National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption

National Association of State Adoption Programs (NASAP) 2007 Annual Working Meeting “Enhancing Permanency for Youth” October 21-24, 2007 Hilton Arlington Archived Webcasts (You will need to view the Webcasts using Internet Explorer)
Child and Family Service Reviews: A Federal Update Will Hornsby, MSW, Senior Child Welfare Program Specialist, HHS/ACYF/ACF Children’s Bureau
Child and Family Service Reviews: A Panel Discussion Moderator: Ann Carver, Adoption Program Manager, Arizona Department of Economic Security Division of Children, Youth & Families
Adoption Competence: Developing a Certificate Program for Mental Health Providers Claudia E. Hutchison, BA, MA, Adoption Consulting Consultant, National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption
“Post Adoption Service Needs and Barriers to Adoption: Strategies for Addressing the Issues” Ruth G. McRoy Davis, PhD, Research Professor The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work
Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA) Updates Stephanie Johnson Pettaway, MSW, LGSW, ICAMA President Director, Maryland Department of Human Resources, Office of Children and Family Services
“Long Term Foster Care: The Forgotten Children” John Levesque, LSW, Associate Director of Technical Assistance, National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption
National Resource Center for Child Welfare and Data Technology Gene Thompson, MEd, Information and Technology Specialist, National Resource Center for Child Welfare and Data Technology
Minority Adoption Leadership Development Institute (MALDI) Action Research Project Presentations Natalie Lyons, LMSW, VicePresident Spaulding for Children Director, National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption

Downloadable Resources
General Information	Meeting Agenda (PDF) Meeting Participants (PDF) About the National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption (PDF)
Handouts	Claudia Hutchinson (Monday, 3:15-4:30) Adoption Competence Toolkit (PDF) Stephanie Pettaway (Tuesday, 2:00-3:00) Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (PDF)
Power Point Presentations	Claudia Hutchinson (Monday, 3:15-4:30) Adoption Competence Toolkit John Levesque (Tuesday, 3:15-4:30) Long Term Foster Care: The Forgotten Youth Gene Thompson (Wednesday, 8:30-10:00) National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology Natalie Lyons (Wednesday, 10:15-11:30) Minority Adoption Leadership Development Institute (MALDI)

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