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Workshops D

D-01

African American Children in the Child Welfare System: Challenging Practices and Policy - This presentation will focus on the experiences of African American children in the child welfare system, with a focus on the foster care system. Specific issues that will be considered include the intersection of poverty, substance abuse and domestic violence.

D-02

Evidenced based practice with Juvenile sexual abusers, delinquents and other youth at risk. This workshop will teach the meanings of evidenced based practice (EBP) as Oregon and other states pass policies requiring evidenced based practice for work with juvenile abusers and other youth at risk. EBP has a long history back to Florence Nightingale and moving forward to randomized control trials of Multi Systemic Treatment and the Oregon Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Model. Participants will learn essential skills for delivery of EBP including review of assessment methods of the effectiveness of their work, use of the Cochrane and Campbell collaborations and critiques of EBP for sexual abusers and other youth at risk.

D-03

Interviewing Suspects in Child Sexual Abuse cases (REPEAT) - (The Rapist Lives in the Home) Investigators must understand the exigency and circumstances that exist in a criminal investigation where the victim lives in the home of the alleged rapist. Safety of the child requires an immediate and swift response. Video taped examples will be utilized to demonstrate the value of swift and immediate responses by investigators. Participants of all skill levels should attend.

D-04

Sudden Unexplained Infant Death - New Investigative Techniques - The investigation of sudden, unexpected infant death is a unique inquiry that involves skills and knowledge traditionally considered foreign to many classically educated law enforcement investigators. New data collection tools, interviewing techniques and surveillance protocols will be highlighted and/or demonstrated. This presentation is targeted for individuals with experience in the investigation of death, specifically cases involving infants or children. In addition, individuals representing emergency responses organizations, CPS providers, and family welfare agencies may find the information presented useful in understanding the critical tasks associated with medico legal investigation of an infant's death.

D-05

Ozzie and Harriet Don't Live Here No More - This workshop is a "gateway" session to community collaboration and will provide those who have experienced working with poverty populations some insights into the "culture" of poverty. The participants will be exposed to and explore the characteristic of their clients who experience daily and, over generations, the impacts of poverty. They will also take a journey into their own values and seeking answers to the question "do my values get in the way?" What is the devastating impact upon the children!

D-06

Shaken Baby Investigations (REPEAT) - Investigative protocols, collection of evidence, documentation, interviews, and interrogations will be presented at this workshop.

D-07

Understanding the roles of CPS and Law Enforcement (REPEAT) - Understanding the roles of CPS and Law Enforcement is a lecture on understanding each agencies role during a joint investigation. The instructor will present the role each agency plays during a child abuse investigation. CPS professionals will understand what law enforcement is looking for and why. Law enforcement will understand the unique and on-going investigation that is being conducted by CPS. The workshop is designed to facilitate these investigations and help the investigators from each agency understand the role and limits of the other investigator.

D-08

Engaging the Well-Meaning Man in Violence Prevention - Men commit most violence, but most men do not commit violence. The majority of men who are not violent are unaware of the potential for their voice and actions to make a difference. Most of these men remain silent in the face of other men's violence. A Family Violence Prevention Fund study found that many men said the reason they did not actively support community efforts to stop violence against women was because no one had asked them to get involved or they did not know how to help.This workshop will discuss the need, challenges, and strategies to engage well-meaning men in the effort to prevent dating and domestic violence.

D-09

Preventing and Responding to Child Neglect - While physical and sexual abuse often get the most media attention, the fact is that neglect occurs far more frequently, both by itself and in conjunction with abuse, than all the other maltreatment types combined. Yet there are also many ways to prevent and respond to neglect and to help parents meet the basic physical and emotional needs of their children. This session addresses questions such as: How do we actually define neglect? What factors-societal, environmental, mental, and others-increase or decrease the risk of neglect? What are its short- and long-term consequences?I will also talk about the latest statistics and prevention and intervention programs highlighted in Child Neglect: A Guide for Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention, a recent addition to the Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series.

D-10

"Service Dogs, Our New Partners in Criminal Prosecutions" - The dogs, Ellie and Jeeter are service dogs who provide comfort to traumatized children during a criminal investigation and prosecution of a crime. Their presence enables children to discuss their experiences with police, child interview specialists, judges and juries. This workshop is for participants who are interested in learning how service dogs can assist you in obtaining a successful prosecution of a case while providing the victim with positive memories of the criminal justice system.

D-11

The Conundrums of Assessing Risk with Adolescents - There are numerous problems that arise when we approach the task of assessing the risk of "dangerousness" in adolescents. I will discuss these general problems, with a focus on the instability or "flux" in development across multiple domains during adolescence and the problems associated with understanding the impact of child abuse in general and child sexual abuse in particular.

D-12

Child Neglect Cases in the Courtroom - This intermediate session, targeted toward judicial officers and court participants, will examine how the Justice & Raiden Act neglect legislation is playing out in the courtroom. What impact are courts and stakeholders seeing in the first few months under the new neglect laws? What challenges have been identified early on, and what solutions are being proposed? An experienced panel of a superior court judge, child welfare expert, assistant attorney general, and parents' defense representative will explore these important issues.

D-13

Understanding Attachment Problems in Abused and Foster Children - Professionals are coming to understand that many of the most difficult behavior problems seen in abused and other foster children have their roots in the child's earliest relationships. We'll discuss what research and neuroscience do - and do not - tell us about attachment disorders, and the implications for those helping children adjust to a more normal life.

D-14

From MMOGS to BLOGS or Beats Me. Ask My Kids - What the heck are those teens doing with all of that new fangled technology? Good question. "Beats me. Ask my kids" will help to answer just that. This introductory workshop will examine where adolescent social networking and technology intersect and what adults can do if things seem to be getting out of hand. Join the KCSARC crew, a Microsoft professional and some techie teens as our field guides as we explore the "World of Warcraft" and X-box Live, the mystery of MYSAPCE and finally dispel that old fashioned notion that cell phones are for talking. IM (Instant Message) is out, TM (Text Message) is in.

D-15

Effects of Early Stress on Brain and Behavioral Development (REPEAT) - Early stress stemming from abuse or neglect has serious behavioral and medical consequences. New research suggests that these consequences may be the result, at least in part, of stress-related alterations in brain development. This workshop will familiarize individuals at all levels of experience with research from imaging studies delineating areas of the brain that appear to be affected by exposure to early abuse. The workshop will present the evidence and discuss the potential consequences of these abnormalities, focusing particularly on aspects of impulse control. Factors influencing outcome, such as gender, genetics, and timing of abuse will also be discussed.

D-16

Historical Trauma Leading Up To the Enactment of the Indian Child Welfare Act (Part 1 of 3) - This workshop will expand upon the traumatic historical events leading up to the enactment of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Workshop participants will gain an understanding of the psychological and sociological impacts of government policies on Native American communities across the nation. Our current understanding and the challenges of implementing the law is best understood in the context of a history of colonization. This workshop is for any individual seeking to explore a deeper awareness of government policies impacting Tribes in the United States.