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• 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION


• 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
WELCOME; OPENING REMARKS
Rick Sampson
Director,
Division of State and Community Assistance
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
Rockville, Maryland

Donna Isham
(Designee for Cynthia Turnure, Ph.D.,
Director of the MN Chemical Dependency Program Division)
Special Assistant Director
American Indian Programs
Chemical Dependency Program Division
Minnesota Department of Human Services
St. Paul, Minnesota






OVERVIEW: WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY

• 9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
WELFARE REFORM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT (Panel)
Francine Feinberg, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Meta House
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Keith J. Lang, M.S.W.
State Council Staff Coordinator
Supportive Living Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
WI Department of Health and Family Services
Madison, Wisconsin






THE FEDERAL LAWS

• 9:45 a.m.-10:05 a.m.
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF)
Tom Schindler
Program Specialist
Administration for Children and Families
Chicago, Illinois




• 10:05 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
BREAK


• 10:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.


IMPACT ON THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE FIELD
Laura Feig, M.P.P.
Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC



• 10:50.a.m.-11:10 a.m.
IMPACT ON CHILD WELFARE
Nancy Young, Ph.D.
President
Strategic Planning and Evaluation
Children and Family Futures
Irvine, California


• 11:10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
  CSAT TIE FORUM WEB SITE OVERVIEW
  Wendy J. Carter, M.L.S., M.Phil.
  Information Systems Manager (TIE Contract)
  The CDM Group
  Chevy Chase, Maryland
  
  
• 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
  LUNCH (On Your Own)
  
  
  

  STATUS OF THE STATES

• 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
  WELFARE REFORM AT THE STATE LEVEL:
  PRESENTATIONS FROM THE PARTICIPANTS
  (State Presentations-10 minutes each)
  Rick Sampson, Facilitator
  
  
• 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
  BREAK
  
  
• 3:45 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
  IMPACT ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
  Robb Cowie
  Co-Deputy Director of State Policy
  Legal Action Center
  New York, NY
  
  
• 4:05 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
  BEYOND STATE PERSPECTIVES (Panel Discussion)
  Andrea Kane, M.P.A.
  Program Director for Welfare Reform
  National Governors' Association
  Washington, DC
  
  Shelly Gehshan, M.P.P.
  Program Principal
  Intergovernmental Health Policy Program
  National Conference of State Legislatures
  Washington, DC
  
  
• 4:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  DAY 1 ADJOURNMENT
  
  
• 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
CSAT TIE FORUM WEB SITE: ONE-ON-ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
(Please register in advance)




STATE TEAM BUILDING

• 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
  ASSIGNMENT FOR STATE WORK GROUPS:
  GETTING DOWN TO NUTS AND BOLTS
  Rick Sampson
  
  
• 11:30a.m.-1 :00p.m.


LUNCH (On Your Own)


• 1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m.


GETTING DOWN TO NUTS AND BOLTS
(State Work Group Break-Out Sessions)


• 2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
BREAK


• 2:30 p.m.-3:45
REPORTS FROM STATE WORK GROUPS (5 Minutes Each)




THE FUTURE

• 3:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND WELFARE REFORM: TIME FOR ACTION
Nancy K.Young, Ph.D.
President
Strategic Planning and Evaluation
Children and Family Futures
Irvine, California



• 4:00 p.m.
WELFARE REFORM WORKSHOP: FINAL ADJOURNMENT SSDP-CQI
Meeting Begins



• 4:15 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION
Sharon Amatetti
Public Health Analyst
Office of Policy Coordination and Planning
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Rockville, Maryland







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