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Child Maltreatment and Brain Development

A Primer for Attorneys, Child Advocates and Pediatric Providers
May 1, 2012, Hartford, CT

CT-N Recording of May 1 Seminar: Child Maltreatment and Brain Development

Child Abuse and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Brain Development and Clinical Implications

Damion Grasso, PhD
University of Connecticut Health Center Trauma Clinic

DCF Trauma-Based Initiatives
Marilyn Cloud, LCSW
Behavioral Health Program Manager, DCF
Robert Plant, PhD
Director, Community Services, DCF

Advocating for your Child Client from a Trauma-Based Perspective
Edwin Colon, JD, MSW

Print Materials May 1, 2012 Seminar
Pace Law Review – Vicarious Trauma in Attorneys by Andrew P. Levin, M.D. and Scott Greisberg, M.A.
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network – Suggestions for Educators
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network – Helping Traumatized Children: Tips for Judges
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network – Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and Child Welfare System, A Guide for Judges and Attorneys
CT Mirror – State to target trauma in children by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Uma Ramiah



Resources
Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System

Essential Elements of Trauma Informed Child Welfare Practice

Critical Periods Revisited

Vicarious Trauma in Attorneys

 

Articles
Helping Lawyers Help Kids
Representing Parents with Disabilities in Child Protection Proceedings

Resources
How to Access Support Services for Parents' Mental Health or Disability Issues

Applying for and Renewing DSS Benefits (for individuals with disabilities)
Energy Assistance
Sample: Emergency Motion for Services to Prevent Removal
Case: In Re Anthony B.

Presentations
Benefits Programs in Connecticut Overview

Accessing Services for Parent with Disabilities
Anne Louise Blanchard, Litigation Director, CLS

Differential Response: A Promising Approach for Serving CT's Children, Families and Communities
Jamie Lehane, Regional Behavioral Director, DCF

CT-N Broadcast of June 14, 2011 Training Seminar
Center for Children's Advocacy seminar on Preserving Families
(Date Recorded: 06/14/2011)

 

Articles
Assessing Mandatory HPV Vaccination: Who Should Call the Shots

Resources
Adolescent Health Care Book

Presentations
Teenage Confidentiality and Adolescent Health
Jay Sicklick, Deputy Director, Center for Children's Advocacy

Adolescence: Special Times
Madu Mather, M.D., MPH, Director KIDSFANS Wellness Center

Articles
2008 Bullying Laws Emphasizes Prevention, Model Policies
CT's Bullying Prevention Law and Positive School Climate- 20 Questions for Your School
How Bioethics can Enrich Medical Legal Collaborations

Resources
CT's Bullying Law- A Summary

Presentations
Runaway and Homeless Youth in Connecticut
Stacey Violante Cote, Director, Teen Legal Advocacy Clinic, CCA

Resources
Improving the Odds
School Connectedness
School Climate Standards
Bullying: Questions and Answers (English)
Bullying: Questions and Answers (Spanish)

Marisa Mascolo, Esq, Private Practice Attorney, Special Education and Disability Law

Resources
Connecticut Law on Bullying

CT-N Broadcast of September 29, 2010 Training Seminar
Center for Children's Advocacy seminar on Defining Bullying and Protecting Children (Date Recorded: 09/29/2010)

 

The Push Out Crisis in Our Schools & CCJEF v. Rell
June 11, 2010 Bridgeport, CT
Push Out Crisis
Are there any legal protections? What can we do to protect this generation? Examination of the dropout rates throughout the state. Legislative and policy strategies.

CCJEF v. Rell
Connecticut Supreme Court says students have the right to an education that prepares them for productive employment or higher education. Will Connecticut meet that standard?

CT-N Broadcast of May 27, 2010 Training Seminar
Center for Children's Advocacy seminar on the Complex Issues and Ideas behind Opening the Juvenile Court at UCONN Law School (Date Recorded: 05/27/2010)

 

Articles
Recognizing and Responding to Medical Neglect
Carole Jenny and the Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect Pediatrics 2007;120;1385-1389

CT-N Broadcast of January 20, 2010 Training Seminar
Center for Children's Advocacy seminar on Medical Neglect at UConn Law School (Date Recorded: 01/20/2010) (WMV)

Articles
Practice Parameter on the Use of Psychotropic Medication in Children
Minor’s Consent to Treatment
Perceived Dangerousness of Children with Mental Health Problems and Support for Coerced Treatment

Powerpoint
Minors and Mental Health Care: What Does the Law Say?

YouTube
Foster Care Youth and Psychotropic Medication

CT-N Broadcast of September 29, 2009 Training Seminar
Center for Children's Advocacy Seminar on Minors & Mental Health Treatment (Date Recorded: 9/29/2009) (WMV)

 

June 30, 2009, Hartford, CT
Lina Caswell, Case Worker, Immigrants and Refugees Project
Karen Lemieux, LCSW, Center for Treatment of Childhood Traumatic Stress

Stacey Violante Cote, JD, MSW, Center for Children's Advocacy

CT-N Broadcast of June 30, 2009 Seminar

 

April 21, 2009, Bridgeport, CT
Senator Anthony Musto, Chair, Select Committee on Children

February 27, 2009, Hartford, CT
Senator Jonathan Harris
Representative Toni Walker
Carolyn Signorelli, JD, Child Protection Commission
Brian Mattiello, Department of Children and Families
Sarah Eagan, JD, Center for Children's Advocacy

 

2008

December 4, 2008, Hartford, CT
Stacey Violante Cote, JD, MSW, Center for Children's Advocacy
Jeffrey Fetzko, Executive Director, Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children
Fernando Muniz, Department of Children and Families
Shari Shapiro, Executive Director, Kids In Crisis

 

October 8, 2008, Hartford, CT
Honorable Douglas S. Lavine, Connecticut Appellate Court
Honorable Michael R. Dannehy, Superior Court, Juvenile Matters

 

2007

June 12, 2007, Bridgeport, CT

April 4, 2007, Hartford, CT
Howard Klebanoff, JD, Klebanoff & Alfano
Andrea Spencer, PhD, Center for Children's Advocacy

 

2006

November 30, 2006, Bridgeport, CT

October 5, 2006, Hartford, CT
Darlene Dunbar, Commissioner, Department of Children and Families
Bill Carbone, Judicial Branch Court Support Services Division
Carolyn Signorelli, Chief Child Protection Attorney, Child Protection Commission Honorable
Barbara Quinn, Chief Administrative Judge, Superior Court for Juvenile Matters

 

February 8, 2006, Hartford, CT
Janet Williams, MD, Connecticut Center for Effective Practice
Peter Mendelson, PhD, Department of Children and Families
Martha Stone, JD, Center for Children's Advocacy

 

2005

November 8th, 2005, Hartford, CT
Honorable Barbara Quinn, Chief Administrative Judge, Superior Court for Juvenile Matters

 

June 29th, 2005, Hartford, CT
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal
Betty Sternberg, Connecticut Commissioner of Education

February 1, 2005, Hartford, CT
Frederick Berrien, MD, Director Aetna Foundation Children's Center
Susan Perlman, JD, Assistant Attorney General
Paul Chill, JD, Clinical Professor of Law, UConn Law School

 

2004

September 22, 2004, Hartford, CT
D. Ray Sirry, Court Monitor, Juan F. Consent Decree
Donald DeVore, Court Monitor, Emily J.

 

June 30, 2004, Bridgeport, CT
Mark A. Stapleton, Chief, Office of Legal and Governmental Affairs, Connecticut Dept. of Education
Elaine Zimmerman, Co-Chair, Governor's Prevention Partnership Bullying Task Force; and Executive Director, Commission on Children
Ann-Marie DeGraffenreidt, TeamChild, Center for Children's Advocacy

 

February 4, 2004
Jean Koh Peters, JD, Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Paul Chill, JD, Clinical Professor of Law, UConn Law School

 

2003

June 27, 2003, Hartford, CT
Darlene Dunbar, Commissioner of DCF, F.

February 4, 2003, Bridgeport, CT
Mark A. Stapleton, Chief, Office of Legal and Governmental Affairs, Connecticut Dept. of Education
Elaine Zimmerman, Co-Chair, Governor's Prevention Partnership Bullying Task Force; and Executive Director, Commission on Children
Ann-Marie DeGraffenreidt, TeamChild, Center for Children's Advocacy

 

2002

May 22, 2002, Bridgeport, CT
February 27, 2002, Hartford, CT
Mickey Kramer, Assistant Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate
Roxanne O'Brien, Program Director, Residential Services

 

May 1, 2002, Hartford, CT
Philip Scribano, DO, Director, Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program, CCMC
Frederick Berrian, MD, Director, Aetna Children's Center, St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center

 

2001

October 17, 2001, Hartford, CT
Francis J. Carino, Office of Chief State's Attorney
Paul D. Schneider, JD
Michele Hall, Supervisor, Juvenile Court Probation Office

 

May 23, 2001, Hartford, CT
D. Ray Sirry, Federal Court Monitor, Juan F. v. Rowland
Raymond Mancuso, Deputy Court Monitor

 

 

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