Topics and Presenters

1. September 18, 2007
   The GAO Report on the Disproportional Representation of African American Children in the Child Welfare System
   
   Presented by: Khatib Waheed, Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Social Policy
   
   Casey/CSSP Alliance GAO Recommendations (PDF)
   
   GAO Report (PDF)
   
   Link to the CSSP web page: http://www.cssp.org/major_initiatives/racialEquity.html
   
   
2. October 2, 2007
   Working with Disproportionality Across Systems: Experiences with Efforts in Minority Youth Confinemennt and Child Welfare
   
   Presented by Brad Richardson, PhD, Iowa DMC Coordinator and Project Director of the DMC Resource Center at the University of Iowa.
   
   Working with Disproportionality Across Systems: Experiences with Efforts in Minority Youth Confinement, Child Welfare & Schools (Power Point Presentation)
   
   
3. October 16, 2007
   Deconstructing Disproportionality: Views from Multiple Community Stakeholders
   
   Presented by: Alan Detlaff, PhD, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago
   
   Dr. Dettlaff's presentation provided information on a discussion of efforts taking place in Texas to address racial disproportionality and racial equity, highlighting the findings of focus groups with community stakeholders
   
   Deconstructing Disportionality: Views from Multiple Community Stakeholders (Power Point Presentation)
   
   
4. November 6, 2007
   Racial Disparity in Foster Care Admissions
   
   Presented by: Fred Wulczyn and Bridgette Lery, Chapin Hall Center for Children at The University of Chicago
   
   The authors’ discussion revolved around their innovative report that drills admission data down to examine foster care admissions by age – providing more detailed information about who enters care by race
   
   Racial Disparities in Foster Care Entries (Power Point Presentation)
   
   Full Report is available for download at: http://www.chapinhall.org/home.aspx
   
   
5. November 20, 2007
   The Indian Child Welfare Act: Strengths and Limitations, Lessons Learned, and Moving Efforts Forward
   
   Presented by: Connie Bear King, Government Affairs Associate, National Indian Child Welfare Association
   
   NICWA web-site: http://www.nicwa.org/Indian_Child_Welfare_Act/