Barrett Johnson, LCSW, Regional Training Academy Coordinator, CalSWEC, University of California, Berkeley

Rita Cameron Wedding, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Women's Studies and Professor, Women's Studies and Ethnic Studies, California State University, Sacramento

• Summary of Presentation
• Opening Exercise

Robert B. Hill, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Westat, Rockvillle, Maryland

• Summary of Presentation
• PowerPoint Presentation
• Q & A with Keyote Speaker Dr. Robert B. Hill

Donna Pence, Trainer, Public Child Welfare Training Academy, Academy for Professional Excellence, San Diego
Elizabeth Quinnett, M.S.W., Training and Curriculum Specialist, Public Child Welfare Training Academy for Professional Excellence, San Diego
Irene Becker, LCSW, Trainer and Consultant
Phyllis Jeroslow, MFT, M.F.A., Training and Curriculum Specialist, CalSWEC, University of California Berkeley

• Summary of Presentation
• Complete Training Outline: Advanced Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (Developed by Donna M. Pence, 2000, revised, 2004 ): This is an example of a curriculum that when originally written contained some fairness and equity components, but was later strengthened by the writer who added additional fairness and equity concerns when she revisited the curriculum.
• Common Core for Lineworkers: Child Maltreatment Identification, Part I: Neglect, Physical Abuse and Emotional Abuse (Version 1.0)
  
• Common Core for Lineworkers: Critical Thinking in Child Welfare Assessment: Safety, Risk and Protective Capacity (Version 1.0)
  

Mindy Ing, M.S., Research Assistant, Child Welfare Partnership, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

• Summary

Caitlin Ryan, M.S.W., ACSW, Director, Adolescent Health Initiatives, Cesar Chavez Institute, San Francisco State University

• Summary of Presentation
• Resources
  • Family Acceptance Project
  • LGBT Youth: Health Concerns, Services, and Care
  • Families of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents
  • Parent Guide: An Educational Booklet
  • The Out of Home Youth Advocacy Council
  • Bibliography for LGBT Youth-Related Issues

Kathy Lemon, M.S.W., Doctoral Candidate, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley

• Summary of Presentation
• Barriers to Promising Practices for Children and Families of Color
• Beginning Choice Point Promising Practices
• An Evaluation of Factors Related to the Disproportionate Representation of Children of Color in Santa Clara County's Child Welfare System
• Q & A with Presenter Kathy Lemon

Public Child Welfare Training Academy--Southern Region at San Diego State University

Tilisha Martin, M.S.W., Esq., Consultant, Public Child Welfare Training Academy, Academy for Professional Excellence, San Diego

• Children of Color in Foster Care: What Does Disproportionality Look Like in the Five Southern Counties? (Summary of Presentation)
• PowerPoint Presentation

Mark Miller, M.A., M.P.A., Director of Training, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, El Monte, California

• Fairness, Equity and The County of Los Angeles: “The Map and the Terrain” (Summary of Presentation)
• PowerPoint Presentation