FULL CONFERENCE AGENDA Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Opening General Session – 1:00 to 2:45 p.m. IT‟S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS: Understanding Child Development in the Context of Infant-Parent Relationships DR. CHARLES H. ZEANAH JR. Workshop Session I –3:00-5:00 p.m. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT: Working with Difficult Personalities TORISHANA JOHNSON CIRCLE UP AND FLY RIGHT: Using the LaMod Process in Juvenile Secure Care Facilities SEAN HAMILTON, DR. MARY LIVERS, SUSAN MILLER (WITH A PANEL OF OJJ EMPLOYEES AND YOUTH) SOLVING THE MYSTERY: Using Recent Research Developments to Help Understand the Adolescent Brain STEPHANIE LESTER, DR. JOHN RYALS JR. CAN YOU KICK IT WITH A „FLAVA‟? Learning Strategies for Working with Juveniles in a Toxic Society DR. STEPHEN R. SROKA PROBATION OFFICERS SKILLS TRAINING (4 PARTS): Introduction and Probation Perspective Adolescent Development and Trauma, Probation Officer Safety Time Management Making Pre-Dispositional Recommendations and Courtroom Presentations LAURIE MCGEHEE, BILL SOMMERS [NOTE: If you plan to attend this conference-long certification training, make sure to check the box when registering or, if you‟ve registered, send an e-mail to Dana Menard: GC_Dana@earthlink.net FINS Session 1 Agenda (3:00 – 5:00 p.m.) PARENTING WITH LOVE AND LIMITS: An Evidence-Base Model for Engaging Parents RICHARD BERRY, JOHN BUREK BRIEF STRATEGIC FAMILY THERAPY: A Powerful Intervention for Troubled Youth and Their Families DR. JOAN MUIR Thursday, May 7, 2015 Workshop Session II – - 9:00 to 12:00 Noon MESSAGE FROM THE FIELD: What Juvenile Justice Stakeholders Say About the Future of Juvenile Reform DR. STEPHEN PHILLIPPI JR. HOLISTIC CHANGE: Louisiana Primary Care and Behavioral Health Integration Strategy DR. ROCHELLE HEAD-DUNHAM NAVIGATING STREET CULTURE: An innovative approach to working with „Street Kids‟ LEROY CRAWFORD, GLENN HOLT I GOT YOUR BACK! Teaching to a T-(shirt), J.J. Style [Bring (don’t wear) a conference T-shirt or your own T-shirt for this workshop] DR. STEPHEN R. SROKA NEW APPROACH TO DIVERSION: Building Supportive and Restorative Communities BLAKE BASCLE, VIVIE SATORSKY FINS Session 2 Agenda (9:00-10:15 a.m.) HEALTHY MINDS: Innovations in Functional Family Therapy and Child Welfare DR. MICHAEL ROBBINS DO YOU UNDERSTAND ACES? Adverse Childhood Experiences Determine Success LINDSAY USRY GET OUT AHEAD OF IT: Engaging a “FINS” Before Formal Processing VERONICA DELGADO-SAVAGE FINS Session 3 Agenda (10:30 - 12:00 Noon) PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA 101: The Link Between Mental Health Issues and Rural Juvenile Court Offenders DR. RICHARD N. COSTA POLICE PRESENCE IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE: Another Diversion Option for the School-to-Prison Pipeline LT. CLIFFORD GATLIN, DR. STEPHEN PHILLIPPI JR. SURVIVE AND THRIVE: Burnout and Renewal in the Helping Profession JEFF COTTON >>LUNCH ON YOUR OWN<< 12 Noon to 2:00 p.m. Workshop Session III – 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. DELICATE PERSONAL MATTERS: Nomenclature and Cultural Issues for LGBTQ Youth TORISHANA JOHNSON UNACCEPTABLE SNARLS: System Response to Child Prostitution and Human Trafficking CASSIE HAMMETT, LAURIE MCGEHEE, SHOBANA POWELL, CLAY WALKER, J.D. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY: Activities and Initiatives that Work with Team Building and Clients OBIE JOHNSON, BOB LICALZI, KIM RISTER YCP WORKS: Overview of the Louisiana National Guard‟s Youth Challenge Program MSGT. RICHARD BULLOCK, CHRISTY KELLEY FINS Session 4 Agenda (2:00-3:15 p.m.) PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT: Thinking Outside the Box and Coloring Inside the Lines KÄREN HALLSTROM, J.D. SPECIAL EDUCATION (PART 1): Update on Laws and Procedures Regarding Special Education DEBRA WEINBERG, J.D. COMMUNICATION ANCHORED IN TRUTH: Effective Communication Techniques for Families and Youth JEFF COTTON FINS Session 5 Agenda (2:30 to 5:00 p.m.) THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: A Family‟s Perspective of the FINS Program SCHEREL LUMAR STERLING, SIMONNE ST. PE SPECIAL EDUCATION (PART 2): Update on Laws and Procedures Regarding Special Education DEBRA WEINBERG, J.D. A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Promoting and Supporting the FINS (Status Offense) System Reform LYNETTE ADAMS, J.D. Friday May 8, 2015 Workshop Session IV – 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. CODE RED: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System TRAVIS JOHNSON SR., DR. JOHN RYALS JR. GETTING TO THE CORE: OJJDP Title II Requirements for DMC TRISTA DEAME OFF THE LAUNCH PAD: Implementing JDAI Statewide ROY JUNCKER JR., BILL SOMMERS, CLAY WALKER, J.D. CAN‟T FAKE IT NO MORE: Establishing a Solid Plan Before a Crisis Hits DR. DAVID WALDEN FINS Session 6 Agenda (9:00 to 10:30 a.m.) LOUISIANA FINS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING Closing Session – 10:45 a.m. to 12 Noon YOU CAN‟T GIVE A WAKE-UP CALL IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE! DR. STEPHEN R. SROKA
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