2008 Conference

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Session I: Current Law and Practice in Oregon

Lois Day and Camilla Johnston explained DHS decision making and appeals processes.

Critical Decisions Within DHS: How to Have Constructive Input
Lois Day, Child Welfare Program Manager, District 5, former interim
Adoption Program Manager for Oregon
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Grievances and Administrative Appeals
Camilla Johnston, Oregon Department of Justice
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Hon. David Schuman and Hon. Jack Landau, Oregon Court of Appeals.

The Messages from TPR Cases
Hon. Jack Landau, Oregon Court of Appeals
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Judicial Authority to Review Agency Actions
Leslie Harris, Director, Oregon Child Advocacy Project
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Hon. Nan Waller, Presiding Judge, Multnomah County Family Court, and Hon. Len Edwards, Center for Families, Children and the Courts, spoke about possibilities for reforming in the juvenile dependency court.

Keynote Address
Hon. Leonard Edwards, Judge-in-Residence, Center for Families, Children and the Courts, California Administrative Office of the Courts
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Judge Edwards' Articles

Session II: Possibilities for Change

State Separation of Powers and other Constitutional Issues
Hon. David Schuman, Oregon Court of Appeals
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Mark Hardin, ABA Center on Children and the Law, is a 1972 graduate of the UO Law School.

Federal Limitations
Mark Hardin, Director, National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues, ABA Center on Children and the Law
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Ideas from Other States
Melissa Wade, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
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Reducing Overrepresentation of Minority Youth in Dependency Court
Hon. Nan Waller, Presiding Judge, Multnomah County Family and Juvenile Court
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