The MUSC Children’s Health Foster Care Support Clinic Annual Conference brings together caregivers, healthcare professionals, social workers, educators, and community partners dedicated to improving outcomes for children and youth impacted by foster care.
Hosted by the Foster Care Support Clinic at MUSC Children’s Health, this annual event focuses on advancing trauma-informed, evidence-based, and coordinated care for one of our most vulnerable populations. Through expert-led sessions, collaborative discussion, and practical tools, attendees gain insights that strengthen both clinical practice and everyday caregiving.
May 1, 2026
Seacoast Church
Mount Pleasant, SC
8:00 to 8:20
Registration & Breakfast
8:20 to 8:30
Introduction & Welcome: Tara Peevy, RN, BSN & Elizabeth Wallis, M.D.
8:30 to 10:00 – Sexual Development: An Integrated Approach
(90 minutes general education credit)
10:00 to 10:10
Break
10:10 to 11:20 – ADHD Is a Superpower!
(70 minutes social work education credit)
11:20 to 11:50 – Select Health: Fostering Support, Connection & Partnerships: Kathleen Domm, M.D., FAAP
(30 minutes general education credit)
11:50 to 1:00
Lunch & Community Resource Table Rounds
(45 minutes social work education credit)
1:00 to 1:45 – Nutrition & Eating Disorders: Strategies to Promote Positive Relationships With Food: Shannon Rivera, LISW‑CP & Savannah Weeks, RD, LD, CEDS
(45 minutes social work education credit)
1:45 to 1:55
Break
1:55 to 2:40 – Steady Breath, Steady Mind – Practices for a Happy, Regulated Nervous System: Emily Bristol, LISW‑CP, RYT‑200
(45 minutes social work education credit)
2:40 to 3:25 – From Our Team to Yours: FCSC Responds to Community Questions
(45 minutes social work education credit)
3:25 to 3:30
Wrap Up / Check Out
Last year’s Community Resource Tables were a highlight of the conference, with foster parents, guardians ad litem, and DSS caseworkers sharing how valuable the information and connections were.
We invite your organization to host a table at the 2026 Foster Care Support Clinic Annual Conference. Approximately 200 attendees are expected, and tables will be featured during the lunch hour on May 1, 2026.
We will provide a table (and tablecloth if needed). Please bring one to two representatives and any informational materials or promotional items you’d like to share.
The Foster Care Support Clinic serves as a medical home for children involved with the South Carolina Department of Social Services, as well as those in kinship or adoptive placements. The conference reflects the clinic’s mission — to ensure children in foster care receive comprehensive, compassionate care that supports their physical health, behavioral health, and long-term well-being.
Whether you are a foster or adoptive parent, case manager, therapist, pediatric provider, educator, or community advocate, this conference provides an opportunity to:
