PCCYFS 2011 Annual Conference - Thursday, April 14

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T1. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Impact on Brain Development
          ~ Sara H. Wenger, Jewish Family and Children’s Service
— Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Impact on Brain Development Presentation
— Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Impact on Brain Development Presentation Handouts
— Your Baby's Developing Brain: Prenatal Care Information Handout

T2. Case Management: Impact on Treatment
         ~ Jim Williams, Jill Tehle, and Kat Weinschenker; Harborcreek Youth Services
— Case Management: Impact on Treatment Presentation

T3. Using Motivational Interviewing To Enhance Engagement
          ~ Dave Vactor and Christy Pfleger, Youth Service Bureau
— Using Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Engagement Presentation
— Using Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Engagement Presentation Handout
— Wheel of Change Handout
— Motivational Interviewing Stages Handout
— Motivational Interviewing: Questions to Help Draw from Clients Handout
— Twelve Roadblocks to Listening Handout
— Decisional Balance Pros/Cons Handout

T4. Quality Improvement Initiative (Qii)
          ~ Teri Deal and Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, National Center for Juvenile Justice
— Quality Improvement Initiative (Qii) Presentation
— What is the Quality Improvement Initiative? Handout

T5. Children of Incarcerated Parents: Therapeutic Issues and Policy Recommendations
          ~ Brenda Hess Rich, Turning Points for Children, and Ann Schwartzman, The Pennsylvania Prison Society
— Children of Incarcerated Parents: Therapeutic Issues and Policy Recommendations Presentation
— Resolution in Support of Children of Incarcerated Parents Handout
— Numbers and Notes: Pennsylvania Prisons and Jails Fact Sheet
— What Formerly Incarcerated Women Need Fact Sheet

T6. Psychiatric and Behavioral Challenges In Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities
          ~ Peg Schwartz, Community Service Group
— Psychiatric and Behavioral Challenges in Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities Presentation

T7. Making a Difference for Those with Autism
          ~ Alicia Koger and Laura Maines, Wesley Spectrum Services
— Making a Difference for Those with Autism Presentation

T8. Sanctuary Grant Ends: What Now?
          ~ James Black and Joseph Lavoritano, St. Gabriel’s System, and Martha Tavantzis, St. Gabriel’s Hall
— Sanctuary Grant Ends: What Now? Presentation

T9. PA Academic and Career / Technical Training (PACTT) for All
          ~ Mama Goodman, David Smith, and Sue Will; PA Academic and Career/Technical Training Alliance (PACTT)
— PACTT for All Presentation
— Guidelines for Student Placement into Academic, Career, Technical, and GED Programs
— Guidelines for the Use of Computer-Assisted Learning for Credit Recovery and Acceleration

T10. Connecting the Dots: Housing Stability and Child Development
          ~ Cynthia Witman Daley, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania and Pat LaMarche, Safe Harbour
— Where We Live Matters for Our Health: The Links Between Housing and Health Handout
— "High Lead Levels Hurt Learning for DPS Kids" Article (Detroit Free Press, 5/16/2010)
— Housing and Health: Time Again for Public Health Action Handout

T11. Serving LGBTQ Youth: Risks, Challenges, and Resiliency
          ~ Louie Marven, LGBT Community Center Coalition of Central Pennsylvania
— Serving LGBTQ Youth: Risks, Challenges, and Resiliency Presentation
— Heterosexual Questionnaire Developed by Martin Rochlin
— Serving LGBTQ Youth Resources Handout
— Serving LGBTQ Youth: Local, State and National Resources Handout

T12 & T17. Assessing Children with Complex Trauma and Disorders of Attachment (Part 1 & 2)
          ~ Arthur Becker-Weidman, Center for Family Development
— Assessing Children with Complex Trauma and Disorders of Attachment Presentation
— Effects of Early Maltreatment on Development: A Descriptive Study Using the
         Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-II

T13. Recovery Principles in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
          ~ Shanon L. Quick and Amy Downes, The Meadows Psychiatric Center
— Handouts not available for this session; contact the presenters at 1-800-641-7529 with questions.

T14 & T19. Sounds of Sanctuary: Trauma-Informed Music Therapy (Part 1 & 2)
          ~ Matthew Phillips and Lauren Smith, Bethany Children’s Home
— Sounds of Sanctuary: Trauma-Informed Music Therapy Presentation
— Sounds of Sanctuary Handouts and Exercises

T15. Family Behavioral Therapy for Substance Abuse
          ~ Kimberly McCaskey Lee, Amy Punsky, and Ann Ludwig; Child-to-Family Connections
— Family Behavioral Therapy (FBT) Presentation

T16. Changing the Rules of the Game: Addressing Brain Injury in Program Design, Staffing & Delivery
          ~ Barbara Dively, Acquired Brain Injury Network of Pennsylvania, Inc.
— Changing the Rules of the Game Presentation Outline

T18. Meeting the Educational Needs of Children in Residential Settings:
        NEW Guidance from PDE and DPW
          ~ Jessica Feierman, Juvenile Law Center
— Educational Placements: The Right School for Every Child Presentation
— Cover Letter and DPW Bulletin #3130-10-4, Educational Stability, dated 9/28/2010
— Educational Programs for Students in "Non-Educational" Placements,
          22 PA Code Section 14.102(a)(2)(xiii), dated May 2010

T20. Adoption Practice Changes in Act 101: An Overview
          ~ Rachel H. Meaker, Diakon/FDR
— New Options for Pennsylvania Adoptions: Overview of Act 101 of 2010 Presentation
— Act 101 of 2010 - Case Scenarios Handout
— Adoption Search and Access to Records at a Glance Handout
— Adoption Search and Access to Records - Who Can Do What? Handout

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