WEDNESDAY • FEBRUARY 9, 2005

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Morning Workshop Sessions:

Transitions On and Off and Between Medications: Who’s in Charge?
Presenters: Charles Huffine, Chemical Abuse and Dependency Services, King County Mental Health; Lorrin McGinnis, Utah Allies with Families

Developing a Transition-Friendly System: Collaboration Between the Adult and Child Systems
Presenters: Ann Foster, Doran Williams, Pat Millar, and Luke Todd, Valley Mental Health/Adolescent Residential Treatment and Education Center

Healthy and Ready to Work: A Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and Child Health Bureau Initiative
Presenters: Kathleen B. Blomquist and Patti Hackett, Healthy and Ready to Work National Center

It’s a Wrap—Using Wraparound Planning To Achieve Successful Transition Back to School
Presenters: Aileen Fink, Patricia Perkins, Karen Clark, and Dustin Weller, Families and Communities Together

Strategies for Helping Youth With Emotional and Behavioral Challenges Make the Transition to Adulthood
Presenters: Anthony Diaz, Robert Goldblatt, Matty Amezquita, and Israel Diaz, Mental Health Association of New York City/Adolescent Skills Center

Vital Voices: Families as Partners in Transitions
Presenters: Carol Bish, Karen Rose, and Chrissie Ann Barfield, St. Louis System of Care—Transitions
Additional Handout: Workshop Agenda

State-, County-, and City-Run Systems of Care: Why You Should Care, and Things You Should Know When Preparing To Work With Local Tribal Governments or Indian Organizations
Presenters: Andy Hunt and Phoebe Mills, National Indian Child Welfare Association

The Butterfly Effect: Transforming Systems Through Culturally Competent Family and Youth Involvement
Presenters: Shari Morris and Brandon Burt, Community Connections for Families/Partnerships for Youth Transition; Lisa Brown, Federation of Families
Additional Handout: Developing Culturally Competent Family & Youth Involvement

Beginning With the End in Mind: Elements of Sustaining a System of Care
Presenter: Raymond Crowel, National Mental Health Association

Technical Assistance and Special Topics Workshops:

Beginning With the End in Mind: Elements of Sustaining a System of Care
Presenter: Raymond Crowel, National Mental Health Association

Techniques for Optimizing Success in Our Service Systems: Identifying and Working With Individuals With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Presenter: Dan Dubovsky, SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Introduction to the DC 0-3: Diagnosing Mental Health and Development Disorders in Very Young Children (Part I)
Presenter: Jean Thomas, Children’s National Medical Center—Washington, DC
Additional Handout: Decision Tree

Defining Family-Driven
Trina Osher, Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health; Gary Blau, Center for Mental Health Services