreat: Increasing Community and Diversity in STEM.<\/span><\/i> Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, MPhD Program, New York, NY.<\/span><\/p>\n Feb-Mar 2021. <\/b>Interrupting the Impact of Trauma: A Resilience Building Workshop for TANF and Workforce Professionals. <\/span><\/i>Office of Family Assistance Virtual Summits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Feb 2021.<\/b> Thriving in Uncertainty: Delivering Extraordinary Service When It Matters Most<\/span><\/i>: <\/span>A Virtual Resilience Summit.<\/span><\/i> Health Profession Opportunity Grant Program, Virtual.<\/span><\/p>\n Jan 2021.<\/b> Values in Action: Family Income Support Team Visioning Retreat. <\/span><\/i>Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. Virtual.<\/span><\/p>\n July 2020.<\/b> Radical Resilience: Leveraging Our Collective Strengths for Better Workforce and Youth Development Opportunities in Jackson MS<\/span><\/i>. Thriving Communities for a Better Mississippi, Jackson, MS.<\/span><\/p>\n Aug 2019.<\/b> Embracing Change, Empowering the Future: A Triple Bottomline Transition Strategy<\/span><\/i>. Montefiore Workforce Investment Organization, Bronx, NY.<\/span><\/p>\n Jul 2019.<\/b> New Employees of Nevada Program: Strategic Listening and Leading Summit.<\/span><\/i> Nevada Department of Welfare and Support Services, Las Vegas, NV.<\/span><\/p>\n Mar 2019.<\/b> Igniting Student Success in Health Career Pathways:<\/span><\/i> Innovation Roundtable.<\/span><\/i> Health Profession Opportunity Grant Program Grantees Roundtable, Denver, CO.<\/span><\/span><\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text ul_type=”square” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”PT Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#F66969″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.2em” ul_font=”PT Sans||||||||” ul_text_color=”#f86d6f” ul_letter_spacing=”0.5px” ul_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_color=”#f1450b” header_2_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#F86F15″ header_2_font_size=”39px” header_2_letter_spacing=”-1px” header_4_font=”Cooper Hewitt|||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#f1527d” header_4_font_size=”25px” header_5_text_color=”#f58231″ header_5_font_size=”20px” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”custom” background_position=”center_left” header_2_font_size_tablet=”” header_2_font_size_phone=”29px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” border_radii=”off||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Jan-Apr 2019.<\/b> <\/span>Using Appreciative Inquiry to Supercharge Your Staff and Program. Health Profession Opportunity Grant Program<\/i>. Virtual Learning Series.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Oct 2018. <\/b>Teaming with Strengths: A Leadership Capacity Building Workshop<\/span><\/i>, South Carolina Department of Social Services, Columbia, SC.<\/span><\/p>\n Jun 2018. <\/b>From Barriers to Boundless Opportunities: An ICATCH Sustainability Summit.<\/span><\/i> Edmonds Community College, Lynwood, WA.<\/span><\/p>\n May 2018.<\/b> Team Excellence!: Building on our Strengths to Win the Future<\/span><\/i>. HealthCareerRx, The Workplace, Bridgeport, CT.<\/span><\/p>\n Nov 2017. <\/b>Health Careers Northwest: Diagnostic Assessment of Occupational Training Performance and Strategies for Improvement<\/span><\/i>. Health Careers Northwest, Portland, O<\/span><\/p>\n Feb 2016. <\/b>Building the Bridge to Better Practice and Better Outcomes for CO Families<\/span><\/i>. CO Works Division of Employment & Benefits Facilitated Workday, Denver, CO.<\/span><\/p>\n Jul 2015.<\/b> Nothing about us, without us: Meaningfully engaging birth parents and youth in the helping process<\/span><\/i>. Fostering Change for Children, Children\u2019s Corps Summer Training Academy at the Columbia School of Social Work. New York, NY. Co-trained with Youth Advocate, Benjamin Muhammed.<\/span><\/p>\n Apr 2015.<\/b> Healthcare Employer World Caf\u00e9: Bridging the Gap: Helping Employers Find Skilled Talent and Qualified Trainees Find Good Jobs!\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>Sponsored by Health CareeRx Academy, a program of The WorkPlace. Bridgeport, CT.<\/span><\/p>\n Oct 2012.<\/b> \u201c<\/span>WE are the system, too\u201d: Connecticut\u2019s family engagement appreciative inquiry summit. <\/span><\/i>Sponsored by FAVOR Statewide Family Advocacy Organization and Connecticut Department of Children and Families Services, Department of Behavioral Health. Hartford, CT.\u00a0 Co-facilitated with Family Leader, Angela Braxton.<\/span><\/p>\n Sept 2009. <\/b>Lessons learned from the systems of care grant program in child welfare Pennsylvania: A world caf\u00e9 on our past, present, & future. <\/span><\/i>Mechanicsburg, PA.<\/span><\/p>\n Oct 2008.<\/b> Sankofa: Discovering past successes, building a better future. 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From pariah to partners: How parents and their allies change New York City\u2019s child welfare system. [Review of the book <\/span>From pariah to partners: How parents and their allies changed New york City\u2019s child welfare system<\/span><\/i> by Tobis, D. <\/span>Critical Policy Studies, 8<\/span><\/i>(3), pp. 368-370<\/span>. <\/span><\/i>doi: 10.1080\/19460171.2014.944375.<\/span><\/p>\n Bossard, N.<\/b> Munson, S., Braxton, A., Conway, D., Muhammad, B. & Mallon, G. P. (2013). Nothing about us without us: Meaningful engagement of youth and families in child welfare systems. In K. Briar Lawson, M McCarthy and N. Dickerson (Eds.). <\/span>The Children\u2019s Bureau: Shaping a Century of Practices, Programs, and Policies<\/span><\/i> (pp. 79-110). Washington, DC: NASW.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bossard, N.<\/b> Braxton, A., and Conway, D. (2014). Meaningful family engagement. (2<\/span>nd<\/span> ed.) In P. Hess and G. 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B.A., Sociology<\/h4>\n
Lectures<\/h2>\n
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MEETING FACILITATION, STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREATS, AND WORKSHOPS<\/h2>\n
Sample Projects<\/h2>\n
\u201cInterrupting the Impact of Trauma: A Resilience Building Workshop for TANF and Workforce Professionals\u201d<\/h4>\n
Office of Family Assistance Regional Meetings<\/h5>\n
\u201cIgniting Student Success in Health Career Pathways: Innovation Roundtable\u201d
\n<\/h4>\nHealth Profession Opportunity Grant Program Grantees Roundtable, Denver, CO<\/h5>\n
\u201cFrom Barriers to Boundless Opportunities: An I-CATCH Sustainability Summit\u201d <\/h4>\n
Edmonds Community College, Lynwood, WA<\/h5>\n
\u201cHealth Careers Northwest Partner Agency Retrospect: Root Cause Analysis of Occupational Training Results\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n
Health Profession Opportunity Grant Program, Portland, OR<\/h5>\n
\u201cBaltimore Get M.A.D.!: A Motivational Workshop for Job Seekers and Incumbent Workers Looking to Step Up to Employment”<\/h4>\n
2017 WorkBaltimore Empowerment to Employment Convention Baltimore, MD<\/h5>\n
\u201cHealth Careers Northwest Network Partners\u2019 Strategic Planning Retreat\u201d<\/h4>\n
Health Profession Opportunity Grant Program, Portland, OR<\/h5>\n
\u201cOffice of Research and Evaluation Change Management Retreat\u201d<\/h4>\n
Corporation for National and Community Service, Washington, DC<\/h5>\n
\u201cBuilding the Bridge to Better Practice and Better Outcomes for CO Families\u201d<\/h4>\n
CO Works Division of Employment & Benefits Facilitated Strategic Planning Retreat
\n<\/h5>\n\u201cNothing About Us Without Us: Meaningfully Engaging Youth and Families in the Helping Process\u201d<\/h4>\n
Columbia University School of Social Work, Children\u2019s Corps Workshop for New Social Workers<\/h5>\n
\u201cHealthcare Employer World Caf\u00e9 Retreat: Bridging the Gap: Helping Employers Find Skilled Talent and Qualified Trainees Find Good Jobs!\u201d<\/h4>\n
Health CareeRx Academy, The Workplace (Bridgeport)<\/h5>\n
\u201c2014 Sustainability Roundtable for HPOG Program Directors\u201d<\/h4>\n
Health Profession Opportunity Grant Program, Kansas City, MO<\/h5>\n
\u201cWE Are The System: Connecticut\u2019s Family Engagement Appreciative Inquiry Summit\u201d<\/h4>\n
FAVOR Statewide Family Advocacy Organization and Connecticut Department of Children and Families <\/h5>\n
Publications<\/h2>\n
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