| Schedule and Faculty |
Event |
Description |
| SUNDAY |
9:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
Pre-Conference Events |
Welcoming Session for International Participants,
and Informal Networking. |
| Pre-Conference |
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM |
Sunday Evening Reception for Faculty and Online Conference
Participants |
This is an opportunity for faculty members, Online
Conference participants and others who want to join in the first event
of the Conference! From 5:30-7:30 at the Marriott Hotel, the flagship
hotel of the Conference. We look forward to meeting many of you at
this no-host bar reception. |
| MONDAY |
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
Registration in the Convention Center |
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9:00 AM to 11:30 AM |
Opening Session |
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| Stream |
Jim |
OFFICIAL WELCOMES |
James Stream, Executive Director of Arc Riverside
will open the Conference, and welcome the participants to this 10th
National Conference. He will then introduce local officials who will
provide their insights into the importance of continuing to develop
best practices and increase awareness of the problems and solutions
to abuse of individuals wtih disabilities. |
| Baladerian |
Nora |
Maintaining our Focus: Passion, Persistance &
Planning |
This keynote presentation will take a reprospective
look at where we were 30 years ago, the progress that has been made
to date, and looking forward to efforts in the future. Dr. Baladerian
will recount her personal beginnings into the field, her search for
information and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities
who had experienced abuse, and bring us into the present with information
on great changes that have occurred over time, and changes in attitude
and practice that still require our passionate and powerful attention...with
the commitment that together WE CAN DO IT!! |
| Alsop |
Peter |
Exploring Responses to Abuse of Individuals with
Disabilities |
Dr. Peter Alsop, a national treasure in the world
of human services, will present his ideas for our Conference issues
through music and discussion. He will weave important concepts that
may be new, may be well-recognized into song, that remind us of that
which we are doing, for ourselves and for others. Creating a right-brain
introduction to a very left-brain oriented Conference, he will provide
for all of us an important balance to begin our work together. |
| Monday Luncheon |
11:30 AM to 1:15 PM |
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Featured presentations and Celebrations |
| Gillis |
John |
Supporting Crime Victims who have Disabilities |
John Gillis, the Director of the U.S. Department
of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, will share his thoughts and
ideas for assuring excellence in response to crime victims with disabilities,
across all areas where OVC has the authority to make a difference.
He will highlight some of the projects OVC has funded which already
have made inroads into assuring equal justice for all. |
| Kamnitzser |
Jordan |
Celebrating the 10th Conference Addressing the Needs
of Crime Victims with Disabilities |
Jordan Kamnitzer will entertain Conference participants
with songs he has written and performed supporting individuals with
disabilities. He is a self-advocate and a musician, with a dedication
to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities, through his
music, his advocacy efforts and public speaking. |
| Breakouts |
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM |
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| Davidson |
Howard |
Panel Presentation: Strategies and legalities to
apply when both the children and parents in the DCFS case have disabilities |
When both children and their parents involved in
the child welfare
system have disabilities, many special laws and provisions come in
to play. Depending upon the disability each family member may have,
interpreters or other personal care attendants may be required during
a proceeding. further, issues of physical accessibility of the courtroom
must be considered. If placement out of the home will be required,
issues of full accessibility on the pqart of the home to receive the
child must be assured, including communication, medical issues, physical
accessibility among others. If a deaf child has been removed from
the parents, the placement must have a TDD in operation to assure
confidential communications between the family members. How these
and other issues effect a case will be discussed by the 3 panel members,
led by Howard Davidson. |
| Faugno |
Diana |
Medical findings in disabled adults who have been
sexually assaulted |
The attendee will learn about why there may be medical
findings or lack of findings in victims of sexual assault. The human
sexual repsonse will be discussed as well as a review of the actual
forensic examination protocal. Special needs of the crime victims
with disabilites will also be presented. |
| Pierson |
Melinda |
Comic Strip Conversations: A Positive Behavioral
Support Strategy |
Comic Strip Conversations and Social Stories for
students with autism/autism spectrum disorder as well as other types
of disabilities will be introduced. Recent research has shown that
students with disabilities improved their perceptions of social situations
exhibited appropriate social growth began to generate their own solutions
to difficult social situations and demonstrated a decrease in targeted
behaviors after the use of Comic Strip Conversations and Social Stories.
Participants will have an opportunity to create their own materials
and practice implementing these two strategies within a classroom
setting. |
| Myers |
Leslie |
Abuse by Caregivers: Are Victim Service Providers
Ready? |
This workshop with address the many obstacles faced
by individuals with disability when their abuser is also their caregiver.
With more and more people with disabilities living independently in
the community many rely on caregivers for personal care and/or homemaking
tasks. Using a series of role play exercises and a visual demonstration
of building a ìbrickî wall the audience takes an active role in this
presentation. It looks at the role disability service providers can
play as well as what victim service providers need to do to prepare
themselves for these types of situations. |
| Priddy |
Donald |
Creating Effective Networks in Law Enforcement |
The Carbondale IL Police Department is one of 10
sub-grantees to receive funding through SafePlace in Austin TX for
the project ìPromising Practices in Serving Crime Victims with Disabilities.
Cooperation of the participating service agencies has been the key
to the development of strategies which have been and will be implemented
to attain the goals of the grant project. This workshop will focus
on the efforts of the grant participants to increase the availability
and quality of services for victims with disabilities in the Carbondale
area and provide information which will help attendees establish effective
service networks in their communities |
| Odette |
Fran |
Accessing the System: Building Supports for Women
with Disabilities and Deaf Women |
The Accessing the System Project: Building Supports
for Women with Disabilities and Deaf Women is a one year initiative
that provided extensive training opportunities for a diverse group
of women with a disability and Deaf women to lead violence prevention
programs for their peers; as well as to develop resources on issues
of abuse/violence against women with disabilities and Deaf women;
and support VAW services to provide appropriate responses to victims
of violence. This project builds on the previous work of training
women with disabilities/Deaf women to be leaders and facilitators
of training initiatives for VAW services providers. This program reached
marginalized women who lived in group homes residents in accessible
housing complexes and who participate in community day programs. |
| Alsop |
Peter |
Filling Your Toolbox: Tools to Deal with Difficult
Situations |
We each have favorite tools in our toolbox to help
us cope with difficult situations and difficult people. Peter Alsop
shares stories and strategies with us on ways to use music humor and
a technique called "sculpting with people" to overcome the
emotional roadblocks we run into as we travel through difficult times.
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| Breakouts |
3:15 PM to 4:45 PM |
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| Cantos VII |
Olegario |
A Discussion on Abuse and Disability for Advocates |
Understanding the many complexities surrounding abuse
of children and adults with disabilities is not easy particularly
for an individual who is unfamiliar either with the criminal justice
system in general or with the ways that it either protects or fails
to protect the most vulnerable of populations in particular. For the
grassroots advocate (including advocates with and without disabilities)
the question becomes ìWhere do I begin?î This breakout session will
provide a starting point to assist advocates to answer this question
and will feature specific networking action steps to gather additional
informational resources and other sources of support. |
| Muff |
Elsebeth Kirk |
Sexual Abuse of People with Developmental Disabilities
the Reaction of Service Providers and Service Systems |
Elsebeth Kirk Muff will present the results of a
small-scale research study giving information of how staff members
and service providers react or do not react upon symptoms signs suspicion
or knowledge about sexual abuse. The study was carried out in 2004
at group homes day centres protected workplaces and special schools
in Denmark. The results indicates that service systems capability
to react adequate has direct influence on the heightened risk of being
exposed to sexual abuse that people with a developmental disability
face. |
| Wambach |
Mary E |
Sexual Abuse and People with Disabilities: From Glances
and Comments to Actions and Fetishes. |
This workshop will discuss both the right of people
with disabilities to have sexual relationships of any nature and the
need for professionals to understand the goals of abusers. As a society
we remain reluctant to recognize that people with disabilities "have"
sexual thoughts needs and drives; thus we refuse to recognize the
many reasons why offenders choose people with disabilities. As a result
pedophiles and abusers of adult victims often have easy access to
their potential and actual victims. This workshop will discuss what
is happening how to recognize it and how we can work as a field to
prevent and reduce abuse. |
| Bosek |
Rebecca L. |
Risk Reduction Strategies for Women Who Exhibit Risky
Sexual Behavior |
Risky sexual behavior is one of the least understood
and most challenging behaviors for service providers. This presentation
discusses a continuum of services to assist women who are dually diagnosed
(intellectual disabilities and mental illness) to live safely in community
settings. The women had histories of victimization remained at risk
and some demonstrated inappropriate sexual behavior directed against
others. Topics addressed include risk assessment risk management support
planning risk reduction and personal safety interventions specialized
clinical case management supervision monitoring and outcomes. |
| Todd |
Kerry |
Special Kids Specialized Interviews |
"Special Kids Specialized Interviews" Investigative
interviewing of children and youth continues to be an area that is
scrutinized and criticized. Interviewing children and youth with disabilities
often creates more anxiety for professionals because protocols may
not fit. Yet it is this population that is even more vulnerable and
in greater need of our protection. This workshop is designed for professionals
who provide investigative interviews and feel challenged by interviewing
kids with disabilities. Participants will be provided information
on interview protocols and how these protocols can be applied to meet
the challenge of interviewing children and youth with disabilities.
|
| Armstrong |
Michelle |
Getting Practical - Resources for Ending Violence
Against People with Disabilities |
Advocates are often at a loss for knowing how to
respond to crimes against people with disabilities. Yet hundreds of
resources already exist to assist people in their efforts. Participants
of this presentation will learn about services organizations tools
and resources that are available to them. The presentation will consist
of an active ìshow and tellî format. A variety of resources (books
videos web sites kits brochures reports etc.) and services (hotlines
libraries educational services) will be shared with participants and
will serve as the basis for the presentation. |
| Green |
Cindy |
Begin where You are: Listen, Link Up, Collaborate |
Safe Passage a small battered women's program in
an urban / rural community learned how to better listen to crime victims
with disabilities by conducting a community needs assessment establish
stronger ties with civil and human-service agencies identify community
partners overcome territoriality strengthen partnerships develop a
Speakerís Bureau and link resources in a Best Practices model. Of
special note is the strengthening of working relationships with our
county District Attorney police our Deaf Independent Living Services
partner Stavros Center for Independent Living Deaf & Hard of Hearing
IL Services and local self-help advocacy group the Freedom Center
for those labeled ìmentally illî and rape crisis and sexual abuse
prevention partner Everywomanís Center. We are re-weaving the safety
net in our community; we have more to learn but are moving along. |
| Hosted Reception |
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM |
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An important Network opportunity
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| Conference |
Reception |
Opening Night Reception |
To cap off the first day of our conference, all participants
are invited to join our Monday Evening Reception, where a Jazz Ensemble
will perform, and local community representatives will welcome everyone.
This is a great opportunity to network, relax, and enjoy new and old
friends. |
| TUESDAY |
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| Registration |
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
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Convention Center
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| Mini-Plenary |
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM |
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LEGAL PANEL
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| Heisler |
Candace |
Legal Panel: Prosecuting Complex Cases using Special
Case Building Strategies |
Candace Heisler will Chair this Plenary session on
developing skills and practices that will result in improved prosecution
outcomes. Together with three local prosecutors who have successfully
prosecuted cases involving vulnerable adults and elders, they will
describe specific strategies they have used to assure a strong case
being presented in the court room. |
| Breakouts |
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM |
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| Lowe |
Claudia |
The New IDEA |
President Bush has signed the new IDEA bill into
law. The New IDEA puts into place significant changes such as no more
short term benchmarks changes to discipline and placement three year
transition planning goals and a standard for highly qualified teachers
are just a few of the changes. An even stronger emphasis on Transition
planning is key to all students with disabilities. In place should
be stronger linkages to outside services and agencies self-advocacy
and self-determination skills and better preparation for students
to access the community employment independent living and recreation
and leisure. |
| Gammicchia |
Carolyn |
Building Bridges Between First Responders and Individuals
with Hidden Disabilities and Mental Illness Appropriate Response Appropriate
Preparedness |
This presentation encompasses current trends in law
and advocacy to allow for first responders to best meet the needs
of all individuals within their communities. The focus on the session
however will be the current trends which have been developed to allow
first responders; law enforcement fire personnel and emergency medical
technicians to received training on hidden disabilities and mental
illness and to identify resources within their area. Information will
be supplied on pilot programs already in place as well as those being
designed to best meet the needs of individuals and those who are to
provide them emergency services within the community. |
| Goobic |
Denise |
Juvenile Justice System and Children with Learning
& Cognitive Disabilities |
Learning and cognitive disabilities are among the
most prevalent disabilities in the juvenile justice population. As
a response to this issue an initiative began in May 2002 to create
a pilot project in Union County NJ. The services provided by the DD
Offenders Program Juvenile unit include: staff presence in court with
juvenile; education for court and probation staff; intensive case
management; psychological evaluations; group and individual therapy;
and supported employment services which include vocational and life
skills development. This intervention provides the court with a viable
community-based alternative to detention. This presentation will highlight
our vision of how peer support increases self-confidence and leadership
skills eventually leading to a more independent and self-directed
life free of criminal justice involvement. |
| O'Neill |
Peggy |
Educating Professionals about Abuse and Neglect of
Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities: A Web Course |
This workshop presents a new web course which was
developed as a Project of National Significance to educate professionals
about the problem of maltreatment of children and adults with developmental
disabilities. Presenters will introduce portions of the course,
which was developed in collaboration with professionals from around
the country, and discuss with participants the relevance and applicability
of course content to their own client populations.
|
| Page |
Elizabeth |
Advocating for Crime Victims that Acquire a Disability
as a Result of the Crime |
This session will explore how victims of crime who
acquired a disability as a result of crime are impacted by various
issues in the courts in healthcare in society and in general. We will
discuss how the crime and the new disability impact the lives of the
family. We will also explore some of the community resources needed
to assist this crime victim with both the immediate trauma and later
rehabilitation to become a fulfilled productive member of society.
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| Krieger |
Arline |
Parent Panel: Parents Discussion on the Abuse their
Children have Experienced & Secondary Effect |
This Parent Panel, led by Arline Krieger, President
of the Pomona Valley Learning Disabilites Association, will include
presentations by several parents of children (minors and adults) who
have been abused, addressing their experience with the criminal justice
system, protective services systems, therapy and other abuse-response
programs. This will be an interactive program, allowing a question
and answer with the panel. |
| Breakouts |
10:45 AM to 12:15 PM |
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| Sobsey |
Dick |
Children with Disabilities and the United Nations
Study of Violence Against Children |
Violence against children is a serious international
problem. For example according to the World Health Organization there
were 57 000 reports of children under the age of 14 who died as a
result of homicide not counting those who died as a result of Wars
and other forms of collective violence. When the United Nations met
to discuss its children's agenda last year children from around the
world identified their number one concern as violence. In response
to this concern UNICEF the World Health Organization and the United
Nations High Commission on Human Rights have joined together to undertake
a two year study of violence against children. Representatives of
Human Rights Organizations and Child Welfare Organizations have been
asked to form a NonGovernmental Organization Advisory Panel to help
identify the issues of greatest concern and help guide the study.
As a member of the 27-member NGO Advisory Panel Dick Sobsey has a
particular concern that the UN Study of Violence Against Children
considers the unique circumstances of children with disabilities.
This session will be the first group input session to help identify
issues. There will be a brief description of the study and some of
the violence issues that children face around the world. Participants
willthen join in an interactive process to help identify concerns
and approaches to studying and preventing violence. Finally participants
will receive instruction and materials for working with their local
national and international organizations on providing formal input
into the study. This is your opportunity to influence the international
agenda on violence against children with disabilities. |
| Glover-Graf |
Noreen |
Violence and Abuse Against Women With Disabilities |
This presentation overviews violence and abuse against
women with disabilities. Women with disabilities are frequently at
greater risk of abuse because they may have difficulty identifying
their abuser their testimony against the offender may be discounted
they may rely upon their abuser to provide personal care services
and they may find it more difficult to leave the abusive situation.
Specific characteristics which place women at risk of abuse will be
distinguished by categories of disability and case studies will be
presented. In addition programmatic and policy issues related to accessibility
to services and inter-agency networking will be discussed. |
| Wambach |
Mary E |
Institutional Abuse of Deaf Children: How It Happens
and How to Make It Stop |
This workshop is a presentation and discussion of
how the abuse molestation and assault of deaf children and youth has
been perpetrated over many years. There will be review and discussion
of publicized incidents as well as commentary on different "models"
of abuse. |
| Edwards |
William |
Competence to Confess: Measuring Suggestibility,
Memory and Acquiescence of Suspects with Intellectual Disabilities/Learning
Disabilities |
In a recent study published in March 2004, law Professor
Steven Drizin and criminologist Richard Leo found that out of 125
inmates that were exonerated after giving false confessions about
22%, were people with mental retardation. Many of these People were
on death row in America. In most cases people with intellectual disabiities
will usually waive their rights to have an attorney present and confess
to the police crimes they never actually committed. In some cases
the state prosecutor will use this confession to extract a conviction.
Discussion of the validity of these confessions and other critical
factors in the investigation and evidence gathering will be discussed. |
| Benson |
Bill |
Legislative Update: Elder & Vulnerable Adult
Abuse |
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| Geffner |
Robert |
The Relationship between Head Injuries and Psychological
Functioning |
This workshop presents information about the relationship
between closed head injuries and brain impairment and the subsequent
effects on psychological functioning personality changes and behaviors.
People without and with pre-existing impairments learning disabilities
ADHD or other conditions that affect functioning can change dramatically
after receiving a closed head injury from an accident concussion or
being hit in the head. Victims of crime such as from assaults (domestic
or other) may have such hidden impairments and disabilities that are
not recognized. This presentation describes the types of brain impairments
that can occur the changes in behavior and personality that can result
from neuropsychological impairment and suggestions for identification
intervention and rehabilitation. |
| Benson |
William |
Putting Elder Abuse
on the National Policy
Agenda: Promising or
Promising Rhetoric? |
The Elder Justice Act came close to passing the Senate
in the last Congress. It included major provisions for Adult Protective
Services including federal funding for APS. The legislation will be
introduced again this year. This session will describe the EJA &
its APS provisions the complex dynamics that occured late in the last
congressional session that derailed the bill and discuss the prognosis
for 2005. |
| Tuesday Luncheon |
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM |
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| Parker |
Wes |
Victims with Disabilities: The Forensic Interview
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Wes Parker, nationally renowned for his fame as a
star of baseball as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, later became
well known as both an actor and voice over performer. He is in high
demand as a motivational speaker all over the nation, and has become
a passionate advocate for individuals with disabiities who become
victims of abuse and other crimes. He will introduce members of the
production team featuring Jennifer Ballinger and Greg Byers. They
will show some clips of the OVC funded video soon to be released on
interviewing skills. As the narrator of this video, he has intimate
knowledge of the content and purpose of this training package. |
| Byers Video |
Greg |
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| Plenary |
2:15 PM to 3:45 PM |
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| Boulding |
David |
Prosecuting Cases for those with FASD & Other
Disabilities |
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| Cantos |
Olegario |
Making a Difference |
Mr. Cantos will describe the impact of each individual
person in assuring equal rights for all people with disabilities,
in particular when crime victimization has become a part of their
life. He believes that each person counts, and that the efforts of
just one person can have a significant impact not only at the local
level, but a ripple effect that can have an effect long after any
particular activity is over. He will provide examples in the field
of abuse & disability, to help us learn how to utilize this "power
of one" approach. |
| Edwards |
William |
Defending individuals with Developmental Disabilities |
Mr. Edwards has utilized his career to use his unique
passion and skills to help defendants who have developmental disabilities.
They have inadvertently found themselves mired in a system that does
not understand them or make proper accommodations for their conditions.
Often the are in the system as a consequence of believing and complying
such statements as "just tell us that you did this and you can
call your Mom", when in fact they had nothing to do with the
crime being charged. He is an ardent opponent of the death penalty
for people with mental retardation, and has been effective in the
supreme court decision on this topic. |
| Benson |
Bill |
Policy and Legislation to Protect Children, Vulnerable
Adults and Seniors |
Bill Benson, a nationally renowned policy and legislative
consultant keeps up to date with and influences policy and legislation
at the national and local levels. Over the course of his career he
has provided insight, advocacy and policy input to issues affecting
abuse and crime victimization of individuals, across lifespan. He
wil provide a national perspective on child, vulnerable adult and
elder laws as they have changed over the years in providing both legislative
protection and financial backing for implementing those protections.
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| Breakouts |
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM |
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| Blancato |
Robert |
Elder Abuse and Advocacy: NCPEA's role |
The introduction of The Elder Justice Act brought
the issue of Elder Abuse and vulnerable adults to a national level.
The formation of the Elder Justice Coalition and the role organizations
and individuals played to educate and assist in this major effort
will be highlighted. The role the National Committee for the Prevention
of Elder Abuse (NCPEA) will had in this initiative and its agenda
for the near future are items that will be discussed. Information
on joining the Coalition will also be provided. |
| Luna-Sparks |
John |
Vaccine Against Violence and Abuse for People with
Disabilities: Personal Safety Skills |
KIDPOWER TEENPOWER FULLPOWER International brings
self protection and confidence training to people of all ages and
abilities. KIDPOWER's services have become recognized internationally
for being safe effective and hands-on. This workshop will introduce
participants to KIDPOWER's positive and practical system for teaching
personal safety skills to help prevent most bullying molestation assault
and abduction for people with disabilities. Role plays and coaching
will teach participants how to teach others to protect themselves
from name-calling set boundaries use awareness and confidence to avoid
being selected as a target get help escape from a dangerous situation
de-escalate conflict, among other skills. |
| Glover-Graf |
Noreen |
Phototherapy for Persons with Disabilities who have
a History of Abuse |
For several reasons treatment of abuse issues may
be assisted though the incorporation of client produced photography.
Photo-therapy has a unique ability to by-pass defense mechanism reduce
resistance and explore emotions. The use of photography will be presented
as a method of treatment initiation and exploration for persons with
disabilities who have histories of abuse. The presentation reviews
the rationale advantages current applications and practitioner concerns
associated with the use of photography as a therapeutic tool for persons
with disabilities. Case studies and representative photographs will
also be presented. |
| Tate |
Valoria |
Self-Awareness and Strength |
Our Goal is to strengthen our self-awareness for
our clients by educating and providing information and techniques
that will help individuals to live and work in the power that is with-in
them. We believe we all deserve and want a better life and to know
the power with-in us. When lifeís stressors cause individuals children
family and seniors to feel overwhelmed or to become dysfunctional
we partner with clients to learn and achieve excellence in the principles
and practices of self-respect leadership and integrity. To ensure
the services and resources that are available to them. |
| Boulding |
David |
Prosecuting Cases for those with FASD & Other
Disabilities |
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| Alsop |
Peter |
Making Safe Places |
With sing-alongs and stories Dr. Alsop helps us understand
how we create emotionally safe places for our children students co-workers
clients families and ourselves. The key to safety lies in awareness
of our feelings. Having a healthy feelings vocabulary helps us to
find and keep our own balance so we can be available as a resource
for everyone in our community. |
| Villanueva |
Jerry |
Interviewing Skills for Elders and Adults with Disabilities |
In this workshop we will learn to overcome the issues
faced by law enforcement detectives/first responders when interviewing
elderly victims and dependent adults. We will discuss preparing for
your interview issues to be addressed before the interview conducting
your interview and issues to be aware of after the interview. We will
also discuss the issues faced by law enforcement in general when dealing
with victims of crime who have special needs. |
| Can Do! Community Concert |
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM |
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| Alsop |
Peter |
Fun-filled Family Concert |
Fun-filled humor and insight for kids parents AND
professionals. Peter models how to have a good time with songs while
singing along to some healthy living ideas. Don't be surprised if
you find yourself giggling or humming one of his songs two weeks later. |
| Wednesday |
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| Registration |
8:00 AM to 10:30 AM |
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| Breakouts |
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM |
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| Allburn |
David |
Solving the Liability Dilemma in Worker Screening |
Only 3% of pedophiles has a criminal history so basing
screening on that standard only protects against lawsuits not against
harm to the children. This workshop shows how to safely use the results
from permission-based profiling and obey the new FCRA and FACTA rules
without exposure to defamation or discrimination complaints. |
| Shuman |
Tara |
Abuse Risk Reduction Groups for Caregivers of Children
with a Developmental Disability |
Children with developmental disabilities are at an
increased risk to be victims of all types of maltreatment especially
sexual abuse. To address this problem Project Heal the child trauma
treatment program at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles facilitates abuse
risk reduction groups for children with developmental disabilities
and their caregivers. This presentation will describe the "Making
Friends and Staying Safe" collateral caregivers; group which
is a therapy group for caregivers parenting children with a developmental
disability. This group is a prevention effort aimed at educating and
supporting parents in order to reduce the risk for abuse in their
children with disabilities. |
| Metcalfe |
Rand |
Serving Crime Victims with Disabilities |
This workshop will highlight results of a recent
national survey on physical and programmatic accessibility of domestic
and sexual violence programs. Additionally the session will focus
attention on the efforts of 10 victim assistance and law enforcement
agencies from across the country to better serve crime victims with
disabilities. Through this session attendees will gain valuable information
on the state of accessibility of domestic violence programs as well
as promising work being done across the country to address victimization
against people with disabilities. |
| Vanderlaan |
Robin |
Promising Practices for Crime Victims with a Disabity |
This workshop will report a three-year project; "Promising
Practices for Crime Victims with Disabilities" funded by the
US Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime at the Chadwick
Center in San Diego. A community needs assessment which included focus
groups with consumers disability service providers and crime victims
service providers as well as individual interviews with crime victims
with a disability was used to develop and implement a strategic plan
to improve access to the criminal justice and victim services systems
for crime victims with a disability. An extended assessment protocol
was developed for conducting forensic evidentiary interviews for crime
victims with a developmental disability. Sustainability of the project
was addressed by the development of community protocols to implement
innovative practices developed during the project as well as training
for disability service providers crime victim service providers and
consumers |
| Reyna |
Peggie |
The Right Response |
The Right Response Project was developed to educate
and sensitize law enforcement prosecutors court personnel and social
service providers to the unique needs of people who are Deaf or who
have a disability and are victims of abuse domestic violence or sexual
assault. Presented in a power point format this workshop addresses
the myths and realities concerning persons with various disabilities
identifies barriers to accessing the justice system and community
services and provides suggestions for improving the community and
the justice system response to victims of abuse domestic violence
or sexual assualt who are Deaf or who have a disability. |
| Tuduri |
Eddie |
Rhythmic Arts Project |
Eddie will describe his background and the origin
of the program which teaches individuals with severe disabilities
how they can quickly learn the art and performance of drumming! We
will show a video of classes with clients with a variety of disabilities
and the exercises employed. A hands on facilitation with participants
will follow. Drums and percussion items for everyone attending the
workshop will be available and all will be encouraged to participate.
Eddie will explain how you can put this healing & treatment g
program to work in your own facility handouts will be distributed
and the program package will be explained including the video program
guide visual aids and the TRAP CD Drummer in a Box A question and
answer period will wrap it up. |
| Plenary |
10:45 AM to 12:15 AM |
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CONVERSATIONS WITH THE EXPERTS
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| Sobsey |
Dick |
Filicides - Parents who kill their children with
disabilities |
About two-thirds of all murdered children (age 14
and younger) a re killed by one or both of their own parents. Approximately
half of these parents claim and actually come to believe that killing
their children is an act of love justified by some unusual circumstance.
The ability to rationalize the killing of their children as somehow
being an act of kindness appears to a critical factor in disinhibiting
violnece. Children with signifcant disabilities are among the most
frequent victims of filicide (murder by their own parents). This presentation
provides data on more than 425 homicide and attempted homicide cases
involving parents implicated in crimes against children with developmental
disabilities. Two major themes are identfied from media descriptions
of the crimes as well as formal defenses: (1) parents of children
with disabilities live with such great stress and receive such inadequate
social support that they they can be excused for "snapping under
the strain" and killing their child (2) children with disabilities
suffer greatly and have worthless lives so killing them is justifiable.
Law enforcement the courts teh media and the public in general has
often supported these rationalizations and in doing so increased the
likelihood of similar crimes in the future. |
| Villanueva |
Jerry |
Forensic Interviewing Skills |
Jerry Villanueva will discuss the intricacies of
interviewing individuals with cognitive and/or communication disabilities
of any age, with a particular emphasis on pre-planning the interview,
and understanding the lifestyle, abilities, and communication skills
of each individual. |
| Cantos |
Ollie |
Discussion on "next steps" in Civil Rights
for Crime Victims with Disabiities |
A "Power Hour" discussion with Ollie will
include a discussion of the next steps that are needed at the federal,
state and local levels, to assure civil rights for all individuals
with disabilities, and in particular, all crime victims with disabilities. |
| Boulding |
David |
Good Notes Equals Good Results |
After 15 years in a courtroom defending/prosecuting
criminal cases it is clear that the single most failure of police/social
workers/parents/caregivers/doctors/nurses/teachers and others is the
failure to take good notes it is not necessary that your notes be
exhaustive have the authority of biblical scripture or be like a video
however they must be your best recollection of the events with a view
to telling the impartial decision maker we call the judge what happened
what you saw heard experienced and what you did so that the judge
as an impartial decision maker can make the best decision on the best
evidence available. |
| SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP MEETING |
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The Kwids CAN Council Meeting |
Everyone is welcome to join the meeting of the Kids
With Disabilities Child Abuse and Neglect Council. Kwids CAN is the
newest child abuse council in Los Angeles County, here to be a voice
for children with disabilities |
| Closing Session |
12:30 AM to ? |
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We may say our goodbyes in a brief time or we may
have a surprise in store for you! Keep your departure schedule a bit
loose so you don't miss anything important!
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| Baladerian |
Nora |
Closing Plenary - Awards and Inspiration |
This brief closing session will be highlighted with
the presentation of awards of merit in the field of abuse & disability,
and our super raffle winner(s) will be announced!! Dr. Nora Baladerian,
our conference coordinator, will take a few moments to address the
participants to assure an ongoing network with each person and a sharing
of resources, for helping each person feel the support and comraderie
that is present within our chosen field of work. |
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SURPRISE CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER |
Our INVITED speakers will be announced as soon as
confirmation has been received. |
CAN
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