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Conference Agenda

8:30 am - 8:45 am
Welcome and Introduction

Carol B. Sisco, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Chairman
NACoA Board of Directors

  Debbie Rodriguez
Executive Director
Recovery Resources
   
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Keynote Address
Enhancing Resilience: A Focus on
African-American Children		 Frances L. Brisbane, Ph.D., M.S.W. Dean
School of Social Welfare
State University of New York at Stony Brook
   

9:30 am - 10:45 am
Plenary Panel
Impact of Addiction on Children and
Youth

Moderator
Frances Mills, OCPS ll
Deputy Director
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services
Board of Cuyahoga County
   
  Panel
Fred D. Smith, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Urban Ministry
Wesley Theological Seminary
 
   
  Kathleen J. Farkas, Ph.D., LISW-S
Associate Professor, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
 
   
  Billie Osborne-Fears
Executive Director
Starting Point
 
 
 
10:45 am - 11:00 am Break  
   
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Core Competencies Tracks 		 
   
Social Workers Dr. Frances L. Brisbane
   
Carol B. Sisco, Ph.D., M.S.W.
  Psychotherapist/Consultant
  Sisco Associates
   
Faith Leaders Rev. Thomas M. Dragga, D.Min.
  President-Rector
Borromeo Seminary
 
  Dr. Fred D. Smith, Jr.
   
Early Childhood Professionals Billie Osborne-Fears
   
  Jerry Moe, M.A.
  Vice President and National Director
  Children's Programs
  Betty Ford Center
   
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch  
Address  
COA Programs that Work Jerry Moe
   
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm  
Implementing Core Competencies  
Practical experience and discussions  
   
Social Workers Dr. Frances L. Brisbane
  Dr. Carol B. Sisco
   
Faith Leaders Rev. Thomas M. Dragga, D.Min.
  Dr. Fred D. Smith, Jr.
   
Early Childhood Professionals Billie Osborne-Fears
  Jerry Moe
   
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Break  
   
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm  
Small Group Discussions Interdisciplinary teams
   
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm  
Report Outs Dr. Carol B. Sisco, Facilitator
   
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Sis Wenger
Wrap-up and Next Steps Debbie Rodriguez