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Monday ■ July 94CSEU Staff ONLY Roundtable (Part 1)Participation in this session is limited to LDSSstaff.Please join Martha and Randi for this roundtableand talk about what is going on in your owndistrict and around the state. Discussion topicswill include making the most of enhancements tothe Electronic Communication System, as wellas Location, Location, Location – What do youuse beside PLS? Lexis Nexis Accurint,Facebook, and what else is working for you?How do you determine which information fromsocial networking sites in accurate and usable?Facilitators:Martha Allers, Director of Child SupportEnforcement, Dutchess County DSSRandi Johnson, Director of Child SupportEnforcement, Oneida County DSSInvoluntary Interventions inProtective Services for Adults(1.5 CLEs pending)Social work practice ethics, and the law,emphasize client autonomy and choice, yetProtective Services for Adults (PSA) staff arefrequently called upon to consider involuntaryinterventions for their clients. They must oftenassess the need for involuntary measures and aresometimes required to implement involuntaryinterventions in their cases. This workshop willexamine when involuntary interventions arecalled for, when they are not, and what ethicaldecisions and dilemmas, and what legal issues,surround service planning that either contradictsa client’s wishes, or that occurs when the client isunable to express wishes. Presenters will reviewinvoluntary measures available in New York anddiscuss case examples.Presenters:Paul Caccamise, LMSW, ACSW, VicePresident for Program, Lifespan of GreaterRochesterMorgan Thurston, Esq., Assistant WelfareAttorney/Director of Protective Services forAdults, Onondaga County DSSAlan Lawitz, Esq., Director, Bureau of AdultServices, OCFSFood Stamps: Tricks of the Trade forManaging the WorkloadThis session will explore how local districts haveaddressed the exploding Food Stamp caseloadover recent years. Participants will learn howvarious new initiatives have been implementedto ease the challenges faced by bothadministrators and clients applying for services.The panel will be an informative, captivating andengaging exploration of different techniquesinstituted to handle the ever-growing FoodStamp Program.Presenter:Gary P. Jenkins, Assistant DeputyCommissioner, NYC HRADawn Oliver, Temporary Financial and MedicalAssistance, Schenectady County DSS3:00 PMCoffee Break3:30 - 5:00 PMConcurrent SessionsState & Local Commissioners'DialogueCommissioners of OTDA, OCFS, and DOH, andtheir executive deputies, are invited to discusscurrent issues facing social services with localDSS commissioners. Chaired by David Jolly,NYPWA President.Family Finding – Enhancing FamilyConnections and Permanency forChildren in Out-of Home PlacementsThis panel presentation will include staff fromHillside Family of Agencies and local districtsdiscussing the successes they have had sinceimplementing Family Finding in enhancing theoverall well-being of the children, as well asfinding permanency for some of the children.Active discussion will be encouraged.Presenters:Deb Rosen, Director, Institute for FamilyConnections, Hillside Family of AgenciesMark Clavin, Assistant Division Administrator,Suffolk County DSS