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Breakout Session Speakers
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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
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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
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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
Mary Walker
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I Am Worthy — Transforming Trauma into Truth
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