2017 Alaska CASA/GAL Conference
Celebrating 30 Years in Alaska
Presented by:
Friends of Alaska CASA
Alaska CASA
Office of Public Advocacy
Friday, September 29, 2017 - (PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
9:30 AM –10:15 AM
10:30AM – 11:45 AM
12:00PM – 1:30 PM
1:45 PM – 3:00PM
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
4:45 PM
Continental Breakfast
Welcome/Opening Plenary Session
Representative Les Gara
Concurrent Workshops 1
Lunch/Keynote
Concurrent Workshops 2
Concurrent Workshops 3
Closing
9:00 – 10:15 AM Welcome/Opening Plenary
Welcome:
LeeAnn Reicks, Alaska CASA State Director
Diane P. Horbochuk, Friends of Alaska CASA
Rick Allen,Director, Office of Public
Advocacy
Keynote Address: Representative Les Gara
10:15 AM BREAK
10:30 – 11:45 AMConcurrent Workshops 1
1A. Human Sex Trafficking
Jolene Goeden and Erin Patterson, FBI
1B. Mental Health Assessments
Dr. Allen Blair
1C. Medication Assisted Treatment for Opiate Addiction
Southcentral Foundation
11:45 AMBREAK
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
RECOGNITION LUNCH
Hosted by Friends of Alaska CASA
KEYNOTE: THE OPIATE CRISIS IN ALASKA
Jay C. Butler, MD
Chief Medical Officer
and Director of the Division of Public Health
1:45 PM – 3:00PM Concurrent Workshops 2
2A: The Indian Child Welfare Act: History and Practice
Erin Dougherty-Lynch, Senior Staff Attorney Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
Sydney Tarzwell, Native Law Unit Supervising Attorney at Alaska Legal Services Corporation
2B: Challenges Related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) in the Foster Care System
Marilyn Pierce-Bulger, MN, FNP, CNM
Barb Chambers, Parent Navigator
2C: Changes at OCS:
Part 1: Transforming Child Welfare Outcomes
for Alaska Native Children
Casey Groat
Part 2:
OCS Centralized Intake
Lindsay Bothe
3:00 PM BREAK/SNACK
3:15 – 4:30 Concurrent Workshops
3A: Interpreting Drug Tests Webinar
Stephanie Wells
Beacon
3B: Neonatal Effects of Opiates
Abigail Newby-Kew
3C: Moral Recognition Therapy
Cathy Gage, Akeela
4:45 PM Closing Plenary
Drew Michael, Alaska Native Artist and Storyteller
Saturday, September 30, 2017 - (PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
9:00 – 9:30 AM
9:30 – 10:45 AM
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
12:30 PM
Continental Breakfast
Concurrent Workshops 4
Concurrent Workshops 5
Closing
9:15 - 10:30 AMConcurrent Workshops 4
4A: Hands-On Techniques in Working with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)s
Jackie Lyons
Joel Akers
4B:Life Long Links
Sarah Hanson, Anchorage CASA Program Coordinator
4C:Sexual Health for Youth
Jenny Baker
10:15 AM BREAK
10:30AM -11:45 PM Concurrent Workshops 5
5B: Working with LGBT
(Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender) Youth
Margie McWilliams, Supervising Attorney/GAL, Office of Public Advocacy, Juneau;
5C: Batterers Intervention vs Domestic Violence Classes
L. Diane Casto, Executive Director
Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual AssaultDepartment of Public Safety
Brenda Stanfill. Executive Director of the Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living in Fairbanks and a Commissioner for the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission.
11:45 AM BREAK
5A: Ripple Effects: The Importance of Educational
Stability for Children and Youth in Foster Care
Facing Foster Care in Alaska Panel
Conference Location
BP Energy Center
900 E. Benson Blvd.
Anchorage, AK