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The Arizona KIDS Consortium is an Arizona Commission Corporation established for the
purpose of coordinating the recruitment of foster and adoptive homes in Maricopa County.
We are comprised of 22 licensing agencies contracted with the Department of Child Safety.
We aim to collaborate as agencies and with community partners to provide quality foster and
adoptive homes to improve the well being of youth in foster care. KIDS Consortium partner
agencies help prospective foster and adoptive parents to become licensed to welcome
children into their home through foster care or adoption.

A E AGE C E
A Circle Together CPES
Anodyne Independent Living Family Partners
Specialists Hearts Homes
A Place to Call Home Hope Community Services
AASK HRT
Agape Adoption Agency of Arizona HSC
Arizona Baptist Children's Services Intermountain Center
Arizona's Children Association Onward Hope
Arizona Faith Families RISE Services
Casey Family Programs Southwest Human Development
Catholic Charities Unity
Child Crisis Arizona Arizona 1.27
Christian Family Care Agency

Childcare is NOT provided

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Children or vulnerable adults can't attend. If you bring one, you will be refused entry.
Campus will not be open until 8:00 am
Arriving 15 minutes late, leaving early, or taking excessive breaks during class will result in
staff reducing your hours accordingly
Last day for refunds is March 1, 2020

$15 E E
Price includes continental breakfast and lunch regular or vegetarian
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A Mighty Change of Heart Family Involvement Center
Arizona Department of Administration Find Help Phoenix
Arizona Department of Education Generation Justice
Arizona Helping Hands Helen's Hope Chest
ASU Bridging Success Child Crisis Arizona
Boost a Foster Family Hope A Future
Fostering Advocates Voices for CASA
Division of Developmental Disabilities WIC
Empowered Young Parents Program Maricopa County Head Start Program

We will be collecting diapers and wipes for Arizona Helping

Hands again this year. Please bring your donations when you
check in on the day of the Blitz!

Preemie Newborn and Size Diapers are the greatest need

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9 AM TO 12 PM
AM 1: CHILD DEVELOPMENT
SEAN PLUMMER CHILD CRISIS ARIZONA
An overview of developmentally appropriate physical, cognitive, social and emotional milestones from
birth to 11 years. Learn how to help address key features within each developmental stage as well as
practical suggestions to improve communication.
Child C i i A i ona offers no-cost resources to families and community members through 300 different
parenting classes, workshops, children s playgroups, support groups, and family events annually both
onsite and in the community. We strive to build safe, stable, strong families through a Family Resource
Model. Our programs assist parents and caregivers in dealing with life s stressors by teaching and
developing parenting skills in a non-judgmental environment.

AM 2: TRUST BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION (TBRI) 101

ARIZONA TBRI PRACTITIONER TEAM
Trust Based Relational Intervention or TBRI is an attachment based, trauma informed parenting
intervention designed to meet the complex needs to vulnerable children. While the intervention is based
on years of attachment, sensory processing, and neuroscience research, the heartbeat of TBRI is
connection. Through the key principles of TBRI, parents will leave this training with a better understanding
of why kids from hard places need a different approach to help them heal and thrive, as well as give
practical strategies to help children with challenging behavior.
The A i ona TBRI P ac i ione Team. Each practitioner brings their own, different experiences in
parenting kids from hard places , of varying age groups and use TBRI principles in their own homes every
day. Each trainer has been trained by TCU s, Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development team as TBRI
Practitioners.

AM 3: COMFORTING THE TRAUMA TREMORS - PART 1

TRACEY HICKEY
During the course, the attendee will learn what trauma is, how it affects a child and the essential principles of trauma
informed parenting. Understanding how trauma affects children can help you make sense of a child's sometimes
baffling behaviors, feelings and attitudes. This course will teach skills and techniques to influence behavior and
attitudes, reducing the stress of parenting a traumatized child.
This is a part class worth hours of training You must attend both parts
T ace Hicke is a licensing worker for Catholic Charities where she is a trainer and an initial home study writer.
Tracey has been working with the agency for the past five years. She graduated from the University of Maryland in
1993 with a degree in Elementary Education and was a teacher for six years. Tracey worked with Severely
Emotionally Disturbed high school students for three years before moving to Catholic Charities. In her free time, she
stays busy spending time with her five children and helping her sister raise three foster children.

AM 4: LGBTQ CULTURAL COMPETENCY

JOHN MARTIN INTERMOUNTAIN CENTERS
Children in foster care who identify as LGBTQ face additional issues while in their time in care. This class brings to
light what those issues are, help to reduce prejudices, and how to support the youth.
John Ma in is a state-certified trainer for Foster Parent College and Calming the Trauma Tremors. He and his
husband have been foster parents for 7 years, and have adopted 4 children from the foster care system in Arizona.
He has been leading trainings for foster parents for 5 years, with a hope that all foster parents are informed and
confident in working with the systems of foster care.
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9 AM TO 12 PM
AM 5: CORNERSTONE CONVERSATIONS:
CULTURAL DIVERSITY INCLUSION
GINGER SUNBIRD MARTIN
The primary goal of this training is to promote cultural awareness and create an atmosphere of compassion and
trust that honors the dignity and values of those in the work place and at home. Designed to improve
communication between Native American and non native members. Class objectives include learning about
Egalitarianism, Traditional Value Model, Sociological Dynamics, Relative Time Shift Differential, Historical Trauma,
Communication Styles, Language Format, Group Affiliations, Value Equations, Verbalization in Learning, Animism
Spirituality.
Ginge S nbi d Ma in is a Community Member of the Gila River Indian Community, Pima descent. Having been
raised in the Community and worked for both for a Community government institution as well as a 5-star private
enterprise, Ginger is intimately familiar with tribally owned businesses and government organizations. Ginger
presently operates her own private consulting service specializing in Native American cultural diversity inclusion
trainings and corporate change programs. Ginger graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor s
degree in American Indian Studies in 2003.

AM 6: SEX TRAFFICKING AND ARIZONA'S YOUTH

DOMINIQUE ROE SEPOWITZ a d COMMANDER JIM GALLAGHER
This presentation will include information about sex trafficking of children in Arizona. Information presented will
include the legal definition of sex trafficking, the similarities and differences between dating/domestic violence and
sex trafficking, vulnerabilities and red flags, who are the sex buyers, who are the sex traffickers, and how foster
parents can bring awareness of this victimization to their foster children.
Domini e Roe Sepo i MSW Ph D is an Associate Professor in the Arizona State University School of Social
Work and the founder and Director of the Office of the Sex Trafficking Intervention Research (ASU STIR). Dominique
has developed research, clinical interventions, and training curriculum for the past 15 years. She has created
numerous training tools specifically for sex trafficking including a school-based web-based learning module
(projectstarfish.education), a statewide resource website including training materials and resources
(sextraffickinghelp.com), six national webinars for the NCJRS program, nine training brochures for special
populations regarding sex trafficking, a standardized 3-hour sex trafficking 101 that has been provided to over
10,000 attendees since 2014, and a statewide train the trainer for Human Trafficking 101 in partnership with the
Arizona Governor s Office. Dominique is the Clinical Director for the first HUD funded permanent supportive
housing program for sex trafficked women and their children in Phoenix, AZ entitled Phoenix Starfish House.
Commande Jim Gallaghe Ed D is both a police officer and teacher, serving as a scholar-practitioner deeply
invested in contributing to the ongoing advancement of the profession of policing through the integration of
evidence based practices and research to assist with strategic decision making, deployment and investigative
strategies and service delivery to the community.

AM 7: TECHNIQUES AND CARE FOR DRUG EXPOSED NEWBORNS

JACOB S HOPE
This program is designed to be a resource tool for families and caregiverswho have infants that have been exposed
to prenatal substances and areadversely affected after birth, displaying signs of withdrawal. You will learn the signs
and symptoms associated with specific drugs or substances; the definition and identification of Neonatal Abstinence
Syndrome NAS ; how to give immediate and nurturing care for these infants; a variety of techniques which work to
soothe, comfort, and relieve the infants; how specific and immediate care for a baby leads to proper bonding and
healthy neurological development; the best care practices for your baby and a guide for documenting.
Jacob Hope is a 501(c)(3) federal non-profit domestic corporation. We are licensed under the Arizona Department
of Health Services as a B5 Behavioral Health Sub-Acute Inpatient Facility for up to 12 infants as they are being
treated for symptoms specific to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Our facility is also a licensed AHCCCS
provider and are contracted with most Managed Care Organizations that provide services to the state healthcare
system.
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9 AM TO 12 PM
AM 8: YOUNG CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE:
SUPPORTING CHILD DEVELOPMENT
MOLLY STROTHKAMP MSW LCSW IMH E GOOD FIT CENTER
This workshop will focus on the development of young children and the potential impact of foster care placement on
development. This workshop is guided by the principles of Infant and Toddler Mental Health and the importance of
early caregiving relationships. Strategies to support development and community resources will be discussed and
explored.
Moll S o hkamp is a child therapist and the training coordinator at the Good Fit Counseling Center at Southwest
Human Development. She has worked with young children and their families at Southwest Human Development
since 1999. Molly specializes in providing relationship-based counseling to young children and their caregivers.
Molly is a faculty member for the Harris Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Training Institute and teaches a
40-hour infant mental health course to behavioral health providers. In addition, she provides presentations and
workshops on infant mental health topics to parents, professionals, and community organizations statewide. Molly
is an LCSW and is a graduate of the Harris Institute. She is endorsed at the clinical level by the Infant Toddler
Mental Health Coalition. Molly currently serves on the ITMHCA Board of Directors.

AM 9: LEGAL RIGHTS OF ARIZONA FOSTER CHILDREN

REBECCA SMITH MASTERSON GENERATION JUSTICE
Gen Justice presents on the legal rights of children in Arizona foster care, as well as the rights of foster and kinship
placements. The presentation discusses the court process for children in care, including the types hearings, who can
speak to the judge, who is a party, and the different roles in court. It covers confidentiality of information and public
records, as well as some specific laws that are of interest to caregivers. Finally, the presentation gives some tips on
how to effectively advocate for the kids in care and what to do if you think the ball might be getting dropped.

Rebecca Ma e on, an experienced attorney and entrepreneur, is a founding member of Gen Justice. While
litigating at one of Phoenix s busiest litigation and trial firms, Rebecca was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star and
invited for membership into Arizona s Finest Lawyers. After several years in the court room, she founded a
successful boutique firm, specializing in special education and disability law. She continues to be a sought-after
speaker about the legal rights of disabled children. In 2019, Rebecca was honored for her legal work with Gen
Justice and joined the Arizona Capitol Times' inaugural class of Women Achievers of Arizona. Rebecca is a
published writer and creator of the popular blog, Sincerely Becca. She is a small business owner, a volunteer lawyer
for foster children with disabilities, and the mom to two teen boys. Her oldest son spent most of his childhood in
foster care. Rebecca first met him during a school meeting when he was sixteen, and he became part of her family
just before turning 18.

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1 PM TO 4 PM
PM 1: ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
HEATHER PRENTICE CHILD CRISIS ARIZONA
Childhood trauma effects behavior into adulthood. Learn about the behavioral impacts, and how to promote healthy
behaviors to keep kids safe.
Child C i i A i ona offers no-cost resources to families and community members through 300 different parenting
classes, workshops, children s playgroups, support groups, and family events annually both onsite and in the
community. We strive to build safe, stable, strong families through a Family Resource Model. Our programs assist
parents and caregivers in dealing with life s stressors by teaching and developing parenting skills in a non-
judgmental environment.

PM 2: TRUST BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION (TBRI) 101

ARIZONA TBRI PRACTITIONER TEAM
Trust Based Relational Intervention or TBRI is an attachment based, trauma informed parenting intervention
designed to meet the complex needs to vulnerable children. While the intervention is based on years of attachment,
sensory processing, and neuroscience research, the heartbeat of TBRI is connection. Through the key principles of
TBRI, parents will leave this training with a better understanding of why kids from hard places need a different
approach to help them heal and thrive, as well as give practical strategies to help children with challenging behavior.
The A i ona TBRI P ac i ione Team. Each practitioner brings their own, different experiences in parenting kids
from hard places , of varying age groups and use TBRI principles in their own homes every day. Each trainer has
been trained by TCU s, Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development team as TBRI Practitioners.

PM 3: COMFORTING THE TRAUMA TREMORS (PART 2)

TRACEY HICKEY CATHOLIC CHARITIES
During the course, the attendee will learn what trauma is, how it affects a child and the essential principles of trauma
informed parenting. Understanding how trauma affects children can help you make sense of a child's sometimes
baffling behaviors, feelings and attitudes. This course will teach skills and techniques to influence behavior and
attitudes, reducing the stress of parenting a traumatized child.
This is a part class worth hours of training You must attend both parts
T ace Hicke is a licensing worker for Catholic Charities where she is a trainer and an initial home study writer.
Tracey has been working with the agency for the past five years. She graduated from the University of Maryland in
1993 with a degree in Elementary Education and was a teacher for six years. Tracey worked with Severely
Emotionally Disturbed high school students for three years before moving to Catholic Charities. In her free time, she
stays busy spending time with her five children and helping her sister raise three foster children.

PM 4: IMPORTANCE OF PERMANENCY FOR FOSTER YOUTH

JOHN MARTIN INTERMOUNTAIN CENTERS
Youth who age out of the foster care system are exposed to challenges that their non foster peers are not. This
training highlights what those challenges are, the risks these youth face, and how permanency can help alleviate
these issues.
John Ma in is a state-certified trainer for Foster Parent College and Calming the Trauma Tremors. He and his
husband have been foster parents for 7 years, and have adopted 4 children from the foster care system in Arizona.
He has been leading trainings for foster parents for 5 years, with a hope that all foster parents are informed and
confident in working with the systems of foster care.
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1 PM TO 4 PM
PM 5: CORNERSTONE CONVERSATIONS:
CULTURAL DIVERSITY INCLUSION
GINGER SUNBIRD MARTIN
The primary goal of this training is to promote cultural awareness and create an atmosphere of compassion and
trust that honors the dignity and values of those in the work place and at home. Designed to improve
communication between Native American and non native members. Class objectives include learning about
Egalitarianism, Traditional Value Model, Sociological Dynamics, Relative Time Shift Differential, Historical Trauma,
Communication Styles, Language Format, Group Affiliations, Value Equations, Verbalization in Learning, Animism
Spirituality.
Ginge S nbi d Ma in is a Community Member of the Gila River Indian Community, Pima descent. Having been
raised in the Community and worked for both for a Community government institution as well as a 5-star private
enterprise, Ginger is intimately familiar with tribally owned businesses and government organizations. Ginger
presently operates her own private consulting service specializing in Native American cultural diversity inclusion
trainings and corporate change programs. Ginger graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor s
degree in American Indian Studies in 2003.

PM 6: SEX TRAFFICKING AND ARIZONA'S YOUTH

DOMINIQUE ROE SEPOWITZ a d COMMANDER JIM GALLAGHER
This presentation will include information about sex trafficking of children in Arizona. Information presented will
include the legal definition of sex trafficking, the similarities and differences between dating/domestic violence and
sex trafficking, vulnerabilities and red flags, who are the sex buyers, who are the sex traffickers, and how foster
parents can bring awareness of this victimization to their foster children.
Domini e Roe Sepo i MSW Ph D is an Associate Professor in the Arizona State University School of Social Work
and the founder and Director of the Office of the Sex Trafficking Intervention Research (ASU STIR). Dominique has
developed research, clinical interventions, and training curriculum for the past 15 years. She has created numerous
training tools specifically for sex trafficking including a school-based web-based learning module
(projectstarfish.education), a statewide resource website including training materials and resources
(sextraffickinghelp.com), six national webinars for the NCJRS program, nine training brochures for special
populations regarding sex trafficking, a standardized 3-hour sex trafficking 101 that has been provided to over
10,000 attendees since 2014, and a statewide train the trainer for Human Trafficking 101 in partnership with the
Arizona Governor s Office. Dominique is the Clinical Director for the first HUD funded permanent supportive
housing program for sex trafficked women and their children in Phoenix, AZ entitled Phoenix Starfish House.
Commande Jim Gallaghe Ed D is both a police officer and teacher, serving as a scholar-practitioner deeply
invested in contributing to the ongoing advancement of the profession of policing through the integration of
evidence based practices and research to assist with strategic decision making, deployment and investigative
strategies and service delivery to the community.

PM 7: TECHNIQUES AND CARE FOR DRUG EXPOSED NEWBORNS

JACOB S HOPE
This program is designed to be a resource tool for families and caregivers who have infants that have been exposed
to prenatal substances and areadversely affected after birth, displaying signs of withdrawal. You will learn the signs
and symptoms associated with specific drugs or substances; the definition and identification of Neonatal
Abstinence Syndrome NAS ; how to give immediate and nurturing care for these infants; a variety of techniques
which work to soothe, comfort, and relieve the infants; how specific and immediate care for a baby leads to proper
bonding and healthy neurological development; the best care practices for your baby and a guide for documenting.
Jacob Hope is a 501(c)(3) federal non-profit domestic corporation. We are licensed under the Arizona Department
of Health Services as a B5 Behavioral Health Sub-Acute Inpatient Facility for up to 12 infants as they are being
treated for symptoms specific to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Our facility is also a licensed AHCCCS
provider and are contracted with most Managed Care Organizations that provide services to the state healthcare
system.
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1 PM TO 4 PM
PM 8: HE SAID, SHE SAID: MALE/FEMALE COMMUNICATION --and-
- UNDERSTANDING MOM'S AND DAD'S PARENTING STYLES
NEIL TIFT MA CFM a d DENISE TIFT MA LSW CFM
He Said/She Said: Women and men have been raised to speak, listen and interact in quite different manners.
Participants will review what contributes to some of the differences and suggest how to become more bilingual. This
session explores gender communication patterns and will generate suggestions to help parents enhance their
capacity to communicate more effectively with the each other in a variety of settings.
Understanding Mom's Dad's Parenting Styles: Research and daily experiences shows that, in many aspects, fathers
styles of parenting are different from mothers parenting styles. This workshop will present a summary of results of
current research on maternal and paternal parenting approaches, comparing and contrasting the two. It will present
parents with opportunities to identify ways to recognize and respect the benefits of these differences in our homes.
Neil Tif has been a foster and adoptive father for more than 20 years. He is currently based at the Native American
Fatherhood Families Association in Mesa and is also a part time faculty teacher at Chandler-Gilbert Community
College. His career has spanned over 30 years in which he has worked to improve the well-being of children by
increasing families with involved, responsible, and committed fathers in their children's lives.
Deni e Tif has been a foster and adoptive mother for more than 20 years. She is a therapist with Sundance
Counseling and Consulting in Mesa. She is an adoptive mother to a young adult with Asperger's Syndrome and is
currently licensed as an Adult Developmental Home Provider for adults with special needs. She enjoys teaching
with her husband and spending time with her dog and family in her spare time.

PM 9: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA

ON A DEVELOPING BRAIN
BAHNEY DEDOLPH BSW MA a d AMY MEYERTHOLEN MSW
The Neurosequential Model in Caregiving was designed to help foster, kinship, and adoptive parents better
understand the unique, sometimes challenging needs of the children in their care. It helps us understand how
brains develop and function in a sequential way from the bottom up. Experiencing trauma during childhood,
especially early childhood, can interrupt this sequential development, impacting how children interact with the
world. Join us to learn more about how you can help children overcome this adversity.

Bahne Dedolph joined the Arizona Council of Human Service Providers staff in January 2013 as the Policy Analyst
and is currently the Deputy Director. Bahney received her Bachelor s degree in Applied Behavioral Sciences (an
NASW approved undergraduate Social Work degree) with an emphasis in Direct Practice and Women s Studies
from George Williams College, Master s degree in Sociology with a minor in Anthropology from Texas Tech
University, and post graduate certificate in Social Work practice from the University of Denver. Bahney s work
experience runs the gamut from direct practice to systems advocacy to program management and supervision
working in child welfare, domestic violence, and behavioral health settings. Having read the autobiography of
Jane Addams at a very young age, Bahney has always considered herself honored to be a Social Worker walking in
the very large footsteps of the founder of Hull House.
Am Me e holen is the Program Coordinator with the Arizona Council of Human Service Providers. Amy received a
Bachelor s degree in Sociology from the University of Arizona before continuing her education with a Master s
degree in Social Work from Arizona State University. Amy has worked in a variety of fields, including child welfare
and behavioral health. Her experience includes direct practice with children and their families, as well as program
development and coordination.
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