"It's All About the Links"
SVN Annual Conference

Supervised Visitation Network (SVN)

“It all About the Links”

Conference Schedule

Wednesday, MAY 28, 2008

9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.     Registration begins

12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.   SVN Board of Directors Luncheon and Meeting

12:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.    St. Augustine Site Visit and Excursion-for those arriving early to the conference, a four hour bus tour to the nation’s oldest city will include a site visit to Kid’s Bridge, a supervised visitation program in St. Augustine.  There will time for lunch, sight seeing, and assorted revelry. Cost of the trip is $50, spots are limited.

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.    Welcome Reception and entertainment, Poolside

                                    Featuring Jimmy Parrish

THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2008

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.     Registration, Knowledge Fair, Vendors

7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.     Welcome Breakfast for new members and providers- SVN staff and Board members will host a special welcome to those professionals new to the field of supervision and/or new to the Supervised Network to learn more about our organization and familiarize them with the details of the conference ahead to maximize their experience.

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.     Continental Breakfast

8:45 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.     Welcome, Invocation and Opening Remarks….Board President Valya Roberts

8:55 a.m. – 09:15 a.m.   Welcome Address:  “It’s All About the Links”   Joe Nullet, Executive Director  Supervised Visitation Network

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.   Child Advocate, Jack Levine “Taking care of yourself, so we can take better care of others”

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break and Exhibits Table

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Workshops  Sessions “A”

A1  Understanding Foster Children  from a Grief Perspective   Sandra Armer

A2  Client Surveys: Getting Information You Can Use   Judy Newman  

A3   Special Agent Terry Thomas: Child Sexual Victimization Part 1

A4  Florida Nuts and Bolts Session: Forging Partnerships: Understanding Protective Services     Karen Agrait

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.   Lunch with Featured Speaker:  Ashley Rhodes-Courter- Adopted by a loving family at the age of 12, Ashley has spoken out nationally about the need for foster care reform. She has personally experienced supervised visitation as a child and has a unique perspective to share with us. She wrote her just released memoir, “Three Little Words,” as a way to piece together the puzzle of her past and also to thank those who step up for child welfare issues.

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.    Workshops Sessions B

B1 Developing and Maintaining Collaboration in Your Community  Mitties Pedraza / Sunni Ball

 B2 Funding Supervised Visitation: A Panel Discussion with Michelle Dodge OVW, Tracie Pogue Access and Visitation Grants, Judy Newman, Ontario

 B3 Special Agent Terry Thomas  Child Sexual Victimization Part 2

 B4   The Innovative Practice of the Visitation Support Project in Japan

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.    Break and Exhibits Table

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.    Workshops Sessions C

C1  Working With Abusive Men in their Role as Fathers in a Visitation Program Melissa Scaia,      Laura Connelly and John Downing

       C2   “Advocacy Lessons Learned at my Grandmother’s Kitchen Table” Jack Levine

 C3 Panel Discussion: Former Childhood Clients of Supervised Visitation

 C4   Florida Nuts and Bolts Session:   Florida’s “Keeping Children Safe Act”  Karen Oehme

5:00 p.m.  – 6:00 p.m. Florida Chapter Meeting  (Opportunities for any State Chapters interested in meeting)

6:00 p.m. – On your own……….discover Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Augustine and surrounding area for fabulous dining, recreation, and liquid refreshments.

FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2008

7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.     Registration

7:30 a.m. – 8:30  a.m.    Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.     Silent Auction begins and ends

8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.   Plenary Speaker   Dr. Oliver Williams- “Concepts in Creating Culturally Responsive Services for Supervised Visitation Centers” 

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. SVN AGM General Meeting

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.   Poolside BBQ Lunch

1:45 p.m. –  3:15  p.m.  Workshops Sessions D

D1  -Off- Site Visits: Safety and Security Issues

D2    Panel Discussion: Supportive/Therapeutic Visitation

D3  Linking Domestic Abuse Survivors to Needed Resources Scaia, Rose, and Saunders

D4  Florida Nuts and Bolts Session:  Access and Visitation Grants Tracie Pogue

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.    Break

3:30 p.m. -  5:00 p.m.    Open Space Workshops  Sessions “E”

In the open space format, conference attendees will decide what issues and topics they would like to discuss at greater length and post a meeting or conversation topic on the open space bulletin board that will be available on the first day of the conference.  Attendees may choose to meet in traditional meeting rooms, lobby areas, courtyard locations, or poolside to make “connections” and get as much out of the process as they desire.

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.   SVN Awards Dinner - Time to celebrate and congratulate! A few awards will be presented here, but mostly it’s time to relax and enjoy the scenic venue and each other’s company.

SVN POST-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE

Saturday, May 31, 2008

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

“Certificate Training: Understanding the SVN Standards and the Code of Ethics”

We have agreed to follow these member adopted principles, but how does that impact the delivery of supervised visitation services that you offer?  Post Conference attendees will gain an advanced understanding of what standards compliance means within the context of their programs and receive a special certificate that will recognize their completion the first SVN approved Standards Training.  The training will be interactive with plenty of time to address specific questions about how you provide service.

Nadine Blaschak-Brown,  Former SVN Board Member and President

Barbara Flory, Former SVN Board Member and private consultant

Jane Grafton, Greater Vancouver Mediation/Supervision Services, BC, Canada

Judy Newman, Manager, Supervised Access Program, Ministry of the Attorney General, Province of Ontario, Canada

Rob Straus, DMH, J.D, Program Director, Meeting Place: Supervised Child Access Service, Cambridge, Massachusetts

12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.   SVN Board of Directors Luncheon and Meeting

Conference is Over