NTI Events
NTI will be a presenter, an exhibitor, or a sponsor at these events…
2017 Events
NATCON / National Council on Behavioral Health
April 3-5, 2017
Seattle, WA
NICWA Conference / National Indian Child Welfare Association
April 2-5, 2017
San Diego, CA
One Child, Many Hands Conference on Child Welfare
June 7-9, 2017
Philadelphia, PA
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
July 19-22, 2017
Minneapolis, MN
National Staff Development & Training Assoc. (NSDTA)
September 17-20, 2017
Savannah GA
ATTACH – Teaching the World to Heal
October 12-14, 2017
Denver, CO
**NTI’s Lisa Maynard presented with author, Sue Badeau and Chelsea Badeau,
at the session, “Mind, Body & Spirit: A Sensorimotor Approach to Healing Trauma.”
Council on Social Work Education
October 19-22, 2017
Dallas, TX
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
California Chapter Conference
October 20-21, 2017
San Mateo, CA
National Permanency Conference
October 22-24, 2017
Nashville, TN
**Debbie Riley, LCMFT, C.A.S.E. CEO and Dawn Wilson, MSW presented “Building Adoption
and Mental Health Competency: Exploring the Options for Training Child Welfare and Mental Health Professionals”
2018 Events
California Winter Alliance Conference 2018
Feb 6-9, 2018
Monterey, CA
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Conference on Well-Being
February 12-13, 2018
Norman, Oklahoma
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Palmetto Association for Children and Families (PAFCAF) Annual Conference 2018
February 28 – March 2, 2018
Myrtle Beach, SC
**NTI’s Mary Wichansky, LCSW-C, will be presenting: “Enhancing Your
Clinical Practice: NTI Training for Mental Health Professionals.”
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Friday March 2, 9:00 am – 10:15 am
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Children’s Mental Health Conference
March 4-7, 2018
Tampa, FL
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MN Social Services Association Conference
March 21-23, 2018
Minneapolis, MN
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Psychotherapy Networker 2018
March 22-25, 2018
Washington D.C.
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Rudd Adoption Research New Worlds of Adoption Conference:
“The Future of Adoption: Beyond Safety to Well-Being”
April 13, 2018
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
**C.A.S.E. CEO Debbie Riley, LCMFT, and NTI Director Dawn Wilson, MSW,
presenting “Meeting the Complex Mental Health Needs of Children Moving to
Permanency through Adoption and Guardianship.”
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Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health
April 15-17
Duluth, MN
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NICWA Conference / National Indian Child Welfare Association
April 15-18, 2018
Anchorage, Alaska
**Dawn Wilson, MSW, Emily Smith Goering, and Terry Cross, PhD, will be presenting,
“Building Adoption Competency for Child Welfare and Mental Health Professionals.”
Monday, April 16, 3:30 pm
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CWLA Conference / The Child Welfare League of America
April 26-27, 2018
Washington, DC
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Children’s Behavioral Health Conference
May 1-3, 2018
Norman, Oklahoma
Children’s Justice Conference
May 7-9, 2018
Spokane, WA
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Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York Annual Conference
May 10-12, 2018
Albany, New York
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Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Conference
May 22-23, 2018
Columbus, Ohio
Partnership for Well-Being Institute
June 13-15, 2018
Anaheim, CA
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NASW / National Association of Social Workers
June 20-23, 2018
Washington, DC
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National Council for Adoption Conference
June 20-22, 2018
College Park, MD (DC Area)
**CEO, Debbie Riley, LCMFT, will be presenting, “Beneath the Mask: Adoption through the Eyes of Adolescents” and Lisa Dominguez, LCSW-C, will be presenting, “Too Many Losses Too Soon: Loss and Grief Among Foster and Adopted Children.”
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University of Maryland (UM Training Institutes Leading Change)
Integrating Systems and Improving Outcomes in Behavioral Health
for Children, Youth, Young Adults, and Their Families
July 25-28, 2018
Washington, DC
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North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
August 8-10, 2018
St. Paul, MN
**NTI’s Lisa Maynard, LMSW, and Dawn Wilson, Director of NTI, MSW, will be presenting,
“Supporting Permanency with Improved Adoption Mental Health Competent Services.”
Wednesday, August 8, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
**CEO, Debbie Riley, LCMFT, will be presenting, “Beneath the Mask” and “Communications with Birth Families.”
**C.A.S.E.’s Sean Delehant, LCPC, CP, will be presenting, “Facilitating Educational Success.”
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National Staff Development and Training Association Conference (NSDTA)
September 30 – October 3, 2018
Columbus, OH
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Association for Trauma and Attachment in Children (ATTACh) Conference
Oct. 4-7, 2018
Virginia Beach, VA
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Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council – Annual Training Conference
October 10-13, 2018
Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center, Breckenridge CO
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Alliance for Strong Families and Communities National Conference 2018
Oct 15-17, 2018
Denver, Colorado
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Council on Social Work Education
November 8-11, 2018
Orlando, FL
Friday, November 9, 1:45pm
**Dawn Wilson, MSW, will be presenting, “Building Workforce Adoption
Competency through Online Training: Child Welfare Pilot.”
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2019 Events
January 16-19, 2019
Social Work Research Conference 2019, San Francisco, CA
NTI is exhibiting
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February 6-7, 2019
California Alliance 2019 Executives’ Winter Conference, Monterey, CA
NTI is exhibiting
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March 3-6, 2019
32nd Annual Research & Policy Conference: Child, Adolescent, & Young Adult Behavioral Health, Tampa, Florida
Emily Smith Goering, MSW, NTI Implementation Specialist, will be speaking at the LIghtning Round: “Family Matters: Supporting Permanency through Adoption Competent Mental Health Services.”
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March 13-17, 2019
Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Director Conference (BPD), Jacksonville, Florida
NTI is exhibiting
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March 24-27, 2019
National Association for Children’s Behavioral Health (NACBH), Nashville, Tennessee
NTI is exhibiting
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March 31-April 3, 2019
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), Albuquerque, New Mexico
Emily Smith Goering, MSW, NTI Implementation Specialist along with Terry Cross, Founder and Senior Advisor, National Indian Child Welfare Association, will present with Rachel Fore, Administrative Operations Manager with Cherokee Nation Indian Child Welfare, and Dr Marti Velez, Clinical Director at Cherokee Behavioral Health on “Online Training to Increase Permanency/Adoption Competency: A pilot with tribal mental health and child welfare workforce.”
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April 3-6, 2019
American Adoption Congress, Washington D.C.
NTI Implementation Team presenting, “Supporting Mental Health Needs of Adopted Youth, YES WE CAN!”
Date of presentation: Thursday, April 4, 2019 – Time: 2:30pm–3:30pm
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April 9-13, 2019
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), Washington D.C.
NTI is exhibiting
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April 24-26, 2019
21st National Annual Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN), Washington D.C.
The NTI team members: Emily Smith-Goering, Dawn Wilson, and Kelly Moon will present,”Online Training as an Effective Method for Cross-Systems Workforce Development: Results of the National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative”, April 24, 2019
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April 28 – May 1, 2019
Minnesota Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference (MCAMHC), Duluth, Minnesota
NTI Marketing Project Manager, Karen Meyer will be presenting, “Adoption Competent Mental Health Training: The Need for NTI in Minnesota and across the USA,” April 29th at the DEC Complex Stage.
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April 29-30, 2019
Adoption Exchange Association (AEA), Orlando, Florida
NTI Director, Dawn Wilson and NTI Implementation Specialist, Lisa D. Maynard, will be presenting, “Supporting Permanency through Adoption Competent Mental Health Services”, April 30, 2019
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May 8-9, 2019
6th Annual Children’s Mental Health Summit, Jackson, Mississippi
NTI is exhibiting
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May 30 – June 1, 2019
NY State Annual Foster Care and Adoption Conference (AFFCNY), Albany, New York
(Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of NY)
NTI’s Implementation Specialist, Lisa Maynard, will present “NTI: Storyboarding as a Tool to Support Transitions and Create Connections.” – 5/31
Debbie Riley, CEO of C.A.S.E. will present, “Beneath the Mask: Adoption through the Eyes of Adolescents.” – 5/31
Liz Eman, Therapist of the C.A.S.E. Albany Office, will present, “The Whole Story Counts: Supporting and honoring connections to past characters in the stories of foster/adoptive children and adolescents.” – 6/1
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June 5-7, 2019
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)-NY, Saratoga Springs, New York
NTI is exhibiting
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July 17-20, 2019
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC), Las Vegas, Nevada
Edna Davis-Brown, Bonnie Goodwin, and Rebecca Sharp, will be presenting, “Integrating Systems and Improving Permanency for Children and Families”, July 19, 2019
Debbie Riley, CEO of C.A.S.E. will present, “Beneath the Mask: Adoption through the eyes of adolescents.”
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July 28 – August 3, 2019
Family Focused Treatment Association, Anaheim, California
NTI Implementation Specialists, Emily Smith-Goering and Edna Davis-Brown will present on “NTI-Improving Lives through Adoption Competent Mental Health Training”, July 31, 2019
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August 26 – 29, 2019
National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH), Santa Fe, New Mexico
NTI Director, Dawn Wilson and NTI Implementation Specialist, Edna Davis-Brown will be presenting, “Helping Families Thrive: Advancing Practice for Permanency and Well Being in Foster Care and Adoption”, August 28, 2019
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August 28 – Sept. 1, 2019
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Annual Conference, Austin, Texas
NTI is exhibiting
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October 3-5, 2019
Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment in Children (ATTACh), Scottsdale, Arizona
NTI is exhibiting
NTI Director, Dawn Wilson and NTI Implementation Specialist, Edna Davis-Brown, will present, “Tips and Tools for Building Attachment.” NTI Implementation Specialist, Lisa Maynard, will be co-presenting, “Painting with Purpose, Healing through Art and Yoga.”
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October 16-18, 2019
Alliance for Strong Families and Communities National Conference, Indianapolis, IN
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November 7-9, 2019
Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Phoenix, Arizona
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November 14-17, 2019
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health–30th Annual Conference (FFCMH), Phoenix, Arizona
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Funded through the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families,