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2004 Conference At-A-Glance
 
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004
Pre-Conference

Registration - Exhibit Hall Foyer

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Hall
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Pre-Session Presentation
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS): Technical Assistance Session

Regency EF

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
Angelina Palmiero
Lunch - On your own 12:00 Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Opening Session – Regency EF 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Welcome and Federal Updates Angelina Palmiero, Robert McKeagney, Susan Orr
Introduction of Keynote Speaker Joan Ohl
Keynote Address Fred Boothe
Break at the Exhibit Fair 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Session A
2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
A-1 Ways to Track Quality Assurance Review Results
Regency E
Cindy Walcott, Bill Hindman, Brad Pierson
A-2 Characteristics of Successful Technology Implementations
Regency F
Keith Ewell
A-3 Case Studies in Tribal Data Collection and Use: Implications for Policy Makers, Researchers and Advocates
Washington A
Jody Becker-Green, Jaime Smith
A-4 AFCARS Promising Practice Update
(Part I)

Conference Theater
Gene Thompson, Angelina Palmiero
A-5 Records Retention Management in the Digital Age: A Key Element In Minimizing Agency and Worker Liability
Washington B
Daniel Pollack, James Marsh
A-6 Alternative Response and Its Impact on Reporting and on Services
Potomac 6
Anthony Loman, Carole Johnson
Break at the Exhibit Fair 4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Session B
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
B-1 AFCARS Promising Practice Update
(Part II)

Regency E
Gene Thompson, Angelina Palmiero
B-2 How to Use Data in a Foster Care Recruitment Strategy
Regency F
Alice-Lynn Ryssman, Patsy Buida
B-3 WiSACWIS
Washington A
Joyce Rose, Amy Johnson, Mark Johnson
B-4 Good Data as the Key to Surviving the CFSR and the Program Improvement Plan
Conference Theater
Sharon Newburg-Rinn
B-5 Case Tracking: ASFA Timelines and Data Collection
Washington B
Alicia Davis
B-6 Creating a Tribal Child Abuse and Neglect Data Collection System
Potomac 6
Jody Becker-Green, Jaime Smith
Welcome Reception at the Exhibit Fair 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2004
Continental Breakfast at the Exhibit Fair 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Session C
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
C-1 Managing Up with Using Quality Assurance Data and Information
Regency E
Lynda Arnold, Peter Watson, Tom Pomonis
C-2 Child Welfare XML Update
Regency F
Mary Ellen Bennard, Angelo Serra, Diana King
C-3 Poverty, Reporting, and Foster Care
Washington A
Fred Wulczyn, Ying-Ying Yuan
C-4 What the Child and Family Services Reviews Say about Services to Indian Children and Families
Conference Theater
Carolyn Maple, Tom Hay
C-5 Automated Documents
(Part I and II)

Washington B
Jamie McBride, Michael Jones, Judge Michael Key, Nancy Bruce, Michelle Barclay
C-6 NCANDS In-Depth: Lessons for Program Improvement (Part I)
Potomac 6
John Gaudiosi, John Fluke, Bill Sermons, Myles Edwards, Barbara Needell, Daniel Webster, Terry Shaw, M. Alan Brookhart
Break at the Exhibit Fair 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Session D
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
D-1 SACWIS Interfaces
Regency E
Terry Watt, David Baker, Donna Chatman-Owens, Galina Krivoruk, Jean Swanson-Broberg, Mary Ellen Bennard
D-2 Quality Improvement Centers
Regency F
Myles Edwards, Anne Johnson Atkinson, Crystal Collins-Camargo, Carol J. Harper, Elyse Kaye
D-3 Recent Findings on the SSBG Program
Washington A
Marsha Werner, Gila Shusterman, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery
D-4 Using AFCARS Data for Cohort Analysis
Conference Theater
John Hargrove
D-5 Promising Practices in Data Exchange: Lessons from Missouri and Alabama
Washington B
Gary J. Waint, Cary McMillan, Bob Maddox
D-6 NCANDS In-Depth: Lessons for Program Improvement (Part II)
Potomac 6
John Gaudiosi, John Fluke, Bill Sermons, Myles Edwards
Light Lunch at the Exhibit Fair 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Session E
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
E-1 The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Home-at-Last Initiative: The Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care and Fostering Results
Regency E
Mark Testa, Judge Nancy Salyers, Carol Emig, Sue Bandeau, Jess McDonald
E-2 Enterprise Integration: Transformation through Reuse
Regency F
Donna Marler, Don Grier
E-3 System Design For Increased Data Quality, Reliability, and Integrity
Washington A
Brian Kelley, Karen Edgecomb, Dicy Perry
E-4 Building Analytical Capacity Grants Within the States - Rhode Island’s Experience
Conference Theater
Jacob Kraemer Tebes, Christian M. Connell
E-5 Planning, Designing, and Developing Juvenile IT Systems
Washington B
Alicia Davis, Jamie McBride, Michael Jones
E-6

The Next NIS
Potomac 6

Andrea Sedlak
Break – Last chance to visit the Exhibit Fair 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Session F 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
F-1 AFCARS: "Waif" Elements
Regency E
Angelina Palmiero, Alice-Lynn Ryssman
F-2 Kicking Pivot Tables Up a Notch to Inform Program Improvement
Regency F
Terry Moore, Edward Nishimura
F-3 Use of Research-Based Data to Examine Child and Adolescent Well-Being: An Assessment Tool for Child Welfare Agencies
Washington A
Ebone’ Joseph, Zina McGee
F-4 Going Beyond the Child Maltreatment Report: Secondary Analysis Using the NCANDS Data
Conference Theater
Elliott Smith
F-5 Dependency Case Performance Measurement for Courts
Washington B
Leola McKenzie, Mark Hardin, Susan Koenig
F-6 The NCANDS Validator Program for Programmers
Potomac 6
Larry Shannon, Sunil Leelaram
Break 4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Workshop G 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
G-1 CFSR PIP Progress/Close Out
Regency E
Will Hornsby, John Hargrove
G-2 The Impact of IV-E Status on the Length of Stay in Foster Care: A University and Child Welfare Agency Collaborative
Regency F
Joseph V. Keegan, Linda Lee
G-3 An Approach to Linking Training Systems, Data and Evaluation to Achieving Outcomes for Children
Washington A
Vivian Hurt, Susan Kanak
G-4 Using Technology to Foster Collaboration: The Promise of the Learning Community Model
Conference Theater
Jeanette Hercik, Courtney Kakuska, Bradley Myles
G-5 Management Information
Washington B
Connie Hickman-Tanner
G-6 Detailed Review of the Safety Assessment Profile
Potomac 6
Larry Shannon, Ying-Ying Yuan, Lana Zikratova
NRC-CWDT Project Advisory Group Meeting (by invitation only) 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2004
Continental Breakfast 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Workshop H 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
H-1 Roundtable Discussions:
SACWIS Lessons Learned
IV-E Reviews (e.g., information on calculating disallowances)
Data Mapping for States and Tribes
ICWA—What We Know and Where States are Now
The Use of University Training Grants to Train Social Workers
HIPAA
Washington A
H-2 Roundtable Discussions:
Update on AdoptUSKids
Using Both Judicial and Agency Data to Reinforce the CFSR Process
Marketing Automation To Social Workers—Strategies For Increasing System Acceptance and Use By Users
Integrating Automated System Training Into General Child Welfare Worker Training
County Based SACWIS Systems Update
The Use of Alternative Data in PIP Reporting (e.g., longitudinal analysis)
Washington B
H-3 Putting Data Where It Counts: Deploying Child Welfare Data Through OLAP and Data Warehouse Technology
Conference Theater
Facilitator: John Fluke with Navina Forsythe, Leonard Johnson, James Farris, Kim Wittenstrom, Richard Schoech
H-4 Using Internet Resources for Enriching Your Data
Potomac 6
Noël Kinder
H-5 The Benefits of an Integrated Electronic Case Calendaring and Scheduling System
Regency E
Judge Marywave Van Deren, Larry Gezelius, Kevin Stock
H-6 Update on CAPTA and Its Policy and Data Implications
Regency F
Irene Bocella, Ying-Ying Yuan
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break
Closing Session 10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Secrets from the Other Side: How IT Vendors Assess Risks
Regency AB
Facilitator: Marty Dunning with Yvette Jackson, Bobbie Wilbur, Sterling McCullough, Kathleen Perras
NDAS National Working Group (NWG) Meeting (by invitation only) 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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