Conference Agenda
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The workshops included 72 sessions with opportunities to hear from practitioners, policy makers and researchers from across the nation on a variety of topics as they shared their experience and knowledge with conference attendees.
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Thursday 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Workshop Session A
| A-1 | Mini Plenary: Ask the Experts: A Conversation with National Leaders | |
| Child Welfare: | ||
| Betsy Dunn | State of Tennessee Department of Children Services Organization | |
| Tyrone Richardson | NJ Department of Children and Families | |
| Treatment: | ||
| Christine Scalise | NJ Department of Human Services | |
| Nick Taylor | Taylor Behavioral Health | |
| Law Enforcement: | ||
| Mitch Brown | DEC Training and Advocacy Center | |
| Courts: | ||
| Hon. Stan Carmical | Robeson County, Family Treatment Court | |
| Chris Corken | Dubuque County Attorney's Office | |
| Hillary Kambour | Florida Statewide Office of the Guardian ad Liteum Program | |
| John Passalacqua | The Law Offices of John P. Passalacqua | |
| A-2 | Strengthening Bridges to Improve Outcomes for Families and Children Affected by Substance Use Disorders | |
| Sharon Boles | Children and Family Futures | |
| Ken DeCerchio | Children and Family Futures | |
| A-3 | Identifying Drug Endangered Children: A Collaborative Approach | |
| Lori Moriarty | National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children | |
| A-4 | An In-Depth Look at "The Collaborative Practice Model for Family Recovery, Safety, and Stability"- PPT and other handouts | |
| Cathleen Otero | National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare | |
| A-5 | Why School Attendance Matters for Child Welfare | |
| Hedy Chang | Attendance Works | |
| Sid Gardner | Children and Family Futures | |
| Sue Fothergill | The Baltimore Student Attendance Campaign | |
| Lynn Mumma | Baltimore City Department of Social Services | |
| A-6 | Mental Health Disorders in School Age Children | |
| Erin Telford | Children's Research Triangle | |
| A-7 | Substance-Exposed Newborns, Mothers and Child Welfare: Collaborative Strategies in Response to CAPTA | |
| Celeste Smith | Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center | |
| A-8 | Importance of Women's Treatment Standards in an Age of Health Care Reform | |
| Barbara J. Brooks | Illinois Department of Human Services | |
| Maria Morris-Groves | New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services | |
| Christine K. Scalise | New Jersey Department of Human Services | |
| A-9 | MDFT-Engaging Moms Program for Dependency Court: Serving “The Best Interests of the Child” by Improving Maternal & Family Functioning | |
| Hon. Jeri B. Cohen | State of Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Juvenile Dependency Division | |
| A-10 | Substance Abuse and PTSD in Military Families: Implications for Child Welfare Policies and Practices | |
| Brian L. Meyer | H.H. McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center | |
| A-11 | Understanding Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Families Affected by Parental Substance Use Disorders | |
| Jason Fields | Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office | |
| Linda Mann | Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office | |
| A-12 | Family-Based Recovery: A Home-based Treatment for Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse | |
| Karen E. Hanson | Yale University School of Medicine | |
| Jeffrey Vanderploeg | Connecticut Center for Effective Practice | |
| A-13 | Therapeutic Child Care Aid to Family Recovery in Georgia | |
| Sarah S. Dailey | Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability, Office of Addictive Disease | |
| A-14 | A Child Developmental Perspective on Family Treatment Drug Court Outcomes | |
| Jean Twomey | Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Brown Alpert Medical School | |
| A-15 | Family Engagement and Community Collaboration in Substance Abuse Treatment and Child Welfare | |
| Kim Bishop-Stevens | Massachusetts Dept of Children and Families | |
| Margaret T. Lee | Brandeis University | |
| Terri H. Bogage | Institute for Health and Recovery | |
Thursday 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Workshop Session B
| B-1 | Mini Plenary: The Future of Policy and Practice for Substance-Exposed Infants and Children | |
| Ira Chasnoff | Children's Research Triangle | |
| Sid Gardner | Children and Family Futures | |
| B-2 | Recovery Engagement: It is all in the Proposal | |
| Tianna Roye | Bridges, Inc. | |
| B-3 | Prescription Drug Abuse: Trends, Consequences and the National Prevention Plan | |
| Steve Freng | NW High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area | |
| Regina M. LaBelle | Office of National Drug Control Policy | |
| B-4 | Cross Cultural Skills and Tools for Serving Tribal Families with Substance Abuse Issues | |
| Paulette Running Wolf | Children and Family Futures | |
| B-5 | Rethinking Teen Truancy: Community Collaboration and Systems Change as Strategy to Improve Attendance | |
| Michael S. Kadish | Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. | |
| Elizabeth Owens | Taylor Owens Consulting | |
| B-6 | Rock, Paper, Scissors: Choosing the Appropriate Intervention for Substance Abuse - PowerPoint Presentation Not Available | |
| Peggy Scheuermann | Florida Department of Health | |
| B-7 | Bringing Systems Together to Promote Family Recovery | |
| Linda Carpenter | Children and Family Futures, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare | |
| Christine S. Kiesel | New York State Child Welfare Court Improvement Project | |
| Robert M. Long | Kennebec Behavioral Health | |
| Cathleen Otero | Children and Family Futures, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare | |
| B-8 | Engaging Fathers in Family Drug Court: The Importance of Gender Specific Programming | |
| Hon. Karen S. Adam | Pima County Juvenile Court Center | |
| Chris Swenson-Smith | Pima County Juvenile Court Center | |
| B-9 | Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment: Impact on Women and Their Children | |
| Merith Cosden | University of California, Santa Barbara | |
| Laurie Haro | County of Santa Barbara Social Services | |
| Devin Drake | County of Santa Barbara Social Services | |
| Jennifer Hughes | University of California, Santa Barbara | |
| B-10 | Healing Families Through the Family Drug Court Model: The El Paso County Family Treatment Drug Court – a Model Program | |
| Julia L. Roguski | Child Protection Services, Savio House | |
| Shirley Rhodus | El Paso County Department of Human Services | |
| B-11 | Preserving and Reunifying Families Through Collaborative Practice | |
| Pam Bergreen | Jackson County Child Welfare | |
| Francine Feinberg | Meta House | |
| Hon. Patricia Crain | Jackson County Circuit Court | |
| Rita Sullivan | OnTrack | |
| B-12 | Evidence Based Family Treatment Services | |
| Jeanie Ahearn Greene | Ahearn Greene Associates | |
| Rosemary Tisch | Prevention Partnership International | |
| Steve Hornberger | iCelebrating Families! | |
| B-13 | Collaborative Early Intervention with the Drug Endangered Child | |
| Cheryl Goldberg-Diaz | Desert/Mountain SELPA Children's Center | |
| Jenae Tucker-Holtz | Desert/Mountain SELPA Children's Center | |
| Steve Hornberger | iCelebrating Families! | |
| B-14 | Enmeshed or Engaged? Program Evaluation Strategies in Cross-System Programs | |
| Ruth Huebner | Kentucky Dept of Community Based Services | |
| Robert Walker | University of Kentucky Center on Drug and Alcohol Research | |
Thursday 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Workshop Session C
| C-1 | Interventions for Adolescents in the Child Welfare System Who are Court Involved | |
| Randolph D. Muck | Advocates for Youth and Family Behavioral Health Treatment | |
| C-2 | Parity and the Affordable Care Act: What Are The Effects on Treatment for Child Welfare Families? | |
| Suzanne Fields | Technical Assistance Collaborative | |
| C-3 | Innovative Approaches to Building Capacity for State Drug Endangered Children Efforts | |
| Justin Mazzeo | Texas Alliance for Drug Endangered Children | |
| Rebecca Swift | Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy | |
| C-4 | From Abstinence to Recovery: The Transformation of the Travis County Family Drug Treatment Court | |
| Michelle Kimbrough | Travis County Family Drug Treatment Court | |
| Charles N. Roper | Travis County, Texas | |
| Laura Peveto | Travis County Health and Human Services | |
| C-5 | The Complex Child: Trauma-Informed Assessment and Treatment Considerations | |
| Amy Groessl | Children's Research Triangle | |
| C-6 | The Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children Prenatally Exposed to Drugs and Alcohol | |
| Gwendolyn Messer | Children's Research Triangle | |
| C-7 | Meet the Parents - PowerPoint Presentation Not Available | |
| Dinah Adames | Women on the Rise Telling HerStory | |
| Sabra Jackson | Child Welfare Organization Project | |
| Tajuan McCarty | The Wellhouse, Inc. | |
| Mary Barr | Conextions, Inc. | |
| Emma Ketteringham | National Advocates for Pregnant Women | |
| C-8 | Maximizing Outcomes for Pregnant Women on Medication Assisted Therapy | |
| Robyn R. Fox | Community Health Center | |
| Maureen Keating | Community Health Center | |
| C-9 | Substance Abuse and Child Welfare: Planning, Implementing and Sustaining a Processs for Universal Substance Abuse Screening and Assessment | |
| Robert Long | Kennebec Behavioral Health | |
| C-10 | Substance Abuse Treatment for Children and Spouses of Veterans of Multiple Deployments | |
| Alicen McGowan | Adcare Hospital | |
| C-11 | Denver EFFECT: Entire Family Focused Effective Comprehensive Treatment | |
| Lynne Ford | Denver Department of Human Services | |
| Nachshon Zohari | Denver Department of Human Services | |
| Gretchen Read | Denver Department of Human Services | |
| C-12 | Breaking Through Barriers Between Law Enforcement, Child Welfare and Treatment: Connecticut's Collaborative Response to Children and Families - PowerPoint Presentation Not Available | |
| Maria H. Brereton | State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families | |
| Karen C. Ohrenberger | Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services | |
| Sara Wilhelm | State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families | |
| Marilou T. Giovannucci | Connecticut Judicial Branch | |
| Peter Panzarella | State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families | |
| C-13 | Paving the Road to Recovery: New Jersey's Integration of Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Services | |
| Tyrone Richardson | New Jersey Dept of Children and Families, Division of Youth and Family Services | |
| Christine Scalise | New Jersey Dept of Human Services | |
| Dorian Traube | University of Southern California School of Social Work | |
| C-14 | Strengthening Families Program for Family Reunification | |
| Jody Brook | University of Kansas School of Social Welfare | |
| Megan Hosterman | KVC Behavioral Healthcare | |
| C-15 | An Interactive Discussion Session on Developing Family Drug Court Guidelines | |
| Phil Breitenbucher | Children and Family Futures | |
| Hon. Nicolette Pach | Children and Family Futures | |
Friday 10:00 am - 11:15 am
Workshop Session D
| D-1 | Mini Plenary: Helping Men Recover: A New Framework for Men's Treatment | |
| Dan Griffin | Griffin Recovery Enterprises | |
| D-2 | When Our Bridges Don't Connect: Core Concepts for Understanding How Culture and Context Affect Clinical Intervention - PowerPoint Presentation Not Available | |
| Chandra Ghosh Ippen | Child Trauma Research Program, University of California San Francisco | |
| D-3 | Practice Implications and Potential Pitfalls: What you REALLY Need to Know About Drug Testing | |
| Nancy Hansen | Children and Family Futures | |
| Charles P. LoDico | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | |
| Ronald R. Rlegel | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | |
| Kathryn Thompson | Parents and Children Together | |
| D-4 | Evaluating Family Drug Courts: Documenting Outcomes and Cost Offsets | |
| Sharon Boles | Children and Family Futures | |
| Sid Gardner | Children and Family Futures | |
| D-5 | Policy, Legislation, Funding and Service Solutions for Multi-System Involved Families: Children of the Incarcerated | |
| Miriam L. Bearse | NRC4Tribes | |
| D-6 | Empowering Youth and Strengthening Families to Break the Cycle of Addiction | |
| Adrienne Cenci | GLAD House | |
| Elissa Pogue | Drop-In Center, Assistance for Substance Abuse Prevention Center | |
| D-7 | "Moms in the Hood": Supporting Recovery Through Collaboration and Community | |
| Debra T. Bercuvitz | FRESH Start | |
| Tina Rodriguez | FRESH Start | |
| D-8 | One Community’s Innovative Approach to Promoting Healthy Families, Public Safety, and Cost Savings | |
| Steve Addison | Denver Police Department | |
| Lilas Rajaee-Moore | Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities | |
| Christina Little | Kempe Center, University of Colorado | |
| D-9 | Discussing the Constitutionality of State Endangerment Statutes | |
| Stephen L. Nelson | Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office | |
| D-10 | Comprehensive Reentry for Mothers | |
| Kathryn Icenhower | SHIELDS for Families | |
| Malika Saada Saar | Rebecca Project for Human Rights | |
| D-11 | "Yeah, But Never Around My Kids": Substance Abuse Case Management in Child Welfare | |
| Nick Taylor | Taylor Behavioral Health | |
| D-12 | Connecticut's Recovery Specialist Voluntary Program (RSVP) | |
| Thomas DeMatteo | Connecticut Dept of Children and Families | |
| Jane Ungemack | University of Connecticut Health Center | |
| Holly Hassett | Advanced Behavorial Health | |
| D-13 | DEC: Addressing the Needs of the Children | |
| Kiti Freier Randall | Consultant | |
| D-14 | Collaboration in Rural Communities: An Open and Interactive Discussion on Practical Lessons | |
| Gary Carson | Retired Law Enforcement Officer | |
| Nicola Erb | Rural Law Enforcement Initiative | |
| Kimberly J. Dalferes | Dalferes Enterprises | |
| Loretta Wyrick Severin | Kansas Alliance DEC | |
Friday 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Briefings Session E
| E-1 | Family-Based Prisoner Substance Abuse Treatment Program | |
| Rebecca Dobles | Greater Nashua Council on Alcoholism, Keystone Hall | |
| Annette Escalante | Greater Nashua Council on Alcoholism, Keystone Hall | |
| E-2 | Services and Tools to Enhance Your Juvenile Drug Court | |
| Iris A. Key | National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges | |
| Jessica M. Pearce | National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges | |
| E-3 | Integrating Substance Abuse Screening Into Prenatal Practice: A Collaborative Model | |
| Susan C. Whalen | Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Bureau, Solano County, California | |
| E-4 | Prenatal Substance Abuse Services and Birth Outcomes | |
| Robert Walker | University of Kentucky | |
| E-5 | Pilot Study: Court Ordered First Time Offender Marijuana Class | |
| Pat A. Nation | Tennessee Bureau of Investigations | |
| E-6 | From Surviving to Thriving: The Salience of Trauma among African American Women Navigating Substance Abuse and Child Protection | |
| Joan Blakey | University of Texas, Arlington | |
| E-7 | Claiming a Future: Dealing with the Consequences to Children that Result from a Mom's Trauma | |
| Claudia Decker | Operation Prevention Treatment Research | |
| Kay M. Doughty | Operation Prevention Treatment Research | |
| E-8 | A Collaborative Approach to Developing a Meaningful Fidelity Scale for the HOMEBUILDERS Model | |
| Kathryn A. Bowen | Centerstone Research Institute | |
| Edwina Chappell | Building Strong Families in Rural Tennessee | |
| E-9 | Implementing Evidence Based Practices in Community Settings | |
| McLean D. Pollock | Center for Health Services Research | |
| Kimberly McCombs-Thornton | University of North Carolina | |
| E-10 | Community Mobilization: A Successful Model for Ending Drug Abuse Through Collaboration | |
| Carol Owens | National Methamphetamine Center, Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative | |
| E-11 | Preliminary Outcomes from the Building Stronger Families Program: Ecological Treatment for Co-Occurring Parental Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment | |
| Peter Panzarella | Connecticut Dept of Children and Families | |
| Cindy Schaeffer | Family Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina | |
| E-12 | Reuniting and Preserving Families: A Focus on Cross Systems Collaboration | |
| Linda Dyer | LA County Department of Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control | |
| Jonathan Sydes | Department of Children and Family Services, Los Angeles County | |
| Natalie Manns | Department of Public Health | |
| E-13 | Building Successful Community Partnerships to Address the Needs of Substance-involved Families | |
| Wei Li Fang | Governor's Institute on Substance Abuse | |
| Sherri L. Green | University of North Carolina | |
| Rebecca Wells | University of North Carolina | |