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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
Civil Service 101The New York State Department of Civil Servicewill provide an overview of civil serviceadministration to appointing authorities andprogram managers in Local Social ServicesDepartments. Personnel matters including theprocess of classifying or amending a positiondescription; filling a position through a civilservice examination; and other types ofpersonnel transactions (promotions, transfers,reinstatements) will be covered. Informationabout the civil service administrator’s role duringdisciplinary actions and in the event of layoffswill also be discussed. The objective of thesession is to increase awareness of the civilservice system and to answer questions aboutcivil service administration at the county level.Presenter:Maria P. Kenneally, Principal MunicipalPersonnel Consultant, NYS Department of CivilService, Office of Commission Operations &Municipal AssistanceNYS Medicaid Data WarehouseThis presentation will provide an overview of thenew Medicaid Data Warehouse implemented inMay 2012 and describe the new capabilities,tools and security model available to countyusers. The presenter will discuss the deploymentof Universal Assessment System within theMedicaid Data Warehouse, as well as how tomake the best use of the MA Data Warehouse forfiscal administration, Medicaid staff, datamining, third party health insurance, and todetect fraud. What reports will districts find mostuseful?Presenter:Mike Jabonaski, Deputy Director, Medicaid DataWarehouse, NYS DOH - Division of SystemsFair Hearing Electronic ManagementSystemThis session will present the Fair HearingElectronic Management (FHEMS) systemdeveloped by the City of New York’s HumanResources Administration (HRA). FHEMSprovides for the electronic preparation of fairhearing (FH) packets, as well as the dynamicupdate of folders during the hearing process.Additionally the system is built to include theelectronic submission of the final evidencepackets to the State of New York. In addition toproviding a uniform system for FH packetpreparation, by creating a seamless informationsolution to create and store packets, FHEMS willannually prevent the unnecessary generation ofmillions of paper documents.Presenters:Gwen Gaut, Assistant Deputy Commissioner,Division of Fair Hearing Administration, NYC-HRADan Agostini, Legal Counsel, Division of FairHearing Administration, NYC-HRAReports Used to Monitor PerformanceThis session will discuss reports used by childsupport managers to monitor performance insupport establishment and case closure.Presenters:Monique Rabideau, Bureau Chief, Center forChild Well-Being, OTDAKaren Sicurelli, Bureau Chief, Center for ChildWell-Being, OTDAJeff Isaacson, Senior Education Specialist,SUNY, PDP3:30 PM - 4:30 PMEthics in the Legal Profession –When Doing Nothing Is Not anOption(1.0 Ethics CLE)Prevention and early intervention are vital todealing with alcoholism and depression in thelegal profession. The importance ofunderstanding the signs and symptoms of theproblems as well as addressing the stress that canincrease the risks will be emphasized in thisprogram. Whether it is a problem you recognizein yourself or in a colleague, intervening iscritical and doing nothing is not an option.Identifying effective strategies for confrontingthe problems will minimize the damage thataddiction and mental health issues can cause.Monday ■ July 95
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