Summit and webinar presentations

Dr. Gregory Manning on collaboration with mental health professionals, April 2012

2011 SUMMIT

Read the White House blog mentioning Josh DuBois speaking at Summit

Presentation and information downloads

2009 SUMMIT
Dr. Joseph Crumbley, “Clinical Issues and Intervention with Relative Caregivers”

2008 SUMMIT
Charles R. Bacinelli, “Values in Permanency: Ethical Implications for Practice”
Denise A. Goodman, “The BIG DIG”
Denise A. Goodman, “Assessment and Evaluation of Adoption Readiness”
Karey Scheyd, “Recruitment and Support of LGBT Foster and Adoptive Parents”
Kim Stevens, “Engaging Youth in the Permanency Planning Process”
Kim Stevens, “The Adolescent Brain and Trauma Recovery, Implications for Practice and Policy”
Rob Geen, “Lessons Learned from Qualitiative Data Collection”
Sharon Vandivere, “Wendy”s Wonderful Kids Evaluation: Some Initial Findings”
Wendy”s Wonderful Kids logic model

WEBINAR RESOURCES

Ellen Kahn, Human Rights Campaign: September 2011
PowerPoint presentation
Resource documents

From December 2010 webinar “Digging Deep with Adolescents about Possible Connections”, with Kim Stevens
PowerPoint presentation
Resource documents:  Adoption Conversations with YouthOpen Letter to Foster Youth,Questions From Teens

Trauma and recovery resources

  • Trauma and Recovery, Judith Herman. 1992 and 1997, BasicBooks
  • Treating Traumatized Children, Beverly James. 1989, The Free Press
  • The Primal Teen, Barbara Strauch. 2003, Doubleday
  • The Adolescent Brain: A Work in Progress, Weinberger, Elvevåg and Giedd. 2005, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, teenpregnancy.org
  • Focal Point: Research, Policy, and Practice in Children’s Mental Health: Traumatic Stress/Child Welfare. 21(1) Winter 2007. Walker, J. S., Weaver, A., Gowen, L. K., & Aue, N. Research & Training
  • Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. rtc.pdx.edu/pgFPW07TOC.php
  • Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive and Foster Families, Jayne E. Schooler, Betsy Keefer Smalley and Timothy J Callahan Psy.D. (Paperback – Jan 29, 2010)
  • Attachment, Trauma, and Healing: Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children and Families, Terry Levy and Michael Orlans
  • National Child Traumatic Stress Network; nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=typ_main

From July 2010 webinar with Joe Kroll: “Impact of Fostering Connections Act on Your Children and Families”
Powerpoint presentation

From May 2010 webinar with Mary Stone Smith and Nolita Reynolds: “Family Search and Engagement”
Link to the Family Search and Engagement Guide – A Comprehensive Practical Guide

From January 2010 webinar with Maris Blechner: “Managing Transition: Building Adoptions That Work”
Powerpoint presentation