Registration: $20

FREE Ethics CEUs available (3 hours)

Presenter’s bio: Margaret Lloyd Sieger, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in the Department of Population Health. Dr. Lloyd Sieger’s research focuses on practice and policy addressing parental substance use and child welfare, with particular attention to families with infants and young children. Her current research, funded by NIDA and NIJ, examines policies on substance use in pregnancy, family treatment court effectiveness, and best practice standards implementation. She has published over 50 articles and chapters in peer-reviewed literature on these topics. She earned her doctorate at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, masters at Avila University, and bachelors at the University of Arizona.

Workshop description: this 3-hour interactive workshop explores evidence-based practices and ethical challenges in caring for pregnant patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). Participants will review current guidelines for medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) during pregnancy, trauma-informed care, and strategies to reduce stigma and improve maternal–infant outcomes. Through case discussions and applied ethics exercises, attendees will examine real-world dilemmas—such as balancing maternal autonomy with fetal well-being, navigating mandated reporting, and coordinating care across medical and social service systems. The session equips providers with practical tools to deliver compassionate, effective, and ethically grounded care for pregnant and parenting patients affected by OUD.

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November 13, 1-3pm CST on Zoom

CEUs available for Social Work, Behavioral Health, CLEET & DHS/OHS

Presenter’s bio: Christi Cornett serves as the Program Director at Abbott House Child Advocacy Center, where she leads efforts to ensure children and families receive the highest level of trauma-informed care. She earned her Master’s Degree in Psychology in 2017 and brings extensive expertise to her role. As Program Director, Christi oversees all direct service programs, coordinates the Multidisciplinary Team, facilitates case reviews, and fosters collaboration among partner agencies. She is also a highly experienced forensic interviewer, having conducted more than 2,300 child interviews and provided testimony in court on 37 occasions across multiple jurisdictions. With over 800 hours of specialized training in forensic interviewing and child abuse response, Christi is dedicated to ensuring that every child’s voice is heard in a safe, respectful, and court-defensible manner.

Lecture description: Be the safe adult a child needs. When a child chooses to disclose potential abuse or neglect, your response can make all the difference. This training will prepare first responders and child-serving professionals with the tools to respond calmly, appropriately, and effectively. Learn how to offer support without leading the child, ask only the right minimal questions when necessary, and protect the integrity of the investigation, all while ensuring the child feels heard and safe.

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Participation is FREE with registration in advance.

CEUs available for social work: $10 for 1 credit hour

Lecture description: This lecture will present the speaker’s empirical research into family court responses to custody cases involving family abuse and parental alienation allegations.  These cases are often characterized as “high conflict.” The findings shed light on courts’ reluctance to believe domestic violence and particularly – child abuse – allegations by mothers against fathers; and the powerful role of crossclaims of parental alienation in reinforcing that reluctance. The findings also describe the rates at which mothers lose custody after alleging abuse.

Lecturer: Joan Meier,  Professor of Law and Director of  National Family Violence Law Center, George Washington University Law School

Prof. Joan Meier has been a clinical Law Professor for over 30 years at George Washington Law, where she founded three pioneering and nationally recognized interdisciplinary domestic violence clinical programs. She has published widely on domestic violence, custody, clinical teaching, criminal procedure, and various Supreme court decisions. Her major study “Child Custody Outcomes in Cases Involving Parental Alienation and Abuse Allegations,” funded by the National Institute of Justice, was completed in 2019. Its findings have been written about in scholarship and multiple media outlets including The Washington Post and The New Yorker.

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