River Oak Center For Children

(for a complete list of presentations, please call 916-609-5111)

2007	Working Effectively with Young Foster Children. Mary Hargrave, PhD., President and CEO, River Oak Center for Children University of California, Davis National Child Abuse and Neglect Conference Sacramento, California September, 2007
2007	Youth Development Principles: Making it Real in Sacramento County. M. Hargrave, R. Livingston, R. Pottenger, W. Rankin, P. Hawkins, D. Schroeder California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth 27th Annual Conference Pacific Grove, California May 17, 2007
2006	An Organizational Approach to Implementing Evidence-Based Practices. Mary Hargrave, PhD., President and CEO, River Oak Center for Children Missouri Child Care Agencies Association Osage Beach, Missouri November, 2006
2006	The Impact of Wraparound Sacramento Services. Mary Hargrave, PhD., President and CEO, River Oak Center for Children Sharing Best Practices in Mental Health Services for Children and their Families Children’s Array of Psychiatric Programs Conference (CHARPP) Portland, Oregon September 11-12, 2006
2006	What Works: The Effectiveness of Wraparound Sacramento, Part I. Mary Hargrave, PhD., President and CEO, River Oak Center for Children Fourth California Wraparound Institute Wraparound: Coming of Age Universal City, CA June 19-21, 2006
2006	Replicating Evidence-Based Practices-The Real Truth. Mary Hargrave, PhD., President and CEO, River Oak Center for Children The Alliance for Children and Families National Leadership Conference Clearwater Beach, Florida January 26-28, 2006
2005	Attachment Representational Patterns of Maltreated Children Utilizing a Narrative Measure. Tricia Heinrich, TBS Facilitator A poster presented at the UCD Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) conference in Davis, CA September 2005
2005	0-5 Years Workshop. Penny Knapp, MD., Mary Hargrave, PhD., President and CEO, River Oak Center for Children, Betsy Pfromm, MS, MPA, Pat Magnan, MSW, and Elida Otal, LCSW Looking Through the Lens of Culture, Family and Community California Mental Health Policy Forum San Francisco, California September 8, 2005
2005	Wraparound Sacramento: Issues and Outcomes. Lisa Bertaccini, Tim Collins, Geri Wilson, Roy Alexander, Lyn Farr, Mary Hargrave, River Oak Center for Children, and Erik Sternod California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth (CHMACY) 25th Annual Conference Monterey, CA May 12, 2005
2005	Addressing the Needs of Children in Foster Care Mary Hargrave, Ph.D. and Lynne Marsenich, LCSW, California Institute of Mental Health Because We Care: An Early Intervention Mental Health Services Conference – Workshop Training Los Angeles, CA January 27, 2005
2004	The How-to’s of Implementing an Evidence-Based Program: Implementing Multisystemic Therapy (MST) with High Risk Adolescents and their Families. Dawn H. Weinberg, John Holmes, Stephanie Parmely, and Mary Lou Gottlieb, Meeting the Needs of Youth with Co-Occurring Disorders, Rose Jenkins Conference 2004 Sacramento, California October 27-28, 2004
2004	Preventing Child Hospitalization in California: Therapeutic Behavioral Services. Tina Traxler, Ph. D. 2004 International Child & Adolescent Conference XII: Positive Behavior Support for Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Minneapolis, Minnesota October 2004
2004	A System of Care for Children, Birth to Six. Mary Hargrave, Ph.D., President and CEO, River Oak Center for Children A poster presented at National Training Institutes 2004 Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Emotional Disturbances and their families: Early Intervention San Francisco, CA June 23-27, 2004
2004	Effects of Immediate, Delayed, Signaled, and Unsignaled Reinforcement on Staying in Seat and Answering Math Problems Correctly in a Child with ADHD. Anthony Contreras Jr., Behavior Analyst Presentation of research study at the 30th Annual Association for Behavior Analysis Conference Boston, Massachusetts
2004	The Impact of Wraparound Services on Non-Typical Populations: Can We Bring These Youth Home? Abrahamson, T., Tyda K., and Rostovseva, D Symposium presented at the 17th Annual Research and Training Conference: A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health, Expanding the Research Base Tampa, FL
2004	Following Up: The Impact of Wraparound Services on Youth and Family Functioning After Discharge. Tyda, K., Guadalupe, R., & Abrahamson, T. Poster presented at Building on Family Strengths: A National Conference on Research and Services in Support of Children and Their Families, Portland, OR May 2004
2004	Serving a Unique Population: Are All Youth and Families Equally Likely to Succeed in Wraparound. Tyda, K., & Abrahamson, T. Paper presented at Building on Family Strengths: A National Conference on Research and Services in Support of Children and Their Families Portland, OR May 2004
2004	Reforming Child Welfare Through Shared Leadership: The California Experience Sharon Angle, Member California Parent Leadership Team, Co-Presenters: Cleopra Dyas, Mike Call, Maria Moreno, Meryl Levine, Peggy Plinsky, Nadia Islam Presented at Parents Anonymous, Inc. 2004 National Training Institute February, 2004
2003	Strengthening California Families Through Parent Leadership. Sharon Angle, Member, California Parent Leadership Team, Co-presenters: Kathy Dreyer, Sheri Rosen Presented: Families and Communities: Shared Responsibilities/Shared Rewards, Family Strengths Training Institute Sacramento Sacramento, CA October 27-28, 2003
2003	Evaluation Challenges in a Unique Wraparound Program: Multiple Methods for Prediction of Success and Outcomes T. Abrahamson, K. Tyda, D. Rostovtseva, M. Fraguela and R. Guadalupe Paper presented at Building on Family Strengths A National Conference on Research and Services in Support of Children and their Families, Portland, OR
2003	Helping Our Parent Excel: Preliminary Results From the River Oaks “Hope” Program K. Tyda, and T. Abrahamson Poster Presented at The 4th Annual Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Conference Sacramento, CA
2003	Wraparound Outcomes Research Twylla Abrahamson, PhD., Residential Program Director, Kim Tyda, Research Specialist and Rommel Guadalupe, Research/Evaluation Assistant 10th Annual National Conference Building on Family Strengths, Family Support and Mental Health, Sponsored by: Research & Training Center June 2003
2003	Early Intervention and Prevention, (Various Presentations), Mary Hargrave, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, River Oak 29th Annual Conference of California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth April-May 2003
2003	There are Solutions: “How To” of Effective and Strategic Advocacy. Mary Hargrave, PhD, Co-presenter with Sandra Goodwin, Rosa Warder, and Bruce Brozan California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth 23rd Annual Conference April-May 2003
2003	Special Clinical Issues in Early Intervention. Beth Limberg, Program Services Manager with co-presenters Amy Birchill and Katherine Truex, Program Service Clinicians, Margot Franke-Clark and Hoda Smidi, Psychologists, all from River Oak. California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth 23rd Annual Conference April-May 2003

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