Featuring: Featuring: Dr. Denise Goodman & Dr. A. Chris DownsDr. Denise Goodman & Dr. A. Chris Downs

ThursdayThursdayThursday January 28, 2016

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Health Counseling and Certified Master Social Worker, for up to 9.5 hours of continuing

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8:15 to 9:00 Registration/Information Desk Opens

9:00 to 9:45 Opening General Session (For all attendees)

Keynote: Getting the Most Out of Collaboration

Dr. A. Chris Downs

10:00 to 11:30

D Session

Adoption Track: The Child Welfare Specialty Plan-Now for Adopted Children-Diane Demark, Vice

President of Operations, Community Based Care

Integrated Health and Salena Burden, MSW Adoption

Services Consultant

Permanency Track: Creating Permanency—Dr. Chris Downs

Adoptive Parent Track: Parenting from the

11:30 to 12:30 Lunch (Provided)

12:30 to 2:00

E Session

Adoption Track: Agency for Persons with Disabilities / Children’s Medical Services (TBD)

Permanency Track: Employment—Dr. Chris Downs

Adoptive Parent Track: Parenting from the Trenches (continued) - Dr. Denise Goodman

2:00 to 2:15 Break

2:15 to 3:45

F Session

Adoption Track: Florida Adoption Reunion Registry (FARR) Minnie Jenkins, Florida Department of

Children and Families

Florida’s Adoption Assistance Program (Subsidy)

Courtney Smith, Adoptions Program Manager, Florida

Department of Children and Families

Permanency Track: Working with High Risk Youth: Preparing for Independent Living—Cathy

Turner

Adoptive Parent Track: News from Tallahassee - Courtney Smith, Adoptions

Program Manager, Florida Department of Children and

Families

(2:45-3:45) Making the Most of Post Adoption

Services— Dr. Denise Goodman

3:45 to 4:00 Closing Event. Evaluations/Wrap up and Door Prizes!

Denise Goodman, PhD, ACSW, began her career working with emotionally

disturbed teens in a residential treatment facility and has held positions

as a protective services social worker, residential treatment coordinator,

research/education specialist, training specialist and foster parent.

Denise earned her doctorate in social work from Ohio State University

with dissertation research that examined the causal factors of adoption

disruption. Currently, Dr. Goodman is a self-employed consultant and

trainer. She also serves as a technical assistant to The Annie E. Casey

Foundation in the area of recruitment, training, licensing and support of

resource families. Denise conducts workshops and consultations

throughout the United States on topics related to foster care and

adoption.

Florida’s Adoption Information & Independent Living Resource Center

Winter Statewide TrainingWinter Statewide Training——January 28January 28--29, 201629, 2016

For more information:

Florida’s Resource Center 1-800-962-3678

4203 Southpoint Boulevard - Jacksonville, Florida 32216 Fax 904-353-3472 Email conferences@danielkids.org

Where: Omni Hotels & Resort, 245 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202. For reservations, call 800-

843-6664 and reference group Daniel Memorial, before Friday,

January 8, 2016 to receive the conference room rate of $129 per night.

FridayFridayFriday January 29, 2016

8:15 to 9:00 Registration/Information Desk Opens

9:00 to 9:45 Opening General Session (For all attendees)

Keynote: Working Together for Permanency

Dr. Denise Goodman

10:00 to 11:30

A Session

Adoption Track: Recruiting Families for Our Most Difficult to Place Children—Dr. Denise Goodman

Permanency Track: State of Independent Living Services in Florida, Tory Wilson, Courtney Smith,

Becky Pengelley , Florida Department of Children and

Families

11:30 to 12:30 Lunch (Provided)

12:30 to 2:00

B Session

Adoption Track: Recruiting Families (continued) - Dr. Denise Goodman

Permanency Track: Post Education Support Services (PESS), Becky Pengelley, Florida Department

of Children and Families

2:00 to 2:15 Break

2:15 to 3:45

C Session

Adoption Track: Tallahassee Update: What’s on the Horizon? - Courtney Smith, Adoptions Program

Manager, Florida Department of Children and Families

Permanency Track: Work group—Developing a Statewide Independent Living Resource Center,

Facilitated by: Trevor Quinlan, Daniel Memorial

Institute & Bob Rooks, Florida’s Adoption Information

Center

3:45 to 4:00 Evaluations/Wrap up

Dr. Chris Downs is a developmental psychologist with 30+ years of

academic, research, practical, policy, and community service to older

youth and young adults associated with child welfare and education.

Dr. Downs is President of The Downs Company, LLC, based in Seattle,

WA. The company's mission is to improve services and outcomes for

youth living in out-of-home care (such as foster care) across the United

States. Specialties:Strategic directions, youth-driven leadership,

keynote and motivational speeches, design and implementation of

independent living services. Limited

Scholarships

Available! Call for details.