2026 Annual Conference Slides & Handouts

As presenters submit their materials, slide decks and handouts will be added here. Click below to access resources for each session.

Plenary Sessions

  • Wednesday Plenary Session: The Leader’s Pause: Your Greatest Tool in the Hardest Rooms


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  • Thursday Plenary Session: Broken A North Carolina Foster Care Story

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  • Friday Plenary Session: Eileen Anderson

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Workshop Session A: Wednesday, May 20 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

  • After the Storm: The Effects of Trauma on Children

    Nakia Austin 

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  • Supervised Visitation in the Child Welfare System: Practices and Partnerships that Work

    Kate Blair & Claudia Williams

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  • Supporting the Supporter: Trauma-Informed Care for Monitors in Supervised Visitation

    Anna Swan & Emily Landrum 

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Workshop Session B: Thursday, May 21 8:30 AM - 10:00 PM

  • Caught in the Middle: Practical Tools for Navigating Family Triangles

    Hal Runkle 

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  • Trauma-Informed Care in Infancy: Strengthening Infant and Toddler Resilience Through Evidence Based Strategies

    Amy Joyner & Jill Flynn

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  • Elevating Community Support for our Missions

    Marcie Smith 

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Workshop Session C: Thursday, May 21 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Start with the End in Mind: Building Protective Factors for Boys in High-Conflict Families

    Dr. Richelle Whitttaker 

  • They're Here, Now What: Strengthening Collaboration in Family Support With Survivor-Centered, Trauma-Informed Approaches

    Breanna Allen

  • Cultivating Growth and Resilience: Harnessing Posttraumatic Growth, Compassion Satisfaction, and Positive Childhood Experiences in Supervised Visitation

    Merina Cameron

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Workshop Session D: Thursday, May 21 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

  • Will Anyone Believe Me? Disclosures of Child Sexual Abuse

    Lindsey Dula

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  • From Burnout to Balance: Sustaining Compassion in Supervised Visitation

    Emily McKee

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  • From the Bench to the Field: Judicial Perspectives and Emerging Trends in Child Welfare

    The Honorable Judge Kenlyn Foster

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Workshop Session E: Friday, May 22 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

  • Fathers at the Center: Real Strategies, Real Tools, and Real Conversations to Strengthen Families in Every Community

    James Worthy

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  • More than Babysitters‚ Recognizing the Critical Nature of Child and Youth Care Workers

    Tammy Hopper

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  • Stalking and Supervised Visitation: How to Recognize and Respond to Promote Safety

    Dana Fleitman

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