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Fairness and Equity Issues in Child Welfare Training and Education

2008 Symposium | April 16 & 17

University of California, Berkeley | Clark Kerr Campus Conference Center, Joseph Wood Krutch Theatre

Keynote Speakers and Presenters

Keynote: Oronde Miller, M.S., Ph.D. candidate; Senior Director, Strategic Consulting, Casey Family Programs; and Founder and Executive Director, the Institute for Family and Child Well-Being

Keynote: Felice Yeskel, Ed.D., Founder and Executive Director, Class Action

Racial/Ethnic Disparity in the California Child Welfare System: Data Update: Barbara Needell, M.S.W., Ph.D., Principal Investigator/Research Specialist, CWS/CMS Dynamic Report System, Center for Social Services Research, University of California, Berkeley

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Keynote Address & Discussion: Fairness, Equity, and Well-Being: Transformative Possibilities of Public Child Welfare: Oronde Miller

Regional Panel Presentation--Los Angeles County Regional Update: Mark Miller, M.A.., M.P.A., Training Director, Training Division, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

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Regional Panel Presentation--Community Representatives and Cultural Brokers in the Child Welfare System: Impact on Decision-Making for African American Children: Soledad Caldera-Gammage, M.S.W., Curriculum & Evaluation Specialist, and Jean Norman, M.S.W., Field-Based Trainer, both of the Central California Child Welfare Training Academy, and Salvador Montana, Ph.D., Research/Evaluator and Assistant Professor, California State University, Fresno

Regional Panel Presentation--Working with the African American Father, the Forgotten Parent Public Child Welfare Training Academy (PCWTA), Academy for Professional Excellence: Elizabeth Quinnett, M.S.W., Program Coordinator, Deborah Fitch, M.S.W., Training and Curriculum Specialist, and Charles Kahalifa King, M.A., M.F.T., Training Consultant

Keynote Address & Discussion: Fairness and Equity in a Context of Growing Economic Inequality: Felice Yeskel

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Interactive Workshop--Raising Our Consciousness about Issues of Class: Felice Yeskel

Presentation/Discussion: Improving Outcomes for Children of the Incarcerated: Bridgett E. Ortega, M.A., J.D., Attorney/Consultant, Building Better Bridges

Interactive Workshop Love Matters: Former Foster Youth Talk about Wellness, Relationships, and the Things that Matter Most: Jamie Lee Evans, Y.O.U.T.H. Training Project Coordinator; Mercedes Calixtro-Nuñez, Trainer; Meribe Martinez, Trainer; Whitney Rhodes, Trainer; Salonje Rochell, Senior Trainer

Presentation/Discussion: Incorporating Fairness & Equity Issues in Curriculum Design: Examining the Intersection and Interrelationship between the Core Curricula and Fairness: Kimberly Papillon, Esq., Senior Education Specialist, Judicial Council of California

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