Breakout Session Speakers
2026

Karen Braxton

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Whose Job Is It Anyway? A Judge's Role in Supporting Family Reunification

Thomas R. Rivera III

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From Survival to Agency: Lived Experience, Development, and What Helps Youth Change

Wendy Leach

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Connections for Justice Involved Young People: How Positive Adults and Targeted Methods Lead to Better Outcomes

MJ (Maleeka Jihad)

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Best Interest or Best Guess? Why Evidence Must Guide Child Welfare Decisions Ethics, Evidence, and Decision-Making in Family Court

Ian Fletcher

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Before the Wildfire: Building Everyday Tools for Connection and Prevention

Judge's Panel

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WY District Court Judge's Panel

Terri Markham

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Youth Exploitation in Wyoming: What’s Emerging, What’s Changing, and What We Can Do

Cory Jewell Jensen

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“If They Knew What I Was Thinking” - What Sex Offenders Can Teach Us About Interviewing

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You Should Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Make You Flinch: What You Should Know About Sex Offenders

Lisa Finkey

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Ethical Decision-Making in Juvenile Practice: Navigating the "Best Interest of the Child" Standard

Lynn Storey-Huylar

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Children's Abilities to date events and other unique aspect of the child forensic interivew

Wendy Ross

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Annual Case Law and Legislation Update

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Enhancing Legal Advocacy through Trauma-Informed Lawyering

David Clark

Human Trafficking case study: MACC BUCC: Dallas most dangerous pimp

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Hiding in Plain Sight: Conducting High Risk Victims Operations

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From outcry to Conviction: Navigating your way through a child abuse investigation

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The Real Man Behind the Mask (The Paul Gove Story)

Brittany DeWitt

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Yellow Flags and What to Do with Them: A Preventative Approach to School Safety

Holly Mittelstadt

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Wraparound Services and School Based Support

Jewel Parrish

Understanding and Building Effective Multi-Disciplinary Investigative Teams (MDITs)

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Child Abuse Investigation as a Team: Using the MDIT Model

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Applying the MDIT Model – Mock Case Review

Drew Cotton

Understanding and Building Effective Multi-Disciplinary Investigative Teams (MDITs)

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Child Abuse Investigation as a Team: Using the MDIT Model

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Applying the MDIT Model – Mock Case Review

Tazia Peterson

Understanding and Building Effective Multi-Disciplinary Investigative Teams (MDITs)

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Child Abuse Investigation as a Team: Using the MDIT Model

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Applying the MDIT Model – Mock Case Review

Mitch Schoenwolf, RN

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The Trauma Informed Approach to Supporting Youth Mental Health

April Ferguson LCSW-C

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Champion of Change: Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Overdose and Suicide

Kristina Stacy

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Cultivating Potential: Social Work in Early Childhood

Cathy Holman

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Helping Parents Navigate the Digital World: What Professionals Need to Know

Veronica Driz

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Understanding Running Behavior & Strengthening Youth Interventions

Antonia Chiesa

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Breaking the Silo: Optimizing Multidisciplinary Response in Child Maltreatment

Maria Walker

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I Am Worthy: Transforming Trauma Into Truth; a lived-experience framework and case study in trauma and recovery.

Elliott Hinkle

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Supporting Youth Identity, Safety, and Belonging in Complex Times

Jan Edwards

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Through their eyes: what your kids want you to know about their online life

Mike Fernandez

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Postvention Is Prevention: Intercepting Trauma to Disrupt Cycles of Harm for Children and Youth

Josephine Carlson

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Postvention Is Prevention: Intercepting Trauma to Disrupt Cycles of Harm for Children and Youth

Amanda Wilczewski 

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Wyoming Home Visiting Alliance growing healthy families one visit at time

Brandi Chubb 

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Wyoming Home Visiting Alliance growing healthy families one visit at time

Gloria Molt

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Wyoming Home Visiting Alliance growing healthy families one visit at time

Lacy Lobdell

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Wyoming Home Visiting Alliance growing healthy families one visit at time

Angelica Clark

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Empowering the future with the Youth Wyoming Youth Advisory Council Panel

Nathaniel Williams

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Empowering the future with the Youth Wyoming Youth Advisory Council Panel

Szabre

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Empowering the future with the Youth Wyoming Youth Advisory Council Panel

Tyler Sullivan 

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Empowering the future with the Youth Wyoming Youth Advisory Council Panel