Workshop
Date: October 22, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Join us for our Interactive Workshop as we delve into the essential resource Implementation Plan for Youth Protection in Higher Education.
Here’s what you can expect:
- Create a Plan: An overview of the Implementation Plan for Youth Protection in Higher Education tool which will guide you to gather your stakeholders and prepare a plan.
- Using the Implementation resource to build strategies: Use the implementation tool to identify timelines, people, policy development, training, and communication for your institution’s policy.
- Network: Connect with like-minded professionals and gather ideas from what has worked for others.
Who is this workshop for?
Higher Education individuals or institutions who are:
- Developing a policy for the first time
- Preparing to implement a policy
- Looking to enhance their policies
- New to their role or institution
- Priority-setting and next steps
Workshop Instructors:
- Stacy Fair, M.Ed., Director of Youth Programs and Compliance, NC State University
- Erica Szewczyk Smith, Lead Instructor, HEPNet
- Erica Szewczyk Smith has more than 11 years of experience in organizational risk
management and abuse prevention. Erica has extensive experience partnering with
consumer-serving organizations to strengthen abuse prevention efforts by implementing
best practices through policy analysis, training, risk assessments, and tailored
consulting.
- Erica Szewczyk Smith has more than 11 years of experience in organizational risk
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Here’s what you can expect:
- Create a Plan: An overview of the Implementation Plan for Youth Protection in Higher Education tool which will guide you to gather your stakeholders and prepare a plan.
- Using the Implementation resource to build strategies: Use the implementation tool to identify timelines, people, policy development, training, and communication for your institution’s policy.
- Network: Connect with like-minded professionals and gather ideas from what has worked for others.
Who is this workshop for?
Higher Education individuals or institutions who are:
- Developing a policy for the first time
- Preparing to implement a policy
- Looking to enhance their policies
- New to their role or institution
- Priority-setting and next steps
Workshop Instructors:
- Stacy Fair, M.Ed., Director of Youth Programs and Compliance, NC State University
- Erica Szewczyk Smith, Lead Instructor, HEPNet
- Erica Szewczyk Smith has more than 11 years of experience in organizational risk
management and abuse prevention. Erica has extensive experience partnering with
consumer-serving organizations to strengthen abuse prevention efforts by implementing
best practices through policy analysis, training, risk assessments, and tailored
consulting.
- Erica Szewczyk Smith has more than 11 years of experience in organizational risk