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D-01

Visit Coaching: An Innovative Approach to Engaging Families in Visit (Repeat)

Family visits with children in out-of-home care are an underutilized service which can be the most significant assistance a public or private agency provides for safe reunification. Visit coaching actively supports families to make each visit fun for their children and to demonstrate their best parenting skills.

D-02

Basic Street Gang Identification (Repeat)

A comprehensive introduction to gang culture and answers to several related questions: Why do youth join and remain in street gangs? What is a street gang by definition? How are street gangs structured? What does gang clothing look like and how would I know it if I saw it? What are common items which constitute gang paraphernalia? What does gang graffiti look like and how do I make sense of it? - presented in a detailed PowerPoint, videos and music.

D-03

Physical Abuse, Discipline & Culture Working with Diverse Families (Repeat)

This workshop explores the delicate and controversial line between corporal punishment and physical abuse, and how ethnic culture can play a factor here. Participants will learn practical techniques for helping families from all groups reduce their use of violent parenting with their children. Examples will be drawn from African American, Somali, Latino, Asian, religious, and military families.

D-04

Medical Issues in Child Abuse for the Non-medical Team (Part 1 of 3)

The traditional response to possible child abuse or neglect in the medical setting has taken two general scenarios: 1. A nurse becomes concerned about the possibility of abuse and notifies the attending physician. The physician orders a social work consult and runs to the doctor's lounge. The hospital social worker then calls child protection and plans are made without significant medical input. 2. A medical provider becomes concerned and frustrated because a family is not complying with orders or instructions which may or may not result in serious consequences for the child. Social work is consulted and again medical issues must be sorted out without consistent specialized medical input. Frequently non-medical MDT members are asked to make abuse determinations on cases with medical issues with no specialized medical participation or significant disagreement between medical providers.

D-05

Understanding the roles of CPS and Law Enforcement (Repeat)

The underlying thread in this presentation is of CPS and law enforcement coming together as equal partners in a spirit of cooperation and communication in the collaborative process that marks our work in serving children and families, and how to understand each agencies role during a joint investigation. The instructors will present the role each agency plays during a child abuse investigation. CPS professionals will learn to understand what law enforcement is looking for and why. Law enforcement will learn to understand the unique and on-going investigation being conducted by CPS.

D-06

Working with Men who Batter in the Child Welfare Caseload

How to work effectively and safely with men who have a history of domestic violence - Focuses more narrowly on helping social workers intervene effectively with men who batter while emphasizing safety, responsibility and changing behavior.

D-07

Engaging Children and Families in Treatment: Enhancing the Likeliness of Successful Treatment Outcomes

Children and families are referred to mental health agencies every day due to behavioral and emotional problems as well as sexual assault, trauma, physical abuse and neglect experiences. Adherence to treatment is often a challenge because clients often feel forced into treatment or have different expectations for treatment than the provider. Case examples will be used and it is expected that participants engage in discussion and small group exercises incorporating the strategies. Having so much chaos, trauma and conflict going on prioritizing treatment goals and staying focused is challenging for the provider.

D-08

Innocence Lost National Initiative: Introduction to "The Game - Child Prostitution"

Speaker will provide a look into the world of child prostitution and the FBI's Innocence Lost National Initiative. The block will focus on the victim-oriented approach of recovering child victims and prosecuting the Pimps responsible for their exploitation.

D-09

Finding Permanent Parents For Teens: The Only Answer: (Part 1 of 3)

Half the homeless population is made up of people discharged from foster care to no one but themselves. This workshop will speak to how to prevent this from happening by identifying permanent lifetime parents for every teen in foster care before they age out of the system. Once folks believe it's possible, these three-part workshops will show participates how relatively easy it is to find these parents.

D-10

Detecting Deception (Part 1 of 3)

This five-hour introduction to Detecting Deception will inform the participants into the practical application of using verbal and non-verbal indicators to accurately determine truth and veracity of information given to them. Through the exploration of the leakage of Subconscious Communication the student will be better equipped to not only detect Deception but more importantly articulate the reasons for their conclusion. With the material provided in this introductory course the attendee will never evaluate any interaction between themselves and others in quite the same manner. Cases such as OJ Simpson, John Ramsey, Scott Peterson, Staci Peterson, and others will be used to amplify the material.

D-11

Assessment, Placement, and other Considerations for Children with Sexual Behavior Problems

Children with sexual behavior problems represent a diverse group. Their individual needs, behavioral presentations and family circumstances require case-by-case assessment. This workshop will utilize the latest research findings to provide information about suggested assessment components and tools, making appropriate placement decisions, social and developmental factors specific to children with SBP and criteria for selection of interventions.

D-12

Indian Child Welfare Act (Part 1 of 3)

Introduction to the ICWA and why it was created - intergenerational traumas and current manifestations; an in-depth analysis of the Indian Child Welfare Act and related federal and state laws and regulations presented from the perspectives of a state attorney general, tribal attorney, and a community advocate.

D-13

"Courthouse Canine Companions, Our New Partners in Criminal Prosecutions"

Ellie, Stilson and Jeeter are trained facility dogs who provide comfort to traumatized children and their families 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 trained facility dogs can assist you in obtaining a successful prosecution of a case while providing children with positive memories of the criminal justice system.

D-14

Children's Administration Peer Support: Responding to Critical Incidents

While peer support is a long-recognized and utilized means of support for law enforcement, fire fighters, and other first responders, it is slow to come to child welfare. Launched in November 2006, Children's Administration Peer Support Team provides individual, confidential support to staff after a critical incident. This presentation will discuss the impact of critical incidents on those who work with children and families and present the roadmap to the development of Children's Administration peer support program. Team members will talk about their experience and answer questions from participants about the peer support process.

D-15

Medicolegal Investigation of Child Fatalities (Part 1 of 2)

This presentation is directed towards those who have an interest in the medicolegal investigation of childhood fatalities. The presentation will describe the various causes of death in infants and young children and show how the cause of death is determined by scene investigation and forensic autopsy. There will be emphasis on the investigation of sudden unexpected infant deaths and the pathological findings of natural, accident, and homicide manners of death. A moderate level of graphical material will be shown; therefore, this presentation may be best suited for intermediate and advanced participants, especially those in Law Enforcement, Child Protective Services, or Child Death Review.

D-16

Real Life CSI: Collection & Processing of Evidence in Abuse Cases

The popularity of the CSI television series has raised the interest and expectations of the public and jurors in the collection and processing of evidence in all kinds of criminal cases, including child abuse. This workshop will present a real life perspective about how evidence in suspected child abuse cases should be collected and how it is analyzed. An experienced WA State Crime Lab analyst will review crime scene investigation and processing in child abuse cases as it occurs in WA State.