Governor's Youth Summit

Sessions

	Morning Sessions 10:30=20 a.m. - 12:00 Noon A	Afternoon Sessions 1:00=20 - 2:30 p.m. B
1	Youth = and the U.S.=20 Justice System: Our Histories - Our Future = (Part=20 1)	Youth = and the U.S.=20 Justice System: Our Histories - Our Future = (Part=20 2)
2	Reducing = Racial=20 Disparities Across Child Serving=20 Systems	Addressing=20 Racial Disproportionality & Disparity = in=20 Washington State Child = Welfare
3	Dual=20 Jurisdiction Dependency &=20 Delinquency Cases	Mental=20 Health, Dependency &=20 Delinquency
4	Understanding the=20 Impacts of Racial Profiling: Training = for Oregon=20 Law Enforcement	Student = Threat=20 Assessment: A Comprehensive System = for Threat=20 Assessment and Management in the=20 Schools
5	Indian = Child Welfare=20 Act	Working = Effectively=20 with Tribal = Governments
6	CeaseFire=20 Chicago: Theory, Critical Elements and=20 Results	Implementing the OJJDP=20 DMC Reduction Model and Using = the Reduction Best=20 Practices Database
7	Racial=20 Disproportionality, Racial Disparities, = Evidence Based=20 Management and Practice Based Evidence and = African=20 Americans	Salem-Keizer Parent=20 Leadership Training
8	Building = Successful=20 Alternatives to Secure = Confinement	Police, Probation and = Detention: A Case=20 Study in Community Partnership and = Collaboration=20
9	Consequences of=20 Structural Racism and What to Do About It = in Child=20 Welfare and Juvenile Justice Service=20 Systems	Why Racial Disproportionality is = the Single=20 Most Important Problem in the U.S. Child = Welfare=20 System and How Can Evidence Based Practice=20 Help?
►=20 Youth attendees may register for any of the = general=20 sessions listed above, but are encouraged to = attend=20 the following sessions designed specifically = for=20 youth.
10	Youth = Session YAR Youth and=20 Adolescent Relationships	Youth = Session African=20 American Youth Leadership=20 Development: Principles and=20 Strategies
Madgesdiq (Antoine=20 Stoudamire) Spoken Word,=20 Poetry	Youth Resource=20 Fair

See below for=20 session details.

Morning=20 Sessions

A -=20 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon

► A-1 -- Youth=20 and the U.S. Justice System: Our Histories - = Our=20 Future (Part 1 of 2; second part during = afternoon=20 session)

Presenter:
Malachi Garza, Technical = Assistance and=20 Peer Exchange Manager at the W. Haywood Burns = Institute=20 for Juvenile Justice Fairness and Equity=20 (CA)

Description: Youth & = the U.S.=20 Justice System is a popular education history = curriculum=20 that traces developments in the juvenile justice = system=20 from the 1500=92s to the policies and practices of = today.=20 This curriculum documents changes in the treatment = of=20 youth, particularly the impact of class, gender, = race and=20 ethnicity on the incarceration of youth in the=20 U.S.

The = curriculum=20 utilizes images, accessible language and critical = thinking=20 questions to engage participants. This session = will focus=20 on content as well as training methodology of this = curriculum.

► A-2 --=20 Reducing Racial Disparities Across Child Serving=20 Systems

Presenters:
Brad Richardson, Ph.D., = National DMC=20 Coordinator

Representative Wayne Ford=20 (IA)

Description: Research = and practice=20 change involving demonstration projects to reduce=20 disparities in the child welfare system and = simultaneous=20 efforts to reduce disparities in the juvenile = justice=20 system have been conducted over the past five-year = period.=20 County, family, individual and administrative data = have=20 been used to evaluate outcomes. While there are = many cases=20 of disparities in the child welfare, juvenile = justice and=20 educational systems, the Minority Youth and = Families=20 Initiative (MYFI) and DMC efforts to eliminate = disparities=20 show that measurable results can be achieved = through a=20 combination of systems change and changes in = direct=20 practice. The findings provide guidance for = reducing=20 disproportionality and measuring systems change = and=20 program improvement.

► A-3 -- Dual=20 Jurisdiction: Dependency & Delinquency=20 = Cases

Presenters:
Denise C. Herz, Ph.D.,=20 Professor
California State University - Los=20 Angeles

Shalinee=20 Hunter, Corrections Consultant

Description: Until = recently,=20 research on child welfare and juvenile justice = populations=20 rarely identified youth who were involved in both = systems.=20 This presentation will review more recent research = that=20 examines the characteristics of dual jurisdiction = youth=20 and their outcomes. Particular emphasis will be = placed on=20 the role race/ethnicity and gender play in = defining=20 crossover youth as well as their experiences in = the=20 system. Data from various efforts in California = will be=20 used to examine these issues.

► A-4 --=20 Understanding the Impacts of Racial = Profiling: =20 Training for Oregon Law Enforcement=20

Presenters:
Henry = Reimann

Frank=20 Thompson, Superintendent, Santiam Correctional=20 Institution

Description: The Simon = Wiesenthal=20 Objectives on Racial Profiling Objectives Course = is a=20 program that includes an interactive virtual = learning=20 experience segment. It compels trainees to = make=20 critical choices in testing situations. = Unique to=20 this program is the ability to see the outcome of = the=20 user's choices and evaluate their = consequences. This=20 training tool moves officers into a new paradigm = of=20 thought on the subject of racial profiling. = It is=20 sensitive to the challenges that face Law = Enforcement both=20 in reality and in the management of public=20 perception. The product is founded on a = robust=20 ethical perspective projected into real life = situational=20 choices. The objective of this training is = to allow=20 Law Enforcement Officers to confront a number of = complex=20 issues that surround the debate on racial=20 profiling.

► A-5 --=20 Indian Child Welfare = Act

Presenter:
Terry L. Cross, MSW, ACSW, = LCSW (Seneca=20 Nation of Indians)

Description:

► A-6 --=20 CeaseFire Chicago: Theory, Critical Elements = and=20 Results

Presenter:
Amanda Geppert, Director of = National=20 Partnership and Technical Assistance for CeaseFire = Chicago

Description: The = CeaseFire model=20 employs a public health approach to prevent and = reduce=20 shootings and killings among high-risk and = gang-involved=20 youth and to change the community norms associated = with=20 the spread of violence. In this workshop, = the theory=20 and the critical elements that guide CeaseFire = program=20 implementation will be described as well as the = results=20 from the recent U.S. Department of Justice=20 evaluation. Ample time will be provided for=20 questions from participants.

► A-7 --=20 Racial Disproportionality, Racial Disparities, = Evidence=20 Based Management and Practice Based Evidence and = African=20 Americans

Presenters:

Dr. Harold Briggs, Ph.D., = Professor in=20 the School of Social Work at Portland State=20 University

Dr. Bowen McBeath, Assistant = Professor=20 in the School of Social Work at Portland State=20 University

Description: = Drs. Briggs and McBeath depict the = structural=20 contingencies that mask racial disproportionality = and=20 disparities, and how evidence based management = (EBM) and=20 practice based evidence (PBE) approaches aid in=20 establishing a community transformation which = embodies a=20 culture of learning and problem solving for child = welfare=20 and juvenile justice providers working with = racially=20 diverse, marginalized and distress youth, = families, and=20 communities.

► A-8 --=20 Building Successful Alternatives to Secure=20 Confinement

Panel=20 Participants:

Honorable Nan G. Waller, = Presiding=20 Family Law Judge, Multnomah County Circuit=20 Court

Tina Edge, Multnomah County = Juvenile Services=20 Division, Shelter Service Program=20 Coordinator

Patty Iwamoto,=20 Multnomah County juvenile Services Division, = Detention=20 Intake and Placement Specialist

Les Taylor,=20 Multnomah County Juvenile Services Division, Gang = Resource=20 & Intervention Team Supervisor

Cynthia and=20 Phillip Johnson, owners and Operators for New=20 Decisions

Description: = This workshop=20 will consist of experts in the field of = community-based=20 supervision programs including, design, funding,=20 implementation and using data to measure program=20 effectiveness. The goals of this continuum = of=20 community-based programs are to reduce recidivism, = reduce=20 failure to appear rates and to improve public=20 safety.

► A-9 --=20 Consequences of Structural Racism and What to Do = About It=20 in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Service=20 Systems

Presenters:
Dr. Joy DeGruy, nationally and = internationally renowned researcher, educator, = author, and=20 presenter

Description: This = session is=20 presented by Dr. Joy DeGruy. She lays out = the=20 historical and present day expressions of trauma = and=20 injury of African American youth and the = importance of=20 respect as a protective factor against pursuing an = anti-social = personality.

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Afternoon=20 Sessions

B = - 1:00 -=20 2:30 p.m.

► B-1 -- Youth=20 and the U.S. Justice System: Our Histories - = Our=20 Future (Part 2 of 2; first part during morning = session)

Presenter:
Malachi Garza, Technical = Assistance and=20 Peer Exchange Manager at the W. Haywood Burns = Institute=20 for Juvenile Justice Fairness and Equity=20 (CA)

Description: Youth & = the U.S.=20 Justice System: Is a popular education history = curriculum=20 that traces developments in the juvenile justice = system=20 from the 1500=92s to the policies and practices of = today.=20 This curriculum documents changes in the treatment = of=20 youth, particularly the impact of class, gender, = race and=20 ethnicity on the incarceration of youth in the=20 U.S.

The = curriculum=20 utilizes images, accessible language and critical = thinking=20 questions to engage participants. This session = will focus=20 on content as well as training methodology of this = curriculum.

► B-2 --=20 Addressing Racial Disproportionality & = Disparity in=20 Washington State Child Welfare

Presenters:

Honorable=20 Patricia Clark, King County Superior = Court

Lyman Legters, Senior = Director, Casey=20 Family Programs

Description: = Washington State has recently passed=20 legislation requiring the analysis of racial=20 disproportionality and disparities in its public = child=20 welfare system, and a plan for remediation of the=20 disproportionality/disparities. This workshop will = describe how a local grass roots collaboration = elevated=20 the issue of racial disproportionality and = disparities,=20 developed an analysis, built a foundation of = understanding=20 of institutional and structural racism, tried a = number of=20 practice innovations, and ultimately was the = catalyst for=20 the legislation and state-wide focus on this most=20 important and relevant issue.

► B-3 --=20 Mental Health, Dependency & = Delinquency

Presenter:

Denise C. Herz, Ph.D.,=20 Professor
California State University - Los=20 Angeles

Description: Research = increasingly=20 documents high levels of mental health and = substance abuse=20 problems among juvenile offenders; however, this = research=20 has not looked at the prevalence of mental health = and=20 substance abuse problems among youth who are = involved in=20 both the child welfare and juvenile justice = systems. This=20 presentation uses data collected from Los Angeles = County,=20 California to examine the prevalence of these = problems=20 among a sample of dual jurisdiction youth and to = explore=20 the relationship between these problems and other=20 characteristics such as the provision of = treatment,=20 placement instability, and recidivism.

► B-4 --=20 Student Threat Assessment: A Comprehensive = System=20 for Threat Assessment and Management in the=20 Schools

Presenters:

John VanDreal, School=20 Psychologist
Salem-Keizer School = District

Lt. Dave Okada, Salem Police=20 Department

Description: This = session will=20 review the collaborative, multi-agency structure = of the=20 Mid-Valley Student Threat Assessment Team, located = in=20 Salem, Oregon. The system operates within a=20 community that has centralized education = resources, risk=20 management resources, public mental health and a = strong=20 presence of law enforcement. However, the = model=20 offered can also be adapted in a more generic = version to=20 address the needs of rural communities with = limited=20 resources or resources contracted through = providers=20 located in larger urban centers.

The = team assesses=20 threats of violence in our youth population, = examining=20 both aggravating and mitigating circumstances, = then works=20 with the family, educational system, social = networks,=20 criminal justice and community to develop = intervention=20 strategies to keep the violence from = occurring. =20 These strategies are often effective at not only = keeping=20 the youth from committing the acts of violence, = but also=20 examines long-term management plans.

Specifically, the=20 presenters will provide a brief survey of the = research=20 that addresses youth violence, an overview of a = successful=20 multi-disciplinary threat assessment and = management system=20 and a pertinent case study.

► B-5 --=20 Working Effectively with Tribal = Governments

Presenters:
Laura Ansera, Tribal = Programs=20 Coordinator, OJJDP

Patrick Dunckhorst, Program = Manager,=20 Demonstration Programs Division, = OJJDP

Description: To provide = state and=20 local governments with education about tribal = sovereignty,=20 which will include cultural sensitivity training,=20 important in assisting tribal governments in their = efforts=20 to better identify DMC status of tribal youth=20 services.

► B-6 --=20 Implementing the OJJDP DMC Reduction Model and = Using the=20 Best Practices Database

Presenters:

Andrea Coleman, State=20 Representative
Office of Juvenile Justice and=20 Delinquency Prevention, Washington = D.C.

Marcia Cohen, Vice=20 President
Development Services Group, Inc., = Bethesda,=20 Maryland

Description: This = workshop will=20 provide a brief overview of OJJDP's DMC Reduction = Model=20 and provide effective strategies to address the = five=20 phases (Identification, Assessment/Diagnosis,=20 Intervention, Evaluation/Performance Measurement, = and=20 Monitoring). This includes implementing and=20 sustaining state and local initiatives, ensuring=20 activities, findings, and information in each = phase are=20 based on data obtained in the previous one, and = how to=20 conduct ongoing evaluation and monitoring. = How to=20 use the OJJDP DMC-Reduction Best Practices = Database=20 to find appropriate strategies at each contact = point will=20 also be demonstrated.

► B-7 --=20 Salem-Keizer Parent Leadership = Training

Presenter:

Eduardo=20 Angulo, Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality=20 (OR)

Description: This = workshop series=20 is an informational resource prepared to assist=20 individuals who are involved in the education of = Latino=20 and migrant parents. The curriculum is aimed to = support=20 parents with their participation in the education = of their=20 children.

Through an=20 unusual combination of parent participation and = leadership=20 in the development and assessment, the curriculum=20 presented here (Educate and Inspire: The Oregon = Statewide Parent Leadership Training Series) = is being=20 developed with the input of hundreds of Latino = immigrant=20 and migrant parents. The resulting workshop series = is=20 therefore a tool that is by parents and for = parents; the=20 true leaders of this project.

► B-8 --=20 Police, Probation and Detention: A Case = Study in=20 Community Partnership and = Collaboration

Panel=20 Participants:

Honorable Nan G. Waller, = Presiding=20 Family Law Judge, Multnomah County Circuit=20 Court

Tina Edge,=20 JDAI Project Consultant
Multnomah Department of = Community Justice

Thomas Cleary,=20 Senior Deputy District Attorney
Juvenile = Division,=20 Multnomah County

David Virtue,=20 Sergeant, Training Division
Portland Police=20 Bureau

Description: Law = enforcement is a=20 crucial stakeholder in juvenile justice. = Multnomah=20 County Department of Community Justice and the = Portland=20 Police Bureau recently joined hands to develop and = implement alternative responses to youth involved = in=20 certain kinds of offenses. New police = officers now=20 receive intensified training on the juvenile = justice=20 system, including placement in community services=20 organizations that expose them to the types of = complex=20 issues that they face when dealing with juveniles = in the=20 field. The resulting collaboration, known as = the=20 Community Partnership Program, has deepened law=20 enforcement's understanding of, and input into, = detention=20 reform and juvenile justice practice.

► B-9 -- Why=20 Racial Disproportionality is the Single Most = Important=20 Problem in the U.S. Child Welfare System and How = Can=20 Evidence Based Practice Help?

Presenters:

Dr. Julia Littell, Professor, = Bryn Mawr=20 College
Graduate School of Social = Work

Dr. Jennifer = Bellamy

Description: This = session begins=20 with Dr. Julia Littell providing conference = participants=20 with the evidence supporting the claims of = devastation=20 created as a result of racial disproportionality = in child=20 welfare. It is concluded by Dr. Jennifer = Bellamy=20 describing the role of EBP as a useful approach = for=20 addressing racial disproportionalities using the = BEST=20 Project as an illustration.

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Sessions=20 Designed for Youth Attendees

Youth attendees may = register for=20 any of the general sessions listed above, but are = encouraged=20 to attend the following sessions designed = specifically for=20 youth.

10:30 a.m.=20 -12:00 Noon

►=20 A-10

► YAR, or=20 Youth and Adolescent Relationships

Presenter:
Terri=20 Gregory

Description:=20 YAR, or Youth and Adolescent = Relationships, is a=20 curriculum designed to help students move toward = positive=20 cooperation and success. The basic premise = stems=20 from a general knowledge and understanding of = Erikson's 8=20 Life Stages, focusing primarily on the Adolescent = stage=20 and all of its impingements. Cultural, = familial and=20 personal expectations are addressed.

► Madgesdiq -=20 Spoken Word, Poetry

Presenter:
Madgesdiq = (Antoine=20 Stoudamire)

Description:=20 "To spread peace, love and freedom = through the=20 power of words and music," perfectly describe the = mission=20 of the artist know as Madgesdiq. This = one-time=20 basketball prodigy, who received a full ride = scholarship=20 and attended Georgetown University before = transferring to=20 and then graduating from the University of Oregon = has=20 since crossed over (no pun intended), and now uses = the=20 vastness of his life experiences and passion for = writing=20 to inspire and entertain others.

1:00 - 2:30=20 p.m.

►=20 B-10

► Youth=20 Session

African=20 American Youth Leadership Development:
Tools = and=20 Strategies

Presenter:
Greg Evans, Professor of = Ethnic Studies,=20 Lane Community College
Director of African = American=20 Student Programs, and
President and CEO of the = Greg=20 Evans Group Education Consultants

Description: Leadership = is both=20 art and science. Leadership requires vision, = mission, and values to develop a sound philosophy = and=20 workable approach to leading people of any race, = creed,=20 color, or gender. In the African American = community,=20 however, a unique set of principles and strategies = has=20 emerged over the 400-year experience of slaves and = former=20 slaves from the African continent in western=20 civilization. In this workshop we will apply = these=20 principles and strategies for emerging young = African=20 American leaders.

This workshop is=20 designed to be an interactive experience for = African=20 American youth. This presentation will = provide=20 African American youth with a set of usable = tools to=20 begin building their leadership skill sets. = The=20 concepts and principles presented will empower = African=20 American youth to create their own unique = leadership style=20 for application in their community and = school.

►=20 Youth=20 Resource Fair

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