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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
Division of State and Community Assistance
with
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF)
Children's Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect

Agenda
August 7-8, 2001

The San Francisco Marriott Downtown
55 Fourth Street
San Francisco, California

Tuesday, August 7

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Registration - Morning Refreshments Golden Gate Foyer
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Welcome/Introductions
Howard "Rick" Sampson
Director, Division of State and Community Assistance, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Sharon Fujii
Pacific Hub Director, Administration for Children and Families

Emory M. Lee
Acting Regional Director, Region IX, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Kathryn Jett,
Director, California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs

Wesley Beers
Acting Branch Chief, Children's Services, California Department of Social Services
Golden Gate A 1&2
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Adoption and Safe Families Act: Foundation for Collaboration
Howard "Rick" Sampson, CSAT
Irene Bocella, M.S.W., ACYF
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Values Clarification: Building Toward a Joint Mission
Nancy K. Young, Ph.D.
Children and Family Futures
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Break  
9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. State Team-Building Activity
(Small Groups)
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Finding Common Ground: Guided Discussion
Nancy K. Young, Ph.D.
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Own
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Judicial Decisions: The Eyes of the Child
The Honorable William R. Byars, Jr.
Children's Law Office, University of South Carolina
(General Session)
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Working Sessions
(Individual Choice)
Confidentiality
Renee Popovits, J.D., Popovits & Robinson

Anita Marton, J.D., Legal Action Center
Golden Gate A 3
Working with the Judicial System: Effective Testimony
The Honorable William R. Byars, Jr.

Evelyn Aguilar, Child and Family Services
Golden Gate C 2
Methamphetamine - Use and Production:
The Effects on Children and Youth

Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles

Kathleen M. West, Dr.PH
Drug Endangered Children Resource Center
Golden Gate C 3
4:00 p.m. Adjourn

Wednesday, August 8

7:30 a.m - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Golden Gate Foyer
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Joint Planning: Review and Direction
Howard "Rick" Sampson
Golden Gate A 1&2
8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Successful Approaches/Best Practices: Connecticut - Retention of Women in Treatment
Tom Gilman, Department of Children and Families

Judith Ford, M.A., MFT, Department of Mental Health & Addiction
(General Session)
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon Concurrent Working Sessions
(Individual Choice)
Safety/Resilience: Golden Gate A 3
Children in Substance Abusing Families
Robert Navarra, M.F.T., Private Practice
Making Interdisciplinary Training Work
Ronald E. Zuskin, M.S.W.
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Golden Gate C 2
Recognizing and Understanding Issues for Women With Co-Occurring Disorders and Their Children:
Bridging the Gap Between Treatment Concerns and Systems Intervention

Elke Rechberger, Ph.D., Prototypes
Golden Gate C 3
12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch on Own
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Sacramento County's Experience: Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs
Toni Moore, M.P.A., L.C.S.W.
Sacramento County Department of Health & Human Services
(General Session)
Golden Gate A 1&2
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. State Team Reports
4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Howard "Rick" Sampson, CSAT
Irene Bocella, ACYF

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