Conference Presentations

2012

• Identifying and Responding to the Needs of Substance Exposed Infants and Their Families-It Takes a Collaborative (PDF 1.57 MB)
  presented by Linda Carpenter and Ira Chasnoff at the 18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington D.C. April 2012.
• Building Bridges: A System of Care Approach to Supporting Families Affected by Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders (PDF 1.58 MB)
  presented by Dahlia Austin, Ken DeCerchio and Kathy Pokoik at the 18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington D.C. April 2012.
• Enmeshed or Engaged: Program Evaluation Strategies in Cross System Programs (PDF 792 KB)
  presented by Sharon Boles and Ruth Huebner at the 18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington D.C. April 2012.
• Drug Testing: Managing Resources for Better Outcome (PDF 755 KB)
  presented by Phil Breitenbucher, Peter Panzarella and Samuel Moy at the 18th Annual National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington D.C. April 2012.
• Understanding Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Families Affected by Parental Substance Use Disorders (PDF 987 KB)
  presented by Ken DeCerchio, Jason Fields and Linda Mann at the 18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington D.C. in April 2012.
• Regional Partnership Grant Program, Strengthening Bridges to Improve Outcomes for Families and Children Affected by Substance Use Disorders (PDF 263 KB)
  presented by Sharon Boles and Elaine Stedt at the 18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington D.C. April 2012.
• Don't Forget the Children
  presented by Sid Gardner at the Montana State Drug Court Conference in Billings, MT. April 2012.
• Improving Outcomes with Families: Review Family Drug Court Strategies and Outcomes (PDF 3.30 MB)
  presented by Phil Breitenbucher at the Montana State Drug Court Conference in Billings, MT. April 2012.
• Engaging Respondent Parent Attorneys (PDF 966 KB)
  presented by Phil Breitenbucher, Roger B. Larsen and Kathy Wheeler at Colorado State Drug Court Conference in Denver, CO. April 2012.
• Taking Your Problem Solving Court to Scale: Increasing and Expanding the Families Served (PDF 3.36 MB)
  presented by Phil Breitenbucher, Roger B. Larsen and Kathy Wheeler at Colorado State Drug Court Conference in Denver, CO. April 2012.
• Family Drug Courts - Improving Outcomes for Children and Families and Going to Scale (PDF 3.29 MB)
  presented by Phil Breitenbucher in Osage Beach, MO on March 29, 2012.
• Day Two: Georgia Family Drug Treatment Court Statewide Training (PDF 1.25 MB)
  presented by Phil Breitenbucher, Megan Wheeler and The Honorable Judge Nicolette Pach in Savannah, GA. February 8 - 9, 2012.
• Day One: Georgia Family Drug Treatment Court Statewide Training (PDF 3.94 MB)
  presented by Phil Breitenbucher, Megan Wheeler and The Honorable Judge Nicolette Pach in Savannah, GA. February 8 - 9, 2012.
• Overview of Anchorage Family Drug Courts: Past and Present (PDF 1.45 MB)
  presented by The Honorable Judge Tan, Robert Polley and Phil Breitenbucher in Anchorage, AK. January 2012.

2011

• Ready...Or Not: A Look at Progress to Date and Challenges to Come (PDF 2.05 MB)
  presented by Nancy K. Young at Putting the Pieces Together: The National Conference on Substance Abuse and the Courts. National Harbor, MD September 2011.
• Strengthening Bridges to Improve Outcomes for Families and Children Affected by Substance Use Disorders (PDF 948 KB)
  presented by Ken DeCerchio and Sharon Boles at Putting the Pieces Together: The National Conference on Substance Abuse and the Courts. National Harbor, MD September 2011.
• The Collaborative Practice Model for Child Safety, Permanency, and Family Recovery: An In-Depth Look at Program Strategies for Improved Outcomes for Children and Families (PDF 8.13 MB)
  presented by Cathleen Otero at Putting the Pieces Together: The National Conference on Substance Abuse and the Courts. National Harbor, MD September 2011.
• The Future of Policy and Practice for Substance Exposed Infants and Children (PDF 318 KB)
  presented by Sid Gardner and Ira Chasnoff at Putting the Pieces Together: The National Conference on Substance Abuse and the Courts. National Harbor, MD September 2011.
• Cross-Cultural Skills and Tools for Serving Tribal Families with Substance Abuse Issues (PDF 102 KB)
  presented by Paulette Running Wolf at Putting the Pieces Together: The National Conference on Substance Abuse and the Courts. National Harbor, MD September 2011.
• Bringing Systems Together to Promote Family Recovery (PDF 814 KB)
  presented by Linda Carpenter and Cathleen Otero at Putting the Pieces Together: The National Conference on Substance Abuse and the Courts. National Harbor, MD September 2011.
• An Interactive Discussion Session on Developing Family Drug Court State Guidelines (PDF 268 KB)
  presented by Phil Breitenbucher and Judge Nicolette Pach at Putting the Pieces Together: The National Conference on Substance Abuse and the Courts. National Harbor, MD September 2011.
• Evaluating FDC: Documenting Outcomes and Cost Offsets (PDF 651 KB)
  presented by Sharon Boles and Sid Gardner at Putting the Pieces Together: The National Conference on Substance Abuse and the Courts. National Harbor, MD September 2011.
• Practice Implications and Potential Pitfalls: What You Really Need to Know about Drug Testing (PDF 3.21 MB)
  presented by Nancy Hansen, Charles P. LoDico, Ronald Rlegel and Kathryn Thompson at Putting the Pieces Together: The National Conference on Substance Abuse and the Courts. National Harbor, MD September 2011.
• Helping Men Recover: A New Framework for Men's Treatment (PDF 724 KB)
  presented by Dan Griffin at Putting the Pieces Together: The National Conference on Substance Abuse and the Courts. National Harbor, MD September 2011.
• Part Two: Nebraska's Response to Substance Abusing Parents, Data and Implications from a Court File Review
  Presented by Pam Baston at Through the Eyes of the Child Initiative: Regional Conference. Lexington, NE September 2011.
• Part One: Nebraska's Response to Substance Abusing Parents, Data and Implications from a Court File Review
  Presented by Pam Baston at Through the Eyes of the Child Initiative: Regional Conference. Sidney, NE September 2011.
• Services Integration, First Make Sure You Are Singing the Same Song
  Presented by Ken DeCerchio at Florida Family Accountability Summit. Orlando, FL September 2011.
• Regional Partnership Grant Program, Strengthening Bridges to Improve Outcomes for Families and Children Affected by Substance Use Disorders
  Presented by Nancy K. Young and Sharon Boles at 2011 National Child Welfare Evaluation Summit. Washington, DC August 2011.
• Raising the Bar on Collaboration, Meeting the Needs of Drug Endangered Children and Their Families Too!
  Presented by Linda Carpenter at 7th Annual Kansas Alliance for Drug Endangered Children Conference. Topeka, KS August 2011.
• First Responders and Lasting Back-up, DEC as a Door Into a Continuum of Care
  Presented by Sid Gardner at Sixth Annual Statewide Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Conference. LaCrosse, WI July 2011.
• A National Look at the Past, Present and Future of Family Drug Courts
  Presented by Nancy K. Young and The Honorable Leonard Edwards at National Association of Juvenile and Family Drug Court Training. New York, NY July 2011.
• Taking Family Dependency Treatment Courts to Scale, Enhancing and Expanding Services to Children and Families
  Presented by Phil Breitenbucher and Pamela Miller at National Association of Drug Court Professionals: 17th Annual Drug Court Training. National Harbor, MD July 2011.
• Real Systems Reform
  Presented by Nancy K. Young, Phil Breitenbucher, Sharon Boles and Sharon DiPirro Beard at National Association of Drug Court Professionals: 17th Annual Drug Court Training. National Harbor, MD.
• Engaging Fathers in Family Drug Courts
  Presented by Phil Breitenbucher and Dan Griffin at National Association of Drug Court Professionals: 17h Annual Drug Court Training. National Harbor, MD July 2011.
• Dependency Drug Court Interventions, Ensuring Effective Treatment
  Presented by The Honorable Nicolette Pach and Pam Baston at American Bar Association: National Conference on Children and the Law. Washington, DC July 2011.
• We're in this Together: Family Drug Courts and Family Based Treatment
  Presented by Sid Gardner at Annual Meeting of Juvenile Court Judicial Officers. Indianapolis, IN June 2011.
• Early Engagement Strategies: Substance Abuse Specialists Models to Ensure Timely Access to Services for Families Involved in Child Welfare
  Presented by Ken DeCerchio at Strategy Summit for Child Protective Investigators Champions. Orlando, FL June 2011.
• A National Look at the Past Present and Future of Family Drug Courts
  Presented by Nancy K. Young at Pima County Ten Year Family Treatment Court Celebration. Pima County, AZ June 2011.
• Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Family Retention and Recovery
  Presented by Linda Carpenter and Terry Cross at 37th Annual School on Addictions and Behavioral Health. Anchorage, AK May 2011.
• Building Capacity Through Training Initiatives
  Presented by Nancy K. Young and Linda Carpenter at 37th Annual School on Addictions and Behavioral Health. Anchorage, AK May 2011.
• Family-Centered Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders
  Presented by Nancy K. Young and Terry Cross at 37th Annual School on Addictions and Behavioral Health. Anchorage, AK May 2011.
• Partnerships, Policies and Practices: Meeting the Needs of Children Affected by Parents with Substance Use Disorders
  Presented by Linda Carpenter and Terry Cross at 37th Annual School on Addictions and Behavioral Health. Anchorage, AK May 2011.
• Substance Abuse and Child Welfare: An Overview of the Issues and Models of Reform
  Presented by Nancy K. Young at 37th Annual School on Addictions and Behavioral Health. Anchorage, AK May 2011.
• Relapse and Engagement
  Presented by Nancy K. Young, Pam Baston and Sandy Robinson at Shared Values: Unified Child Welfare Practice Conference. Trenton, NJ April 2011.
• Evidence-Based and Innovative Models
  Presented Nancy K. Young, Pam Baston, Sandy Robinson at Shared Values: Unified Child Welfare Practice Conference. Trenton, NJ April 2011.
• Data and Information
  Presented by Nancy K. Young, Pam Baston and Sandy Robinson at Shared Values: Unified Child Welare Practice Conference. Trenton, NJ April 2011.
• Values Driven Practice: Jurisdiction Examples
  Presented by Nancy K. Young, Pam Baston and Sandy Robinson at Shared Values: Unified Child Welfare Practice Conference. Trenton, NJ April 2011.
• Engaging Marginalized Parties in Family Drug Courts
  Presented by Phil Breitenbucher, Dan Griffin and The Honorable Leonard Edwards at National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges: National Conference on Juvenile and Family Law. Reno, NV March 2011.
• What Works for Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders: Innovations and Impact to Break the Cycle of Child Abuse and Neglect Associated with Substance Abuse
  Presented by Linda Carpenter, Marc Herring and Lynn Pimentl at Chadwick Center for Children and Families: 25th Anniversary Celebration of the San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment. San Diego, CA January 2011.

2010

• Responding to Daily Practice Issues - Alternative Response Strategies for Families Affected by Parental Substance Use Disorders
  Presented by Cathleen Otero and Hanh Dao at American Humane Association: 5th Annual Conference on Differential Response in Child Welfare. Anaheim, CA November 2010.
• Collaborating to Meet the Needs of Families Affected by Parental Substance Use
  Presented by Linda Carpenter, Pamela Miller and Shannon Stokes at National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children: 2010 Drug Endangered Children Conference. Dallas, TX November 2010.
• Part Two: Partnerships, Policies and Practices - A collaborative framework for addressing the complex needs of drug endangered children and their families
  Presented by Linda Carpenter at National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children: 2010 Drug Endangered Children Conference. Dallas, TX November 2010.
• Part One: Partnerships, Policies and Practices - A collaborative framework for addressing the complex needs of drug endangered children and their families
  Presented by Linda Carpenter at National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children: 2010 Drug Endangered Children Conference. Dallas, TX November 2010.
• Family Centered Treatment- Policy, Practice and Funding Innovations in Connecting Substance Abuse Treatment, Child Welfare and the Courts
  Presented by Francine Feinburg at Therapeutic Communities of America: National Addiction Treatment and Prevention Conference. Washington, DC November 2010.
• Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement and Retention
  Presented by Pam Baston at University of South Carolina: Children's Law Conference. Columbia, SC November 2010.
• Family Treatment Drug Courts: Innovations with Impact from the Regional Partnership Grant
  Presented by Nancy K. Young and Catherine Luby at the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges: 2010 Conference. Las Vegas, NV March 2010.
• Regional Partnerships: Creating Cross- Systems Strategies and Outcomes
  Presented by Nancy K. Young and Cheron Crouch at the Child Welfare League of America 2010 National Conference. Washington, DC January 2010.

• Why It’s Not Just One More Thing: Making A Stronger Case for Building the Bridges(PDF 700 KB)
  Presented by Ken DeCerchio at the ASAP (Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers) Child Welfare Summit. Syracuse, NY November 2009.
• Creating Shared Outcomes among Child Welfare, Treatment, and Other Critical Services: The Challenge of Meth
  Presented by Sid Gardner at the State Town Hall Meeting. Providence, RI October 2009.
• Bringing Systems Together for Family Recovery, Safety and Stability
  Presented by Cathleen Otero at the 2009 NADEC (National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children): Bringing Health and Hope to Children Conference. Spokane, WA September 2009.
• Responding to Prenatal Exposure: The Potential for Policy and Practice Changes (PDF 751 KB)
  Presented by Sid Gardner at the State Methamphetamine Task Force and Colorado Alliance for Drug Endangered Children Work Session to Address the Issue of Substance-Exposed Newborn. Denver, CO September 2009.
• Best Practices in Kansas Child Welfare Law
  Presented by Theresa Lemus at the Best Practices in Kansas Child Welfare Law. Dodge City, Hays, Wichita, Lawrence, KS September 2009.
• Links between Substance Abuse, Mental Health and Domestic Violence
  Presented by Marty Davis and Shellie Taggart at the National Summit on the Intersection of Domestic Violence and Child Welfare. Jackson Hole, WY June 2009.
• Connecting the Dots: How to Use Substance Abuse, Child Welfare, and Court Data Systems to Create Cross Systems Linkages(PDF 5.59 MB)
  Presented by Ken DeCerchio, Sharon Boles and Ed Briggs at the 12th National Data and Technology Conference. Bethesda, MD June 2009.
• Funding Family-Centered Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders
  Presented by Nancy K. Young and Kathryn Icenhower at the 17th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Atlanta, GA April 2009.
• Child and Family Services Review Process: Partnering with Substance Abuse and Mental Health
  Presented by Nancy K. Young and Kim Helfgott at the 17th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Atlanta, GA April 2009.
• Why It’s Not Just One More Thing: Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment
  Presented by Sid Gardner at the California Child Abuse Prevention Summit. Long Beach, CA February 2009.
• Substance Abuse and Child Welfare: An Overview of the Issues and Models of Reform
  Presented by Nancy K. Young at the CWLA 2009 National Conference. Washington, DC February 2009.

• Collaborating to Meet the Needs of Families
  Presented by Sharon Amatetti, SAMHSA/CSAT, at the TCE Methamphetamine Grantee Meeting. Washington, DC October 2008.
• State Drug Court Coordinator’s Meeting
  Presented by Nancy K. Young at the National Drug Court Institute 4th Annual Meeting of State Coordinators. Washington, DC, October 2008.
• Funding Family-Centered Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders
  Presented by Nancy K. Young at the State Systems Development Program (SSDP VIII) Conference Partnering to Support Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care. Washington, DC. August 2008.
• Engaging Parents in Treatment, Recovery and Parenting: Effective Strategies of Specialized Treatment and Recovery Services (STARS)
  Presented by Nancy K. Young, John Smyrni and Sandy Robinson at the Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Emotional Disturbances and their Families: New Directions to Improve Outcomes Conference by the National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development. Nashville, TN July 2008.
• Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
  Presented by Nancy K. Young, Ken DeCerchio, Ken Deibert, and John Smyrni at the National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit Pre-Conference Meeting. New Orleans, LA July 2008.
• Methamphetamine and Indian Child Welfare
  Presented by Nadja Jones at the Hope and Healing Conference. Yakama Nation, WA. June 2008.
• National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare: Family Drug Court Grantees
  Presented by Nancy K. Young at the CSAT Targeted Populations Branch, Drug Court Grantees Briefing on the impact of the Adoptions and Safe Families Act. Washington, DC March 2008.
• Improving Outcomes for Families and Children, A Call to Action: Road Maps to New Destinations Presented by Nancy K. Young at the New York State-Wide ASAP (Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers) Conference on Improving Outcomes for Families and Children. Brooklyn, NY March 2008.
• It’s Monday Morning, What Do We Do Now? Road Maps to New Destinations
  Presented by Cathleen Otero at the Implementing a State Strategy: Multiple Disciplines, One Vision Conference by the Georgia DEC Alliance. Pine Mountain, GA February 2008.

• Making it Count: Collaborative strategies that improve outcomes for families at the intersection of multiple systems
  Presented by Nancy K. Young, Carole Johnson, Christine Sabino Kiesel and Robert Long at the 2007 Children’s Bureau Conference for Agencies and Courts. Arlington, VA December 2007.
• Substance Abuse, Child Welfare and the Courts: How Do We Meet the Challenge?
  Presented by Nancy K. Young as part of the Art of Social Change: Child Welfare, Education and Juvenile Justice, Child Advocacy Program at Harvard Law School. Cambridge, MA October 2007.
• Families Affected by Methamphetamine and other Substances: How Collaboration Can Lead to Better Outcomes
  Presented by Cathleen Otero at the 2007 National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children Annual Conference. Kansas City, MO October 2007.
• Methamphetamine Use and the Impact on Child Welfare
  Presented by Nancy K. Young as part of the Vanderbilt University Media Fellowship, Meth Rescue: Meth’s Effects on Children, Families and the Foster Care System. Nashville, TN April 2007.
• Models of Service Linkages for Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders
  Presented by Nancy K. Young at the National Association of Social Workers Louisiana Chapter Annual Conference. Baton Rouge, LA March 2007.
• Research, Evidence-Based Programs, and Implications of Parental Substance Use Disorders on Child Welfare Practice
  Presented at the Preconference Institute, CWLA 2007 National Conference, Children 2007: Raising Our Voices for Children. Washington, DC February 2007.
• Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention and Recovery – SAFERR Guidance for States and Communities Serving Families with Substance Use Disorders in Child Welfare Services and Dependency Courts
  Presented by Nancy K. Young at the Putting the Pieces Together for Children and Families: The National Conference on Substance Abuse, Child Welfare and the Courts. Anaheim, CA February 2007.

• Substance-Exposed Infants: Policy and Practice
  Presented by Nancy K. Young at Children’s Bureau Meeting of States and Tribes. Arlington, VA June 2006.
• Promising Practice and Collaboration for Families with Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Issues
  Presented by Sid Gardner at the Rocky Mountain Quality Improvement Center, Fourth Annual Conference. Mesa, AZ May 2006.
• On-line Training and Technical Assistance Resources
  Presented by Cathleen Otero at the Rocky Mountain Quality Improvement Center, Fourth Annual Conference. Mesa, AZ May 2006.
• Improving Outcomes for Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders: Policy and Practice Framework and Tools
  Presented by Nancy K. Young at the Adolescents, Families, and Addiction: Family-Centered Approaches to Services. Marlborough, MA April 2006.
• Methamphetamine and Child Welfare: Trends, Lessons and Practice Implications
  Presented by Sharon Amatetti, Nancy K. Young and Jay Wurscher at the Child Welfare League of America National Conference. Washington, DC March 2006.
• Running the Marathon: Sacramento County’s Ten-Year Journey Towards Enhanced Services to Parents with Substance Use Disorders in the Child Welfare System
  Presented by Toni Moore and Sanford Robinson at the 9th Annual Conference of the Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State. New York, NY January 2006.
• Medication-Assisted Drug Treatment and Child Well-Being
  Presented by Lena Lundgren, Nancy K. Young, Therese Fitzgerald and Cat Oettinger at the 9th Annual Conference of the Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State. New York, NY January 2006.