{"id":214,"date":"2025-05-12T21:54:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T21:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/?page_id=214"},"modified":"2026-01-13T22:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:37:56","slug":"2026-care-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/conferences\/2026-care-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Care Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2025\/05\/Care-Conference-Billboard3.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2025\/05\/Care-Conference-Billboard3.png?fit=2000%2C1140&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:800px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2025\/05\/Care-Conference-Billboard3.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2025\/05\/Care-Conference-Billboard3.png?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2025\/05\/Care-Conference-Billboard3.png?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2025\/05\/Care-Conference-Billboard3.png?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2025\/05\/Care-Conference-Billboard3.png?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-6c0a5521b2638434d3f6a27858201632\" style=\"color:#025939;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">January 22, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-6998d9ce85ac6468b1a26772341ae0a8\" style=\"color:#025939;font-style:italic;font-weight:600\">Save the Date!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Goodwill Opportunity Campus, 5301 Wilkinson Blvd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 9:00 a.m. &#8211; 3:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Cost:<\/strong> Free of charge (Parking and lunch are included)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Attendees:<\/strong>&nbsp;Individuals who work directly with the public (front-line staff) in organizations working with the unhoused or housing-vulnerable, and adjacent organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Theme: Small Shifts Across Your Day, Big Change Across Your Life<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Agenda:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c0ca7d81 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;margin-left:40px\">9:00 Registration\/Breakfast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;margin-left:40px\">9:30 Wake-up Workshop: Welcome\/Introduction &#8211; Steven Rogelberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;margin-left:40px\">9:45 Pre-Day Workshop: Appreciation and Connection &#8211; Herrison Chicas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;margin-left:40px\">10:30 Mid-Day Workshop: Teamwork and Communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;margin-left:40px\">12:00 Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;margin-left:40px\">1:00 Post-Day Workshop: Detaching from Work &#8211; Cherish Fields<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;margin-left:40px\">1:30 Growth Activity &#8211; Jay Ward<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;margin-left:40px\">2:30 Sleep Workshop &#8211; Kristin Daley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;margin-left:40px\">3:00 Closing\/Wrap-up<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Jay-Ward.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Jay-Ward.jpg?resize=336%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-574\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4933859173445074;width:330px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Jay-Ward.jpg?w=336&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Jay-Ward.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:1.4\"><strong>Junious &#8216;Jay&#8217; Ward<\/strong> is an Emmy nominated poet and teaching artist living in Charlotte, NC. He is a National Slam champion (2018), an Individual World Poetry Slam champion (2019), author of Sing Me A Lesser Wound (Bull City Press 2020) and Composition (Button Poetry 2023). Jay currently serves as Charlotte&#8217;s inaugural Poet Laureate and is a 2023 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow and current Writer in Residence for Charlotte Lit. Ward has attended Breadloaf Writers Conference, Callaloo, The Watering Hole and Tin House Winter Workshop. His work can be found in Columbia Journal, Four Way Review, DIAGRAM, Diode Poetry Journal and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Kristin-Daley.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Kristin-Daley.jpg?resize=282%2C282&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Kristin-Daley.jpg?w=282&amp;ssl=1 282w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Kristin-Daley.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:1.4\"><strong>Dr. Kristin Daley<\/strong> spent much of her career working in various aspects of sleep medicine and has always had a passion for sleep and psychology. After receiving a BS in Biology from UNC-Chapel Hill, she started working on a SIDS research project at Carolinas Healthcare System and then moved into their adult sleep clinic. While working as a sleep tech, she completed her MA in Clinical\/Community Psychology from UNCC, and then moved to a technical director position in sleep medicine with Charlotte Eye Ear Nose &amp; Throat Assoc, under the tutelage of Dr. Mary Susan Esther, past president of the AASM. During this time, she also completed her PhD in Clinical Health Psychology at UNCC, and started a behavioral sleep medicine practice at CEENTA. She has been awarded fellow status by the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine for her work in clinical behavioral sleep and advocacy for insomnia treatment. She co-founded BASE Cognitive Behavioral in 2018 with a focus on empirically validated intervention for a broad spectrum of mental health conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Cherish-Fields-pict.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Cherish-Fields-pict.jpg?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-613\" style=\"width:337px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Cherish-Fields-pict.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Cherish-Fields-pict.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Cherish-Fields-pict.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1353\/2026\/01\/Cherish-Fields-pict.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:1.4\"><strong>Cherish Fields<\/strong> is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA) and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist Associate (LCASA) who empowers individuals to heal, grow, and reconnect with their purpose. With a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach rooted in ACT, CBT, and Motivational Interviewing, she supports clients through life transitions, resilience-building, and personal transformation. Cherish also serves as Chief Operations Officer of Sole Solutions Counseling &amp; Consulting Services, PLLC and is a sought-after speaker on trauma recovery, women\u2019s empowerment, child welfare, and the intersection of mental health and purpose.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 22, 2026 Save the Date! 9:00 Registration\/Breakfast 9:30 Wake-up Workshop: Welcome\/Introduction &#8211; Steven Rogelberg 9:45 Pre-Day Workshop: Appreciation and Connection &#8211; Herrison Chicas 10:30 Mid-Day Workshop: Teamwork and Communication 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Post-Day Workshop: Detaching from Work &#8211; Cherish Fields 1:30 Growth Activity &#8211; Jay Ward 2:30 Sleep Workshop &#8211; Kristin Daley 3:00 Closing\/Wrap-up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4780,"featured_media":0,"parent":81,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[5],"class_list":["post-214","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4780"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214"}],"version-history":[{"count":64,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":616,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214\/revisions\/616"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}