Agenda - National Title IV-E Roundtable

National Title IV-E Roundtable

	National Title IV-E Roundtable Agenda
Date/Time	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 – 8:45 am	Breakfast and Visit Exhibitors
8:45 – 9:00 am	Welcome
9:00 – 10:15 am	Keynote Presentation
10:15 – 10:45 am	Break and Visit Exhibitors
10:45 – 11:45 am	Breakout Sessions Group I
Session 101	Introduction to Title IV-E Funding Riley Haragan, Oregon Department of Human Services
Session 102	Bilingual Social Work in Child Welfare: A Pilot Course Vania S. Buck, California State University, Chico
Session 103	Pathway to Success: Fostering Resilience in Youth Aging out of Foster Care Teauania Charles, LCSW, Calliope’s Corner
Session 104	Building Domestic Violence-Informed Child Welfare Systems: A Blueprint for University-Agency Training Partnerships Leah Vejzovic, Safe & Together Institute
Session 105	Reclaiming Fatherhood: Navigating Social Expectations and Redefining Roles Vene Baggett, Texas A&M University- Central Texas
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm	General Session Sebrena Jackson, The University of Alabama School of Social Work
2:15 – 3:15 pm	Breakout Sessions Group II
Session 206	Best Practices for Engaging Families in the Child Welfare System Marian Swindell, Mississippi State University-Meridian
Session 207	The Role of Child Welfare Training and Education in Preventing Refugee Children from Entering the Child Welfare System Bibhuti K. Sar, Kent School of Social Work and Family Science, University of Louisville Daniel Boamah, MSSW, PhD, Department of Social Work, Western Kentucky University
Session 208	Scaling Motivational Interviewing in Child Welfare: Lessons Learned in Fidelity Monitoring and Implementation Melanie D Sage, Sage Training and Consulting Todd Sage, Sage Training and Consulting
Session 209	Supervision That Transforms: Bridging Workforce Gaps for Safer, Stronger Families Rebecca Seader, LCSW-C, University of Maryland School of Social Work Mackenzie Billings LCSW-C, University of Maryland School of Social Work
Session 210	The Title IV-E Stipend Program Professional Coaching Component: A Retention Strategy to Strengthen the Frontline Child Welfare Workforce in Alabama Andrea Bell, The University of Alabama School of Social Work Daphne C. Cain, The University of Alabama School of Social Work Uche Nwatu, The University of Alabama School of Social Work
3:30 – 4:15 pm	Roundtable Discussion
4:30 – 6:00 pm	Reception
Date/Time	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
7:30 – 8:30 am	Breakfast and Visit Exhibitors
8:30 – 9:00 am	Mandated Reporting Announcement
9:15 – 10:15 am	Breakout Sessions Group III
Session 311	Lessons from States Losing Title IV-E Programs for Improper Practices Marian Swindell, Mississippi State University-Meridian
Session 312	The Impact of the Title IV-E Training Program on Staff Retention in Public Child Welfare Teresa L. Young, Texas A&M University – Kingsville
Session 313	Curriculum and Evaluation: An Alliance for Building Academic and Professional Competencies in Child Welfare Joel Lucena Quiles, University of Puerto Rico Roivelisse Sanchez Rosado, University of Puerto Rico
Session 314	Creating Workforce Training to support the Uptake of Innovative Program Models leveraging Implementation and Training Best Practices: Lessons from New Jersey’s Approach Nancy Gagliano, NJ Department of Children and Families Michael Doyle, NJ Department of Children and Families Amanda Suskin-Santarelli, Rutgers Institute for Families at the Rutgers School of Social Work
Session 315	Faculty and Student Experiences with a Title IV-E-Sponsored Simulation Lab Andrea Bell, The University of Alabama School of Social Work Brenda D. Smith, The University of Alabama School of Social Work Uche Nwatu, The University of Alabama School of Social Work
10:15 – 10:45 am	Break and Visit Exhibitors
10:45 – 11:45 am	Breakout Sessions Group IV
Session 416	Family-Centered Treatment and Simulation Training: Improving Workforce Readiness and Statewide Implementation Stephanie Glickman LCSW, CCTP, Family Centered Treatment Foundation Kevin Marino, The REAL Academy Janea Adkins, The REAL Academy
Session 417	Elevating Child Welfare Workforce Development Efforts: Innovative Skills Training using Virtual Reality and other Technologies Erika Marks, University of Utah Chad McDonald, University of Utah Kirsten Jensen, Division of Child and Family Services
Session 418	Engaging, Effective Training in Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Workers Melanie D Sage, Sage Training and Consulting Todd Sage, Sage Training and Consulting
Session 419	Leveraging the Power of Teams:The Team as Secure Base Mode Cassie Gillespie, University of Vermont- Social Work Department
Session 420	Empowering Advocacy: Developing Culturally Relevant Continuous Case Studies for a Child and Adult Advocacy Curriculum Shana Cerny, University of South Dakota Allison Nilsen, Simucase
11:45 am – 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm	General Session
2:15 – 3:15 pm	Breakout Sessions Group V
Session 521	Ethical Decision-Making in Child Welfare Practice Marian Swindell, Mississippi State University-Meridian Andrea Germany, University of Texas-Arlington
Session 522	Expanding what you can do with distance education through experiential learning: A pathway to improving child welfare workforce Kevin Marino, The REAL Academy Janea Adkins, The REAL Academy
Session 523	Title IV-E research-policy-practice feedback loops for program and workforce improvements Katie Maguire-Jack, University of Michigan School of Social Work Flavio Di Stefano, University of Michigan School of Social Work Leigh Rauk, University of Michigan School of Social Work
Session 524	Being keepers of child welfare and expanding the common good Brenda Solomon, University of Vermont
Session 525	Maximizing IV-E Dollars: Cost-Effective Strategies for Implementing the Safe & Together Model in Child Welfare Training Programs Leah Vejzovic, Safe & Together Institute
3:30 – 4:15 pm	Roundtable Discussion

	Thursday, May 22, 2025
7:30 – 8:30 am	Breakfast and Visit Exhibitors
8:30 – 9:30 am	Breakout Sessions Group VI
Session 626
Session 627	Development and Implementation of a Mentoring Program for Child Welfare Trainees Allison Dunnigan, University of Georgia Donnetta Washington, University of Georgia
Session 628	How Experiential Learning and Simulation-Based Activities Enhance Students’ Understanding of Child Welfare Issues Amie Brunson, The University of Alabama School of Social Work Amy McClean, The University of Alabama School of Social Work
Session 629	Expanding Pathways to Child Welfare Joanne O’Callaghan, Denver Department of Human Services Liz Huffman, Jefferson County Department of Human Services-CYFAP Savannah Stanley, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Session 630	Healing Bonds: Using the Adult Attachment Interview with Child Welfare Students to Explore and Build Resilience in the Workforce Tonyalea Elam, Southeastern Louisiana University Corie G Hebert, Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana Child Welfare Training Academy
9:45 – 10:45 am	Breakout Sessions Group VII
Session 731	Reframe, Rename, Reclaim: A (Re)Imagined Approach for Title IV-E Recruitment Jay Miller, University of Kentucky, College of Social Work Anita Barbee, University of Louisville, Kent School of Social Work and Family Science
Session 732	Collaboration and Transformation: The Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act and Its Promise for Child Welfare Joan Blakey, University of Minnesota Traci LaLiberte, University of Minnesota
Session 733	Innovation and Impact: Designing Effective Workforce Health Solutions for Child Welfare Austin Griffiths, Western Kentucky University
Session 734	The MAP for Creating Systemic and Sustainable Change in Child Welfare: The Mississippi Title IV-E Project Jerome R. Kolbo Kolbo, The University of Southern Mississippi Devon V. Loggins, Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services Kay Casey, Kay Casey Consulting
Session 735	High-impact practices through the lens of collaboration; testimonies and reflections from community partners and alumni Naomi Reddish, M.S.W., Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work Roslyn Durham, M.S.W., Norfolk State University
10:45 – 11:15 am	Closing Remarks
11:15 am – noon	Networking and Boxed Lunch