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2013 Meeting Agenda 


icon 2013 NFA Program

Wednesday, April 24

*Registration will be open on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 and Wednesday, April 24, 2013 from 7:30 am-5:00 pm in the Plaza Ballroom Foyer on the Lower Level of the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center.

1:00 - 2:30

Welcome to Network for Action 2013!

Presenters:
Rosie Gomez, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, ACYF, ACF
Melissa Lim Brodowski, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, ACYF, ACF

The Same River Twice? Using the Science of the Positive to Understand and Improve Maltreatment Prevention and Intervention


Presenters:
Jeff Linkenbach, Montana State University
Robert Sege, Boston Medical Center

2:30 - 3:00 Networking Break/Exhibits
3:00 - 4:15 Idea Arena (Interactive Regional Meetings)
4:15 - 4:30 Break/Exhibits
4:30 - 5:15

Making Connections Between Federal Policies and Real-World Possibilities

Presenters:
Catherine Nolan, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, ACYF, ACF
Kevin Brown, Legacy Thinking Labs
Howard Spivak, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bryan Samuels, Administration on Children, Youth and Families

Thursday, April 25

 

8:30 - 10:00

System of Protective Frameworks: Together Toward Our Vision of Child and Family Well-Being

Presenters:
Judy Langford, Center for the Study of Social Policy
Sandra Alexander, Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Melissa Lim Brodowski, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, ACYF, ACF

Facilitator:
Elenda Eoyang, Human Systems Dynamics Institute

10:00 - 10:15 Break/Exhibits
10:15 - 11:45 Workshops on Strategic Projects

Click on the titles of the 2013 NFA Strategic Projects below to view descriptions of the sessions and to see any handouts provided.

CWLA National Blueprint for Excellence in Child Welfare: The Important Role of Prevention

Influencing Research and Practice: Your Chance to Weigh In on the ACYF Protective Factor Framework Materials for the Field

Leveraging Your Relationship Capital with the Business Sector to Promote Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships and Environments

My Child Needs What? Engaging Substance-affected Families in the Process of Screening and Assessment of their Children's Health and Development

"One Team" Serving Military Families: Bridging the Systems Gaps

Preventing Child Neglect: It's More Than A Family Matter

Promising Futures: Best Practices for Serving Children, Youth, and Parents Experiencing Domestic Violence

Sharing the Care: A Multi-Disciplinary Online Learning Approach for Promoting Well-Being Among Young Children and their Families

Stand with Families: How the National Parent HelplineĀ® Empowers Families and the Cost Effectiveness of Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma: Alignment Of the Period of PURPLE Crying with Home Visiting Models

Strengthening Families: Revisiting the Research to Deepen our Understanding of the Protective Factors

The National Movement for America's Children: Making Strengthening Families and Preventing Abuse and Neglect Something Anyone Can Do
11:45 - 12:00 Break
12:00 - 12:30

Moving Forward Together To Make the Network for Action and its Vision a Reality

Presenter:
Rosie Gomez, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, ACYF, ACF

12:30 Adjourn
  1:30 -  4:30

Post Network for Action Session:

Measuring Protective Factors: Sharing Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future