The New York Public Welfare Association143rd Annual Summer Conference

July 8-11, 2012The Saratoga Hilton Hotel

Saratoga Springs, New York

Creating Synergy

ContentsAgenda at a Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5Hotel Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Conference Agenda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-19Exhibit Area Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Exhibitor & Sponsor Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-26Local District Commissioners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292012 NYPWA Board & Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

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New York Public Welfare Association130 Washington Avenue

Albany, NY 12210info@nypwa.org • 518-465-9305 • www.nypwa.org

Attorneys may earn up to 12.5 CLEs by attendingeight workshops. OTDA will be providing CLEs for:• Child Support Case Law Update (1.5 CLEs)The NYS Bar Association will be providing CLEcredit in the area of Ethics & Professionalism for:• Ethics in the Legal Profession -- When Doing

Nothing Is Not an Option (1.0 CLE)The following four courses have been accredited inNew York through the NYS CLE Board:• Involuntary Interventions in Protective

Services for Adults (1.5 CLEs)• The Impact of the Finch v. OCFS Federal

Class Action Settlement on Administrative Review and Hearings on Both OCFS and the Local Districts (1.5 CLEs)

• ICPC and Applicability of UCCJEA to Art. 10 Matters (1.5 CLEs)

• Medicaid Legal Developments Affecting Social Services Districts (2.5 CLEs)

Application for accreditation of the followingcourses in New York through the NYS CLE Boardwill be made upon completion of the courses:• Case Law Update on CPS and Permanency

Issues for January 2012 to June 2012 (1.5 CLEs)

• Case Law Update on Foster Care, TPRs, and Adoptions for January 2012 to June 2012 (1.5CLEs)

Please arrive to sessions early for CLE check-in. All sessions are suitable for transitional and non-transitional attorneys. All CLEs are in Areas of Pro-fessional Practice unless otherwise noted.

The NYPWA Financial Assistance Policy for Continuing Legal Education The cost of CLE credits is waived for all social services attorneys who are county or NYC government em-ployees. Attorneys may also request to have the entire conference registration fee waived based on finan-cial hardship criteria. To apply, attorneys must submit a letter authorized by the local social servicescommissioner, explaining in detail why this training is essential to them and include the unique circum-stances on why the agency and the attorney do not have the fiscal resources to cover the total fee. Theletter should include a request for a specific discount (e.g., 25%, 50%, or 75%) based on need. Financialaid does not cover travel, hotel rooms or meals. Applications for CLE financial assistance should be sentto info@nypwa.org .

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Sunday, July 83:00 pm - 6:00 pm Exhibitor Setup......................................................................................Gallery/Pavilion4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Registration...............................................................................................Lower Lobby6:00 pm Dinner on Your Own

Monday, July 97:30 am - 8:45 am Breakfast Buffet..............................................................................Foyer/Saratoga 2&38:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration...............................................................................................Lower Lobby9:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibit Area Open..............................................................................Gallery/Pavilion9:15 am - 10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

Board of Directors’ Meeting..........................................................................................PhilaDeputy Commissioners’ Leadership Network.........................................Broadway 1Staff Development Association Meeting...................................................Broadway 2Child Support Case Law Update...........................................................................Saratoga 1New Directions in OTDA Local District Performance Measurement......Alabama/TraversHow to Maximize County Savings & Revenue..................................................Broadway 3A New Model of ‘Regular’ Foster Care: ChildSuccessNYC...............................Broadway 4

10:45 am Coffee Break...........................................................................................Gallery/Pavilion11:00 am - 1:15 pm Opening Ceremonies & Luncheon

• Sponsored by CSC.............................................................................Saratoga 2&31:30 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

Do It Yourself Leadership Development...........................................................Broadway 1Close to Home Initiative: Improving Outcomes for NYC Youth in the

Juvenile Justice System..............................................................................Broadway 4Centralization of Estates and Casualty Recoveries...............................................HighrockCSEU Staff ONLY Roundtable (Part 1)...........................................................Broadway 2Involuntary Interventions in Protective Services for Adults..............................Saratoga 1Food Stamps: Tricks of the Trade for Managing the Workload........................Broadway 3

3:00 pm Coffee Break • Sponsored by Oracle.................................................. Gallery/Pavilion3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

State and Local Commissioners’ Dialogue......................................Alabama/TraversFamily Finding – Enhancing Family Connections and Permanency for

Children in Out-of Home Placements.......................................................Broadway 4Civil Service 101............................................................................................... Broadway 1Medicaid Data Warehouse for Administrators.....................................................HighrockFair Hearing Electronic Management System................................................. Broadway 3Reports Used to Monitor Performance...............................................................Broadway 2Ethics in the Legal Profession – When Doing Nothing Is Not an Option..........Saratoga 1

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Commissioners’ Reception.....................................................................................Private6:00 pm Saratoga Dine-Around

Tuesday, July 107:30 am - 8:45 am Breakfast Buffet....................................................................................Foyer/Saratoga 2&38:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration................................................................................................Lower Lobby9:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibit Area Open...............................................................................Gallery/Pavilion9:00 am - 10:30 am Concurrent Sessions

Transition Plan to State Medicaid Administration..............................................HighrockDisaster Response: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Muddy................Broadway 1Meeting the Needs of High Risk Foster Youth.......................................................AlabamaIntrastate Child Support Enforcement Issues...................................................Broadway 2Case Law Update on CPS and Permanency Issues for

January 2012 to June 2012...........................................................................Saratoga 1Successful Approaches that Achieve Permanent Housing.......................... Broadway 3&4Making Better Use of CCTA & Managing the Child Care Block Grant..................Travers

10:30 am Coffee Break • Sponsored by Salient HHS.........................................Gallery/Pavilion

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11:00 am - 12:15 pm Concurrent SessionsReorganizing Staff Roles & Functions: Round Two................................... Broadway 3&4Case Law Update on Foster Care, TPRs, and Adoptions for

January 2012 to June 2012...........................................................................Saratoga 1Swimming in the Child Welfare Funding Streams..................................................TraversChild Support Coordinators' Roundtable (Part 1)...........................................Broadway 2Strategies for Addressing and Tracking Homelessness.................................... Broadway 1No Wrong Door......................................................................................................AlabamaMRT Managed Care Benefit and Population Expansions....................................Highrock

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch..............................................................................................................Saratoga 2&31:30 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

Commissioners' Workgroup Meeting on Child Care with OCFS.......................Phila Stress and Mental Health Issues in the Workplace...........................................Broadway 1Fiscal Roundtable.........................................................................................Broadway 3&4Holding Staff Accountable for Unauthorized Systems Access/Use and

Confidentiality Violations.................................................................................TraversChild Support Coordinators' Roundtable (Part 2)...........................................Broadway 2The Impact of the Finch v. OCFS Federal Class Action Settlement on Administrative

Review and Hearings on Both OCFS and the Local Districts.....................Saratoga 1Using Evidence Based Preventive Programming in Child Welfare.......................AlabamaDetermining Long Term Care Eligibility Efficiently...Reduce That Backlog.......Highrock

3:00 pm Coffee Break • Sponsored by Deloitte.................................................Gallery/Pavilion3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

Youth Employment Program.................................................................................AlabamaICPC and Applicability of UCCJEA to Art. 10 Matters.....................................Saratoga 1CSEU Staff ONLY Roundtable (Part 2)............................................................Broadway 2Update on Managed Long Term Care Implementation........................................HighrockFrom Social Networking to Food Stamp Trafficking –

Latest Program Integrity Issues........................................................................TraversLocal DSS Fiscal Policy Dialogue................................................................Broadway 3&4Promoting Safety in the Workplace.................................................................. Broadway 1

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Cocktail Reception• Sponsored by the Saratoga Hilton...................... Foyer/Pavilion7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dinner Buffet..........................................................................................Saratoga Ballroom

Wednesday, July 117:30 am - 8:30 am Commissioners’ Breakfast............................................................................Saratoga 18:30 am - 9:30 am Commissioners’ Business Meeting & Top Policy Issues.......................Saratoga 17:30 am - 8:45 am Breakfast Buffet.................................................................................Foyer/Saratoga 2&38:00 am - 11:00 am Registration.................................................................................................Lower Lobby8:30 am - 9:45 am CLE Legal Committee Meeting....................................................................Broadway 38:30 am - 9:45 am Fiscal Administrators’ Association Meeting...............................................Broadway 49:30 am - 11:00 am Commissioners’ Meeting with State Medicaid Director..........................Saratoga 110:00 am - 11:30 am Creating Working Relationships with People in Poverty.................................Broadway 210:00 am - 11:30 am Use of Data for Decision Making at New York State Office of Children and Family

Services Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth..........Broadway 110:00 am - 12:30 pm Medicaid Legal Developments Affecting Social Services Districts........Alabama/Travers12:30 pm Conference Adjourns

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3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Gallery/PavilionExhibit Setup and Registration

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Lower LobbyConference Registration

6:00 PMDinner on Your Own

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Foyer/Saratoga 2&3Breakfast Buffet

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lower LobbyConference Registration

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Gallery/PavilionExhibit Area Open

9:15 - 10:45 AM Concurrent Sessions

PhilaNYPWA Board of Directors’ Meeting

Broadway 1Deputy Commissioners’ Leadership Network Meeting

Broadway 2Staff Development Association Meeting

Saratoga 1Child Support Case Law Update(1.5 CLEs provided by OTDA)A presentation of significant court decisionsregarding child support from 2011-2012. Thediscussion will focus on the practical applicationof court rulings impacting child support practice.

Presenter:Brian S. Wootan, Esq., Associate Counsel, Officeof Legal Affairs, OTDA Moderator:David Willer, Senior Social Services Attorney, St.Lawrence County DSS

Alabama/TraversNew Directions in OTDA LocalDistrict Performance MeasurementThis session will present changes to the OTDAperformance measures publication, LocalPerformance, and update districts on progress on theSAGE Commission’s efforts to create a state-levelperformance monitoring website, NY Performs.Senior OTDA staff across the program areas havebeen reviewing the local district performancemeasures to focus more closely on priority agencygoals, and have developed a revised set ofperformance measures to assess local districtsuccess in meeting those goals. This session willdescribe the changes and gather feedback fromlocal districts. This session will cover the status andgoals of the NY Performs website, the types ofmeasures that are being proposed for OTDA, andhow they relate to local district operations.Presenter:David Dlugolecki, Director, Bureau of DataManagement and Analysis, OTDA Moderator:Lisa Baker, Director of Temporary and DisabilityAssistance, Steuben County DSS

Broadway 3How to Maximize County Savings &RevenueThis presentation will cover A-87 Cost AllocationPlan (direct charges, best practices and commonmistakes); MLR (understanding the rules, the MLRcalculation, and new space acquisition / majorimprovements / displacement of space); andFringe Benefits Costs (allowable vs. unallowable).Presenters:Doug Venesky, MBA, General Manager, Venesky& Company Jack Venesky, CPA, CEO, Venesky & Compnay Daniel Stuhlman, Principal Accountant, OTDAOffice of Finance Moderator:Rita Hollenbeck, Accounting Supervisor, TiogaCounty DSS

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Broadway 4A New Model of ‘Regular’ FosterCare: ChildSuccessNYCNew York City is testing a new model of regularfoster care, ChildSuccessNYC, that will foldtogether parts of evidence based practice in fostercare and prevention, to test the impact onoutcomes. Twenty percent of the New York Citycensus will receive the enriched model and will becompared against a similar group. NYC hasengaged the evidence based foster care developer,Patti Chamberlain, to develop the model. Thispresentation will describe the model, the details ofthe pilot with the agencies, how outcomes will betracked, and the financial component.Presenters:Jacqueline Roth, Acting Deputy Commissionerfor Family Permanency Services, NYC-ACS Dawn Saffayeh, Deputy Commissioner, Policy,Planning & Measurement, NYC-ACS Judy Berger, Deputy Director, Financial Services,NYC-ACS Moderator:Dianne Wilby, Deputy Commissioner, St.Lawrence County DSS

10:45 AM Gallery/PavilionCoffee Break

11:00 PM - 12:00 PM Saratoga 2&3Welcome & Opening AddressOur opening address will feature a presentationby the two individuals who oversee the imple-mentation of the Governor's vision for juvenile jus-tice and human services: Elizabeth Glazer, DeputySecretary for Public Safety, and Kristin Proud,Deputy Secretary for Human Services, Technology& Operations. This is an opportunity to hear di-rectly from the Governor's representatives on pol-icy initiatives affecting local departments of socialservices. The opening address will be preceded bywelcoming remarks by David Jolly, NYPWA Pres-ident, and Thomas N. Wood III, Chairman,Saratoga County Board of Supervisors.

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Saratoga 2&3Luncheon • Sponsored by CSC

1:30 - 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions

Broadway 1Do It Yourself LeadershipDevelopmentTwo approaches to in-house leadershipdevelopment will be presented by Dutchess andChautauqua Deputy Commissioners. Purpose,design, implementation, and evolution of bothprograms will be shared.Presenters:Theresa Giovanniello, Deputy Commissioner,Financial & Supportive Services, Dutchess CountyDSS Patti Anne Kirst, Deputy Commissioner &Director of Services, Chautauqua County DSS Moderator:Brian Moore, Director of Services, TemporaryAssistance & Employment, Cortland County DSS

Broadway 4Close to Home Initiative: ImprovingOutcomes for NYC Youth in theJuvenile Justice SystemNew York City will assume custody of all JDyouth placed in non-secure and limited secureplacement between September 2012 and December2013. This realignment of the juvenile justicesystem allows NYC to re-imagine the system andfocus on involving families in youth rehabilitationand on improving education outcomes andreintegration for youth. The presentation willfocus on the basic components of the plan and theoutcomes that NYC expects to achieve for youthplaced in the system.Presenter:Ronald Richter, Commissioner, NYC-ACS Dawn Saffayeh, Deputy Commissioner, Policy,Planning & Measurement, NYC-ACS Leslie Abbey, Associate Commissioner forEvidence-Based Practice and Programs, PolicyPlanning & Measurement, NYC-ACS Moderator:David Jolly, Commissioner, Orange County DSS

HighrockCentralization of Estates andCasualty RecoveriesOMIG and HMS staff will present the plan forimplementation of the Medicaid Redesign TeamProject (MRT-102), Centralize Responsibility forMedicaid Trauma & Estate Recovery. Effectivewith the passage of the 2012-13 State Budget, theDepartment assumes responsibility to recover thecost of medical assistance in accordance withapplicable provisions. Under the Budgetprovision, the OMIG/HMS, in consultation witheach district, will define the scope of the servicesthe district will be required to perform on behalfof the Department. All counties will be required toutilize the Maestro Case Management System tocentralize and standardize the Estates andCasualty process.Presenters:Philip Seward, Deputy Director Bureau of ThirdParty Liability, OMIG Danielle Lange, Attorney and Project Manager,HMS, Inc. Moderator:Robert Plenge, Director of Finance, OswegoCounty DSS

Broadway 2CSEU 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 well asLocation, Location, Location – What do you usebeside PLS? Lexis Nexis Accurint, Facebook, andwhat else is working for you? How do youdetermine which information from socialnetworking sites in accurate and usable?Facilitators:Martha Allers, Director of Child SupportEnforcement, Dutchess County DSS Randi Johnson, Director of Child SupportEnforcement, Oneida County DSS

Saratoga 1Involuntary Interventions inProtective Services for Adults(1.5 CLEs approved by the NYS CLE Board)Social work practice ethics, and the law, emphasizeclient autonomy and choice, yet Protective Servicesfor Adults (PSA) staff are frequently called upon toconsider involuntary interventions for their clients.They must often assess the need for involuntarymeasures and are sometimes required to implementinvoluntary interventions in their cases. Thisworkshop will examine when involuntaryinterventions are called for, when they are not, andwhat ethical decisions and dilemmas, and whatlegal issues, surround service planning that eithercontradicts a client’s wishes, or that occurs whenthe client is unable to express wishes. Presenterswill review involuntary measures available in NewYork and discuss case examples.Presenters:Paul Caccamise, LMSW, ACSW, Vice Presidentfor Program, Lifespan of Greater Rochester Morgan Thurston, Esq., Assistant WelfareAttorney/Director of Protective Services forAdults, Onondaga County DSS Alan Lawitz, Esq., Director, Bureau of AdultServices, OCFS Moderator:Ed Stano, Staff Attorney, Albany County DSS

Broadway 3Food 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 implemented toease the challenges faced by both administratorsand clients applying for services. This presentationwill be an informative, captivating and engagingexploration of different techniques instituted tohandle the ever-growing Food Stamp Program.Presenter:Gary P. Jenkins, Assistant Deputy Commissioner,NYC HRA Moderator:Carol Sobolewski, Food Stamps Director, ErieCounty DSS

3:00 PM Gallery/PavilionCoffee Break • Sponsored by Oracle

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Alabama/TraversState & Local Commissioners'DialogueLocal DSS Commissioners will discuss current is-sues facing social services with Elizabeth Berlin,OTDA Executive Deputy Commissioner, SheilaPoole, OCFS Executive Deputy Commissioner,and Judy Arnold, DOH Director, Division of Cov-erage and Enrollment. Chaired by David Jolly,NYPWA President.

Broadway 4Family 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 Agencies Mark Clavin, Assistant Division Administrator,Suffolk County DSS Moderator:Annemarie Vielkind, Deputy Commissioner,Social Services, Rensselaer County DSS

Broadway 1Civil 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 of personneltransactions (promotions, transfers,reinstatements) will be covered. Information aboutthe civil service administrator’s role duringdisciplinary actions and in the event of layoffs willalso be discussed. The objective of the session is toincrease awareness of the civil service system and

to answer questions about civil serviceadministration at the county level. Presenter:Maria P. Kenneally, Principal MunicipalPersonnel Consultant, NYS Department of CivilService, Office of Commission Operations &Municipal Assistance Moderator:David Kircher, Deputy Commissioner, AlbanyCounty DSS

HighrockMedicaid Data Warehouse forAdministratorsThis presentation will provide an overview of thenew Medicaid Data Warehouse implemented inMay 2012 and describe the new capabilities, toolsand security model available to county users. Thepresenter will discuss the deployment of UniversalAssessment System within the Medicaid DataWarehouse, as well as how to make the best use ofthe MA Data Warehouse for fiscal administration,Medicaid staff, data mining, third party healthinsurance, and to detect fraud. What reports willdistricts find most useful? Presenter:Mike Jabonaski, Deputy Director, Medicaid DataWarehouse, NYS DOH - Division of SystemsModerator:Rochelle Gray, Manager of Social ServicesAccounting, Ontario County DSS

Broadway 3Fair 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 evidence packetsto the State of New York. In addition to providinga uniform system for FH packet preparation, bycreating a seamless information solution to createand store packets, FHEMS will annually preventthe unnecessary generation of millions of paperdocuments.10

Presenters: Cynthia James-Rodriguez, Program Analyst,Division of Fair Hearing, Family IndependenceAdministration, NYC HRA Murali Bandi, Computer Associate, ManagementInformation Systems, NYC HRAModerator:Inez DeGroat, Deputy Commissioner forFinancial Aid, Madison County DSS

Broadway 2Reports Used to Monitor PerformanceThis session will discuss reports used by childsupport managers to monitor performance insupport establishment and case closure.Presenters:Karen Sicurelli, Bureau Chief, Center for ChildWell-Being, OTDA Jack Sheedy, Child Support Specialist 1, DCSE,OTDAJeff Isaacson, Senior Education Specialist, SUNY,PDP Moderator:Gayle Frost, Supervising Support Investigator,Child Support Enforcement/Collections, OntarioCounty DSS3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Saratoga 1Ethics in the Legal Profession –When Doing Nothing Is Not an Option(1.0 Ethics CLE provided by the NYS BarAssociation)Prevention and early intervention are vital todealing with alcoholism and depression in thelegal profession. The importance of understandingthe signs and symptoms of the problems as well asaddressing the stress that can increase the riskswill be emphasized in this program. Whether it isa problem you recognize in yourself or in acolleague, intervening is critical and doing nothingis not an option. Identifying effective strategies forconfronting the problems will minimize thedamage that addiction and mental health issuescan cause. Together we can de-stigmatize askingfor help and save lives, families, careers, law firms,the legal profession, and the public well-being.Presenters:Patricia Spataro, Director, New York State BarAssociation’s Lawyer Assistance Program Lawrence Zimmerman, Esq., Chair, New YorkState Bar Association’s Lawyer AssistanceCommittee

Moderator:Porter Kirkwood, 1st Assistant County Attorney,Delaware County

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PrivateCommissioners’ Reception(LDSS Commissioners Only)6:00 PM Saratoga Dine-AroundIf you purchase a hotel and meal package or an in-dividual ticket for Monday night dinner, you willreceive a $35 meal voucher for dinner on Mondayevening. Please come to the NYPWA registrationtable for more information on making reservationsto use your Dine-Around voucher at participatinglocal restaurants.

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Saratoga 2&3Breakfast Buffet8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lower LobbyConference Registration9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Gallery/PavilionExhibit Area Open

9:00 - 10:30 AM Concurrent Sessions

HighrockTransition Plan to State MedicaidAdministrationThis presentation will include an update onactivities related to the transfer of administrationof the Medicaid program from the local socialservices districts to the Department of Health.Participants will hear what functions the Stateintends to centralize and what functions districtsmay opt to continue to perform under contractwith the State. Eligibility determinations forindividuals subject to Modified Adjusted GrossIncome (MAGI) rules (Affordable Care Act) willalso be discussed.Presenters:Judy Arnold, Director, Division of Health Reformand Health Insurance Exchange Integration, NYSDOH OHIP

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Wendy Butz, Director, Bureau of MedicaidEnrollment and Exchange Integration, Division ofHealth Reform and Health Insurance ExchangeIntegration, NYS DOH OHIP Moderator:Sandra Sanzo, Deputy Commissioner forAssistance Programs, Broome County DSS

Broadway 1Disaster Response: The Good, theBad, and the Downright MuddyDevastated by Irene, clobbered by Lee, your fellowcounties rise from the rubble. Come and meet thereal deal – real people who experienced thedevastation first hand, what they did, how theymanaged a team, and lessons learned.Presenters:Kira Pospesel, Commissioner, Greene County DSS Paul Brady, Commissioner, Schoharie County DSS Shawn Yetter, Commissioner, Tioga County DSS Arthur Johnson, Commissioner, Broome CountyDSS

AlabamaMeeting the Needs of High RiskFoster YouthEvery county and voluntary agency has struggledwith the dilemma of providing appropriateservices for high risk foster youth, to address theneeds and safety of both the youth andcommunity. This workshop will present theprogress thus far of an ongoing work group ofHudson Valley local districts, voluntary agencies,and COFCCA representatives that is addressingthis issue. Several initiatives are now either underdevelopment, or have already begun to beimplemented. These include a telephone "hotline"procedure when placement cannot be located or achild has already been rejected by multipleplacement agencies, an intake packet/guidelines,and a resource guide of voluntary agencies.Attendees will learn about how and why thisgroup was formed, the achievements thus far, andplans for the future. It is believed that this initiativecould easily be replicated and benefit youth andfamilies in regions outside the Hudson Valley.Presenters:Debra Bonnerwith, Deputy Commissioner,Services, Dutchess County DSSBarbara Sorkin, Deputy Commissioner, Services,Ulster County DSS

Walter Joseph, Executive Director, Children'sHome of PoughkeepsieAnne Moscinski, Associate Executive Director,LaSalle SchoolLee Lounsbury, Associate Executive Director,COFFCAModerator:Jerry Moran, Director of Social Services, GeneseeCounty DSS

Broadway 2Intrastate Child SupportEnforcement IssuesIntrastate enforcement of child support presents alot of challenges, and dealing with multiplejurisdictions can be complicated. This session willcover best practices for working with everyoneinvolved in the process. Presenter:Kevin Boyle, Acting Deputy Commissioner andDirector, OTDA – Center for Child Well-Being Moderator:James Cucci, Child Support EnforcementCoordinator, Broome County DSS

Saratoga 1Case Law Update on CPS andPermanency Issues for January 2012to June 2012(1.5 CLEs pending through the NYS CLEBoard)Hear the critical details on new case law in childwelfare covering Abuse, Neglect, Dispositions,and Permanency Hearings.Presenter:Margaret Burt, Esq., Counsel to the NYPWA Moderator:Amy Seidenstock, Esq., Counsel to theCommissioner, Greene County DSS

Broadway 3&4Successful Approaches that AchievePermanent Housing This is an open discussion with local districtsabout the challenges of finding appropriatetemporary and permanent housing for homelessconsumers.Presenters:Terri Torchio, Director of EconomicIndependence, Orange County DSS 12

Lydia Mowry, Director of Program Integrity,Orange County DSS Moderator:Kimberly Rebstock, Financial AssistanceCoordinator, Monroe County DHS

TraversMaking Better Use of CCTA &Managing the Child Care Block GrantThis session will focus on the operational side ofusing the Child Care Time and Attendance(CCTA) system for the management of the childcare subsidy program. Our presenters will focuson technology changes that have been made inphase II of CCTA and the plan for enhancementsto CCTA in phase III. Monroe County will presenttheir management/ monitoring of the CCBG.Livingston County will share their efforts toincrease their web submittal population.Presenters:Renee L. Rider, Assistant Commissioner, Divisionof Child Care Services, OCFS Rhonda Duffney, Acting Director, Child CareSubsidy Program, Division of Child Care Services,OCFS Robert Hops, Senior Project Manager, ControltecInc.Robert Franklin, Deputy Commissioner, MonroeCounty DHS George Macomber, Director of AdministrativeServices, Livingston County DSS (Moderator)

10:30 AM Gallery/PavilionCoffee Break • Sponsored by Salient HHS

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM Concurrent Sessions

Broadway 3&4Reorganizing Staff Roles &Functions: Round Two Commissioners Only RoundtableAt our first roundtable, Commissioners delvedinto dozens of DSS organizational charts andexamined "what is" and "what ifs." Nowcommissioners are coming back for more. Hearhow districts utilize specific positions in differentways, as well as how administrators are beingassigned a variety of functions that used to beorganized along other lines. Join in conversations

on how these role changes are affecting localoperations and what commissioners hope toaccomplish from new efforts to reorganize.Facilitators:Bette Osborne, Commissioner, Chenango CountyDSS Randy Hall, Commissioner, Rensselaer CountyDSS

Saratoga 1Case Law Update on Foster Care,TPRs, and Adoptions for January2012 to June 2012(1.5 CLEs pending through the NYS CLEBoard)Hear the critical details on new case law in childwelfare covering Foster Care, Terminations ofParental Rights, and Adoptions.Presenter:Margaret Burt, Esq., Counsel to the NYPWA Moderator:David E. LaPlant, Esq., Attorney, Franklin CountyDSS

TraversSwimming in the Child WelfareFunding StreamsThe funding stream waters have become murkieras a few of the old approaches have been buried atsea and new initiatives have emerged from thedeep. Some of the streams converge and fundsbecome intermingled. This session is anopportunity to clarify the relationships betweenthe open-ended funding streams (preventive,protective, aftercare, independent living, andadoption administration) and capped allocations(Foster Care Block Grant, Detention), STSJP, FFFS,adoption, post adoption, and adult services. Youwill gain a better understanding of what ishappening behind the numbers and beyond thesoftware and how to maximize revenue.Presenters:Rayana Gonzales-Verdon, Children and FamilyServices Manager II, Bureau of BudgetManagement, OCFS Bryan Bagstad, Associate Budgeting Analyst,Bureau of Budget Management, OCFS Moderator:Lise Reynolds, Director of Finance, SteubenCounty DSS

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Broadway 2Child Support Coordinators'Roundtable (Part 1)This session is for child support staff only.This discussion between state and local childsupport program leaders on the latest programperformance will focus on managing programresponsibilities and improving performance indifficult economic and budgetary times. Presenters:Kevin, Acting Deputy Commissioner andDirector, Division of Child Support Enforcement(DCSE), OTDA – Center for Child Well-Being Lee Sapienza, Bureau Chief, DCSE, OTDABarbara Ruggirello, Bureau Chief, DCSE, OTDAMatt Hotopp, Bureau Chief, DCSE, OTDAKaren Sicurelli, Bureau Chief, DCSE, OTDAMonique Rabideau, Bureau Chief, DCSE, OTDADuncan Kerr, Program Manager, DTF ChildSupport Enforcement Moderator:Brian Kane, Director of Child Support/FinancialRecovery, Niagara County DSS

Broadway 1Strategies for Addressing andTracking HomelessnessSufficient time has elapsed since the beginning ofthe recession for homelessness to emerge as amajor challenge for local social services districts.Most report an increase in homelessness,particularly in family homelessness. This has botha budgetary and social impact on local counties.This workshop will address the reportingrequirements about the costs of serving homelessindividuals and families that were included in the2010-2011 State budget, and provide a summary ofresponses from local districts. It will also explorethe efforts that OTDA is making to gather relevantstatewide data about the numbers andcharacteristics of homeless individuals andfamilies in order to more effectively targethomelessness prevention efforts. Finally, theworkshop will allow local districts to identify andshare best practices in preventing and addressinghomelessness. Presenters:Linda Glassman, Deputy Commissioner, Centerfor Specialized Services, OTDA Ruth Ann Pickering, Director, Bureau of ShelterServices, OTDA

Moderator:Marijane Knudsen, Director of EconomicSupports, Ulster County DSS

AlabamaNo Wrong DoorIn these tough times of difficult budgets anddwindling resources, it is essential to seekcollaborative approaches in working with childrenand families. With that recognition, the WestchesterCounty Department of Social Services began acollaborative effort with the County Departments ofProbation and Community Mental Health, knownas the Cross Systems Unit or CSU. This multi-systemic team breaks down system silos and allowsfor a multi-disciplinary, front-end assessment forchildren and families. It also avoids losing childrenand families when they are presented with a systemthat is unable to meet their needs. Therefore, afamily coming to the CSU experiences a “NoWrong Door” approach to services. Thisinformational session will demonstrate how wewent from concept to implementation.Presenters:Michael Orth, Second Deputy Commissioner,Westchester County DSS Philip Goldstein, Director of ProgramDevelopment, Westchester County DSS Michelle Bethencourt-Garcia, Supervisor ofCasework, Westchester County DSS James Cannon, Assistant Commissioner,Westchester County Department of Probation Moderator:Kathleen McGoldrick, Director of Social Services,Cattaraugus County DSS

HighrockMRT Managed Care Benefit andPopulation ExpansionsThis session will cover New Populations andBenefits Transitioning to Mainstream ManagedCare, Mandatory County Expansions, andExpansion of the Enrollment Broker, NY MedicaidCHOICE.Presenter:Jennifer Dean, Bureau Director, NYS DOH Moderator:Karen Dodd, Chief Social Welfare Examiner,Managed Care12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Saratoga 2&3Lunch

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Broadway 1Stress and Mental Health Issues inthe WorkplaceIn a workplace setting it is difficult to discussmental illness without discussing the stressfulimpact that it has on others. Twenty percent ofpeople fully employed in the U.S. are symptomaticof a mental illness. The purpose of thispresentation is to heighten awareness of possiblemental health issues within the workplace and todiscuss strategies to support those individuals. Wewill discuss characteristics of psychiatric disordersseen most often in the workplace, issues ofperformance, accommodations, confidentiality,and strategies in accessing professional diagnosticassessment and treatment. NOTE: The purpose ofthis seminar is not to single out or in any waydiscriminate against those who have a mentalhealth concern, nor is it to equip staff orsupervisors to diagnose mental illness.Presenter:Paul Martin, D.O., Workplace Mental Help Moderator:Barbara Askew, Staff Development Coordinator,Ontario County DSS

Broadway 3&4Fiscal RoundtableJoin state and local fiscal administrators to discussan array of fiscal issues pertaining to socialservices districts. Presenters:Virginia Lattanzio, Chief Accountant, Office of theBudget, Finance and Data Management, OTDA James Carroll, Assistant Director, Bureau ofFinancial Operations, OCFS George Cusack, Program Research Specialist 4,NYS DOHMike Gwizdala, Chief Budgeting Analyst, Bureauof Budget Management, NYS DOH Moderator:Melissa Killeleagh, Fiscal Services Manager,Seneca County DSS

TraversHolding Staff Accountable forUnauthorized Systems Access/Useand Confidentiality ViolationsEmployee misconduct impacts the integrity andreputation of all civil servants. Monroe Countyand OFT will present the good, the bad, and theugly when staff use their access to confidentialgovernment systems for non-business purposes.Several case studies from Monroe County will bepresented involving a wide spectrum of motivesincluding curiosity, fraud, and vengeance, and theinvestigative process needed to secureemployment termination and/or criminalprosecution.Presenters:Nancy Forgue, Director of Financial AssistanceServices, Monroe County DHS Deborah Snyder, Chief Information SecurityOfficer, OTDA Moderator:Robert Kramer, Deputy Commissioner, OntarioCounty DSS

Broadway 2Child Support Coordinators'Roundtable (Part 2)This session is for child support staff only.This discussion between state and local childsupport program leaders on the latest programperformance will focus on managing programresponsibilities and improving performance indifficult economic and budgetary times. Presenters:Kevin Boyle, Acting Deputy Commissioner andDirector, Division of Child Support Enforcement(DCSE), OTDA – Center for Child Well-Being Lee Sapienza, Bureau Chief, DCSE, OTDABarbara Ruggirello, Bureau Chief, DCSE, OTDAMatt Hotopp, Bureau Chief, DCSE, OTDAKaren Sicurelli, Bureau Chief, DCSE, OTDAMonique Rabideau, Bureau Chief, DCSE, OTDADuncan Kerr, Program Manager, DTF ChildSupport Enforcement Moderator:Mary Lynn Eddy, Child Support Coordinator,Washington County DSS

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Saratoga 1The Impact of the Finch v. OCFSFederal Class Action Settlement onAdministrative Review and Hearingson Both OCFS and the LocalDistricts(1.5 CLEs approved by the NYS CLE Board)A presentation on the Federal Class ActionLawsuit Settlement in Finch v. NYS OCFS whichprovides deadlines for the administrative reviewand fair hearing process under SSL 422 and 424-aand the issuance of hearing decisions for suchhearings. The presentation will discuss the termsand legal ramifications of the settlement, anddiscuss the terms and the policies, procedures andtechnological enhancements that have been andwill be implemented by NYS OCFS in order tocomply with the settlement. It will also discuss theimpact of the settlement on the Local SocialServices Districts, including suggestions for howthe Local Social Services Districts can implementpolicies and procedures to enable the hearings tobe scheduled and completed in compliance withthe timeframes required by the settlement terms. Presenters:Charles Carson, Esq., Assistant Deputy Counsel,OCFS Steven M. Connolly, Esq., Director and ChiefAdministrative Law Judge, Bureau of Special FairHearings, OCFS Karen D'Andrea, Esq., Assistant CountyAttorney, Saratoga CountyModerator:Howard Schultz, Esq., Deputy County Attorney,Broome County

AlabamaUsing Evidence Based PreventiveProgramming in Child WelfareNew York City is offering the opportunity topreventive providers to convert contracts to one ofseveral evidence based preventive models thathave been proven through randomized controlledstudies to reduce repeat maltreatment. Thepresentation will share the details of thepreventive models that were selected, theoutcomes associated with each of the models,steps ACS has undertaken to supportimplementation of the models with fidelity, andthe contract adjustments that are being made toenable conversion to these models.

Presenters:Charles Barrios, Deputy Commissioner, FamilySupport Services, NYC-ACS Dawn Saffayeh, Deputy Commissioner, Policy,Planning & Measurement, NYC-ACS Leslie Abbey, Associate Commissioner forEvidence-Based Practice and Programs, PolicyPlanning & Measurement, NYC-ACS Moderator:Lynn Tubbs, Clinical Director for Child Welfare,Albany County DCYF

HighrockDetermining Long Term CareEligibility Efficiently...Reduce ThatBacklogThe multi-tiered nature of Medicaid eligibility canbe a prolonged process for those seeking skillednursing coverage. The expanded documentationrequirements and detailed analysis of financialdata involved in determining eligibility for somechronic care applications create processing delaysand application backlogs. In 2009, SchenectadyCounty transitioned from the caseload processingmodel to a task based work model and realizedincreased worker productivity. By identifying thevarying levels of complexity in chronic careeligibility we defined the worker skill set requiredto make decisions at each level. We established asingle review process, then trained workers usinga single application evaluation tool. Now allworkers have the skill set needed to completechronic care eligibility determinations using thelevel 1 and level 2 application review process. Weeliminated the age old thinking that only one ortwo workers can “do” chronic care. Presenters:Dawn Oliver, Temporary Financial and MedicalAssistance, Schenectady County DSS Trina Landacre, Medicaid Eligibility Supervisor,Schenectady County DSS Stephanie Languell, Medicaid Enrollee BenefitsSupervisor, Schenectady County DSS Moderator:Dennis Packard, Commissioner, SchenectadyCounty DSS

3:00 PM Gallery/PavilionCoffee Break • Sponsored by Deloitte

3:30 - 5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions

AlabamaYouth Employment ProgramBeginning in the fall of 2010 Orange County DSSand the Youth Advocate Programs began todevelop a Youth Employment Project in the Cityof Newburgh, which targeted at-risk youth fromthe City, providing employment opportunitiesand mentorship opportunities on the Mount SaintMary College Campus. The project offers at-riskyouth supported employment at variousDepartments on the college campus. In the City ofNewburgh, as in many upstate cities,opportunities for employment, a rite of passagefor most youth, are extremely limited and addanother barrier for our youth to overcome.Coupled with student mentors from the college,each youth works approximately 20 hours perweek and spends an additional 2 hours per weekwith their mentor on the college campus. In Juneof 2012, the program expanded and partneredwith a local drop-in-center to offer youthattending the drop-in-center with employmentopportunities across the City of Newburgh.Presenters:Mike Diago, Director of Intensive Programs,Youth Employment Programs, Inc. Isabel Rojas, Director, Center for HopeModerator:David Jolly, Commissioner, Orange County DSS

Saratoga 1ICPC and Applicability of UCCJEA toArt. 10 Matters(1.5 CLEs approved by the NYS CLE Board)With aggressive attempts to locate non-respondentparents and relatives as placement options, therehas been an increase in out of state placementconsiderations. This session will review the ICPCprocess, including 3 major changes to the rulesthat occurred this year as well as a discussion ofhow the UCCJEA can impact Art. 10 jurisdictionfor families who may have moved into yourjurisdiction.Presenters:John Stupp, Esq., Assistant Deputy Counsel,OCFS Margaret Burt, Esq., Counsel to the NYPWA

Kevin Caraccioli, Esq., Attorney, Jefferson CountyDSS, and Caraccioli & Associates, PLLCModerator:John Sylvester, Esq., Counsel to the LivingstonCounty Commissioner of Social Services

Broadway 2CSEU Staff ONLY Roundtable (Part 2)This session is limited to LDSS staff.Please join your colleagues for this conferencewrap-up session. Take this opportunity to bringup any issues that have not already been coveredduring the conference and to discuss theinformation that has been presented.Facilitators:Martha Allers, Director of Child SupportEnforcement, Dutchess County DSS Randi Johnson, Director of Child SupportEnforcement, Oneida County DSS

HighrockUpdate on Managed Long Term CareImplementationDOH will provide an update on implementationof Managed Long Term Care in a mandatoryenvironment.Presenter:Linda Gowdy, Director, Bureau of Managed LongTerm Care, NYS DOH Moderator:Carmen Hlosta, Health Administrator, Long TermCare, Chautauqua County DSS

TraversFrom Social Networking to FoodStamp Trafficking – Latest ProgramIntegrity IssuesThis presentation will include the latestinformation involving TA and FS Fraud. Topicscovered will be: OTDA Web Fraud Reporting page– how it works and what resources are available toassist SSDs; how the Resource File Integration(RFI) data in the Welfare Management Systemhelps eligibility workers to recognize fraud; SLEB(State Law Enforcement Bureau) agreementsinvolving retailer FS trafficking; increasedemphasis from USDA on FS trafficking andReplacement EBT cards and associated dataanalysis tools to assist SSDs, and the role of socialnetworking (Craigslist, Facebook) in FS clienttrafficking. A brief explanation of the

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Administrative Disqualification Hearing (ADH)process, Disqualification Consent Agreements(DCAs), and Intentional Program Violations(IPVs) will be covered as well.Presenters:Kevin Kehmna, Director, Audit and QualityImprovement, OTDA Maria Schollenberger, Management Specialist 3,OTDA Moderator:Lydia Mowry, Director of Program Integrity,Orange County DSS

Broadway 3&4Local DSS Fiscal Policy DialogueLocal Districts OnlyFiscal administrators and fiscally-mindedcommissioners and program staff are invited toparticipate in a forward-focused discussion onwhat we might do to shape future fiscal policy.This forum will also provide participants with anopportunity to share best practices and to discusswhat other districts have done to put themselvesin a better financial position.Facilitators:Robert Franklin, Deputy Commissioner, MonroeCounty DHS Peter Simon, Director of Administrative Services,Dutchess County DSS

Broadway 1Promoting Safety in the WorkplaceThe goal of this interactive lecture on workplaceviolence and personal safety is to achieve apractical path to personal safety by addressingawareness, assessment, and response to thegrowing issue of workplace violence pertainingdirectly to the issues facing organizations thatwork with the public. This seminar addressesawareness of such issues as threats andthreatening behaviors, conflict, conflict resolution,peer abuse, domestic violence, orders ofprotection, and the signs leading up to anincidence of violence. The program also involvespreliminary assessment of situations, locationsand persons involved; assessment of weapons andpotential weapons; and self assessment. Calmingand de-escalation techniques that can be used todefuse or mitigate a violent situation andmanaging a situation by managing personalbehaviors and the behaviors of the other people inthe situation are also discussed extensively.

Presenter:Sandra J. King, President, Practical ConsultantsLLC Moderator:Stephanie Clarke, Director of Staff andOrganizational Development, Clinton County DSS

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8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Lower LobbyConference Registration

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Saratoga 1Commissioners’ Business Meeting &Top Policy IssuesThis meeting will focus on key policy issues in fi-nancial assistance, adult services, child welfareservices, juvenile justice, Medicaid administration,food stamps, child care, and challenges affectingsocial services. Presiding: David Jolly, NYPWA President

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Broadway 3CLE Legal Committee MeetingChaired by: Margaret Burt, Esq., Counsel to theNYPWA

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Broadway 4Fiscal Administrators' AssociationMeeting

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9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Saratoga 1Commissioners' Meeting with StateMedicaid DirectorLocal DSS Commissioners’ Dialogue with JasonHelgerson, Deputy Commissioner, Office of HealthInsurance Programs, NYS Health Department.

Broadway 210:00 AM - 11:30 AMCreating Working Relationships withPeople in PovertyThis session will focus on applying the concepts ofBridges Out of Poverty and A Framework forUnderstanding Poverty in working with clients. Theobjective is to understand that change stems fromrelationships and to identify and practice the skillsof making and maintaining working relationships.We will learn to build working relationships bydeveloping strategies for working with families inPoverty, discovering how we handle the mentalmodels of others, balancing discussion anddialogue, recognizing when we are bumping up against the culture of Poverty value system in ourroutine interactions with clients, and adjusting ourapproach to the person, relationship,communication, so that we accommodate thecultural differences as we engage the person.Presenter:Denise Y. Schaller, Lead Trainer, SchallerSolutions Moderator:Vicky Heussi, Director of Organizational and StaffDevelopment, Essex County DSS10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Broadway 1Use of Data for Decision Making atNew York State OCFS Division ofJuvenile Justice and Opportunitiesfor YouthNew York State Office of Children and FamilyServices has embraced the use of data for decisionmaking in terms of placement using evidencebased assessment instruments in Detention and inplacement. The Office of Children and FamilyServices (OCFS) has also begun developingperformance standards to better evaluate facilitiesand programs. OCFS will present how thisinformation is improving outcomes for children.Presenters:Felipe Franco, Acting Deputy Commissioner,OCFS-DJJOY

Rebecca Coleman, Program Research Specialist 3,OCFSSandra Carrk, IT Portfolio Manager, OCFS David Bach, Quality Assurance Director, OCFSModerator:Marian Logan, Director of Children’s Services,Division of Child Welfare Services, AlbanyCounty DCYF10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Alabama/TraversMedicaid Legal DevelopmentsAffecting Social Services Districts(2.5 CLEs approved by the NYS CLE Board)This course will provide an overview of thestatutory and regulatory framework of Medicaidand Temporary Assistance recoveries thoughmonitoring of and presenting claims againstSupplemental Needs Trusts, personal injurydefendants, estates, and legally responsiblerelatives. The presentation will includesuggestions for best practices, legislativeproposals, and working with outside contractors.The session will include a discussion of the State’splan to take over administrative and legalfunctions from local social services districts, andthe many questions that recent enactment hasraised. There will also be an opportunity forinteractive participation between attendees andpresenters on each of the topics.Presenters:Paula Mallory Engel, Esq., Chief WelfareAttorney, Onondaga County DSS Daniel Tarantino, Esq., Director of the Bureau ofHealth Insurance Programs, NYS DOH Douglas Israel, Esq., Assistant General Counsel,Liens and Recovery Litigation Unit, NYC-HRA /Office of Legal Affairs D. Steve Rahmas, Esq., Attorney, Albany CountyDSS Legal Division (Moderator)12:30 PMConference Adjourns

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LabCorp is providing a dramatic increasein the power to exclude, resulting in morerobust results than those routinely foundin the industry. LaSalle SchoolBooth Number 17391 Western AvenueAlbany NY 12203Anne Moscinski518-242-4731 x201anne@lasalle-school.orgwww.lasalle-school.orgA respected provider of Child Welfareservices for more than 150 years,LaSalle School offers an array of serv-ices, ranging from community based out-patient treatment to intensive residentialtreatment for adolescent males with com-plex behavioral and clinical profiles, de-signed to respond to youth and familiesstruggling with behavioral health issuesor who are in jeopardy as a result of seri-ous concern for safety, well being andpermanency. Meeting the demandingstandards of national accreditation byCOA, LaSalle is highly regarded for itscompliance with regulatory expectationsand commitment to best practice. In ad-dition to sound relationships with localsocial service districts, LaSalle’s highstandards are confirmed by OCFS,OASAS, and SED. LexisNexis®Booth Number 20888-579-7638lexisnexis.com/government Government agencies turn to Lexis-Nexis® to help identify and stop improperpayments. LexisNexis provides data-dri-ven solutions with comprehensive iden-tity management and multi-layered fraudrisk control to help enhance data qualityand program integrity efforts. With Lexis-Nexis, an agency can confidently confirmidentities and detect and prevent fraudu-lent behaviors to help make sure thatonly deserving citizens receive the bene-fits they need. lexisnexis.com/govern-ment - 888-579-7638Medical Answering ServicesBooth Number 8P.O. Box 11998Syracuse, New York 13218866-371-3881Info@medanswering.comMedical Answering Services, LLC (MAS)has been providing Medicaid Transporta-tion Management services for Countygovernments in New York State since2003 and currently provides this servicefor twenty-seven (27) NYS counties. Inthe Spring of 2011 the New York StateDepartment of Health selected MAS forthe 13 county Medicaid TransportationManagement – Hudson Valley Initiative –

which has sense grown to 24 NYS coun-ties. Our highly trained staff uses a stateof the art software management pro-gram, which when combined with our in-novative approach, under the direction ofpolicies and regulations developed byFederal, State and Local government,have been the ingredients to substantialgovernment savings, increased satisfac-tion of Medicaid Enrollees, Transporta-tion Vendors and Medical Providers,better program integrity, and more oppor-tunity for government personnel to befreed up to work on other priorities.NYS Office of Temporary & Dis-ability AssistanceBooth Number 2140 North Pearl Street, 16th FloorAlbany, NY 12243Daria M. AlbiniPublic Information Office518-474-7718daria.albini@otda.ny.govwww.otda.ny.govThe Office of Temporary and DisabilityAssistance (OTDA) is responsible for su-pervising programs that enhance theeconomic security of low-income familiesand individuals. OTDA’s functions in-clude: providing temporary cash assis-tance; helping temporary assistancerecipients enter employment, and otherlow-income workers improve job skills;providing assistance in paying for food;providing residential energy assistance;overseeing New York State’s child sup-port enforcement program; determiningeligibility for certain disability benefits;supervising homeless housing and serv-ices programs; and providing assistanceto certain immigrant populations.OracleGold Sponsor • Coffee Break – Monday, 3:00 PM7 Southwoods BoulevardAlbany, NY 12211Greg Caito518-593-3406greg.caito@oracle.comwww.oracle.comOracle offers comprehensive enterprisesoftware solutions that provide a com-plete platform for integrated social serviceprogram delivery. Oracle’s social servicessolutions deliver and support everythingfrom case management, human re-sources, financial management, contentmanagement, identity management, andbusiness intelligence. Oracle’s socialservices solutions can improve programdelivery and client outcomes and managepolicy complexity to ensure compliancewith rules and legislation while reducingrisk and administrative costs and increas-ing responsiveness to change.

Oracle is a leader in the public sector,serving all 15 U.S. federal cabinet agen-cies and all 50 U.S. states. Oracle pro-vides social services agencies marketleading IT solutions for case manage-ment, integrated eligibility, contact cen-ters, financial and human resourcemanagement, and a social services-spe-cific, natural language based rules en-gine for managing policy compliance.Only Oracle delivers a complete, inte-grated social services solution.PegasystemsBooth Number 16101 Main StreetCambridge, MA 02142Tom Beaulieu617-866-6848Tom.beaulieu@pega.comwww.pega.comPegasystems, the leader in BusinessProcess Management and software forcustomer centricity, helps governmentagencies improve citizen service andmodernize legacy systems withoutadding more resources. Our patentedBuild for Change® technology speedsthe delivery of critical solutions anddrives agility at agencies so they can bet-ter handle accelerated policy reform, re-duce costs and increase productivity.Salient HHSBooth Number 9Gold Sponsor • Coffee Break – Tuesday, 10:30 AMLinda HuffnerVP, Health & Human Services607-259-3676lhuffner@salient.comwww.salienthhs.com Salient HHS is assisting counties andtheir health and human service depart-ments across New York State to improvethe quality and cost efficiency of serv-ices. Ask any of our clients – “Whatmakes Salient’s performance manage-ment solutions different?” – and they’lltell you that it is the speed and simplicitythat enables nontechnical people – com-missioners, managers, supervisors, andline workers – to utilize their own data toimprove performance and manage work-flow in never-before possible ways. Wegive them easy to use tools to see in-stantly where to focus their efforts toachieve the best possible outcomes. Wehave proven solutions across a variety ofprogram areas and can rapidly respondto emerging needs within any public sec-tor department or program. Salient is aNew York State company with a world-wide presence, maximizing performancein business and government for 300clients in 53 countries.

SEFCUBooth Number 15700 Patroon Creek BoulevardAlbany, NY 12206SEFCU Member Group Development518-464-5322membergroup@sefcu.comwww.sefcu.comSEFCU is one of the 50 largest creditunions in the U.S. with more than $2.4billion in assets, 45 branches, and over230,000 members in the Capital Region,Binghamton, Syracuse, and Buffalo. Inaddition to standard deposit and loanproducts, SEFCU offers 24-hour bankingby Internet, Text Banking, and iPhone®

and Android® apps, electronic bill pay-ment, eStatements, and eNotices.SEFCU has two wholly-owned sub-sidiaries, SEFCU Insurance Agency andSEFCU Mortgage Services. SEFCU In-surance Agency offers a full-range of in-surance products, including auto, home,life, long-term care, and business insur-ance. SEFCU Mortgage Services offersconventional mortgage and home equityproducts, including fixed-rate mortgages,FHA loans, and reverse mortgages.SEFCU Mortgage Services is an EqualHousing Lender and is a Licensed Mort-gage Banker-NYS Department of Finan-cial Services.

Stevens Treatment ProgramsBooth Number 624 Main StreetSwansea, MA 02777Patrick Morrison, Director of ProfessionalServices508-679-0183 x104patrickm@stevensprograms.orgwww.stevensprogams.comStevens Treatment Programs is a pri-vate, innovative 40-bed residential pro-gram, providing an ideal treatmentenvironment for troubled adolescents inneed of a safe, highly structured, andnurturing treatment setting.Located on a scenic campus inSwansea, Massachusetts, Stevens pro-vides comprehensive treatment and edu-cational services to adolescent maleswho display high-risk behaviors, includ-ing fire-setting and sexualized behaviors.Stevens also provides services to ado-lescents with conduct, behavioral andemotional problems.Stevens’ team of professionals deliversintensive and highly individualized serv-ices in an extremely safe and structuredmilieu. Our primary goal is to offer resi-dents a pathway to a new beginning, sothat they may transition out of the pro-gram, prepared to contribute in a positive

manner within their families, communitiesand schools.Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.Booth Number 18Stephanie Hart518-651-4297shart@yapinc.orgwww.yapinc.orgThe Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.(YAP) has been serving high-risk juvenileoffenders with complicated multi-dimen-sional problems and their families for 36years. YAP provides communities withsafe, effective, and economical alterna-tives to institutional placement. Theagency has more than 2,300 employeesin 18 different states with internationalreplication of the model in Ireland,Hawaii, Scotland, and Sierra Leone. Theorganization’s mission is to provide com-munity-based alternatives for the careand protection of individuals who are,have been, or may be subject to compul-sory placement in public or private insti-tutions. Using a strength-based programdesign strategy, YAP “wraps” compre-hensive individualized services and sup-port networks “around” young offendersand delinquents rather than forcing themto enroll in pre-determined inflexibletreatment programs.

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ALBANY Kathleen DaltonALBANY CYF Colette V. PoulinALLEGANY Vicki Grant BROOME Arthur JohnsonCATTARAUGUS Wendy BourgeoisCAYUGA Elane M. DalyCHAUTAUQUA Christine Schuyler CHEMUNG Deretha WattersonCHENANGO Bette OsborneCLINTON Jay LePageCOLUMBIA Paul MossmanCORTLAND Kristen MonroeDELAWARE William MoonDUTCHESS Robert AllersERIE Carol DankertESSEX John O'NeillFRANKLIN Lesley LyonFULTON Sheryda CooperGENESEE Eileen KirkpatrickGREENE Kira PospeselHAMILTON Roberta BlyHERKIMER Timothy SeymourJEFFERSON Laura CerowLEWIS Stacy AlvordLIVINGSTON Diane DeaneMADISON Michael FitzgeraldMONROE Kelly ReedMONTGOMERY Michael McMahon NASSAU John ImhofNYC HRA Robert DoarNYC ACS Ronald Richter

NIAGARA Anthony Restaino ONEIDA Lucille SoldatoONONDAGA David SutkowyONTARIO Eileen TiberioORANGE David JollyORLEANS Thomas KurylaOSWEGO Gregg Heffner OTSEGO Joyce BoydPUTNAM Michael Piazza, Jr.RENSSELAER Randy HallROCKLAND Susan SherwoodST. LAWRENCE Christopher RediehsST. REGIS Jeffrey WhelanSARATOGA Robert ChristopherSCHENECTADY Dennis PackardSCHOHARIE Paul J. BradySCHUYLER William J. WeissSENECA Charles SchillaciSTEUBEN Kathryn MullerSUFFOLK Gregory BlassSULLIVAN Christopher CunninghamTIOGA Shawn YetterTOMPKINS Patricia CareyULSTER Michael IapoceWARREN Suzanne Wheeler (Acting)WASHINGTON Tammy DeLormeWAYNE M. Josh McCrossenWESTCHESTER Kevin McGuireWYOMING David RumseyYATES Amy Miller

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Nassau, SuffolkKelly Reed – At Large

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