Innovative Pathways in Child Welfare Practice

Presentation Recordings (coming soon!)

1. Welcome 
2. Ensuring Safety: Allegheny/LA County Emily Putnam-Hornstein, PhD, John A. Tate Distinguished Professor for Children in Need, University of North Carolina
3. Telehealth: Increasing Access to Timely Evaluation Sheridan Miyamoto, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor Nursing, Principal Investigator, SAFE-T Center, Penn State University
4. Forensic Interviewing: Where We are and Where We Are Going Linda Cordisco-Steel, Director of Forensic Interview Training and Services, National Children’s Advocacy Center
5. What Role can a Prosecutor Play in Preventing, and Responding to, Child Maltreatment? Seán McCormack, District Attorney, Cumberland County
6. Policies for CACs Supporting the Victim’s Right to Heal Elizabeth “Libby” Ralston, PhD, NCA Mental Health Institute Consultant and Director Emeritus, Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center
7. What Judges and Child Welfare Practitioners Need to Know about Kayden's Law The Honorable Alyssa B. Cowan, Judge at the Fifth Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
8. Maximizing Effectiveness and Efficiency in Mental Health Services Brian Allen, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Penn State University
9. The Power of Partnership: Advancing Care for Child Victims in Texas Kasey Jackson, LCSW-S, Vice President of Programs, Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas
10. Q&A

Presentation Resources (event handouts)

Case File Di Marzio v Di Marzio
Case file Middleton v Middleton