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Presentations & Publications

2008 - 2009 | 2007 - 2008 | 2006 - 2007        

2008-2009

Publications

Pennell, J. (2008, July). Benefits of child and family team meetings: What the research says. MRS Newsletter:

  Information in Support of North Carolina’s Multiple Response System, 1(3), pp. 4-5.
   

Pennell, J. (2008). Family group conferencing. In C. M. Renzetti & J. L. Edleson (Eds.), The encyclopedia of interpersonal

  violence (Vol. I, pp. 238-239). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
   
Presentations

Pennell, J. (2008, September). Widening the circle to stop family violence. Seminar to Hampshire Family Group

  Conference Program, Hampshire Children’s Services, Winchester, United Kingdom.
   

Pennell, J., & Inglis, S. (2008, September). Family group conference & domestic violence.  Oxfordshire Family Group

  Conference Program, Oxfordshire Children’s Services, Oxford, United Kingdom.
   

Pennell, J. (2008, October). An international and inclusive review of family group decision making. Presentation to 208

  Outreach Scholarship Conference, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.
   

2007-2008

Publications

Pennell, J. (2007). Safeguarding all family members—FGC and family violence. Social Work Now: The Practice Journal of Child,
  Youth and Family, 37, pp. 4-8. Available at http://www.cyf.govt.nz/documents/swn37.pdf  (Reprinted by American Humane Association, Family Group Decision Making, http://www.americanhumane.org/site/DocServer/joanpennell.pdf?docID=6141, and by Victim Offender Mediation Association, Justice Connections.) (Protéger tous les membres de la famille — concertation familiale et violence familiale, French translation by Department of Social Development/Ministère du Développement social Child Welfare and Youth Services/Services de bien-être a l'enfance et  à la jeunesse, Fredericton, New Brunswick)
   
Poindexter, B. (January 2008). Catawba County CFT referral form. Practice Notes, 14.
   
Poindexter, B. (December 2007). Catawba County Evaluation Statistics 2006. Practice Notes, 13. Available at:
  http://ssw.unc.edu/fcrp/cspn/v13n1/research.htm.
   
Poindexter, B. (December 2007). Finding the Pieces for a Good CFT. Training Matters, NC DSS Family Support and Child Welfare
  Statewide Training Partnership, 9.
   
Poindexter, B. (2007). Catawba County’s use of CFTs with the Hmong population. Promising Practices, by BRYCS, U.S.
  Conference of Catholic Bishops.
   
Poindexter, B. (August 2007). Ok, now what? Training Matters, NC DSS Family Support and Child Welfare Statewide Training
  Partnership, 8.
   
Poindexter, B. (July 2007). Ok, now what? Reflections on Child and Family Team Meetings.  MRS!, 2. Available at:
http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/mrs/docs/MRS_v2n4.pdf.
 
Presentations
Allen-Eckard, K., & Jones, L. (2008, June).  Amplifying family voices in schools and other child-serving systems.  Workshop
  presented at the annual conference of the American Humane on Family Group Decision Making, Tucson, AZ.
   
Allen-Eckard, K., & King, J. (2008, March). Schools and community supports: Using CFTs as a model for partnership.  Workshop
  presented at the NC National Guard Symposium, Raleigh, NC.
   
Allen-Eckard, K., & Wakefield, A. (2007, December). Strengthening family connections: The North Carolina Family-Centered
  Meetings Project. Workshop presented at the 2007 North Carolina Summit on Youth and Families, Durham, NC.
   
Armstrong, T., & Poindexter, B. (2007, October). Building powerful peons. Presentation to Social Services Institute, Hickory, NC.
   
Dovbrovlyn, K., Poindexter, B., & Spehar, C. (2007, September/October). Openings and closings.  Presentation at NSDTA
  Conference, Dallas, TX.
   
Gasman, S. (2008, May). Fishing for results in a sea of possibilities: Catching the spirit of Hope. Presentation at the Children
 

Family Services Association Spring Conference, New Bern, NC.

   

Gasman, S., & Henderson, S. (2008, May).  How to get youth and children onboard for child and family teams.  Presentation

  at the Children and Family Services Association Spring Conference, New Bern, NC.
 
Inglis, S., & Pennell, J. (2008, March). Domestic violence and FGDM. Workshop presented in Family Group Decision Making
  Teleconference Series, American Humane Association, Englewood, CO.
 
King, J., & Poindexter, B. (2008, January). CFT processes and combining meetings. McDowell County DSS, Marion, NC.
   
King, J., & Poindexter, B. (2007, August). CFT/Success meetings. Presentation at Work First Institute. Greensboro, NC.
   
Pennell, J., & Burford, G. (2008, June). The evidence for FGDM: An international review of research and evaluation. Discussion
group at the annual conference of the American Humane on Family Group Decision Making, Tucson, AR.
   
Pennell, J., Moore, S., Duncan, D., Weigensberg, B., & Latz, M. (2008, April).  Family team meetings and Work First. Workshop
presented at the annual Work First conference of North Carolina Department of Social Services, Greensboro, NC.
   
Poindexter, B., & Turk, K. (2008, May). Better fishing through better thinking. Presentation to the CFSA Conference, New Bern, NC.
   
2006 - 2007
Publications
Edwards, M., & Tinworth, K. (with Burford, G., & Pennell, J.). (2006). Family team meeting (FTM) process, outcome, and impact
evaluation: Phase II report. Englewood, CO: American Humane Association.
North Carolina Family-Centered Meetings Project. (2006). Getting everyone to the table: Training points on child and family teams
[DVD]. Raleigh: North Carolina State University.
Pennell, J. (2006). Culture, safety, and family violence: Restorative justice as peacemaking. In W. Tie, S. Jülich, & V. Walters
(Eds.), New frontiers in restorative justice: A reviewed selection of conference papers (pp. 81-93). Auckland, New
Zealand: Massey University, Center for Justice and Peace Development, School of Social and Cultural Studies.
Pennell, J. (with Allen-Eckard, K., & Jarvis, S.). (2007). North Carolina Family-Centered Meetings Project: Annual report to the
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, fiscal year 2006 – 2007. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University,
Department of Social Work, North Carolina Family-Centered Meetings Project.
Pennell, J. (with King, J., & Spehar, C.). (2007). North Carolina Family-Centered Meetings Project: Annual report to the North
Carolina Division of Social Services, fiscal year 2006 – 2007. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University, Department
of Social Work, North Carolina Family-Centered Meetings Project.
Pennell, J. (with King, J., & Spehar, C.). (2007). North Carolina Family-Centered Meetings Project: Annual report to the North
Carolina Division of Social Services, fiscal year 2006 – 2007: Summary and projections. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina
State University, Department of Social Work, North Carolina Family-Centered Meetings Project.
Poindexter, B., (2007, April). From the field: Practical advice for facilitators. Training Matters, 8(2). NC DSS Family Support and
Child Welfare Statewide Training Partnership.
Poindexter, B., (2007, May). I Think I Can, I Think I Can. MRS!, 2. NC Division of Social Services and the Jordan Institute for
Families, UNC Chapel Hill.
 
Presentations
Armstrong, T., & Poindexter, B., (2007, May) Building Powerful Peons. Presentation to the Training Network Team.
King, J, Morgan, M., & Privette, A. (2006, August). Success and Child and Family Teams, What is Success? Workshop presented at
the 2006 MRS Institute, New Bern, NC.
Merkel-Holguin, L., Pennell, J., & Buford, G. (2006, November). Appreciation for New Zealand’s progressive social change: A
perspective from the United States. Presentation at 2006 international conference on the family group conference
Coming Home – Te Hokinga Mai, Wellington, New Zealand.
Pennell, J. (2006, September). A response to David Crampton’s “family involvement meetings with older children in foster care:
Intuitive appeal, promising practices and the challenge of child welfare reform.” National Youth Permanency Convening
Roundtable, Casey Family Services, Washington, DC.
Pennell, J. (2007, January). Good practices to fit the context of family meetings. Workshop at the California Family to Family
Statewide Convening: Strengthening Our Response to Domestic Violence, The Center for Human Services, UC Davis
Extension, University of California, Sacramento, CA.
Pennell, J. (2007, January). Keeping everyone safe: Family meetings and family violence. Workshop at the California Family to
Family Statewide Convening: Strengthening Our Response to Domestic Violence, The Center for Human Services, UC Davis Extension, University of California, Sacramento, CA.
Pennell, J. (2007, March). Embedding evaluation in training and practice. Presentation at Child and Family Research Seminar
Series, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Pennell, J. (2007, May). Family meetings and creative interventions. Presentation to Creative Interventions, Oakland, CA.
Pennell, J., Allen-Eckard, K., & McHenry, D. (2007, June). FGDM as prevention in schools. Workshop presented at the annual
conference of the American Humane on Family Group Decision Making, Washington, DC.
Pennell, J., & Burford, G. (2006, November). Reclaiming home: Widening the Contributions of FGC across Generation and
Gender. Presentation at 2006 international conference on the family group conference Coming Home – Te Hokinga Mai, Wellington, New Zealand.
Pennell, J., & Cooper, C. (2007, March). Family-centered meetings and permanency for children and youth. Workshop for Child
Welfare Education and Support Seminar, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Pennell, J., Henderson, S., & Gasman, S. (2007, June). Widening the Circle for Safe Meetings to Address Family Violence:
Theory-Guided Practice, Training and Evaluation. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the American Humane on Family Group Decision Making, Washington, DC.
Pennell, J., Rogers, A., Ryan, C., & Title, B. (2007, March). Family violence. Workshop at the Community Justice Institute, Florida
Atlantic University, Sustaining Restorative Justice: The Challenge of Systemic and Community Transformation in Juvenile Justice, Boca Raton, FL.
Poindexter, B., (2007, May). Picture Your Point. Presentation to the Training Network Team.
Poindexter, B., Pennell, J., & McNeill, H. (2007, May). The value of child and family teams. Presentation to Meeting of Western
Regional Directors of County Departments of Social Services.
Umbreit, M., Morrison, B., Stuart, B., Pranis, K. Roger, A., Pennell, J., Baldwin, M.. (2007, March). How strong is it?: The robustness
of restorative justice. In H. Zehr (Moderator), Panel presentation at the Community Justice Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Sustaining Restorative Justice: The Challenge of Systemic and Community Transformation in Juvenile Justice, Boca Raton, FL.
   
 
 
 
 
  

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