Monday, January 23
Welcome Reception • 6:00 – 8:00 PM
For all Attendees and Conference Faculty
Extending a special “welcome” to all guests who come such a long way. An opportunity to recognize our outstanding faculty and for our international visitors to connect during our traditional roll call of nations.
Music by Classical Guitarist, Ricky Rios, San Diego, CA
Ricky has been playing guitar since the age of 14. Unable to take lessons, he dedicated himself to learning from books and music theory from his mother. An accomplished fingerstyle guitarist, Ricky plays and teaches in San Diego. "Though only in his early 20's, Ricky already plays with the panache of a master three times his age! He is a blisteringly fast thumbstyle picker who can turn around and deliver a ballad with amazing depth and touch." —Jim Earp, Award winning fingerstyle guitarist www.rickyruismusic.com
Interactive Poster Session • 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Tuesday, January 24
General Session • 10:00 – 11:15 AM
Special Music—Navy Band Southwest
Welcome
Charles Wilson, Senior Director, Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Sam and Rose Stein Endowed Chair in Child Protection, Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego
Moving Child Welfare into the Future: The Next 25% Opening
Bryan Samuels, Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Washington, DC
Mr. Samuels shares his vision of the future of the nation's child welfare system with a focus on improving the functioning and well-being of children who have experienced maltreatment.
The Road to Resilience: Beyond the Trauma
Pam Toohey, Birth Parent Association, President/CEO, El Cajon, CA
Traumatic events and abuse can wreak havoc in the lives of children that can linger well into adulthood and have a devastating impact on the survivor's ability to navigate the challenges of life including parenting their own children. Using a real-life case presentation, Ms. Toohey takes us on one family’s journey Into the depths of drug abuse, prostitution, child neglect and child endangerment and then their climb back into society. Ms. Toohey will lay the groundwork for the healing power of trauma-informed systems and the importance of hearing the voices of the families with whom we work every day.
Tuesday, January 24
Welcome Luncheon • 11:45 – 12:45 PMAddressing the Social-Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health Needs of Children in Child Welfare
Bryan Samuels, Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Washington, DC
Commissioner Samuels expands on his comments from the morning's plenary, discussing child welfare strategies for addressing the social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs of children who have experienced maltreatment.
Cost $40 • See Registration Form • Preregistration required
Tuesday, January 24
A Very Special Showfeaturing
Tamaraneh—"Bringing Together"
6:15 – 7:15 PM • Golden Pacific Ballroom • For all attendees and faculty.
Through their captivating and playful music, Samuel Powerful Yeboah, from Ghana, and Ayodele Scott, from Sierra Leone, create a colorful performance of West African rhythms and songs. Energetic and loads of fun, come prepared to dance! Tamaraneh means bringing together. This performance honors the Children’s Conference tradition of bringing people together from many lands.
Websites: Tamaraneh - www.powerfuldrums.co.uk,
the Project - www.projectokurase.org.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Samuel Nkrumah Yeboah, also known as Powerful, is a Ghanaian international musician, teacher and master drum-maker based in South West England and Accra, Ghana. He is the founder of Powerful Drums, making authentic African Drums and percussion instruments, Nkabom Music and Dance Ensemble, and Nkabom Children’s Cultural Troupe from Ghana. His credits include the premiere of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, the UK production of a Midsummer’s Night Dream, and guest artist for the album project Harpaphonics, which was listed as no 5 in the top ten best world music albums of 2009. Samuel has been working with street children in Ghana for more than 10 years and is the founder and director of Project OKURASE (www.projectokurase.org) through which he is working with a rural village in Ghana to build a school for skills training and education, and bring clean water, sanitation, and medical care.
Wednesday, January 25
The Children's Hospitals Networking Breakfast • 7:00 - 8:15 AM
Sponsored by National Association of Children’s Hospital Related Institutions (NACHRI)
Only $5—see Registration Form
Wednesday, January 25
General Session • 10:00 – 11:15 AM
Welcome
Patrick McGrath, Chief Family Protection Division, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy
Special Music by Alisha Zalkin,
Professional Singer and Performer, Los Angeles, CA
San Diego native Alisha Zalkin learned at a young age that the one language we all have in common is music. Between the Mexican side of her family singing and dancing to mariachi bands and her Eastern European Jewish grandmother singing opera and performing at the Jewish Community Center, she innately found a connection to music and its power to unite different cultures.
A professional performer and studio talent since age 7 and a graduate of UCLA’s School of Theater Film and Television, Alisha has trained with the industry’s finest and earned awards and recognition from the San Diego Playbill, La Jolla Playhouse, the LA Music Center and was the winner of San Diego’s prestigious Spotlight Awards. She was recently nominated for two awards at the upcoming American Indie Music Awards in Los Angeles.
For the past three years Alisha has been living in New York City where she has been working on a new EP and performing at such prestigious venues as CMJ Showcase at Googie’s Lounge, the Highline Ballroom, Soho’s City Winery and The Bitter End in Greenwich Village. She has also performed at the US Olympic Cup, and at the San Diego IndieFest, As a singer/songwriter, and a 500 hour Yoga instructor, Alisha has focused on using her talents to help repair the world. She co-founded the Playing for Change NYC chapter, co-producing and performing in concerts benefiting the Playing for Change Foundation (www.playingforchange.org) and, along with co-writer Tina Shafer is producing a benefit concert in March for the Hey Ugly Foundation (www.heyugly.org) to help stop bullying in America. She is currently co-writing her second EP to be released this fall. Alisha hopes to inspire and empower her listeners through the lyrics and melodies that have come straight from her heart.Introductions
Ron Laney, Senior Advisor to the Administrator, OJJDP, Child Protection Division, US Dept. of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice Address
Marilyn Roberts, Deputy Administrator for Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Washington, DC
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, Director, SELF, Seattle, WA
Looking at how our work impacts us individually, organizationally, systemically and as societies. What to do about it and how to keep on keeping on. How to reconcile what we experience in our work and the world around us in a way that is compassionate and honest as well as accountable and sustainable.
With her theory of Trauma Stewardship, Ms. van Dernoot Lipsky combines the age-old wisdom of traditions from around the globe with the most cutting-edge contemporary research, inviting those who have been exposed to hardship, suffering, or trauma, whether directly or indirectly, to reinvent how one might approach caring for others and ourselves.
Wednesday, January 25
William N. Friedrich Memorial Lecture & Luncheon • 11:45 – 12:45 PM
Sponsored by Mayo Clinic Child and Family Advocacy Program
Introduction—Daniel Broughton, MD, Director, Mayo Clinic Child Abuse Team, Rochester, MN
When Helping Hurts: Addressing Vicarious Trauma
Judith Cohen, MD, Medical Director, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Child trauma therapists dedicate our professional lives to helping children heal from abuse, violence and other traumas. Our work provides remarkable rewards but sometimes helping hurts and the work we do can also lead to vicarious trauma. This presentation describes several situations in which vicarious trauma has occurred in child trauma therapists, for example when a therapist became overwhelmed by hearing repeated details of children's personal trauma experiences; when these stories resonated with a therapist's personal trauma history; when the therapist experienced too many demands at work with too little support; and when a therapist was not able to balance work with other aspects of life. The presentation will also discuss how child trauma therapists and their organizations can prevent and respond to vicarious trauma.
Cost $40 • See Registration Form • Preregistration required
Thursday, January 26
General Session • 10:00 – 11:15 AM
Special Music by Kate Morgan Chadwick
Professional Singer and Performer, Los Angeles, CA
Kate Morgan Chadwick a.k.a. Katie, grew up right here in San Diego. The daughter of Dr. David Chadwick and his darling wife Michele, she spent most of her youth serenading them around the house, as well as participating in San Diego Junior Theatre. Katie graduated From Francis Parker High School back in 2001, and went on to receive her B.A. in Theatre from Fordham University at Lincoln Center. She has been acting professionally since her graduation there in 2005. With such shows as Mamma Mia! and Grease under her Broadway belt, she now lives in Los Angeles and enjoys spending time doing improv, baking stuff, and driving a lot. Katie is happy to be here today, and especially happy to see all of you!
Welcome and Introductions
Cynthia Kuelbs, Executive Director, Chadwick Center for Children and Families
Celebrating 60 Years of Progress Since the Publication of the “Battered Child Syndrome” by C. Henry Kempe
Annie Kempe, Author of A Good Knight for Children and daughter of C. Henry Kempe
Dr. C. Henry Kempe was a pediatrician, a former Chairman of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado, a virologist and, eventually, a pioneer in the field of child abuse prevention and treatment. His daughter, Annie Kempe, will present a brief history of his life and work, focusing on what led up to his work in child abuse.
David L. Chadwick Endowed Lecture
Learning from the Rapid Decline in Intimate Partner Violence: Increasing Our Reach in Prevention of Child Abuse
Desmond Runyan, MD, Director, Children’s Hospital Kempe Center, Gary Pavilion at the Children's Hospital, Aurora, CO
Child Abuse has a long history in western civilization as does intimate partner violence. Recent data suggest that a modest decline in rates of child abuse since 1993 has occurred. The decline in intimate partner violence has been much more dramatic. This lecture will consider the historical traditions of both forms of violence and examine the discrepant recent patterns to see if there are lessons we can learn.
Thursday, January 26
Closing Ceremony & Networking “Coffee” • 4:15 - 4:45 PM
Join us for light refreshments and a powerful send-off.
Performance by the Steel Monarchs of San Diego Monarch School.
Established in 1999, the Steel Monarchs steel drum band provides a creative outlet for students at Monarch School. Playing in the band allows students to express their creativity. Band members have the opportunity to act as goodwill ambassadors for the Monarch school at fundraisers and social events throughout the community. Noted local steel-band musician, Robbie Hutchinson, serves as band leader, instructor, and chaperone on gigs.
The Monarch School is a unique public-private partnership between the San Diego County Office of Education and the nonprofit Monarch School Project. The County provides teachers and an accredited education. The Project supplements this education with academic and enrichment programs such as after school instruction, expressive arts therapy, and counseling. The Project provides healthcare, clothes, food and family assistance. These essential services give our kids a chance to help break their cycle of poverty and homelessness.