C Workshops
C-01
Adolescent Development: Car Insurers Say Teens Are Missing Part of their Brains! - (Part 2 of 2)
Based on child development research and teen brain studies, this
workshop will explore how immaturity, disabilities, and trauma weave
together to explain the behavior of adolescents. Interviewing
runaway/homeless youth, delinquents and teens in foster care, engaging
them in a change process, and designing developmentally-sound services
to meet their needs will be enhanced by using this approach to
understanding each youth's unique combination of immaturity,
disabilities and trauma.
Speaker: Marty Beyer, PhD
Level: All Levels
C-02
Self Abuse: From Pain to Pleasure
Self destruction is not limited to the adult world. Children have found clear methods for alleviating their distress by putting themselves in danger engaging in behaviors that range from pleasure seeking deprivations to self-mutilation. This presentation will serve to define non-lethal adolescent self injury, dispel myths surrounding self abuse, explore the practice of self-asphyxiation, clarify causes and triggers, present strategies for assisting youth, and provide resources for continued learning.
Speaker: Elisabeth Bennett, PhD/Abigail Wenig, MA
Level: All Levels
C-03
Improving Educational Outcomes for Children and Youth in Foster Care
This interactive session will allow participants to examine common issues faced by foster children and youth, review district and school-based supportive learning environments designed to work with these students, and answer questions regarding the foster care system. The session will review statewide efforts put into place under 74.13.550, 560 RCW. Participants will receive information on new policies and the comprehensive efforts undertaken by Children's Administration to improve social worker practice addressing the education well-being needs of children and youth in foster care.
Speaker: Ron Hertel/Annie Blackledge
Level: All Levels
C-04
Courtroom Psychology: How To Be a Good Witness and Survive in the Courtroom
This program is designed for the expert and lay (fact) witness, and will "demystify" the trial process. It addresses and explains the different layers of action in the courtroom, how to "read" it and effectively respond. Issues like body language, the importance of what you say and how you say it, demonstrative evidence and effective presentation, the trial as theatre, establishing a level of comfort in the courtroom, how to defend yourself on cross examination, and how to protect yourself in the witness box (when no one else will).
Speaker: Lawrence Braunstein, Esq.
Level: Beginning
C-05
The Forgotten Child - Neglect and Failure to Thrive
This workshop will shed light on the most forgotten form of child maltreatment - child neglect. This spectrum is broad ranging from parental lack of experience to deliberate neglect resulting in death. Medical, emotional, physical neglect as well as failure to thrive will be discussed using case examples. In addition, difficult issues will be addressed including when a neglect case rises to the level of making a report to authorities and options for interventions throughout the spectrum of findings.
Speaker: Barbara Craig, MD
Level: All Levels
C-06
Interviewing Culturally Diverse Children and Families about Maltreatment (Part 2 of 2)
Discussing suspected maltreatment with children and families can be
difficult and painstaking work. Interviews often become more
complicated when the interviewer and interviewee come from different
cultural groups. This workshop provides concrete examples and advice
for conducting child abuse interviews in ways that welcome diverse
families, and elicit the recounting of the most accurate information
possible. Examples will be included from diverse cultures.
Speaker: Lisa Fontes, PhD
Level: All Levels
C-07
Decision Making in Cases of Child Sex Abuse: How, When and Why to Allow Child Molesters to Live with Children
This presentation will review some of the issues related to decision making criteria for allowing contact between sex offenders and children. Cross-over data between offender groups, recidivism rates, evaluation and treatment protocols, approving supervisors and guidelines for safety planning will be covered.
Speaker: Cory Jewell Jensen, MS
Level: All Levels
C-08
Effectively Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (Part 2 of 2)
Due to a lack of information and visibility, lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and questioning (l/g/b/t/q) adolescents face physical,
sexual and emotional abuse at home, school, and in society at large.
This discussion will include an overview of the stages of sexual
identity development, as well as an identification of the physical and
emotional stressors experienced by this population. There will be an
exploration of the cultural and institutional dynamics that reinforce
this abuse. Case examples and videotape interviews of l/g/b/t/q
adolescents will be used to further illustrate the challenges faced by
this population.
Speaker: Albert Killen-Harvey, LCSW
Level: All Levels
C-09
Strengthening the Roles of Fathers Involved with CPS
Figuring out how best to work with and to engage families, always with the safety of and permanency for the child as the goal, is not easy. This workshop speaks to the opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned from the field in involving fathers in child welfare cases. It builds upon The Importance of Fathers in the Healthy Development of Children, a recent addition to the Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series, and the latest findings from the National Fatherhood Clearinghouse.
Speaker: Jeannie Newman, MSW, Sarah Webster
Level: All Levels
C-10
The Current State of Assessment and Treatment of Juveniles who Have Sexually Abused (Part 3 of 3)
Research indicates that many things our field has believed in the past
about sexual aggression have turned out not to be true. This workshop
explores what we know and don't know about the assessment and treatment
of youth who have sexually abused. It includes recent research into
recidivism, treatment outcome, and what works with this most
challenging and diverse population. It also includes suggestions for
appropriate measures and treatment strategies.
Speaker: David S. Prescott, LICSW
Level: All Levels
C-11
Internet Safety
The presentation will provide attendees with an overview of Cyber criminal activity being observed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Seattle Field Office, and investigative measures that are being implemented. It will also focus on Cyber issues which directly impact children and will provide parents/adults with recommendations and information on available resources.
Speaker: Kevin Saito, FBI
Level: All Levels
C-12
Child Physical Abuse 101: Medical Findings for Non-medical Professionals (Repeat)
Medical Findings for Nonmedical Professionals - An aid in
distinguishing abusive trauma from accident, this talk has been
well-received by medical and nonmedical audiences alike. Common
presentations for physical abuse are demonstrated, including skin
trauma (bruises, bites, and burns), fractures, abdominal injuries, and
head injuries including Shaken Baby Syndrome. "Look-alike" syndromes
and common mistakes in diagnosis are discussed.
Speaker: John Stirling, MD
Level: All Levels
C-13
Interviewing Parents and Caretakers at the Scene of a Child Fatality
Speaker: Det. Mike Mellis/Det. Christina Bartlett
C-14
Speaker: Judicial Panel - Skreen/Callner/Hassett
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