Keynote Speaker

Rebecca Brown, MSW, RSW
Compassion Fatigue Workshop Summary
"When it Hurts to Help a Child"

Keynote Speaker

Allan R. De Jong, MD
Neurodevelopmental, Molecular, and Behavioral Effects of Child Maltreatment and Why this is Important to You

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Session I

1. Legal - Youth Involvement in Court: Judicial Perspective on the Importance of Engaging Youth, The Honorable Daniel Cahill and The Honorable Peter Jones
2. Trauma - The Brain on Trauma: Understanding & Applying Knowledge to Improve Services and Supports, Leslie Brower, PhD, RN and Rhonda Elsey-Jones, MA
3. Child Welfare Trends - Legal Permanency Options for Children in Foster Care, Kelly Ensslin, JD, and Moira Dillon
4. Child Welfare Trends - Living in a Hoarded Home -The Impact on Children and the Costs to our Public Health System, Dorothy Breininger
5. Domestic Violence - Managing Domestic Violence Across Multiple Court Systems, Gabrielle Davis, JD

Session II

1. Legal - Youth Involvement in Court: Guidelines for Engagement, Lauren Brueckner, MS and Eliza Hirst, JD
2. • Guide for Planning Meaningful Youth Participation in Family Court
   • Youth Involvement in Court
   • Youth Questionnaire to Facilitate Meaningful Court Involvement
3. Trauma - Childhood Adversity and Trauma: Developmental Impact and Opportunities for Intervention, Aileen Fink, PhD
4. The Impact of Trauma in Adoption, Mary Lou Edgar, MSS, LCSW and Jessica Sinarski, LPCMH
   • Community Education on Adoption Information Sheet
   • How Adoption is Impacted by Trauma
   • Bibliography for Mental Health Providers
5. Child Welfare Trends - Trevor Ally Training, Part 1, Wes Nemenz, BA
6. Domestic Violence - A Structured Approach to Decision-Making in Domestic Violence-Related Child Custody Disputes, Gabrielle Davis, JD
   • A Structured Approach to Decision -Making in DV-Related Child Custody Disputes
   • Practice Guides for Family Court Decision-Making in Domestic Abuse-Related Child Custody Matters

Session III

1. Legal - Authenticating Digital Evidence in Court: "We Seized It! Now What?"- Justin Fitzsimmons, JD
2. Legal - Extended Jurisdiction, Independent Living and ASSIST Programs, Lauren Brueckner, MS, and Julie Miller, JD
3. • Youth Extended Jurisdiction brochure
   • Petition for Extended Jurisdiction
   • Extended Jurisdiction Statute
   • Extended Jurisdiction PowerPoint
   • Extended Jurisdiction - Case Review
   • Extended Jurisdiction - Best Practices for Professionals and Youth
4. Trauma - Rx for Resilience: Mindfulness, Gratitude & Humor, Rebecca Brown, MSW, RSW
5. Child Welfare Trends - Trevor Ally Training, Part 2, Wes Nemenz, BA
6. Domestic Violence - Parenting in the Context of Coercive Control, Gabrielle Davis, JD

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Session IV

1. Legal - Inside the Mind of a Prosecutor: How to Play Well in the Sandbox with Your DA, Abbie Newman, RN, JD and Risa Vetri Ferman, JD
2. Legal - Social Media Usage in Court Proceedings, Molly DiBianca, JD
3. Trauma - Becoming Trauma Informed, June Cairns, MSW and Jacqueline Mette, JD
4. • Becoming Trauma Informed, Jacqueline Paradee Mette, Esquire
   • Becoming Trauma Informed, June Cairns, MSW
   • Opening Community Meeting Questions
   • Essential Elements of Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Practice
   • Assessment of a Child's Trauma Experiences
   • Web-Based Resources to Support Trauma-Informed Child Welfare and Cross-System Practice
5. Child Welfare Trends - Preventing Unsafe Sleeping Deaths in Delaware, Marjorie Hershberger, MS, RN-BC, PNP-BC, CPNP, and Leah Jones Woodall, M.P.A.
6. Child Welfare Trends - Victimization and Children with Autism, Scott J. Modell, PhD
7. Domestic Violence - Safe and Together(TM) Model, Part 1, David Mandel, MA, LPC
8. • Safe and Together Ten Item Checklist
   • Batterer's behavior as it specifically relates to substance abuse, mental health
   • Case Planning with Batterers in Child Welfare Cases
   • Guide for Integrating the Safe and Together Model
   • Using a perpetrator pattern based approach to creating a domestic violence informed child welfare system
   • Overview and Evaluation Data Briefing
   • Pathways between domestic violence perpetrator behavior patterns and other child welfare issues
   • Working with batterers: A basic documentation schema
   • Some thoughts on the intersection of substance abuse, mental health and domestic violence
   • Helping Workers with Thinking Errors in Domestic Violence Cases
   • Using the Safe and together model to assess domestic violence survivors' protective factors
9. Investigation - Protecting Children in a Digital World, Edward J. McAndrew, JD
10. • Cyberbullying Unplugged
    • Cybersecurity Made Clear
    • Gaming Parent Handout
    • Internet Safety Rules
    • Protecting Your Kids Online
    • Tips to Prevent Sexting for Teens
    • Parents' Guide To Smart Phone Safety
    • Protecting Your Kids on Social Media
11. Investigation - Investigative Strategies in Child Sexual Abuse, Officer Dan Adams

Session V

1. Legal - What Signs? Things Children Tell Us From Their Graves, Kristina Korobov, JD
2. Legal - Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery, Abigail Layton, JD
3. Trauma - Supporting Heroes in Mental Health Foundational Training, S.H.I.F.T. Part 1, Jean McAllister, MSW
4. • Coping Strategies for Judge's Vicarious Trauma Literature List
   • SHIFT - Supporting Heroes In mental health Foundational Training
   • Signs & Symptoms of vicarious Trauma
   • Tips for Coping after Jury Service
5. Child Welfare Trends - Interviewing Victims with Disabilities, Scott J. Modell, PhD
6. Domestic Violence - Safe and Together(TM) Model, Part 2, David Mandel, MA, LPC
7. Investigation - Child Homicide and Physical Abuse, Part 1, Special Agent Terry Thomas
8. Investigation - Understanding Grooming Behavior, Officer Dan Adams
9. Investigation - Analysis of Power and Control Dynamics in Child Torture Investigations, Suzanna Tiapula, JD

Session VI

1. Legal - Illustrating Complex Medical Testimony in Serious Physical Abuse and Child Homicide Cases, Jaclyn C. Grieser, MAJ, LD, LLM
2. Legal - New Developments in Criminal Law Impacting Prosecution of Child Abuse, Sasha Rutizer, JD
3. Legal - Recent Research Affecting Child Abuse Investigations and Prosecutions, Chris Newlin, MS, LPC
4. Trauma - Supporting Heroes in Mental Health Foundational Training, S.H.I.F.T. Part 2, Jean McAllister, MSW
5. Child Welfare Trends - Child Abuse Deaths: A national update on Child Death Review Efforts and the National Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse Fatalities, Teri Covington, MPH
6. Child Welfare Trends - Avoiding MDT Shipwrecks...Plug the Holes and Bail the Water! Cym Doggett, LCSW
7. Domestic Violence - Safe and Together(TM) Model, Part 3, David Mandel, MA, LPC
8. Investigation - Child Homicide and Physical Abuse, Part 2, Special Agent Terry Thomas