National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology

Children's Bureau's
Sixth National Child Welfare Data Conference

Making IT Work: Using Data to Measure and Improve Outcomes
Hyatt Crystal City
Arlington, VA
April 9-11, 2003

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2003
Opening Session		Joe Bock
Welcome and Federal Updates		Robert McKeagney
		Angelina Palmiero
		Donald Perry
Keynote: Getting Everyone Involved in the CFSR		Judge James Payne
Session A
A-1	Child Well-Being Measures	Elena Cohen, Rosemary Chalk
A-2	Role of Courts in CFSR	Jennifer Renne, Linda Mitchell, Will Hornsby
A-3	Using AFCARS Data for Cohort Analysis	John Hargrove
A-4	Federal Session – Sign Up Required
A-5	Analytics – CW Management Info	Kathy Perras, Rebecca Bolton
A-6	State Development of Performance Standards Part 1 & Part 2	Mark Testa, Fred Wulczyn, Tammy Cordorva,Glenn Ogg
Session B
B-1	Best Large Scale Practices	Dan Gonos
B-2	Interagency Data Sharing	Ernie Yazzie
B-3	2001 and 2002 CFSR Results	Sylvia Kim, Heidi McIntosh
B-4	Improving Court Practice in CA/N	Lisa Portune
B-5	Adoption Data Update	Penny Maza
B-6	State Prep for CFSR: NCANDS/AFCARS	Denis Hommrich, Phil Zunder, Lois Branic, Kim Wittenstrom
Session C
C-1	Data Quality: Good Practice	Carrie Friedman, Kristin Woodruff
C-2	Measuring Court Performance	Mark Hardin
C-3	Data Marts for Cohort Analysis	Mary Ellen Bennard, Janice Baker, Ros Walter
C-4	On-Line SACWIS Data Reporting: Using OLAP	John Fluke, Brad Pierson, Randy Basham, Richard Schoech, Kim Wittenstrom
C-5	Measuring PIP Progress	Cindy Walcott, Tom Hay
C-6	Building Analytical Capacity	Mark Testa, Jacob Kraemer Tebes, Leon Saunders, Christian M. Connell, Terry Moore

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2003
Session D
D-1	Organizational Culture: Effective System Change Part 1 & Part 2	Thomas Welsh, Catherine M. Morton
D-2	Lessons for Tribes in CFSR	Mary McNevins, Tom Hay
D-3	Holistic View of Data in PIP Process	Thomas Wetterhan, Peter Watson
D-4	Model Court Technology	The Honorable James Payne, Carla Guenthner
D-5	Chafee: NYTD	Jan Cooper, Pamela Johnson
D-6	NCANDS Syntax	John Fluke, Larry Shannon
Session E
E-1	Outcome Evaluation in Child Welfare (for a copy of this presentation, please contact Anthony Maluccio at maluccio@bc.edu)	Suzanne Piening, Anthony Maluccio
E-2	Electronic Reports System	Terry Moore
E-3	Best Practices in Data Quality	Donna Pope, Tracy Fava
E-4	cwXML Update	Mary Ellen Bennard, Tomy Abraham, Rebecca Bolton, Janice Baker
E-5	HIPAA: Applicability	Ron Manderscheid, Bob Driscoll
E-6	Census Update Part 1: Using 2000 Census Race Categories with Agency Case Data Part 2: The Intercensal Population Estimates Program Part 3: Census 2000 Race Data into Commercial Data Products	John Hedderson, Signe Wetrogen, Ken Hodges
Session F
F-1	Conversion and Data Quality	Leon Saunders, Donna Pope, Bill Hindman
F-2	Federal Session – Sign Up Required
F-3	Social Services Block Grant Data	Marsha Werner, Gila Shusterman, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery
F-4	Combining IT and Case Review Data	Marc Markert
F-5	Benefits of Outcome Measurement	January Scott
F-6	Tribal CA/N Data Systems	Kathleen Fox
Workshop G
G-1	Open Session
G-2	Data Profiles: Syntax, Tips and Hints	Sharon Newburg-Rinn
G-3	AFCARS: Hands On Seminar	Angelina Palmiero, Alba Sierra
G-4	Using Data Maps to Improve Decision Making	Julie Ohm
G-5	Automating Title IV-E Eligibility	Kevin Bell, Anthea Seymour
G-6	Part 1 – Working with NCANDS Data	Lana Zikratova, Elliott G. Smith, Jeff Johnson
Workshop H
H-1	Part 1 – SACWIS Lessons Learned Part 2– Xtria Technical Assistance (TA)	Terry Watt, David Baker, Mark Jazo, Donna Chatman Owens
H-2	Native American Children: Well-Being Indicators	Angela A. Willeto
H-3	Data in Foster Family Recruitment	Patsy Buida, Alice-Lynn Ryssman
H-4	Integrating Electronic Data Collection	Ellie Eldredge, Elizabeth Mertinko
H-5	AFCARS Utilities: Hands On Seminar	John Hargrove, Angelina Palmiero
H-6	Part 2: Working with NCANDS Data	Lana Zikratova, Jeff Johnson, Elliott G. Smith

FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2003
Workshop I
I-1	How Data Helped DC Out of Receivership	Harold Beebout
I-2	Federal Session – Sign Up Required
I-3	Top 12 Outcomes Performance Reports: Using Tools for Driving Quality Improvement	Eric Nicklas, Patricia Donaldson
I-4	Open Session
I-5	ASFA: Exits From Care	Alice-Lynn Ryssman
I-6	Update on CM 2001 and Future Measures	John Gaudiosi, Ying-Ying Yuan
Closing Session
Emerging Technologies Panel: Using Web Based Technology		Dick Daniel, Michael Monette, Mark Calem, Bobbie Wilbur

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