DAY ONE  Tuesday, August 19, 2025

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Light Breakfast

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Summit Welcome and Kick Off
Joe Nullet, CAE Executive Director
Jennifer Garst, MSW Director of Training

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM 

Nevaeh Gilmore:
Through the Eyes of a Survivor

10:30 PM – 10:45 AM 

Networking Break 

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM 

Nevaeh Gilmore:
Advocacy in Child Welfare

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 

Networking lunch on site 

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM 

Intake Process & Forms 101:
Building a Foundation for Safe and Informed Visitation
Tara Schnakenberg and Larissa Dreier
SOS Child Visitation Visitation & Exchange Center 

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM  

Break

2:45 PM – 4:00 PM 

Hidden in Plain Sight:
Understanding and Responding to Domestic Violence in Child Welfare and Supervised Visitation

Jennifer Garst, MSW
Supervised Visitation Network


DAY TWO Wednesday, August 20, 2025

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Light Breakfast

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM 

From the Bench to the Field: Judicial Perspectives and Emerging Trends in Child Welfare
The Honorable Kenlyn Foster
Blount County Juvenile Court

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Networking Break

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

From the Bench to the Field: Judicial Perspectives and Emerging Trends in Child Welfare
The Honorable Kenlyn Foster
Blount County Juvenile Court

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Networking Lunch: On Your Own 

1:30 PM – 3: 00 PM

Meeting Families Where They Are:
Inclusive and Trauma-Informed Approaches to Family Support and Supervised Services

Emilyn Wahl, Someplace Safe
Chrystal Foster, Parenting with Grace

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Networking Break

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Summit Closing & Takeaways 
Joe Nullet, CAE Executive Director
Jennifer Garst, MSW Director of Training


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