Monday September 8, 2008
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
REGISTRATION
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Buffet Lunch
1:00 pm
Welcome/Overview:
Stuart Oppenheim & Danna Fabella
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1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Keynote Address:
Kristen Shook Slack, PhD
University of Wisconsin
Poverty and the Impact on Child Maltreatment and Tie Into
the Vision of Linkages: TANF as Child Abuse Prevention & CWS
as Anti-Poverty
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2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Q & A
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
Parent Leadership/Partner Response Panel
4:00pm – 4:45 pm
Table Talk
4:45 – 5:00 pm
Brief Report out
5:00 – 6:30 pm
Opening Networking Reception
Tuesday September 9, 2008
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Workshops # 1 - 7
Workshop 1: Differential Response/Linkages
Del Norte county will present their Differential Response model that includes
Linkages
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PPT
Workshop 2: Sanction Cases/Linkages
Calaveras county will address the issue of how Linkages is focusing on this Welfare
to Work population.
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Workshop 3: CalWORKs 101 Sacramento Room
Non CalWORKs staff can learn about CalWORKs and the requirements of that program.
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Workshop 4: Drug Court/Linkages
See and hear how Ventura County has used the Linkages philosophy to create an
innovative Dependency Drug Court program.
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Workshop 5: CalWORKs Systems
Learn what types of data can be obtained from the automated systems, which contain
CalWORKs eligibility, employment, and payment information.
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Clara County
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Bernardino County Workshop 6: Developing Parent
Leaders
Learn about Fresno & Stanislaus counties innovative programs that involve
using former parents who were recipients of services from their agency to work
with current parents.
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Tuesday September 9, 2008
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Workshop 7: Managing Organizational Change to Implement & Sustain
Initiatives in a Public Agency
Explore why an organizational assessment and planning process is important prior
to implementing any initiative. Participants will discuss the guiding principles
of organizational development when embarking on a project and how to manage change
within the organization to implement and sustain the initiative.
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10:00am – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am – Noon
Workshops # 8 - 14
Workshop 8: AB 429/Linkages
Contra Costa and Ventura counties will describe how they have implemented AB
429 and the interface with
Linkages.
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Workshop 9: CalWORKs SDM
The Children’s Research Center along with San Luis Obispo and Orange counties
will describe a program they have been implementing that seeks to identify CalWORKs
recipients who are at high risk of becoming
involved in the child welfare system, and targeting prevention services to them
to reduce the likelihood of
child maltreatment and increase achievement of self-sufficiency.
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Form PDF
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Workshop 10: Local Evaluation
Paul Harder will present information and tools on some local evaluation efforts.
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Workshop 11: WPR
CDSS staff will present information on Work Participation Rates and provide an
opportunity for you to think
about this in your county.
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DOC
Workshop 12: Engaging Families in Case Planning Through Linkages
Leslie Ann Hay, Linkages Project Associate will present models for engaging families
in case planning and
will be joined by Stanislaus and Tulare counties in presenting their inclusive
planning model.
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Workshop 13: Child Welfare 101
This Workshop will provide an overview of the Child Welfare System in California.
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Workshop 14: Effective Supervision in a Coordinated Service Environment
Debbie Yip, Director RCFFP will share ways to approach supervision when staff
are from different programs
as well as supervising staff when programs goals cross other programs that may
not be under the supervisors
direct control.
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12:15 pm to 1:15 pm
Lunch (included)
1:15 pm to 2:45 pm
General Session Panel:
from the Top:
What are the State’s Priorities & How Does Linkages Fit in?
John Wagner, Greg Rose and Charr Lee Metsker,
California Department of Social Services
Frank Mecca, Executive Director, CWDA
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2:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Closing Remarks:
Danna Fabella
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