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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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