Agenda

Day One: Tuesday, June 24, 2008

8:00–9:30 Registration and Networking Breakfast

9:30–10:30 Welcome and Maryland Updates
Master of Ceremonies- Al Zachik, M.D., Director, Child and Adolescent Services, Mental Hygiene Administration
Welcome- Brian Hepburn, M.D., Executive Director
Mental Hygiene Administration
o Maryland Updates
o Maryland’s Blueprint for Children’s Mental Health Update
o Poster Presentation- Jane Walker, Maryland Coalition of Families for Children’s Mental Health

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:00 Keynote: "Understanding Child Traumatic Stress:
Implications for Trauma-Informed Services and Treatment."
Robert Pynoos, M.D., M.P.H., Center Director
National Center for Child Traumatic Stress/UCLA

12:00-1:00 Lunch (Boxed lunch provided)

1:00-2:30 Session I - Workshops

2:30-2:45 Break

2:45-4:15 Session II - Workshops

4:15 Adjourn (Evaluation and CEU)

Day Two: Wednesday, June 25, 2008

8:00-9:00 Registration and Networking Breakfast

9:00-9:15 Welcome/Updates

9:15-10:30 Keynote: Victor Rivas Rivers, Child Advocate, Author, Actor

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:15 Session III - Workshops

12:15-1:15 Lunch (Boxed lunch provided)

1:15-2:45 Session IV - Workshops

2:45-3:00 Break

3:00-3:15 John M. Colmers, Secretary, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH)

3:15-4:00 “Rites of Passage Youth Group (Step group). Michael Green, LCSW-C, Associate Director, University of Maryland School Mental Health Program; Sherwood Lennon, BA, BCPSS, Teacher, and Natasha Thurmon, MA, BCPSS, Teacher, Franklin Square Elementary/Middle School. The Rites of Passage group uses an eclectic mixture of historic and current knowledge to educate students, while at the same time exposing them to preventative measures that will assist them in their personal and societal advancement. This process includes prevention group activities, individual counseling services, community service projects and expressional step.

4:00 Adjourn (Evaluation and CEU)