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Home > Conference Calendar > 16th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect > Conference Program > Plenaries, Special Awards, and Closing Luncheon > What the Evidence Tells Us: Implications for Child Welfare Policy
What the Evidence Tells Us: Implications for Child Welfare Policy
Plenary Session II
The Kempe Children's Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse
and Neglect has been a leader in the field for nearly half a century. In his address,
Dr. Robert B. Clyman, Executive Director of the Kempe Children's Center and
Board Certified in both General and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, discusses
the critical importance of building an evidence base for child abuse prevention
and treatment. Challenging us to examine our assumptions about what works
in treating abused children, he reviews the research in support of the development
of evidence-based policy to improve the lives of abused and neglected
children. Dr. Clyman considers current policies that focus on reducing the length
of stay in foster care and reunifying children with parents or other kin, presenting
provocative, though inconclusive, research that calls these beliefs and policies
into question. He concludes by emphasizing the vital role the community plays in
improving the lives of children in the child welfare system.
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Presiding:
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Catherine M. Nolan
Director, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Welcoming Remarks:
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Kristine Nelson
Dean, Portland State University Graduate School of Social Work
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Opening Remarks:
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Steve Henigson
Regional Administrator, Region X (Seattle)
Dorothy V. Harris
Senior Vice President of Special Projects on Children, Youth and
Families
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Local Host Agency Tribute:
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Child Welfare Partnership/Portland State University Graduate
School of Social Work
Presented by Dorothy V. Harris and Kim Amos
Accepted by Katharine Cahn
Executive Director, Child Welfare Partnership
The Vincent de Francis Award Presentation
The Ray E. Helfer, MD Award Presentation
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Keynote Address:
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Robert B. Clyman, MD
Executive Director, Kempe Children's Center, Denver, Colorado
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View the complete list of keynote, plenary, and mini-plenary speakers.
To purchase available audio recordings, visit http://www.conferencerecording.com/aaaListTapes.asp?CID=NCC27.
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