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2006 2007  
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Early Childhood Federal Partners Program Overview

This Federal Programs Overview call is another part of the preparation for our joint meeting.  The purpose of this call was to provide more detailed background information about the various grantee programs and technical assistance providers that will be participating in the March meeting.  Representatives from each of the Federal agencies will present an overview of the key provisions of the various programs and highlight the points of intersection and shared goals across the various participants coming to the meeting. 

Handouts:
ppt CBCAP PI Overview
ppt PSSF Overview
ppt ECCS Overview
pdf Call Agenda
pdf Child Care and Development Fund
pdf SAMHSA Overview

Audio Files:
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Role of Fidelity in Quality Improvement Efforts

This teleconference provided information for CBCAP leads in implementing evidence-based programs and monitoring for fidelity. The initial portions of the call concerned topics for TA calls on EBP in the coming months.

The presenter was:

 

Karen Blase, Co-Director
National Implementation Research Network

Handouts:
ppt Power point

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CBCAP and PART Update

This teleconference provided information for CBCAP leads in reporting on the CBCAP PART Efficiency Measure for 2007. A question and answer document is pending and should be posted in early December.

The presenter was:

 

Melissa Lim Brodowski, Federal Project Officer
Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau

Handouts:
2007 Update CBCAP and PART Guidelines
pdf CBCAP PART Q and A
2007 Updated Attachment B1
2007 Updated Attachment B2
2007 Updated Attachment C

Audio Files:
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Powerful Partners for Prevention: CBCAP State Lead Agencies and their Boards

This teleconference provided information for CBCAP leads in working with their boards in various settings and structures. The presenters provided a range of viewpoints and types of boards for examples.

The presenters were:

 

Jeanne Brooks
Director, Tennessee Children's Trust Fund

  Bonnie Beneke
Board Member, Tennessee Children's Trust Fund
  Suzin Bartley
Director, Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund
  Gailanne Reeh
Board Member, Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund
  Mary Anne Snyder
Director, Wisconsin Children's Trust Fund
  Dianne Jenkins
Board Member, Wisconsin Children's Trust Fund

Handouts:
CBCAP State Lead Agencies and their Boards: Powerful Partners for Prevention

Audio Files:
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Parenting Education and the Cooperative Extension System:
Resources for Partnership and Practice

USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service supports parenting education through partnership with the Cooperative Extension System at land-grant universities throughout the nation. In this presentation, Dr. Caroline Crocoll, National Program Leader for Family Science at USDA, will provide an overview of Cooperative Extension at the federal, state and local level and Extension faculty from the land-grant university system will share Extension parenting education and early childhood practices, resources, and partnering opportunities with conference call participants.

The presenter was:

 

Dr. Caroline Crocoll
National Program Leader for Family Science
United States Department of Agriculture

Handouts:
Agenda
Partnering with Extension and Just in Time Parenting

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Federal Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse and Neglect
(October 16th, 2007 meeting)

This call is a recording of the Federal Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse and Neglect and included introductions from Catherine Nolan and Susan Orr.

The presenters were:

 

David Chambers
Chief, Dissemination and Implementation Research Program              Division of Services and Intervention Research                              National Institute of Mental Health/NIH

 

Maria Woolverton
Federal Project Officer, ACF Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
LONGSCAN Research Team

Handouts:
David Chambers Powerpoint

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History of the Children's Bureau

This call was a discussion with Dr. Cecelia Tichi, holder of the Chair of Modern Culture in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, present "Justice, Not Pity: Julia Lathrop, First Chief of the U.S. Children's Bureau.

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Meaningful Parent Involvement- Lessons Learned from the Education System

An experienced parent panel on lessons learned on engaging parents and translating parent involvement for the educational to the social services setting.

The presenters were:

 

Isabella Jean
Parent Leadership Exchange Project through the Institute for Responsive Education
Northeastern University, Boston

 

Jacqueline Wood
Parent Engagement Information and Tools, Moving Beyond Parent Involvement to Parent Engagement
Michigan Department of Education

 

Beverly Raimondo
Director of the Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence

 

Paula Carrino
Project Coordinator, California Head Start Association

Handouts:
Building Partnerships with Families
Leaders for Change Certificate Program
I Didn't Know I Could Do That
Parent Leadership Exchange Project
Michigan Parent Leadership Toolkit
The Rundown- Parent Involvement at Home
The Rundown- Parent Teacher Conferences
Setting the Stage for Success

Audio Files:
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PREVENT Institute Teleconference

The first in a series of informational conference calls sponsored by the Prevention Subcommittee of the Federal Interagency Workgroup on Child Abuse and Neglect.  This call was an overview of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded PREVENT Child Maltreatment Institute, an intensive 6 to 9 month program developed to help multi-organizational teams of developed prevention practitioners prevent child maltreatment before it starts by providing training in the established core competencies of public health-based violence prevention.  For additional information, visit their web site at:  http://www.prevent.unc.edu.

The presenters were:

 

Carol Runyan, PhD, MPH
Director, UNC Injury Prevention Research Center
Professor, Departments of Health Behavior and Health Education and Pediatrics

 

Desmond Runyan, MD, DrPH
Professor, Social Medicine and Pediatrics, UNC
National Program Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program

 

Elizabeth Knight, MSW
Coordinator of Child Maltreatment Training Initiatives
Senior Scientist, UNC IPRC

 

Phyllis Fleming, PhD, MS
Evaluation Director, PREVENT

Handouts:
PREVENT Institute Powerpoint
PREVENT Institute Information
PREVENT Institute Staff Bios

Audio Files:
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Preparing for the Second Round of Child and Family Service Reviews

The teleconference for CBCAP State Lead Agencies on Preparing for the Second Round of CFSRs provided an overview of the second round of CFSRs, information about the State conference calls to plan for the CFSRs, and answered other general questions about the process. The purpose of this teleconference was to help States who are not familiar with the CFSR process as well as discuss how the CBCAP Leads may be more involved in the second round.

The presenter was:

  Don Adams, Child and Family Service Review Unit, Children’s Bureau

Audio Files:
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Engaging Parents in Child Abuse Prevention Activities
This teleconference was a panel of states that shared how they’re involving parents in child abuse prevention activities in their states. States shared their models of parent engagement in year long and April activities. Topics discussed include:

  • Overview of presenting agency, the clients served.
  • Child Abuse Prevention activities currently going on in the presenter’s state.
  • Special events/conferences planned within each state.
  • Recommend strategies for involving parents in child abuse prevention activities.
  • Hurdles that each state has had to overcome, and strategies for overcoming them.
  • From a parent’s perspective, how the parent sees their role in the agency surrounding child abuse prevention activities, and the things that encouraged them the most to become involved.
  • Specific things that parents will be involved in doing especially during April, Child Abuse Prevention Month.

The presenters were:

 

Cheryl Cannon, Program Manager
New York State Office of Children and Family Services

 

Carol Robinson, Parent Leader
Peter Castle Family Resource Center

 

Pam Vallett, Clinical Director
Nashville Child Advocacy Center

  Dawn Pasha, Parent Leader
Nashville Child Advocacy Center
  Kim Elmore, Parent Leader
Nashville Child Advocacy Center

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Cultural Competence for CBCAP Lead Agencies
This teleconference was an introduction to the new tool, Cultural Competence Agency Self-Assessment Instrument. The call included an overview of the assessment tool, examples of how it has been used and how Lead Agencies might use it in helping to determine their agency's level of cultural competence. The presenters were:

  Lloyd Bullard, Director of Cultural Competence
Child Welfare League of America
 

Dr. Leah Karliner, Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco


The tool referenced on this call may be ordered from CWLA. Please click here to see the publication information and ordering information. The price is $16.95 but CWLA offers discounts for bulk orders and flexible payment terms. For more information on discounts and payment, click here.

Other resources that may be of interest from CWLA can be found by browsing these issues of Children's Voice, Child Welfare Journal, Cultural Competence Guide.

Handouts:
Lloyd Bullard Powerpoint
Dr. Karliner Powerpoint

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Peer Review in CBCAP: The Nuts and Bolts
This teleconference was an overview of the Peer Review Process and outlined the best practices in implementation and offered insight in how to get it started in your state. The presenter was:

  Edi Winkle, Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator
FRIENDS National Resource Center

Handouts:
Peer Review Practice Powerpoint
Peer Review in CBCAP: Current Activities and Best Practices for Building Stronger Peer Review

Audio Files:
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CBCAP and PART: An Update
This teleconference was for the CBCAP Lead Agency Program and it reviewed the new reporting requirements for the CBCAP Efficiency Measure. The presenter for this call was:

  Melissa Lim Brodowski, Federal Project Officer
Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau

Handouts:
Guidelines for CBCAP Programs on EBP and EIP
Attachment B: Sample Data Collection Forms (these are not mandatory forms)

  Attachment B1- Worksheet for Funded Program
  Attachment B2- Lead Agency Worksheet

Attachment C: Sample Evidence-based and Evidence Informed Programs and Practices Checklist
Attachment D: Matrix of Evidence-based Program Rating Criteria
Guidelines Question and Answers

Audio Files:
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CBCAP Fiscal Reporting
This teleconference was for the CBCAP Lead Agency Program and Fiscal staff. It reviewed the requirements and provided information about the online fiscal reporting systems for grants. The presenter was:

  Rachel Hickson, Grants Management Specialist
Administration for Children and Families

Handouts:
CBCAP Fiscal Reporting Powerpoint

Audio Files:
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Maximizing Resources for CBCAP Programs
This teleconference addressed the CAPTA legislation leverage funding requirement, definitions, and how state CBCAP allocations are calculated. Plus, strategies for blended and braided funding and other creative financing approaches are shared. The presenters were:

  Melissa Lim Brodowski, Federal Project Officer
Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau
  Linda Baker, Executive Director
FRIENDS National Resource Center
 

Deborah Strong, Senior Consultant
National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds

  Karen Carpenter, Executive Director
New Hampshire Children's Trust Fund
  Elizabeth Kuhlman, Federal Grants Program Specialist
Utah Division of Children and Family Services
  Norma Sampson, Communications Director
Wisconsin Children's Trust Fund

Handouts:
Teleconference Handout Package
Maximizing Resources Powerpoint

Audio Files:
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Building Skills for Leadership (Meaningful Parent Involvement) Teleconference
This teleconference featured presentations on successful training models and practices to involve parents and other adults in a meaningful way in civic engagement. The focus was on preparing parents with the skills and knowledge to work within systems to improve outcomes for their children, families and communities. Presenters included:

 

Roxanna Foster, Parent Leader and Director
Council for Civic Parent Leadership

  Elaine Zimmerman, Executive Director
Connecticut Commission on Children
  Joanna Bogin, Program Supervisor
Connecticut Children's Trust Fund

Handouts:
But I am Just a Parent
Continuum of Parent Engagement/Involvement/Empowerment
Parent Involvement and Leadership- Study Findings and Implications for the Field
Parent Leadership Training Institute- Connecticut
Parent Trust Act and Fund Update, Fall 2006
Recommendations for Parent Participation

Audio Files:
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Culturally Competent Strategies for Strengthening Families
This teleconference featured presentations on the culturally competent practice within the Community Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) program. The focus was on definitions of cultural competence, intervention strategies, and specifics in working with Native American families and Migrant populations. Presenters included:

  Julie Collins, Project Director
Child Welfare League of America
  Terry Cross, Executive Director
National Indian Child Welfare Association
  Sharon Budka, Program Development Specialist
New Jersey Children's Trust Fund
  Celina Garza, Parenting Education Coordinator
Yakima Valley Farm Workers

Handouts:
Overview of Cultural Competence
Standards for Prevention Programs
New Jersey Request for Proposal

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Please contact Edi Winkle if you want have any difficulties with the conferences on this page.