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June 15-16, 2027 Laramie Wyoming
Breakout Session Speakers
2026
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Karen Braxton
Whose Job Is It Anyway? A Judge's Role in Supporting Family Reunification
Thomas R. Rivera III
From Survival to Agency: Lived Experience, Development, and What Helps Youth Change
Wendy Leach
Connections for Justice Involved Young People: How Positive Adults and Targeted Methods Lead to Better Outcomes
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MJ (Maleeka Jihad)
Best Interest or Best Guess? Why Evidence Must Guide Child Welfare Decisions Ethics, Evidence, and Decision-Making in Family Court
Ian Fletcher
Before the Wildfire: Building Everyday Tools for Connection and Prevention
Judge's Panel
WY District Court Judge's Panel
Terri Markham
Youth Exploitation in Wyoming: What’s Emerging, What’s Changing, and What We Can Do
Cory Jewell Jensen
“If They Knew What I Was Thinking” - What Sex Offenders Can Teach Us About Interviewing
You Should Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Make You Flinch: What You Should Know About Sex Offenders
Lisa Finkey
Ethical Decision-Making in Juvenile Practice: Navigating the "Best Interest of the Child" Standard
Lynn Storey-Huylar
Children's Abilities to date events and other unique aspect of the child forensic interivew
Wendy Ross
Annual Case Law and Legislation Update
Enhancing Legal Advocacy through Trauma-Informed Lawyering
David Clark
Human Trafficking case study: MACC BUCC: Dallas most dangerous pimp
Hiding in Plain Sight: Conducting High Risk Victims Operations
From outcry to Conviction: Navigating your way through a child abuse investigation
The Real Man Behind the Mask (The Paul Gove Story)
Brittany DeWitt
Yellow Flags and What to Do with Them: A Preventative Approach to School Safety
Holly Mittelstadt
Wraparound Services and School Based Support
Jewel Parrish
Understanding and Building Effective Multi-Disciplinary Investigative Teams (MDITs)
Child Abuse Investigation as a Team: Using the MDIT Model
Applying the MDIT Model – Mock Case Review
Drew Cotton
Understanding and Building Effective Multi-Disciplinary Investigative Teams (MDITs)
Child Abuse Investigation as a Team: Using the MDIT Model
Applying the MDIT Model – Mock Case Review
Tazia Peterson
Understanding and Building Effective Multi-Disciplinary Investigative Teams (MDITs)
Child Abuse Investigation as a Team: Using the MDIT Model
Applying the MDIT Model – Mock Case Review
Mitch Schoenwolf, RN
The Trauma Informed Approach to Supporting Youth Mental Health
April Ferguson LCSW-C
Champion of Change: Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Overdose and Suicide
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Kristina Stacy
Cultivating Potential: Social Work in Early Childhood
Cathy Holman
Helping Parents Navigate the Digital World: What Professionals Need to Know
Veronica Driz
Understanding Running Behavior & Strengthening Youth Interventions
Antonia Chiesa
Breaking the Silo: Optimizing Multidisciplinary Response in Child Maltreatment
Maria Walker
I Am Worthy: Transforming Trauma Into Truth; a lived-experience framework and case study in trauma and recovery.
Elliott Hinkle
Supporting Youth Identity, Safety, and Belonging in Complex Times
Jan Edwards
Through their eyes: what your kids want you to know about their online life
Mike Fernandez
Postvention Is Prevention: Intercepting Trauma to Disrupt Cycles of Harm for Children and Youth
Josephine Carlson
Postvention Is Prevention: Intercepting Trauma to Disrupt Cycles of Harm for Children and Youth
Amanda Wilczewski
Wyoming Home Visiting Alliance growing healthy families one visit at time
Brandi Chubb
Wyoming Home Visiting Alliance growing healthy families one visit at time
Gloria Molt
Wyoming Home Visiting Alliance growing healthy families one visit at time
Lacy Lobdell
Wyoming Home Visiting Alliance growing healthy families one visit at time
Angelica Clark
Empowering the future with the Youth Wyoming Youth Advisory Council Panel
Nathaniel Williams
Empowering the future with the Youth Wyoming Youth Advisory Council Panel
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Empowering the future with the Youth Wyoming Youth Advisory Council Panel
Tyler Sullivan
Empowering the future with the Youth Wyoming Youth Advisory Council Panel