Friday, September 29, 2017 - (PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Registration/Continental Breakfast 8:30 AM 9:30 AM – Opening Plenary Session 9:30 AM 9:45 AM – Representative Les Gara Concurrent Workshops 1 10:30 AM 11:15 AM – Lunch/Keynote 12:00 PM 1:30 PM – Concurrent Workshops 2 1:45 PM 3:00 PM – Concurrent Workshops 3 3:15 PM 4:30 PM – Closing 4:45 PM 1:45 PM 3:00 PM Concurrent Workshops 2 9:30 10:15 AM Opening Plenary Session – – Welcome: 2A: Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) LeeAnn Reicks, Alaska CASA Director Regulations Diane P. Horbochuk, Friends of Alaska CASA Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Rick Allen, Director, Office of Public Erin Dougherty, Staff Attorney Advocacy Sydney Tarzwell, Supervising Attorney Keynote Address: Representative Les Gara 2B: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) 10:15 AM Marilyn Price Bulger 10:30 11:45 AM Concurrent Workshops 1 2C: Changes at OCS: – Part 1: Transforming Child Welfare Outcomes 1A. Human Sex Trafficking for Alaska Native Children Jolene Goeden and Erin Patterson, FBI Casey Groat 1B. Mental Health Assessments Part 2: Dr. Allen Blair OCS Centralized Intake Lindsay Bothe 1C. Medically Assisted Treatment for Opiate Addiction 3:00 PM Dr. Coleman, Southcentral Foundation 11:45 AM BREAK 3:15 4:30 Concurrent Workshops – 12:00 PM 1:30 PM – 3A: Interpreting Drug Webinar RECOGNITION LUNCH Stephanie Wells Hosted by Friends of Alaska CASA Beacon KEYNOTE: THE OPIATE CRISIS IN ALASKA Jay C. Butler, MD 3B: Education and Foster Care Chief Medical Officer Facing Foster Care in Alaska (FFCA) youth and and Director of the Division of Public Health alumni 3C: Moral Recognition Therapy Cathy Gage, Akeela 4:45 PM Closing Plenary Drew Michael, Alaska Native Artist and Storyteller
Friday, September 29, 2017 - (PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM 4:45 PM Registration/Continental Breakfast Opening Plenary Session Representative Les Gara Concurrent Workshops 1 Lunch/Keynote Concurrent Workshops 2 Concurrent Workshops 3 Closing 9:30 – 10:15 AM Opening Plenary Session Welcome: LeeAnn Reicks, Alaska CASA Director Diane P. Horbochuk, Friends of Alaska CASA Rick Allen, Director, Office of Public Advocacy Keynote Address: Representative Les Gara 10:15 AM 10:30 – 11:45 AM Concurrent Workshops 1 1A. Human Sex Trafficking Jolene Goeden and Erin Patterson, FBI 1B. Mental Health Assessments Dr. Allen Blair 1C. Medically Assisted Treatment for Opiate Addiction Dr. Coleman, Southcentral Foundation 11:45 AM BREAK 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM RECOGNITION LUNCH Hosted by Friends of Alaska CASA KEYNOTE: THE OPIATE CRISIS IN ALASKA Jay C. Butler, MD Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Division of Public Health 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM Concurrent Workshops 2 2A: Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Regulations Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Erin Dougherty, Staff Attorney Sydney Tarzwell, Supervising Attorney 2B: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Marilyn Price Bulger 2C: Changes at OCS: Part 1: Transforming Child Welfare Outcomes for Alaska Native Children Casey Groat Part 2: OCS Centralized Intake Lindsay Bothe 3:00 PM 3:15 – 4:30 Concurrent Workshops 3A: Interpreting Drug Webinar Stephanie Wells Beacon 3B: Education and Foster Care Facing Foster Care in Alaska (FFCA) youth and alumni 3C: Moral Recognition Therapy Cathy Gage, Akeela 4:45 PM Closing Plenary Drew Michael, Alaska Native Artist and Storyteller
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