Rockin the Rockies for Kids

Save the Date: ♦ Colorado Family Support Conference ♦ June 2, 3, and 4, 2008 ♦ Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, Colorado

THE IN BASKET Fall 2007 Edition

G R E E T I N G S F R O M P H I L L I P S C O U N T Y R O C K I N ’ T H E R O C K I E S F O R K I D S … . By Olga Conde By Jo Liebl, President I’m your CACSEA representative. This has been an exciting time for me. After having a The Colorado Family Support Council board is semi truck crash through our building on rocking on toward our 2008 conference in December 12, 2006 the construction has finally Breckenridge. This year’s slogan, Rockin’ the been finished on our building. So we are up and running again. I only have two more Rockies for Kids, perfectly describes what you boxes to go through as we continue to "sort" all do for kids. You Rock! Our conference stuff! I am excited to be on the CFSC board. It colors are black and tie-dye and I know the is interesting to see how everything comes Entertainment Committee is making some together and a great time of sharing ideas. I pretty Rockin’ plans for you all. encourage you to contact me if you have any concerns that you want brought up at The Awards Committee is working to refine CACSEA.  their processes so be thinking of your nominations. The Donations Committee is A G E N D A accepting nominations for this year’s charities and the booth committee has some pretty great By Cherrie Schlauger, President Elect new merchandise for this year’s CFSC Booth. The 2008 CFSC agenda committee is currently  asking Administrators and staff for requests. What would you like to see in a session at the 2008 conference in Breckenridge? Please remember this is YOUR conference. Dawson Holiday Newsletter Page 2

We will need any camera-ready artwork that you can improve your effectiveness by having you have for this year's logo. The theme is more empathy for others and by being aware of "GENERATIONAL ROCK & ROLL" so your own emotional responses. WHATEVER time period your favorite rock & Empathy is being sensitive to how others are feeling roll came from - is your rock & roll theme. and being able to communicate with them about their feelings. “You seem very disappointed about Please send your artwork to Jo Liebl or Cherrie your proposal being rejected. Right?” Schlauger.  If you are right, the other person will confirm, probably feel a little better and probably will open up and talk more about the issue. This can lead to better problem solving without your E G I S L A T I V E P D A T E L U offering unwanted advice or possibly inviting By Jim Butler, Historian bad feelings with a trite expression of sympathy such as “I’m sure it will work out for The Fall 2007 Child Support Quarterly reports the best.” that Colorado, the only western state, along If you are wrong, the other person will correct with Alabama; Arkansas; DC; Indiana; Maine; or clarify any degree of inaccuracy and New Jersey; New York; North Dakota; Rhode probably say more, which can also improve the Island and South Carolina failed to enact full or outcome. partial stop-gap funding to tide the child Most people do not learn that emotions are support programs over for a year. chosen. Nothing causes us to feel a particular feeling, we choose our emotions in response to It appears that the Child Support Protection Act a situation! of 2007 reinstating federal funding on Many of our emotional choices are habitual incentives will not be voted upon until 2008. and learning to choose different feelings can Your CFSC board is committed to keeping take practice. Here are a few questions to ask your costs to attend the conference in June to yourself to help select emotions that may lead the minimum. This year may be the most to more effective outcomes in a situation… important ever, on learning ways to be more “Is this important to me?” sufficient.  “Is what I’m thinking and feeling appropriate?” “Can this situation be modified or resolved?”

“What do I want for me and this relationship?” M A N A G I N G E M O T I O N S  By Judy Nightingale, board member The above article is from “ Improving In recent years we have seen a new twist on the Effectiveness” Newsletter – SuccessSystems, age-old issue of dealing with emotions. Have Inc. you heard of EQ? That stands for “emotional intelligence”. The basic idea is improve interpersonal effectiveness by being more aware of the emotions in situations. If you respond by thinking, “so what’s new about that?”, you may be surprised to learn that in the workplace it has helped to get the attention of management people. No, the ideas are not new but the art of successful marketing often is finding a new way to package old ideas to reach people more effectively! In most interpersonal situations In Basket

CFSC Board Members 2007-2008

Jo Liebl [email protected] 719/336-7486 x 136 wk President 719/336-7198 fax Prowers County

Cherrie Schlauger [email protected] 970/252-4227 wk President-Elect 970/252-4210 fax Montrose County

Ernestine Benavidez [email protected] 719/583-6957 wk SE Vice President 719/583-6948 fax Pueblo County

Lupe Abeyta [email protected] 303/271-4278 wk Central Vice President 303/271-4480 fax Clear Creek / Gilpin County

Leslie Hentze [email protected] 970/874-2059 wk SW Vice President 970/874-2069 fax Delta County

Patsy Kutchar [email protected] 970/498-6410 wk NE Vice President 970/468-6310 fax Larimer Co.

Betsy Peschiera [email protected] Valley Vice President Chaffee County

Jessica Hood [email protected] 970/945-9191 x3042 wk NW Vice President 970/928-0465 fax Garfield Co.

Denise Kampf [email protected] 970/248-2804 wk Treasurer 970/255-3684 fax Mesa County

Lisa Gonzales [email protected] 720/944-2789 wk Secretary 720/944-2660 fax Denver County

Christina Eigel [email protected] 719/457-6330x164 wk IV-D Attorney 719/457-6340 fax El Paso County In Basket

Olga Conde [email protected] 970/854-2280 wk CACSEA Rep. 970/854-3637 fax Phillips County

Jim Butler [email protected] 303/285-7137 wk Historian 303/295-0244 fax PSI

MEMBERS AT LARGE Judy Nightingale [email protected] 303/271-4304 wk Jefferson County 303/271-4091 fax

Julie Tande [email protected] 970/498-6499 wk Larimer County 970/498-6310 fax

Vanessa Trindade [email protected] 303/866-4774 wk State Office 303/866-4360 fax

Lara Delka [email protected] 720/944-2570 wk Denver County

Mardi Houston [email protected] 303/271-4320 wk Jefferson County 303/271-4091 fax

Kayleen Edwards [email protected] 970/498-6398 wk Larimer County 970/498-6310 fax

Paula Barker [email protected] 970/248-2827 wk Mesa County 970/248-2883 fax

Amber Windham [email protected] 719/457-6330 x117 wk Teller County 719/686-9127 fax

Ralph Proffitt [email protected] 303/271-4363 wk Jefferson County 303/271-4480 fax

Lena Guzman [email protected] 303/678-6301 wk Boulder County 303/678-6309 fax In Basket

Sandy Lee [email protected] 303/209-1308 x4702 wk SMI

Rachel Leone [email protected] 720/874-8719 wk Arapahoe County 720/874-8631 fax

PAST PRESIDENTS

Andrea Harmon [email protected] 970/878-9640 wk Rio Blanco County 970/878-4893 fax

Dee Price-Sanders [email protected] 303/866-4501 wk State Office 303/866-4360 fax

HONORARY MEMBERS

John Bernhart [email protected] 303/866-3985 wk State Office

Melissa Mizelle [email protected] LabCorp 800-222-7566x67414 wk