Agenda
All Sessions will be held VIRTUALLY!
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
9:00 am - 9:30 am EST
Welcome + System of Care Champion Awards
9:30 am - 11:30 am EST
Plenary | High Impact Collaborations: The Kentucky Moment; Presentation by Marta Miranda-Straub and Jennifer Warren
Session One: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Option A:
Supporting Youth and Families Involved in the Child Welfare System
Presentation by Dyzz Cooper and Amanda Metcalf
Option B:
Building Relationships with Restorative Practices
Presentation by Elizabeth Mays
Option C:
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for Young Adults - A Research Study
Presentation by Margaret Lopresto, Lori Norton, Shelia Runyon
Session Two: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST
Option A:
Psychological First Aid for Children & Caregivers
Presentation by Katherine Tek and Ann Davis
Option B:
Racial Equity in Behavioral Health
Presentation by Rashaad Abdur-Rahman
Option C:
Rethinking Child Welfare in Kentucky: Prevention, Partnership, and Engagement of Families
Presentation by Christa Bell and Valerie Frost
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Session Three: 9:00 am - 11:00 am EST
Option A:
The Role of Psychotropic Medications in Child-Serving Systems
Presentation by Dr. William Lohr
Option B:
Applying Trauma-Informed Strategies to Enhance Resilience
Presentation by Miriam Silman
Option C:
Building Family Peer Support Services in any Agency
Presentation by Joy Varney
Session Four: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Option A:
The Purple Star Program: Building Support and Resiliency for Military-Connected Youth
Presentation by Sarah Jemison and Steve Cambron
Option B:
Partnering with Parents to Begin and Sustain Recovery
Presentation by Kimberly Releford, Melissa Hall, and Dreama Hedric
Option C:
Building Resilience in Early Childhood through Positive Parenting Techniques
Presentation by Darcie Taggart and Katherine Leigh Garrett
Option D:
Understanding and Supporting Gender Fluid Children/Youth and Their Families
Presentation by Dr. Mary Sciaraffa and Kipp Wheeler
Session Five: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST
Option A:
Secondary Traumatic Stress Solutions for Helping Professionals
Presentation by Kristal Hankinson
Option B:
Successfully Adding and Keeping Youth Engaged in Councils, Committees and Agencies
Presentation by Kate Tilton, Felicity Krueger, Ayanna Coates, and Jesse Dillow
Option C:
Identifying, Addressing, and Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities: An Agency Model
Presentation by Rachel Bingham and Edward Palmer, Sr.
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Session Six: 9:00 am - 11:00 am EST
Option A:
Building A Family-Driven and Youth-Driven System of Care
Presentation by Carol Cecil and Dyzz Cooper
Option B:
Beyond Certification and Compliance: Using the CANS to Engage and Support Children and Families
Presentation by Lizzie Minton and Kenneth McGill
Option C:
Establishing Contact Points to Strategically Identify the Presence of Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Presentation by Ian Shepard, Dominique Clark, Edward Palmer, Sr., Dr. Levi Bolin, and Lynette Ponder
Session Seven: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Option A:
Kentucky State Police Handle with Care Program and Angel Initiative Program
Presentation by Danielle Perkins and Meghan Martin
Option B:
Who’s Got the Hook-up? Partnering Outside of the Box
Presentation by Ashley Clark and Anne Embry
Option C:
Teaching Executive Functioning Skills to Preschool Students
Presentation by Michelle Antle
Session Eight: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm EST
Option A:
Equipping the Faith Community with Evidence-Based Tools to Address Community-Based Issues
Presentation by Monty Burks, Jaime Harper, and Will Taylor
Option B:
Prevention Practices in Kentucky Schools
Presentation by Tiffany Quarles, Laura Edwards, Cathy Prothro, and Sheila Barnard
Option C:
Bounce: Building a Trauma-Informed System of Care for Youth in Therapeutic & Residential Services
Presentation by Dr. David Finke