SCOPE Conference Plan

  • Conference Title: Understanding Disabilities in the School Context Through the Lens of Culture.
  • Date(s): Friday, December 6, 2024
  • Location: Conference Center at ESCNJ, Piscataway
  • Organizing Body: SKN Foundation, CJFHC, NJID
  • Theme: Cultural humility, a Practical way to address assets and barriers to care
  • Target Audience: Nurses, social workers, speech therapists, parents

  • To enhance understanding of cultural beliefs and preferences that impact access to services and caregiving among minority families of children with special health care needs
  • To equip school professionals, allied health workers, and medical personnel with knowledge about cultural differences in children with special needs within the school environment
  • To identify and prioritize future opportunities in research and capacity-building to address inequity in education and healthcare

  • Early Bird:$75 until September 30th then $125
  • Registration and CE link

Continuing Nursing Education Credits

Target audience: school professionals, healthcare professionals,—–
Learning outcome: ———
Nursing contact hours: This program has been awarded —– nursing contact hours.
Central Jersey Family Health Consortium is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider # P92-11/2024. Provider approval is valid through November 2024.
Approval status does not imply endorsement by Central Jersey Family Health Consortium, The New Jersey Department of Health, NJSNA, or ANCC’s Commission on Accreditation of any commercial product discussed/ displayed in conjunction with activity.
Disclosure/Commercial Support: The members of the conference planning committee and the speaker for this educational event do not have any relevant financial relationships with an ineligible company to disclose. There was no commercial support received for this activity.
Steps for successful completion: To receive a contact hour certificate for your participation in this program, participants must register to attend the event, signin the morning of the event, participate in the full activity, and complete an online evaluation form.
This program is provided by Central Jersey Family Health Consortium and jointly provided by Shri Krishna Nidhi (SKN) Foundation.
Questions? Regarding nursing credits, please contact Ann Mruk at amruk@cjfhc.org.