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Table of Contents

Agenda

Speaker Biographies

Participant List (includes Speakers)


Center for Substance Abuse (CSAT) Staff Directory


List for Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Regional Offices




Calendar of Welfare Reform Events and Activities

Prepared by the Welfare Reform Information Network

Overview:Why We Are Here Today

Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse Treatment (Panel)
Welfare Reform, Child Protective Services and the Substance Abuse Problem
Francine Feinberg,Ph.D.

Keith Lang,M.S.W.

The Federal Laws

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Tom Schindler
Impact on the Substance Abuse Field
Laura Feig,M.P.P.

Impact in Child Welfare
Nancy K. Young,Ph.D.

CSAT TIE Forum Web Site Overview (and Internet Exhibit)
Wendy Carter,M.L.S., M.Phil.

Welfare Reform at the State Level

Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nebraska
Ohio
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Wisconsin


Lewin Group Report

Beyond State Perspectives: Resource Materials

The Race to Welfare Reform: A Recent History
Prepared by the American Public Welfare Association

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
Analysis of PRWORA prepared by the American Public Welfare Association, the National Governors' Association, and the National Conference of State Legislatures

Status of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Plans

Prepared by the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families

Comparison of Prior Law and PRWORA
Prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

Summary of Selected Elements of State Plans for TANF
Prepared by the National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices

State Options
Prepared by the National Governors' Association

New State Requirements
Prepared by the National Governors' Association

Federal Role
Prepared by the National Governors' Association

Announcement for NASADAD Report on Welfare Reform & SA Treatment
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors

Practical Applications:Responses to Welfare Reform

Impact on the Criminal Justice System
Robb Cowie

NIDA Work Readiness Assessment Instrument
Georgia Karuntzos,M.S.I.R.

Vocational Preparations as Part of Treatment
Rick Dauer,C.C.D.P.

Confidentiality and Other Legal Issues
Anita R. Marton,J.D.

Linking Child Protective Workers with Substance Abuse Counselors: Delaware's Title IV-E Child Welfare Waiver
Renata J. Henry, M.Ed.

State Team-Building--State Work Groups: Getting Down to Nuts and Bolts

The Future

Substance Abuse Treatment and Welfare Reform: Time for Action
Nancy K. Young, PhD.

Information Resources on the Internet

The Welfare Information Network
Federal Internet Sites
Welfare Reform Internet Sites
Welfare Reform Demonstration Projects
Welfare-Issues Analysis
Welfare Related Web Sites
Welfare Reform State Links




Additional Resource Materials


Glass Walls: Confidentiality Provisions and Interagency Collaborations

Youth Law Center
The New Framework: Alternative State Funding Choices Under TANF

The Center for Law and Social Policy
Tribal Guidance for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program

Administration for Children and Families
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996(HR 3734): Summary of Provisions

Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Miscellaneous Publications





Selected materials from the CSAT State Team-Building Workshop,Washington National Airport Hilton, Arlington, Virginia, July 16-17, 1997



Selected materials presented at the CSAT State Team-Building Workshop, Wyndham Riverfront Hotel,New Orleans, Louisiana, August 6-7, 1997

 

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