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Innovations in Tribal Child Welfare Practice

3rd Semi-Annual Regional Tribal Child Welfare Gathering May 4-6, 2010

Day 1	Tuesday, May 4, 2010
7:30 AM	Registration Opens
7:30 AM	Breakfast
8:30 AM	Welcome Mark Ells, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center Drum Group – Honor Song, Flag Song Little Elk Prayer/Invocation Ray Kiodima, Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Introductions: MCWIC Staff, Presenters, Regional Office Representatives, all Tribal Gathering Participants
9:45 AM	Break
10:00 AM	Keynote: Current Innovations in Tribal Child Welfare Practice Anita Fineday, Chief Judge for the White Earth Tribal Nation Current Innovations in Tribal Child Welfare Practice Watch Anita Fineday's Presentation
11:00 AM	Presentation: Current Activities & Future Direction Kathy Deserly, Associate Director, National Resource Center for Tribes National Resource Center for Tribes (NRC4Tribes) Watch Kathy Deserly's Presentation
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Presentation: Early Intervention Trauma Based Case Management Bill Memberto, Director, Family Services Department, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Early Intervention Trauma Based Case Management Watch Bill Memberto's Presentation
2:00 PM	Break
2:15 PM	Presentation: "Grand Traverse Band New Path Residential Program" Helen Cook, Anishinaabek Family Services Supervisor, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa Indians Grand Traverse Band New Path Residential Program Watch Helen Cook's Presentation
3:15 PM	Breakout Discussions NRC 4Tribes Discussion Early Intervention – Trauma Based Case Management New Path Residential Program
4:45 PM	Wrap-up, evaluation and Day 2 Preview
5:00 PM	Adjourn
Day 2	Wednesday, May 5, 2010
7:30 AM	Breakfast
8:30 AM	Opening Remarks MCWIC
8:45 AM	Presentation: Collecting Tribal Data: Where Do We Go From Here? Cheryl Montoya, Consultant, National Resource Center on Child Welfare Data and Technology Collecting Tribal Data Watch Cheryl Montoya's Presentation
9:30 AM	Break
9:45 AM	Presentation: State Data System: Incorporating ICWA Components Loa Porter, Project Manager, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families State Data System: Incorporating ICWA Components Watch Loa Porter's Presentation
10:45 AM	Break
11:00 AM	Presentation: Implementing Innovations in Child Welfare – A Theoretical Framework Mark Ells, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Presentation: Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act Codification Experience Mark Mitchell, Special Projects Manager, Office of Legal Counsel, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act Codification Experience
2:00 PM	Break
2:15 PM	Presentation: Improving the Quality of Children's Legal Representation Don Duquette, Director, National Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children in the Child Welfare System Improving the Quality of Children’s Legal Representation Watch Don Duquette's Presentation
3:15 PM	Break out discussions Improving Practice through Data Collection Forging Tribal/State Connections/Coalitions/Collaboration QIC-Representation of Children
4:30 PM	Wrap-up, evaluation and Day 3 preview
5:00 PM	Adjourn
Day 3	Thursday, May 6, 2010
9:00 AM	Focused Technical Assistance & Peer to Peer Discussions Participants will have an opportunity to engage in informal roundtable discussions focused on topics of interest.