Friday, October 12

Foster Care

Practitioner Practices

Partners for Hope

Model Theory

10:00—10:50

Creative Cooking: A Recipe for Treatment Planning—Part 1 — Marilyn Mitten, PCHS

TFA For Newcomers — Tony Corrie, Swartz Creek Teaching-Family Home

Integrating the TFM in a Community Resource Center — Karen Olivier, Closer to Home

Therapy with Traumatized Children & Adolescents — Kenneth Hardy, Syracuse University

11:00—11:50

Creative Cooking-Part 2 — Marilyn Mitten, PCHS

Getting More from Your Client Incident Records: Using Incident Data for Outcomes — Kristin Duppong Hurley, Girls & Boys Town

Integrating the TFM in a Community Resource Center-Part 2 — Karen Olivier, Closer to Home

Behavioral Health Through a Hospital: How to Integrate with the Model — Andy Altom, United Methodist Children’s Home

1:30—2:20

Teaching-Family Model Foster Care: Myths & Adaptations-Part 1 — Diane Jaeger, Closer to Home

Client-Centered Goals: The Magic Behind Behavior Changes — Mike Hussey, BIABH

Integrating Agency Requirements with the Model — Cathey Duryea, VOA

Behavioral Health Through a Hospital: How to Integrate with the Model-Part 2 — Andy Altom, United Methodist Children’s Home

2:30—3:20

Teaching-Family Model Foster Care: Myths & Adaptations-Part 2 — Diane Jaeger, Closer to Home

Empowering the Practitioner: A Role of the Consultant and a Responsibility of the Practitioner — Mike Hussey, BIABH

Cultural Diversity — Stereotyping: A Theoretical Perspective — Bud Milner, Adriel School

The Benefits of Therapeutic Gardening — Pamela Fields, Methodist Children’s Home

4:00—4:50

Foster Parenting and the Model — Janie Estrada, Houston Achievement Place

Teaching Parent & Youth Partnerships — Bryant & Altehta Dallas, Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Home & Family Svcs

Cultural Competence — Create a Cultural Environment — Bud Milner, Adriel School

Family Preservation & Home Based Service Issues for Working with the Developmentally Disabled — Susan Davis, CIFA

Saturday, October 13

10:00—10:50

Developmental Delays and Teaching for the “Little Ones”-Part 1 — Wade Rowe, PCHS

Using Teleconsultation for Teaching-Family Programs — Results of the First Year’s Pilot Project — Stewart Shear, Devereux

Partnering with Juvenile Justice — Ted Blevins, Lena Pope Home

Rope ‘em: Teaching Skills Through Experiential Learning — Edward Hagins, PCHS

11:00—11:50

Developmental Delays and Teaching for the “Little Ones”-Part 2 — Wade Rowe, PCHS

Inoculating Child Care Systems: Applications of the Teaching-Family Model — Lynn McWhorter, BIABH

Partnering with Juvenile Justice-Part 2 — Ted Blevins, Lena Pope Home

Rope ‘em: Teaching Skills Through Experiential Learning-Part 2 — Edward Hagins, PCHS

1:30—2:20

Independent Living Services: A Program or a Place?-Part 1 — Serena Forsyth, Closer to Home

The Many Faces of Troublemakers, There is One in Every Workshop — Lynn McWhorter, BIABH

Cultural Sensitivity — Ann Marie Rypiak, Closer to Home

Bowen Family System Perspective on the Model — Richard Kauffman, Kenosha Human Dev. Svc.

2:30—3:20

Independent Living Services: A Program or a Place?-Part 2 — Serena Forsyth, Closer to Home

Overview of Assistive Technology — Mark Nebel, DSNWK

Working with Legislators — Jerry Staffeld, Teaching-Family Homes of Upper Michigan

Bowen Family System Perspective on the Model-Part 2 — Richard Kauffman, Kenosha Human Dev. Svc.

4:00—4:50

When Placement Ends — Wade Rowe, PCHS

Parents as Partners — Chris Rivera, BIABH

Serving Gay and Lesbian Youths — Michael O’Teter

Spiritual Dimension of Working with the Model — Donn Walters, Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Home & Family Svcs.