2012 Presentations

PLEASE NOTE: All breakout session presentations are in PDF format.

Keynote Presentations

Using Evidence-Based & Evidence-Informed Intervention to Promote Social & Emotional Well-Being
Speaker: Bryan Samuels
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Blueprints in 2012
Speaker: Delbert S. Elliott, PhD
Director, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
University of Colorado

Evidence-based Programs: A failed experiment or the future of human services?
Speaker: Dean Fixsen, PhD
Senior Scientist, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Breakout Sessions

Thursday Morning

Evidence2Success: Using Evidence to Improve Children's Futures

Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS)

Functional Family Therapy - We've Come a Long Way

MST in 2012 and Beyond

Case Study: The Winchester Concept Map Project to Reduce and Prevent Bullying

The Stages of Implementation Completion for Evidence-Based Practice: Increasing the Chance of Successful Program Start-up and Decreasing Wasted Resources

Developing the Workforce Needed for Implementing EBPs

Thursday Afternoon

Strategic Financing for Evidence-Based Programs

Long-Term Outcomes from Blueprints Model Programs (Panel)

Incredible Years Baby and Toddler Parent Programs: Implementation with the Child Welfare Population

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

What Basic Outcome and Data Tracking Should Every Agency Be Doing?

Implementing Raising Healthy Children: A Social Development Approach to Prevention

Helping School-Community Partnerships Implement EBPs-the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Experience

Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) Specialized Engagement: A Success Story in Engaging and Keeping Troubled Youth in Family Therapy

LifeSkills Training: An Evidence-Based Approach for Preventing Alcohol, Tobacco, Illicit Drug Abuse and Violence

Behavioral Monitoring and Reinforcement Program for Middle School Youth and its Modification for High School Youth: A Training Workshop

Adapting Blueprint Model Programs with Integrity: Accommodation versus Adaptation (Panel)

Large-Scale System Reform: Success Stories of Making Change Happen (Panel)

Communities That Care

The Implications of Race, Class and Culture on the Implementation of Evidence-Based Programs

Making Sense of "Best Practice" Lists: A Comparison of the Blueprints List and Others in the Field

Steps to Respect: A Bullying Prevention Program

Friday Morning

The Other Side of Drift: Improving Evidence-Based Models Through Real World Applications

Statewide Strategies for Promoting Blueprint Programs

Scaling Up Evidence-Based Practices

Selling Apples to Someone Who Wants Oranges: Doing "Whatever It Takes" to Manage Community Stakeholder Relationships

Strong African American Families (SAAF): Tools for Recruitment, Engagement and Implementation Success

Project Towards No Drug Abuse (TND): Overview and Findings

Implementing the Big Brothers Big Sisters' Community-Based Model: Ensuring Successful Replication

Preventing Dating Violence with Safe Dates

Friday Afternoon

Making Sense of "Best Practice" Lists: A Comparison of the Blueprints List and Others in the Field (Repeat)

Case Study: The Winchester Concept Map Project to Reduce and Prevent Bullying (Repeat)

Helping School-Community Partnerships Implement EBPs-the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Experience

Utilizing Youth Survey Data for Evidence-Based Prevention Planning

Promoting Sustainability among Evidence-Based Programs and Practices

Implementing the Standard Response Protocol and Introducing the Standard Reunification Method (presentation in .mov format)