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for Children's Policy, Practice & Research

 

Conferences & Trainings

Symposia

 

 

           50 Years Since Publication of the "Battered Child Syndrome":

Can America Stop Hurting Its Children?

John Leventhal, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Yale University

April 24, 2012

Press Release I iTunes Video

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Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice:

Challenges of Cross-System Policy and Practice

Robert Schwartz, Esq.

Hon. Kevin Dougherty

Timothy Ross, PhD

Tuesday March 22, 2011

more infoiTunes Video

The Effects of Early Childhood Trauma on the Developing Brain

Frank W. Putnam, MD

September 29, 2010

more info | presentation

The Nexus of Housing and Child Welfare
Corey Shdaimah, LLM, PhD
April 12, 2010
more info | iTunes video

Health Care Reform: Hope for the Welfare of Children
with Allyson Schwartz and Don Schwarz
February 1, 2010
more info | iTunes video

The Art of Perception:
Rethinking What We See
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
more info | iTunes video

The Nurse-Family Partnership:
From Trials to International Replication

Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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Bang for Your Buck:

Public Child Welfare and the Pursuit of Accountability

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
more info | iTunes video

The Allegheny County Experience:
The transformation of a child welfare system to a national model

Tuesday March 4, 2008

more info | iTunes video

Findings from the Multi-Site Evaluation of Children's Advocacy Centers:

Implications for Future CAC Development

Tuesday December 4, 2007

more info | iTunes video

Studying and Changing Treatment Practices in Child Welfare:Trials and Tribulations

Wednesday April 11, 2007

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Parents’ Rights vs. Children’s Rights:

A debate of the issues

Wednesday January 31, 2007

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Juvenile Sexual Offenders:

Analysis & Management of Risk

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

more info | iTunes video

Confronting Child Neglect: Concepts and Challenges,
Tuesday, May 9, 2006

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Playing with Anger: Making Meaning of Aggression and Bonding with African American Boys

Thursday, February 21, 2006

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Kids in Care: Where We Are, Where We Need to Go

Tuesday, November 17, 2005

more info | iTunes video

Risk Assessment and Stages of Change

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

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Clinicians in the Courtroom: What Every Clinician Needs to Know About Testifying In Court

February 23, 2005

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Issues Facing Immigrant and Refugee Children December 6, 2004

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Education for Kids in Care:

50 Years After Brown vs. The Board of Education

April 14, 2004

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Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Children in Foster Care

February 4, 2004

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Emerging Legal Issues in Child Welfare

December 4, 2003

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Public Hearings

 

 

Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection Public Hearing

April 18, 2012

Part 1 I Part 2

Public Hearing on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

November 2, 2011

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Flyer  I Press ReleaseWHYY Reports I Philadelphia Tribune Reports I Dr. Cindy Christian's Testimony I

Dr. Cassie Statuto Bevan's Testimony

 

Conferences

           One Child, Many Hands:
           A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare

           June 8 - 10, 2011

          Presented by The Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice           & Research Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Lead

          Community Sponsor

www.onechildmanyhands.org

 

        Addressing the Myth and Reality of Confidentiality   

           and Privacy in Cross System Information Sharing

           University of Pennsylvania

           November 8-9, 2010

 

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One Child, Many Hands:
A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare

June 3 - 5, 2009
Presented by The Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Lead Community Sponsor
www.sp2.upenn.edu/onechild

One Child, Many Hands:

A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare
May 30 - June 1, 2007
Presented by The Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research
Sponsored by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

One Child, Many Hands:
A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare

Dates: June 2 & 3, 2005
Location: University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School