Methamphetamine: The Child Welfare Impact and Response

Sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Children’s Bureau (CB) and Child Care Bureau (CCB), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)

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Welcome and Conference Overview, Monday, May 8, 2006

Susan Orr, Ph.D., Associate Commissioner, Children’s Bureau, ACF
Shannon Christian, M.P.P., Associate Commissioner, Child Care Bureau, ACF
H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA

Opening Plenary

Overview of the Issues: Methamphetamine and Child Welfare

Nancy K. Young, Ph.D., Director, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
         
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Plenary Sessions

Personal Stories: Recovery from Methamphetamine Addiction

Allison Bruno, Moms O. Meth
Jean DuBois, Eagle Ridge Project
John and Kirsten Smyrni, STARS Project

Methamphetamine Dependence and Treatment

H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA

 

Concurrent Workshops, Monday, May 8, 2006

1. Assessing Safety and Protective Capabilities in Methamphetamine/CPS Cases

Theresa Costello, M.A., Director, National Resource Center for Child Protective Services Albuquerque, NM

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2. Methamphetamine Use and Manufacture: Implications for Child Welfare Workers

Penny Grant, M.D., FAAP, Medical Director, Child Advocacy and Protection Program, Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon General Pediatrics, Lebanon, NH

3. Information for Foster and Adoptive Parents and Other Caregivers

Mike McGuire, Foster and Adoptive Parent Liaison, Cerro Gordo County Community Drug Court
2nd Judicial District, Department of Correctional Services, Mason City, IA

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4. Prenatal Drug Exposure: Risks and Interventions

Rizwan Z. Shah, M.D., FAAP, Medical Director, Des Moines Children’s Advocacy Center, Blank Children’s Hospital, Des Moines, IA

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5. Juvenile Treatment Court

The Honorable George W. Timberlake, Chief Judge, Second Judicial Circuit, Jefferson County, IL

Plenary Session

Collaboration Success on Methamphetamine and Child Welfare in Oregon

Jay Wurscher, Alcohol and Drug Service Coordinator, Children, Adults and Families Office, Child Protective Services Division, Department of Human Services, Portland, OR

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Plenary Session, Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Panel: Collaborative Responses to Addressing Methamphetamine

Holly E. Hopper, M.R.C., Rosemary Tisch, Kathryn Icenhower, Ph.D., Jeffrey L. Pogue, Donald J. Smith, Jr., Ph.D.

 

Concurrent Morning Workshops, Tuesday, May 9, 2006

1. Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Response: Building Teams that Work
         
Holly E. Hopper, M.R.C., Project Director, Kentucky DEC, National Alliance for DEC, Lexington, KY
                   
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2. Dependency and Juvenile Drug Court Models
         
Rosemary Tisch, Director, Celebrating Families Program, Santa Clara Family Drug Treatment Court, San Jose, CA
Linda K. Sibley, Director, Family Ministries International, Santa Maria, CA

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3. Family Substance Abuse Treatment Model
         
Kathryn Icenhower, Ph.D., Executive Director, SHIELDS for Families, Los Angeles, CA
         
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4. Sacramento Family Drug Court
         
Jeffrey L. Pogue, Director, Bridges/STARS Program, Sacramento Family Drug Court, Sacramento, CA

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5. The Therapeutic Preschool Model of Care for Children Exposed to the Methamphetamine Lifestyle
         
Donald J. Smith, Jr., Ph.D., President/CEO, Generations Center, Dallas, TX

 

Concurrent Afternoon Workshops, Tuesday, May 9, 2006

1.Law Enforcement Perspective and Response

Lori Moriarty, Commander, North Metro Task Force, Colorado DEC Program, Thorton, CO

2. Environmental Risks to Children and First Responders

Shawn Arbuckle, Coordinator, Industrial Hygiene Program, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO

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3. Worker Safety Protocols

Afton Wagner, Field Representative, Child Protective Services Programs, Children and Family Services Division, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Oklahoma City, OK
         
Calvin Kelley, M.S.W., Field Representative, Permanency Planning Programs, Children and Family Services Division, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Oklahoma City, OK

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4. Methamphetamine Crisis in Indian Country
 
Mitchel J. Brown, Chief of Police, City of Oroville, CA, Intertribal Community Intervention Task Force, Oroville, CA

5. Data Issues Across Systems and Filling Information Gaps

Sharon M. Boles, Ph.D., Evaluation Director, National Center on Substance Abuse, and Child   Welfare, Irvine, CA          
Will Hornsby, M.S.W., Senior Child Welfare Program Specialist, Child and Family Service Reviews, Children’s Bureau, ACF, Washington, DC

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6. The Matrix Model for Methamphetamine Treatment

Michael McCann, M.A., Associate Director and Director of Research, Matrix Institute, West Los Angeles, CA

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Closing Plenary Session, Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Management of Reunification Orders in Child Welfare: Families Impacted by Methamphetamine

The Honorable James R. Milliken, Retired Presiding Judge, Juvenile Division, San Diego Superior Court, San Diego, CA

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