May 9 to 11, 2007 * London, Ontario, Canada
This is a brief overview of the plenaries and workshops. For a complete list of abstracts and presenters, see the full program:
May 9 Program (Wednesday)
May 10 Program (Thursday)
May 11 Program (Friday)
Wednesday: May 9,2007
Six full-day workshops are scheduled as a pre-conference option. Participants can register for the pre-conference workshops only, for the two-day conference only, or both.
Continental Breakfast (8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.)
Pre Conference Workshops (9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Choose one of these day-long workshops which run concurrently.
A. Domestic Violence & Child Custody Disputes
B. Mothering After Domestic Violence: New Hands-on Activities for Intervening with Abused Women
C. The Fourth R: A Universal School-based Program for Educating Youth about Violence Prevention and Healthy Relationships
D. Violence in the Lives of Girls in Canada: Using Knowledge to Create Action and Change
E. Empowering Aboriginal Youth through Strength-based Violence Prevention
F. The Role of Mental Health Practitioners in Two Forensic Areas:
- i. What are the Elements of a Helpful Parenting Capacity Assessment When Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence May be an Issue?
- ii. When Should Children be Called to Testify in Domestic Violence Cases?
For abstracts and a list of presenters, look at the Full Program - Wednesday.
Networking Reception (5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
Opening Address (7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada
Evening Plenary Address (7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m)
"Making Risk Assessment Count: From Safety Planning to Risk Reduction for Abuse Victims and their Children"
Jacquelyn Campbell
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Play (8:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.)
"Hero in the Shadows" by Reed Needles
Thursday: May 10,2007
Continental Breakfast (8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.)
Plenary Address (9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.)
"From Clinical Research to Promising Practices: New Developments for Children and Parents Living with Domestic Violence"
Jeffrey Edleson, Peter Jaffe, Linda Baker, David Wolfe
Break (10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.)
Nine Concurrent Symposia (10:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon)
Symposium I
The Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Domestic Violence on the Psychosocial Functioning of Children from Infancy Through Preschool
Symposium II
Lost in Translation
Symposium III
Research on Children Exposed to Adult Domestic Violence: Current Issuesand Future Directions
Symposium IV
The Danger Assessment Scale: From Research to Practice
Symposium V
The New York Integrated Domestic Violence Court Model: An Innovative Court-based Intervention for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
Symposium VI
A Clinical Model in Action in Intensive Residential Treatment: Meeting the Needs of Adolescent Boys who have Experience Domestic Violence
Narratives of Resilience of Children Exposed to Violence
Symposium VII
"Connections": A Domestic Violence Group Intervention for Substance-using Mothers
Mothering After Violence and Trauma: Relationship-based intervention for Women and their Young Children
Mothering through Domestic Violence: Implications for Practice
Symposium VIII
Children Who Witness Abuse (CWWA) Programs and the "Violence is Preventable" (VIP) Initiative: BC's Approach to Supporting Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence and Building Effective Partnerships with Schools
Symposium IX
Mayor's Task Force to End Woman Abuse in London, Ontario
Infants in High Risk Environments - A Community Responsibility
A Collaborative Practice Model to Address Family Violence in North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand
Lunch (noon to 12:30 p.m.)
Margaret McCain Lecture (12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.)
"We Must be the Change we Wish to See in the World"
Arun GandhiNine Concurrent Symposia (1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.)
Symposium I
Project Support: Helping Mothers and Children who are Departing from Domestic Violence
Symposium II
Advocacy for Abuse Victims & Their Children: Autonomy & Parenting Challenges
Symposium III
What Judges Need to Know about Domestic Violence and How to Deliver the Message
Symposium IV
A Process Evaluation of an Assessment of a Practitioner-Developed Measurement Tool for a Child and Adolescent Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Survivors' Counselling Program
Listen to Me! Children's Experiences of Domestic Violence
Using Expert Domestic Violence Consultations to Improve Outcomes for Families
Symposium V
Battered Mothers and their Children Fleeing Across International Boundaries: Domestic Violence and the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Symposium VI
School Based Strategies for Preventing Violence and Promoting Healthy Relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth in Remote and Rural Australia
Symposium VII
A School and Community Partnership: Empowering at Risk Students through the Development of Healthy Relationships
Symposium VIII
A First Look at the Perceived Strengths of Fathers who have Exposed Their Children to Domestic Violence: Implications for the Outcome of Improved Parenting
Muslim Men's Attitude Towards Domestic Violence against Women and Children
Symposium IX
Family-based Service Program for Battered Women and Their Children: Working on Shame and Stigma in Taiwanese Culture
Facing Family Violence: The Long Journey from Victim to Becoming a Brazilian Researcher
Break (2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.)
Plenary Address (3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
"Beyond the Household: Structural Violence and Indigenous Children"
Cindy BlackstockPoster Session and Reception (5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)
Video Screening (7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)
Not Alone
Family Services of Greater Vancouver
Friday: May 11,2007
Continental Breakfast (8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.)
Plenary Address (9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.)
"It's In Our Hands: Stop Violence Against Women"
Aldijana SisicBreak (10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.)
Nine Concurrent Symposia (10:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon)
Symposium I
Empowering Mothers and Preschoolers Exposd to Domestic Violence: Evaluation and Intervention
Symposium II
Innovations and Awareness and Effective Programs for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence in African-American Communities
Symposium III
Shelters: Research, Trends, and Implications for Practice
Symposium IV
Getting the Word Out
Symposium V
Supervised Visitation and Exchange Centers for Domestic Violence: An Environmental Scan of Canadian Programs
Symposium VI
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) and Other Strategies for Engaging Men in Gender Violence Prevention
Symposium VII
Women and Child Abuse: A Public Health Responsibility
Strengthening the Mother-Child Relationship: A Paradigm Shift in Philosophy and Services
Addressing Domestic Violence within the Context of Home Visitation
Symposium VII
"Bursting the Bubble" - Creative Engagement Strategies for Children and Young People Exposed to Domestic Violence: What Works Online and in Training?
Symposium IX
Children in Shelters Learning in Primary School with Pleasure: A Focus on Everyday Practice of Teachers and Shelter Workers
Community Collaboration in Addressing the Needs of Hidden Victims of Domestic Violence
Lunch (12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m.)
Plenary Address (12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.)
"The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help"
Jackson KatzNine Concurrent Symposia (1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.)
Symposium I
Responsible Intervention with Fathers who Have Been Violent in their Families
Symposium II
Abused Women as Mothers: Evidence, Issues and Controversies
Symposium III
Stories of Working with Ftahers Who Have Used Violence and Abuse
Symposium IV
The Canadian Child Welfare Response to Cases of Exposure to Domestic Violence: Analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect
Controversies in Psychological Practices with Families Experiencing both Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment: A Perspective from Africa
Controversies in Psychosocial Practices with Families Experiencing both Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment: A Perspective from Québec
Symposium V
Understanding and Preventing Intimate Partner Homicide
Domestic Violence and Post-Separation Contact
Link Between Domestic Violence, Legal Custody or Legal Visitation to Children
Symposium VI
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Initiative in Hamilton County, Ohio: Lessons Learned and Keys to Success
Symposium VII
A Policy of Legislation Addressing Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
Intimate Partner Women Abuse in Alberta's Child Protection Policy and the Impact on Abused Mothers and Their Children
The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children, the Child Perspective of the Violence and Family Relationships as Mediating Variables
Symposium VIII
Basic Practices to Helping Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Youth Alive Uganda "Education for Life" Approach and Experience
Recognizing and Developing Support Services for Children and Women Living in Abusive Homes
Symposium IX
Preventing Domestic Violence in a Muslim Community through Building Relationship: Lessons Learned from the Muslim Family Safety Project
Break (2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.)
Interactive Forum Theatre Production (3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
"Missed Opportunities" by Toni Wilson & Gillian FournierClosing Remarks