Presentations

Presentation at the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Convening of the Presidential Bilateral Commission on Civil Society

March, 2011

Dr. Felicity Northcott presented to two Russian Child Protection experts at the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Convening of the Presidential Bilateral Commission on Civil Society. A powerpoint from the presentation is provided here. If you would like to learn more about ISS-USA or The Arthur C. Helton Institute, please contact us at question@iss-usa.org.

ISS-USA presenting at Immigration, Child Welfare and Borders

Jan 26-28 2009, San Antonio, TX

The conference is hosted by the Migration and Child Welfare National Network (MCWNN).

Immigration has been a defining feature of the United States since the country’s inception. Over the past 20 years, the number of different immigrant communities across the United States has grown dramatically. Different regions are experiencing new challenges when working with these families, particularly when they come to the attention of the public child welfare system. This year’s conference will focus on the specific challenges and needs of states and communities along the borders of the United States and Mexico, and Latin and Central America. The conference will create practice solutions, raise unanswered practice and policy questions and build connections between border states and communities to better prepare participants to assist immigrant children and families when they come to the attention of the child welfare system. 

 

For more information: http://www.americanhumane.org/protecting-children/conferences-trainings/child-welfare-migration-roundtable.html

Safe Repatriation 
October 21st-23rd, 2008 George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
Presented at the Conference on Protection of Unaccompanied and Separated Children

Presenters:

• Olivier Geissler, Project Officer, International Social Service, Switzerland 
• Julie Gilbert Rosicky, International Social Service, USA (moderator) 
• Louise Aubin , Senior Protection Officer UNHCR Ethiopia 
• J. M. Bravo, Policy Advisor, Immigration Policy Department, Netherlands Ministry of Justice

Child Welfare in a Global World: Expanding the Meaning of Inter-jurisdictional 
October 20th, 2008, Washington, DC. 
Presented at The Children’s Bureau 2008 Policy to Practice Dialogue

Presenters:

• Julie G. Rosicky, Executive Director, ISS-USA 
• Felicity S. Northcott, Director, The Arthur C. Helton Institute 

 

Interagency Cooperation: Collaboration as Best Practice 
April 1-3 2008, Chicago, IL
Presented at the Intersection of Immigration and Child Welfare: Emerging Issues and Implications Second National Forum.

Presenters: 

• Laura Garder, Technical Assistance Coordinator, BRYCS
• Julie G. Rosicky, Executive Director, ISS-USA
• Cecilia Saco, Supervising Children's Social Worker, Special Immigrant Status Unit, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

 

The Intersection of Law and Social Service: Ensuring Best Practices for Children of Immigrants Separated from Their Families 
February 25-27, 2008 Washington, D.C.
Presented at the Child Welfare League of America National Conference.

Presenters: 

• Julie G. Rosicky, Executive Director, ISS-USA 
• Felicity S. Northcott, Director, Arthur C. Helton Institute for the Study of International Social Service, ISS-USA 
• Lynn Morland, Senior Program Officer and Director, BRYCS 
• Laura Gardner, Technical Assistance Coordinator, BRYCS

 

Hague Adoption Convention-Almost There: The Process and the Benefits to the USA
February 13-14, 2008, Tokyo, Japan
Presented at the Intercountry Adoption Conference Hosted by ISS Japan.

Presenters:

• Julie Gilbert Rosicky, Executive Director, ISS-USA

 

Cultural Competence
October 24, 2007, Ellicott City, MD
Presented at the Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, Inc. (MCVRC) Second Annual Hope II Grantees’ Meeting.

Presenters:

• Julie Gilbert Rosicky, Executive Director, ISS-USA

 

Children Separated From Families Across International Borders: Options, Services, and Factors Affecting Best Interests 
September 24, 2007, Baltimore, MD
Presented at the Child Welfare League of America: 2007 Mid-Atlantic Region Training Conference: Crisis in Child Welfare: Strengthening Public Policy and Practice.

Presenters:

• Julie Gilbert Rosicky, Executive Director, ISS-USA
• Carlos Miguel Molina Rosales, Director of Policy and Program Development, ISS-USA 
• Susan Oslund, International Social Work Supervisor, ISS-USA

 

2007 Repatriation Program Training (Request a Training CD) 
September 13-14, 2007, Atlanta, GA 
Delta World Headquarters 

Presenters:

• ISS-USA Repatriation Team

 

ISS-USA & The Repatriation Program 
May 17-19, 2007, Miami-Dade College, Miami, Florida
Presentation given at the Second Annual Conference on Unaccompanied Children; Presented at the International Perspectives on Unaccompanied Alien Children. 

Presenters:

• Carlos M. Molina Rosales, Director of Policy and Program Development, ISS-USA

 

ISS-USA & The Repatriation Program
January 22-24, 2007, Washington, D.C.
Presentation given at the 2007 National Refugee Program Consultation: “The New Generation of Refugee Resettlement” 

Presenters:

• Julie Gilbert Rosicky, Executive Director, ISS-USA