Children’s Trust Fund Grantee Training Agenda

 

Date/Time Session
Tuesday,
October 10, 2023
9:00 – 10:00 am Conference Registration
10:00-11:30 am General Session: Because I Said I Would
Alex Sheen
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Welcome Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm Concurrent Sessions:

  1. TBA
    Jeff Davis, Fowler Davis 4 Change
  2. Handle with Care, Creating Trauma-Informed Communities
    Kelli Mukaddam, Clinical Services Manager
  3. The Tuscaloosa County Whole Child Partnership: A Roadmap for Sustainable School Transformation
    Greg Benner, PhD, The University of Alabama
  4. TANF Track-Breaking Workforce Barriers: The Nonprofit Network in North Alabama
    Candace Williams, Communications & Outreach Programs Manager  –  North AlabamaWorks
  5. Auburn Evaluation—Home Visiting/Parent Education/Respite Care
    Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder, Dr. Ami Landers, Addison Braddock, Raequon Pinckney and Donna Roland, Auburn University
2:00 – 2:15 pm Break
2:15 – 3:15 pm Concurrent Sessions:

  1. Domestic Violence
    Jawandalyn Brooks
  2. TBA
    Paul Morin
  3. Super Strategies: Practical, Easy, and Impactful Practices to Boost Youth Engagement
    Greg Benner PhD, The University of Alabama
  4. Session TBA
  5. TANF Track – Auburn Evaluation – TANF/Fatherhood
    Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder, Dr. Ami Landers, Addison Braddock, Raequon Pinckney and Donna Roland, Auburn University
3:15 – 3:30 pm Break
3:30 – 4:45 pm General Session: Update from Prevent Child Abuse America
Melissa Merrick, PhD, President and CEO, Prevent Child Abuse America
4:45 – 6:00 pm Resource Fair and Reception
Wednesday,
October 11, 2023
7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet
8:30 – 9:45 am General Session
Wendy Ellis, PhD, George Washington University
9:45 – 10:00 am Break
10:00 – 11:00 am Concurrent Sessions:

  1.  Supporting Children and Families Through Pediatric Partnership
    Elizabeth Dawson, MD, President Troy Resilience Project, Pediatrician American Academy of Pediatrics Alabama Chapter and Linda Lee, Executive Director, Alabama Chapter – APA
  2. Texts and Sex: Sextortion, the Crime and Its Impact
    Pamela L. Casey, District Attorney 41st Judicial Circuit- Blount
  3. Building the Table Together: Engaging Parents as Collaborative Partners
    Carolyn Abdullah, FREINDS National Center for CBCAP
  4. TANF Track- Asset-Based Approaches to Engaging Fathers in Child Protection
    Armon Perry, PhD, MSW, Professor, University of Louisville
  5. Auburn Evaluation – Youth Programs and Mentoring
    Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder, Dr. Ami Landers, Addison Braddock, Raequon Pinckney and Donna Roland, Auburn University
11:00 -11:15 am Break
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Concurrent Sessions:

  1. Professional Resilience for Family Practitioners
    Jason M. Newell, PhD, Professor, Director and Endowed Chair of Social Work Education, University of Montevallo
  2. Sunrise Center and Sex Trafficking
    Kara Huls
  3. Active Shooter Preparedness
    Mac Hardy, Director of Operations, NASRO
  4. TANF Track:  What a Difference A Daddy Makes
    Kerry Brooks, Autism 2 Awesome
  5. Auburn Evaluation – Public Awareness
    Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder, Dr. Ami Landers, Addison Braddock, Raequon Pinckney and Donna Roland, Auburn University
12:15 – 1:15 pm Networking Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 pm Concurrent Sessions:

  1. Piecing Together the Puzzle of Parent Engagement: A Comprehensive Action Plan to a Collaborative Approach
    Parent Advisory Council
  2. Human Trafficking: It’s More Than a Movie
    Doug Gilmer, PhD, Senior Law Enforcement Liaison/Advisor: DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking
  3. Digital Safety
    Jeff Davis
  4. TANF Track – Tanf Spending Requirements and Updates/Child Support Program Overview and Updates
    Fannie Ashley, Program Manager -State Department of Human Resources
    Lisa Clark, DHR, Child Support Policy and Procedures Program Manager, Alabama Department of Human Resources
2:15 – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 – 3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions:

  1. Behavioral Health Concerns & Their Impact on Children
    Lt. Craig Parker, Commander – Behavioral Intervention Team, Tuscaloosa Police Department
  2. How Your Agency Can Help Prevent, Detect, Respond to Child Trafficking
    Susan Crow, Childing Trafficking Solutions Project
  3. Q & A Session: New Grantee
    Erin Cauthen, Senior Accountant, Children’s Trust Fund
  4. TANF Track- The Life After Creating New Families
    Michon Trent, LICSW, PIP, Executive Director, The Family Center