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2014 Hot Topic Conference: We’re All in This Together: Practical Tools for Building Effective Partnerships with Families
The focus of this workshop was on tools and techniques for establishing partnership-based strategies with families, communities and colleagues. Attendees were given practical tools to use in developing a thorough understanding of each family they work with. The opportunity to problem solve system barriers to find creative solutions was also presented.
The featured speaker was Patricia Miles, a consultant from Portland, Oregon. Patricia has been involved in system improvement efforts for more than 20 years. She has consulted on system design and practice improvement efforts in Child Welfare, Education, Children’s Mental Health and Juvenile Justice settings as well as Older Adult programs. Committed to assisting & supporting those who get to provide direct care to families, Pat has authored several articles on service improvement as well as multiple curricula designed to increase skills of direct service personnel. She has conducted training about Wraparound and other practice models in more than 25 states, including Hawaii. Pat can be reached at patmiles@patmiles.com
Links to documents from the workshop are below:
Program and Speaker Information
We’re All in This Together Power Point Presentation
The Wraparound Facilitator Tool Kit
2014 Annual Child Welfare Law Update Conference
Here are some documents from the 2014 Annual Child Welfare Law Update Conference:
ImuaKakou-Point of Contact, Eligibility, Benefits
ImuaKakou-Responsibility Checklist
Mental.Health.Court-Fact-Sheetpdf
Collaboration & Partners on the Journey
Topics covered at the 2014 Annual Child Welfare Law Update on August 22, 2014 included:
JUDICIARY AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH: CHILD WELFARE INITIATIVES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND PLANS FOR 2014-15
- Family Court: Honorable Paul T. Murakami, Family Court Judge, Family Court of the First Circuit
- Department of Human Services: Patricia McManaman, Director
- Department of Health: Stanton Michels, Administrator, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division
CHILD WELFARE STATUTORY CHANGES AND APPELLATE DECISIONS
- Jay Goss, Deputy Attorney General, Family Law Division
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IMUA KᾹKOU (YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE ACT)
- Presented by HI-H.O.P.E.S. Board members, Gernani Yutob and Noy Worachit; Honorable Paul T. Murakami; Kayle Perez and Lynne Kazama, DHS; Honorable Aley Auna, Henry Nakamoto, and Edmond Acoba
HAWAII’S SPECIALTY COURTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS: PROGRAM DESCRIPTION, UNIQUE FEATURES, AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR:
- Family Drug Court, Juvenile Drug Court, Permanency Court, Zero to Three, Girls Court, Adult Drug Court, H.O.P.E. Probation, Veterans’ Court, and Mental Health Court
- Presented by James Lutte, Joel Tamayo, Honorable Paul T. Murakami, Mike Keola Piena, Dayna Miyasaki, Honorable Rom Trader, Janice Bennett and Louise Crum
AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS: COLLABORATING IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD
- This workshop focused on a framework for building a common understanding with families of each family’s unique story and path. Tools and technique for building authentic partnership between systems, families and communities were explored and described in the context of system processes. Specific activities were presented that demonstrated how collaboratively solving problems with families is in the best interest of the child. Participants were challenged to be creative in a good way. Presented by Patricia Miles. She can be reached at patmiles@patmiles.com.
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