Florida’s Adoption Information & Independent Living Resource … · 2016. 1. 28. · News from...
Transcript of Florida’s Adoption Information & Independent Living Resource … · 2016. 1. 28. · News from...
Featuring: Featuring: Dr. Denise Goodman & Dr. A. Chris DownsDr. Denise Goodman & Dr. A. Chris Downs
ThursdayThursdayThursday January 28, 2016
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8:15 to 9:00 Registration/Information Desk Opens
9:00 to 9:45 Opening General Session (For all attendees)
Keynote: Getting the Most Out of Collaboration
Dr. A. Chris Downs
10:00 to 11:30
D Session
Adoption Track: The Child Welfare Specialty Plan-Now for Adopted Children-Diane Demark, Vice
President of Operations, Community Based Care
Integrated Health and Salena Burden, MSW Adoption
Services Consultant
Permanency Track: Creating Permanency—Dr. Chris Downs
Adoptive Parent Track: Parenting from the
11:30 to 12:30 Lunch (Provided)
12:30 to 2:00
E Session
Adoption Track: Agency for Persons with Disabilities / Children’s Medical Services (TBD)
Permanency Track: Employment—Dr. Chris Downs
Adoptive Parent Track: Parenting from the Trenches (continued) - Dr. Denise Goodman
2:00 to 2:15 Break
2:15 to 3:45
F Session
Adoption Track: Florida Adoption Reunion Registry (FARR) Minnie Jenkins, Florida Department of
Children and Families
Florida’s Adoption Assistance Program (Subsidy)
Courtney Smith, Adoptions Program Manager, Florida
Department of Children and Families
Permanency Track: Working with High Risk Youth: Preparing for Independent Living—Cathy
Turner
Adoptive Parent Track: News from Tallahassee - Courtney Smith, Adoptions
Program Manager, Florida Department of Children and
Families
(2:45-3:45) Making the Most of Post Adoption
Services— Dr. Denise Goodman
3:45 to 4:00 Closing Event. Evaluations/Wrap up and Door Prizes!
Denise Goodman, PhD, ACSW, began her career working with emotionally
disturbed teens in a residential treatment facility and has held positions
as a protective services social worker, residential treatment coordinator,
research/education specialist, training specialist and foster parent.
Denise earned her doctorate in social work from Ohio State University
with dissertation research that examined the causal factors of adoption
disruption. Currently, Dr. Goodman is a self-employed consultant and
trainer. She also serves as a technical assistant to The Annie E. Casey
Foundation in the area of recruitment, training, licensing and support of
resource families. Denise conducts workshops and consultations
throughout the United States on topics related to foster care and
adoption.
Florida’s Adoption Information & Independent Living Resource Center
Winter Statewide TrainingWinter Statewide Training——January 28January 28--29, 201629, 2016
For more information:
Florida’s Resource Center 1-800-962-3678
4203 Southpoint Boulevard - Jacksonville, Florida 32216 Fax 904-353-3472 Email [email protected]
Where: Omni Hotels & Resort, 245 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202. For reservations, call 800-
843-6664 and reference group Daniel Memorial, before Friday,
January 8, 2016 to receive the conference room rate of $129 per night.
FridayFridayFriday January 29, 2016
8:15 to 9:00 Registration/Information Desk Opens
9:00 to 9:45 Opening General Session (For all attendees)
Keynote: Working Together for Permanency
Dr. Denise Goodman
10:00 to 11:30
A Session
Adoption Track: Recruiting Families for Our Most Difficult to Place Children—Dr. Denise Goodman
Permanency Track: State of Independent Living Services in Florida, Tory Wilson, Courtney Smith,
Becky Pengelley , Florida Department of Children and
Families
11:30 to 12:30 Lunch (Provided)
12:30 to 2:00
B Session
Adoption Track: Recruiting Families (continued) - Dr. Denise Goodman
Permanency Track: Post Education Support Services (PESS), Becky Pengelley, Florida Department
of Children and Families
2:00 to 2:15 Break
2:15 to 3:45
C Session
Adoption Track: Tallahassee Update: What’s on the Horizon? - Courtney Smith, Adoptions Program
Manager, Florida Department of Children and Families
Permanency Track: Work group—Developing a Statewide Independent Living Resource Center,
Facilitated by: Trevor Quinlan, Daniel Memorial
Institute & Bob Rooks, Florida’s Adoption Information
Center
3:45 to 4:00 Evaluations/Wrap up
Dr. Chris Downs is a developmental psychologist with 30+ years of
academic, research, practical, policy, and community service to older
youth and young adults associated with child welfare and education.
Dr. Downs is President of The Downs Company, LLC, based in Seattle,
WA. The company's mission is to improve services and outcomes for
youth living in out-of-home care (such as foster care) across the United
States. Specialties:Strategic directions, youth-driven leadership,
keynote and motivational speeches, design and implementation of
independent living services. Limited
Scholarships
Available! Call for details.