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Director: Keith Higman

2ND ANNUAL
FAMILY TREATMENT COURTS CONFERENCE

Strengthening Collaborations And Interventions For Parents And Children

July 17th 2009
Best Western Cotton Tree Inn
Mount Vernon Washington

2300 Market Street
Mount Vernon 98273

A Conference Dedicated to the Development and Enhancement of Family Treatment Courts
Download the registration form (Pdf)


Who Should Attend?

  • Treatment Providers
  • Public Defenders
  • Attorneys General
  • Child Welfare Caseworkers
  • Judges
  • Court Commissioners
  • Guardians ad litem

This conference will build on our conference in 2008, but in a manner that is respectful of the financial constraints and program challenges faced by all of our jurisdictions these days.

We also intend for this conference to be more interactive than last year's conference, without compromising the quality and relevance of the information.

Presented with Generous Support from:

Skagit County Human Services,

The Court Improvement Training Academy at the University of Washington,

and
The Stuart Foundation

CEUs, CLEs, and CJEs will be available
(including 1 hour of ethics)

PRESENTERS

Dee Wilson
Dee Wilson completed his MSW at Eastern Washington University in 1985 and his BA in Sociology in 1966 at Colorado College. Mr. Wilson worked as a Social Worker with the Colorado Department of Social Services before moving to Washington. Mr. Wilson began his career with Child Protective Services, Division of Children and Family Services, Department of Social and Health Services in 1978 as a Social Worker in Spokane. During his career with the Children's Administration he has been a supervisor, an area administrator and, since 1997, has served as Regional Administrator of Region 6, Division of Child and Family Services, Department of Social & Health Services. He is currently the Executive Director of the Northwest Institute for Children and Families.

Honorable Leonard Edwards
Judge Leonard (Len) Edwards is a Judge-in-Residence with the Administrative Office of the Courts in San Francisco, California. In that role he works with the judges in all 58 of California's counties, providing technical assistance particularly in matters involving children and families and court administration. He also consults in states across the nation and in several foreign countries.
Judge Edwards was a Superior Court Judge in Santa Clara County, California, for 26 years, retiring in 2006. He has written widely on matters involving children and families.
Judge Edwards has taught law at the University of Santa Clara Law School, Stanford Law School, the California Judicial College, and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. He has made presentations in over 45 states.
Judge Edwards has received many awards for his work. In 2004 he received the William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence.



REGISTRATION

To register, please submit the names and roles of those attending, together with a registration fee of $40 per person (includes morning coffee, lunch, and afternoon refreshments).

Please submit registration paper work, purchase order, or check for the fee to:
Skagit County Human Services
Attn: David Asia
2nd Annual FTC Conference
309 South 3rd Street
Mount Vernon WA 98273
Online Registration: Online registration is not available

Download the registration form (Pdf)

If you have any questions, please call David Asia at 360.336.9395

 

Conference Agenda
July 17th
7:30-8:30
Continental Breakfast, Registration
8:30-8:45
Welcome, Introductions
8:45-9:15
Chronic vs Acute:
Just what kind of disease is this anyway?
9:45-10:45
Morning Keynote
Dee Wilson:
Planning for Reunification in Child Welfare Services
11-12
Round Table
12:00-1:00
Lunch (provided)
1:00-2:15
Afternoon Presentations
Judge Leonard Edwards:
Incentives and Sanctions - Searching for what works.
2:30-3:30
Judge Leonard Edwards:
Family Treatment Courts:
Ethical Issues (qualifies for Ethics CLEs)
3:30-4:00
Round Table and Evaluations