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Adolescent Development: Car Insurers Say Teens Are Missing Part of their Brains! (Part 1 of 2) (Repeat)

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.

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Culturally-Modified Trauma Focused Treatment for Latino Children and Families (Part 1 of 2)

Culturally Modified Trauma-Focused Treatment (CM-TFT) was developed for use with Latino children and families and is based on Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Cohen, Mannarino, & Deblinger, 2006), an evidence-based, trauma-focused treatment intervention with strong empirical support. CM-TFT is a tailored approach to providing treatment that attempts to increase engagement by increasing the cultural relevance of the intervention. Potential cultural factors are assessed and addressed, including spirituality, familismo, gender roles, beliefs about sex, views of mental health and mental health treatment, racism/discrimination and exploitation. The workshop will describe the treatment, present case examples, and discuss application of the intervention in other communities.

E-03

Working with Latino Families on Issues of Child Sexual Abuse (Part 1 of 2)

This workshop explores the cultural and systemic issues that affect how Latino families respond to sexual child abuse, and to our interventions around it. This workshop is appropriate for mental health professionals, social workers, law enforcement, medical professionals, and others.

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Through the Eyes of the Infant (Part 1 of 2)

This dynamic multi-media training is intended for professionals and volunteers who work with infants/toddlers and their families in the legal system. Issues to be addressed: The latest research on early relationships, their impact on brain development, and what babies remember: Things to consider and questions to ask when making decisions about infants and toddlers: Approaches currently in use in courts around the country: Resources for working with infants, toddlers, families and caregivers who encounter the courts.

E-05

Medical Issues in Child Abuse for the Non-medical Team (Part 2 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.

E-06

Effectively Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (Repeat)

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.

E-07

Finding Permanent Parents For Teens: The Only Answer: (Part 2 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.

E-08

Detecting Deception (Part 2 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.

E-09

Strategies for Supporting Caregivers of Children with Sexual Behavior Problems (Part 1 of 2)

This presentation is geared towards those providing care for children with SBP or other professionals who support caregivers working with this population of children. Utilizing information from model programs and effective training curriculae, this workshop will provide information about determining whether a sexual behavior is cause for concern, the caregiver's role in promoting healthy sexuality (positive messages and prevention education and answering questions about sex) and safe family living (household rules, interventions and creating safety plans).

E-10

Poverty and Foster Care

There is no doubt that poverty is connected to the demand for child welfare services of all kind - preventive, protective, and foster care. That said, the relationship between poverty and foster care is not a simple one. For example, during the 1990's, poverty rates among children dropped dramatically, but the foster care caseload continued to rise. In this session, findings from research that examines county poverty rates in relation to foster care placement rates will be examined. Special attention will be paid to the changes in poverty rates between 1990 and 2000 compare with placement rates during those same ten years.

E-11

Spokane's Collaborative Community Response for Drug Endangered Children ("DEC")

This presentation will provide the findings and experiences of the Spokane County DEC Project. Professionals from social services, child protection, law enforcement, and evaluation will provide a concise and comprehensive understanding of the requisite planning and implementation needed across disciplines to be successful, including recommendations for future community-based, cross-system partnerships.

E-12

Investigation and Community Response to Abuse of Children with Disabilities

This presentation will address the issues of underreporting abuse of CSHCN (Children with Special Health Care Needs) and the sometimes ineffective response of the criminal justice system to these cases. It will address the issues in the context of a Children's Justice Act funded demonstration project to improve child abuse identification and criminal justice activities for children with developmental disabilities and other special needs. Participants will learn about the causes of the problems, basic skills for working with this population, and a model for implementing best practices in the community.

E-13

Indian Child Welfare Act (Part 2 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

E-14

Medicolegal Investigation of Child Fatalities (Part 2 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.

E-15

Suspect Interrogations in Child Abuse Cases

Since there are rarely witnesses or definitive physical evidence to corroborate a child's statements, or identify a child's assailant, the interview and interrogation of the suspect in a suspected abuse case is critical to building a strong case. Two experienced child abuse investigators will share their insight and experiences regarding successful techniques to elicit truthful statements from suspects in child abuse cases, with an emphasis on doing so in a way that will result in legally admissible statements.

E-16

WA State Children's Administration Practice Model

Washington State Children's Administration (CA) is working to become a more family-centered, strengths and research based organization. Central to this effort is the practice model of Solution Based Casework (SBC). This workshop will provide a brief overview of SBC and describe implementation and sustaining plans. The presenters will discuss the training initiative that includes both classroom training and in-field coaching for social workers and Solution Focused Management training for managers. The integration of SBC with other initiatives to promote family-centered and evidenced-based child welfare casework will also be described. Workshop participants will be asked for input.

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