Friday

Friday, April 20, 2007

Conference offerings are organized by time of day and session type.

10:30 a.m. — 5:30 p.m.

Poster Sessions

Sheila Anderson, Child Abuse Prevention Center
It Only Takes a Minute...

Jacquelyn Baker–Sennett, PhD, Western Washington University
Pre–Professional Education for Ancillary Service Providers Who Work with Children Experiencing Abuse or Neglect

Rebecca Cowan Johnson, PhD, Agape Restoration Center
A Rescue Home for Sexually Exploited Girls
CANCELLED

Jo Anne Kock, PhD; Vicki Agao; Olga Soto; Murial Sanders, University of Nevada Reno Cooperative Extension
Anger Management for Parents and Child Care Providers

11 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.

Mini–Plenary

Sonia C. Velazquez, BS, CSS, American Humane Association; Maria Vidal de Haymes, MSW, PhD, Loyola University, Chicago, School of Social Work; Julianne Duncan, PhD and Lyn Morland, MSW, MA, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; and Alan J. Dettlaff, MSW, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work
World as Community: The Intersection between Migration and Child Welfare

Roundtable

John E. Wright, MD, FAAP, Broward County Child Protection Team
Identification and Intervention in Category A Abuse

Workshops

Sharon J.B. Copeland, MSW, LSW, Enable, Inc.; and Kathleen Roe, MA, Parents Anonymous of New Jersey, Inc.
Lessons Learned When Using Prevention Program Standards

Sandra Duque, Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc.; and Wayne Ho, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
Bridging the Gap between Immigrant Families and the Child Welfare System

Alice Galloway, MPA, Wraparound Oregon; Hon. Nan J. Waller, Multnomah County Circuit Court; Wayne Scott, MA, LCSW, Multnomah County Department of Community Justice; and Elaine Wallich, Department of Human Services
Leveraging the Authority of the Court to Promote Community Collaboration for Children with Complex Mental Health Needs

Michelle Graef, PhD, University of Nebraska Center on Children, Families, and the Law; David Barnhouse, MSW, Arizona Governor's Office, Division for Children; and Anne Comstock, MS, Butler Institute for Families, University of Denver
The Realistic Job Preview: Telling It the Way It Is

Leila Keltner, MD, PhD and Katheryn Kroeger, LCSW, CARES Northwest
Evaluation of Suspected Emotional Abuse

Susan F. Laney and Keely Aldred, Family Nurturing Center of Georgia
Basic Home Visitation Skills

Bridgette Lery, MS, PhD; Fred Wulczyn, MSW, PhD; Jennifer Haight, MA, Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago
Deconstructing Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare

Cara L. Magrane, MBA, Respite Care of San Antonio, Inc.; Delia H. Saldana, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; and Hugo Hernandez, LBSW, Any Baby Can
Cultural Competence: Defining Empowerment

Patricia Nellius, PhD and Valerie Holmes, MS, MA, Community Based Care of Brevard
Community Based Care: The Art of Transforming and Localizing Child Welfare

Linda Nishi–Strattner, PhD, ABPP, Clinical Psychologist; Judith Okulitch, MS, Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal; and Teresa Baker, BJ, CARES Northwest
Child Abuse and Juvenile Fire Setting: Co–Occurrence, Assessment, and Treatment Issues

Trupti V. Rao, PsyD, Westchester Institute for Human Development
Project IMPACT: Empowering Parents with Cognitive Disabilities

Melissa K. Runyon, PhD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, CARES Institute
Strengthening Families by Developing Healthy Outlooks and Peaceful Home Environments

Tien Ung, LICSW, Simmons College School of Social Work; and Erica Gabrielle Foldy, PhD, New York University Wagner School of Public Service
A Team Approach to Child Welfare Casework: Perspectives from a Pilot Project

Dana A. Weiner, PhD, Northwestern University
Geomapping for Service System Planning

2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m.

Workshops

Karen Carpenter, MA, JD, New Hampshire Children's Trust Fund; Willard G. Martin, Jr., LLB, LLM, Family Division; Alan Robichaud, MEd, Belknap County Citizens Council on Children and Families; and Tammy L. Emery, BA, Upstream, Lakes Region United Way
Going Upstream in New Hampshire

Kim Daugherty, Heartland for Children; and Ann Doyle, MPA, Devereux Kids
Are Children as Safe as We Can Make Them?

Susan Getman, MSW, LICSW and Harry Spence, JD, BA, Massachusetts Department of Social Services
Teaming: A New Methodology That Reduces Worker Isolation While Enhancing Family Engagement

Ruth A. Huebner, PhD and Tina Webb, MA, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Building and Using Models of Lethality in Practice

Miriam J. Landsman, PhD, MSW, University of Iowa School of Social Work; and Lisa D'Aunno, JD, National Resource Center for Family–Centered Practice
Supporting Child Welfare Supervisors to Improve Worker Retention

Terry Roe Lund, MSSW, National Resource Center for Child Protective Services; Francine Eddy Jones, MSW, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska; Tammy Sandoval, MSW, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services; and James LaBelle, Jr., Cook Inlet Tribal Council
Ensuring the WHOLE System Is Supporting Child Safety Decision Making: A State and Tribal Partnership

Andrea J. Sedlak, PhD; Spencer Li, PhD; Angela Dungee Greene, MA; Karla McPherson, PhD, Westat
Understanding the National Incidence Study Findings on Maltreated Children Not Investigated by Child Protective Services

Diane K. Yatchmenoff, PhD, Regional Research Institute
Supporting Families and Preventing Child Neglect and Abuse: How Can We Know and Show What Works?

2:00 p.m. — 5:30 p.m.

Skill Seminar

Jon Eagle, Sitting Bull College
Wotakuye Wicakico: Calling on Our Relatives

4:00 p.m. — 5:30 p.m.

Workshops

Nilofer Ahsan, MPP, Center for the Study of Social Policy
Strengthening Families Initiative: Moving from Pilot to National Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program
CANCELLED

Mary Jo Brach, BA and Roseann R. Kraus, LMSW, Family Resource Center of Crestwood Children's Center
Family Talk: Helping Parents to Talk to Their Young Children about Sexuality

Carol Coohey, MSW, PhD, University of Iowa School of Social Work; and Sonya Bratcher–Northern, BA, MA, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Domestic Violence Protocols in Child Protective Services Decision Making

Marc Mannes, PhD and Bonita L. Parker, PhD, James Bell Associates
Boarder Babies, Abandoned Infants, Discarded Infants, and Infant Homicides in America: Their Estimated Numbers, Characteristics, and Implications for Child Welfare

Kristine E. Nelson, DSW, Portland State University Graduate School of Social Work; and Princella Smith, Sean Holmes, Self–Enhancement, Inc.
Is It Neglect or Something Else and Does It Matter?

Julie M. Rosenzweig, PhD, LCSW, Portland State University
Minding the Adolescent Brain: Abuse and Neglect Vulnerabilities Past and Present

Dana Schultz, MPP; Amelia Haviland, PhD; and Shannah Tharp–Taylor, PhD, RAND
The Relationship between Resilience and Outcomes for Children Involved with the Child Protection System

Frederick H. Strieder, PhD, LCSW–C and Patricia Noel, MSW, Family Connections/Grandparent Family Connections, University of Maryland School of Social Work
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Designing Interventions That Make a Difference