Georgia CASA 2009 Conference Handouts

Thank you to our conference sponsor, the Supreme Court of Georgia's Committee on Justice for Children (CJ4C).

9:45-11:15 - Workshop Block I
Aging Out of Foster Care (sponsored by CJ4C) - Judge Vincent Crawford, DeKalb County Juvenile Court
Promising Practices in Juvenile Courts (sponsored by CJ4C) - Judge Sandra W. Miller, Juvenile Court Judge for the Paulding Judicial Circuit
Impact of Maternal Substance Abuse - Dr. Karen K. Howell, Emory University School of Medicine, Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Project
Marketing: Telling a Message of Hope - Charlotte King, President/Creative Director, Snowden & King Marketing Communications – Publisher, Marketing Zone Magazine
A CASA Volunteer's Role in Permanency (sponsored by CJ4C)- Judge R. Michael Key, Troup County Juvenile Court
Georgia DFCS: Programs & Policy Updates - Bobby Cagle, MSW, Family Services Director, Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Family and Children Services
Quality Advocacy When Assisting Foster Children in Our Schools - Leslie Lipson, J.D., Parent Leadership Support Project, Georgia Advocacy Office
Knowing Who You Are - Helping Youth in Care Develop their Racial and Ethnic Identity - Tracy Evans, Southern Gulf Regional Program Specialist, National CASA Association

1:15 - 2:45 - Workshop Block II
Ask the Judges: A Judges Panel (sponsored by CJ4C) - Judges Vincent Crawford, Kevin Guidry, R. Michael Key, Sandra W. Miller, Peggy Walker and Steven Teske (Moderator)
Resource Toolkit for Child Advocates (sponsored by CJ4C) - Melissa Carter, Deputy Director, Office of the Child Advocate, State of Georgia
Understanding Mental Health Diagnoses in Children - Dr. Katrina Johnson, Deparment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University
Nonprofit Financial Basics 101 - Chiquita Board, National Director, Eastern Region, Checking Network USA
An Advocate's Guide to Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) (sponsored by CJ4C) - Judge Britt Hammond, Toombs Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court
Navigating the System for Relative Caregiver Support - Dianne Cleveland-Sharp and Shamim Neal-Backus, Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Family and Children Services and Hattie Hill, Fulton County Department of Family & Children Services
Youth Perspective on Foster Care & the CASA Program (sponsored by CJ4C) - Georgia EmpowerMEnt

3:00-4:30 - Workshop Block III
Introduction to Juvenile Court (sponsored by CJ4C) - Judge Kevin J. Guidry, Piedmont Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court
First Aid for Nonprofits - Mary Migliaro, M.Ed., Mission Possible Consulting
Building Blocks of Healthy Sexual Development - Anna Curtis, Program Specialist, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia
Managing Risk in Your CASA Program - Angela Tanzella, Director of Advocacy & Program Development, Georgia CASA
Being Effective with the Substance Abusing Family - S. Candee’ Winfield, LPC, BCPCC, President, Suddenly! Professional Counseling, & Consulting, P.C.
Be the Best Witness: Testifying in Juvenile Court (sponsored by CJ4C) - Judge Peggy H. Walker, Juvenile Court of Douglas County
Child Welfare Legislation and Policy Update (sponsored by CJ4C) - Melissa Carter, Deputy Director, Office of the Child Advocate, State of Georgia


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	Georgia CASA 2009 Conference Handouts Thank you to our conference sponsor, the Supreme Court of Georgia's Committee on Justice for Children (CJ4C). 9:45-11:15 - Workshop Block I Aging Out of Foster Care *(sponsored by CJ4C)* - Judge Vincent Crawford, DeKalb County Juvenile Court Promising Practices in Juvenile Courts (sponsored by CJ4C) - Judge Sandra W. Miller, Juvenile Court Judge for the Paulding Judicial Circuit Impact of Maternal Substance Abuse - Dr. Karen K. Howell, Emory University School of Medicine, Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Project Marketing: Telling a Message of Hope - Charlotte King, President/Creative Director, Snowden & King Marketing Communications – Publisher, Marketing Zone Magazine A CASA Volunteer's Role in Permanency *(sponsored by CJ4C)- Judge R. Michael Key, Troup County Juvenile Court* Georgia DFCS: Programs & Policy Updates - Bobby Cagle, MSW, Family Services Director, Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Family and Children Services Quality Advocacy When Assisting Foster Children in Our Schools - Leslie Lipson, J.D., Parent Leadership Support Project, Georgia Advocacy Office Knowing Who You Are - Helping Youth in Care Develop their Racial and Ethnic Identity - Tracy Evans, Southern Gulf Regional Program Specialist, National CASA Association 1:15 - 2:45 - Workshop Block II Ask the Judges: A Judges Panel *(sponsored by CJ4C)* - Judges Vincent Crawford, Kevin Guidry, R. Michael Key, Sandra W. Miller, Peggy Walker and Steven Teske (Moderator) Resource Toolkit for Child Advocates *(sponsored by CJ4C)* - Melissa Carter, Deputy Director, Office of the Child Advocate, State of Georgia Understanding Mental Health Diagnoses in Children - Dr. Katrina Johnson, Deparment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University Nonprofit Financial Basics 101 - Chiquita Board, National Director, Eastern Region, Checking Network USA An Advocate's Guide to Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) *(sponsored by CJ4C)* - Judge Britt Hammond, Toombs Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court Navigating the System for Relative Caregiver Support - Dianne Cleveland-Sharp and Shamim Neal-Backus, Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Family and Children Services and Hattie Hill, Fulton County Department of Family & Children Services Youth Perspective on Foster Care & the CASA Program *(sponsored by CJ4C)* - Georgia EmpowerMEnt 3:00-4:30 - Workshop Block III Introduction to Juvenile Court *(sponsored by CJ4C)* - Judge Kevin J. Guidry, Piedmont Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court First Aid for Nonprofits - Mary Migliaro, M.Ed., Mission Possible Consulting Building Blocks of Healthy Sexual Development - Anna Curtis, Program Specialist, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia Managing Risk in Your CASA Program - Angela Tanzella, Director of Advocacy & Program Development, Georgia CASA Being Effective with the Substance Abusing Family - S. Candee’ Winfield, LPC, BCPCC, President, Suddenly! Professional Counseling, & Consulting, P.C. Be the Best Witness: Testifying in Juvenile Court *(sponsored by CJ4C)* - Judge Peggy H. Walker, Juvenile Court of Douglas County Child Welfare Legislation and Policy Update *(sponsored by CJ4C)* - Melissa Carter, Deputy Director, Office of the Child Advocate, State of Georgia