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Fairness and Equity Issues in Child Welfare Training
2005 Leadership Symposium on Fairness and Equity
in California's Child Welfare System
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November 17-18, 2005, Sacramento
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Thursday, November 17
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Stuart Oppenheim, Executive Director, CFPIC;
Mary Ault, Deputy Director, Children and Family Services Division, CDSS; and
Barrett Johnson, Acting Director, CalSWEC
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Opening Session & Interactive Session
Lessons Learned from Katrina: Taking Charge of CWS Disproportionality Before the Levees Break
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Rita Cameron Wedding, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Women’s Studies, and Professor of Women’s Studies and Ethnic Studies, California State University, Sacramento
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Friday, November 18
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Miryam Choca, Casey Family Programs
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Keynote
Historial Perspective, Current Status and Strategies Being Used Across the Nation |
Carol Spigner, D.S.W., Kenneth L.M. Pray Professor, , University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice, and Co-Director of the Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice and Research
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Coaching with Intent for Fairness and Equity
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Presenter: Louise Bauer Davoli, M.S.W., CEO, The Minerva Group
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Undocumented Immigrant Children in the Child Welfare System
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Presenter: Brenda Flores, M.S.W., Senior Program Specialist, Riverside County Department of Public Social Services
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Where to Start? Managment Tools for Addressing Disproportionality and Other Fairness and Equity Issues
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Presenters: Rita Cameron Wedding, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Women’s Studies, and Professor, Women’s Studies and Ethnic Studies, California State University, Sacramento;
Betty Hanna, M.A. MFT; and
Lisa Molinar, M.A., Staff Development Specialist, Contra Costa County
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Implementing Systemic Changes to Provide Fairness and Equity for LGBT Youth in Care
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Presenter: Jody Marksamer, Esq., Youth Project Attorney, National Center for Lesbian Rights
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Knowing Who You Are: Helping Youth in Care Develop Their Racial and Ethnic Identity
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Presenters: Indra M. Trujillo, M.S.W., Manager of Implementation Strategies, Casey Family Programs;
Pamela Maxwell, Parent Leader; and
Vivian Hudspeth, Parent Leader
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Panel and Plenary Session: Moving Forward Nationally & in California
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Carol W. Spigner, Carol Spigner, D.S.W., Kenneth L.M. Pray Professor, University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice, and Co-Director of the Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice and Research;
Danna Fabella, Contra Costa County & APHSA/NAPCWA; and
Robin Love, City & County of San Francisco Disproportionality Project
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Wrap-up
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Barrett Johnson, RTA Coordinator, CalSWEC, University of California, Berkeley
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*The Child and Family Policy Institute of California (CFPIC) is a non-profit organization with a mission to advance the development of sound public policy and promote program excellence for safe and stable families living in supportive communities, through research, advocacy, training, consultation, and technical assistance.
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