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Workshops C

C-01

Safety at Work: Verbal De-escalation of Aggressive People (Part 2 of 2) - It's hard to do good work when you are afraid of being hurt or overwhelmed. This training will present concrete strategies, suitable for everyone - from social services to law enforcement, to verbally de-escalate aggressive individuals. Vivid descriptions and true-to-life role playing of behaviors in question give participants an almost first-hand experience of facing aggressive or frightening individuals.

C-02

The lack of relationship of male adolescent sexual abusers' exposure to pornography and later sexual offense characteristics - Pornography use by men at risk for aggression may result in sexually aggressive behavior, but little research has been reported on juvenile sexual abuser's exposure to pornography. The current study compares pornography exposure between male adolescent sexual abusers and male non-sexually offending delinquent youth. Sexual abusers reported lifetime exposure to pornography. Yet, for the sexual abusers, exposure was not correlated to the age at which they started abusing, their reported number of victims, or to sexual offense severity. Exposure was moderately correlated with non-sexual crime scores. Treatment and theoretical implications are discussed. This workshop will interest program designers and researchers.

C-03

Non-Offending Parent Interview in Child Sexual Abuse Cases - First responders in child sexual abuse allegations are often confronted with non-offending parents who are in denial and disbelief of the alleged abuse. Interviewers must understand the value of conducting a thorough and delicate interview in a sensitive and compassionate manner. Information obtained from the non-offending parent may provide invaluable corroborative evidence. Assessing the ability of the non-offending parent to protect the child is crucial. Video taped interview will be utilized for teaching purposes. Participants of various skill levels may benefit from this workshop.

C-04

Ethical Challenges for Judges, Lawyers, and Other Professionals in Juvenile Law (Part 2 of 2) - Our court system owes its greatest responsibility to its most vulnerable clients - children affected by the system - yet courts are in many respects under-resourced. The adversary system, procedural formalities, and costs create many ethical dilemmas for those professionals charged with the extraordinary duty of furthering the best interests of children. This interactive session will identify both overarching and specific examples of such dilemmas, pose challenges, and suggest solutions.

C-05

The Role of MDT's in Human Trafficking - Human trafficking from both the domestic and international perspective has become an important and previously underreported from of physical and sexual abuse of adolescents. This workshop will discuss this form of sexual exploitation, lessons learned in emerging large investigations, and strategies for law enforcement and social service interviewing of rescued victims. Case management is a key prevention of re-victimization and requires a multidisciplinary approach. Careful witness protection is also necessary if legal action is involved, since the leading cause of death in this form of abuse is murder.

C-06

"Tortured Children, Brutal Acts: A Complete Investigation of Child Victims and Child Witnesses" (Part 2 of 2) - This interdisciplinary workshop examines components of a complete investigation of those horrific cases where pain and agony has been intentionally inflicted upon children, as well as cases in which children have witnessed horrible acts. Panel members representing law enforcement, specialized child interviewers, prosecution, and mental health will discuss their specific roles and how these roles come together to protect children from further harm as well as to successfully prosecute the abusers.

C-07

Windows XP Forensic Gems and Windows Vista Forensics Preview - Third party forensic examination software provides detailed examination of the vast majority of suspect computers running Windows XP. For a number of difficult cases; however, there are techniques that can be instituted that examine the operating system beyond the capability of the available tools.

Windows Vista, Microsoft newest operating system offering, provides a significant change in computer security. Security features implemented in Vista will pose a challenge to forensic examiners. This session will provide an overview of Vista's security features and how they will impact forensic examination.

C-08

Age of Onset of Sexually Coercive Behavior - This presentation breaks the sample down according to the age at which the youngsters first engaged in hands-on sexually coercive behavior. We look at "age of onset" in this manner by examining three age groups: (1) ages 4-10, (2) ages 11-14, and (3) ages 15-18. We will explore the hypothesis that earlier onset is associated with more severe adverse life experiences and leads to more serious short-term behavioral outcomes.

C-09

Preparing Kids for Court - This workshop will explore techniques for maximizing your child victim/witness's ability to answer questions in Court in the most accurate, complete and honest way possible. Emphasis will be placed on how to explain the court process to a child as well as the role they will play in the trial process. In addition, techniques to assess the child's cognitive and language abilities will be discussed.

C-10

Defining Medical Neglect - Neglect is the most common form of reported child maltreatment, yet it remains one of the most confusing. This presentation is intended to present an overview of medical neglect that helps us move beyond the punitive response, toward a more humane and effective intervention. Root causes of medical neglect are discussed, including personal, social, and societal factors, and the occasional responsibility of the medical community itself. Cases are presented for audience discussion.

C-11

Brain Savvy Parenting: An Introduction - This workshop will introduce, to individuals at all levels, a novel, brain-centric approach to parenting. - Meet the prefrontal cortex, cerebellar vermis, corpus callosum, hippocampus and amygdala. Watch them blossom, connect and prune. Understanding how these regions develop, connect and interact unravels many of the behavioral and cognitive mysteries of childhood and adolescence. Woven into the presentation will be recommendations on how to facilitate these processes to help children to grow up to be more emotionally resilient, self-aware, self-disciplined and intelligent.

C-12

Neglect and Failure to Thrive - Child maltreatment statistics from 2004 indicate that there were approximately 872,000 victims of maltreatment nationwide. Of those 60% were victims of neglect. More than 1/3 of child maltreatment fatalities resulted from neglect alone. In this presentation we will discuss the different forms of neglect including failure to thrive. Strategies for investigating and prosecuting these crimes will be addressed.

C-13

Resolving Conflict on MDT teams - Multidisciplinary teams are comprised of professionals from many different disciplines. They provide an avenue for rich, comprehensive assessments of the cases before them. Along with these positives there is the potential for issues to arise. Conflict within teams, especially law enforcement and CPS, often occurs. This presentation will focus on ways leaders and team members can resolve conflict effectively over time.

C-14

Entry and Exit Dynamics in Relation to Disproportionality - As an issue affecting the lives of children and families of color, disproportionality is finally drawing the attention it deserves from child welfare experts. In this session, findings from research that explores entry and exit rate dynamics will be presented to illustrate why it is important to understand how each contributes to disproportionality. The data suggest that conversations about disproportionality are richer if the contributing dynamics are isolated. More importantly, the prospects for improving the situation are greatly enhanced if entry and exit dynamics are studied separately.

C-15

Substance Exposed Newborns: Weaving Together Effective Policy and Practice - This workshop presents findings from a study of State policies and practices for families in child welfare services with an infant identified as prenatally exposed to substances. The workshop addresses three inter-related components: (1) a discussion of State policies responding to infants and their families affected by prenatal substance exposure; (2) models of effective screening, intervention and treatment engagement for mothers with substance use disorders; and, (3) participant discussion of successful strategies used in their communities. This workshop will be presented in lecture format with opportunities for discussion.

C-16

Secondary Trauma: The Effects of Caring for War Veterans - The field of trauma has advanced significantly since the Vietnam era. We are much more prepared to address the effects of war on returning veterans. What is less known is the effects of trauma on those who care for veterans. Known as vicarious traumatization, compassion fatigue, secondary trauma and indirect trauma, significant effects have been demonstrated in caregivers. These effects may parallel the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or disrupt the basic beliefs of caregivers. Understanding and addressing these effects can enhance the quality of care for veterans and minimize negative effects on a range of caregivers.

Speaker: James Munroe, EdD

Level: All Levels

C-17

Addressing Growing Violence Among Girls - This presentation will examine the trend of growing violence among girls. Current challenges and gender-specific issues will be examined as it relates to this population. Implications for policy and practice will be discussed.