May 9 to 11, 2007 * London, Ontario, Canada
Thursday, May 10
This is the program for the first day of the conference.
Day at a Glance
Continental breakfast (8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.)
Plenary address (9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.)
Nine concurrent symposia (10:45 a.m. to noon)
Lunch and Margaret McCain Lecture (noon to 1:30 p.m.)
Nine concurrent symposia (1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.)
Plenary address (3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
Poster session and reception with cash bar (5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)
Video screening (7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.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
Prior research has documented the negative effects of domestic violence on school-aged children in cross-sectional studies. The current study examines potential precursors to adjustment problems in older children through a longitudinal examination of maternal and child functioning beginning during pregnancy through age 4. Findings regarding attachment, internalizing and externalizing behaviour, sensitivity to conflict, and response to distress will be presented. Implications for differential trajectories of child development in the context of domestic violence will be discussed.
Alytia Levendosky - Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan
Symposium II
Lost in Translation
Word for word translation is likely to be ineffective and culturally inappropriate, this workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the need for contextual and cultural considerations when translating written materials and providing an interpreter. Presenter will address the need for critical examination and assessment of agency practice and procedures and will offer practical information based on experiences
Sudha Shetty - Seattle University School of Law - Seattle, Washington
Symposium III
Research on Children Exposed to Adult Domestic Violence: Current Issues and Future Directions
Current knowledge about children expose to adult domestic violence has expanded rapidly. A number of difficult issues arise when studying these children and the programs designed to help them. This workshop will focus on definitions of exposure, assessment of children and evaluation of interventions. Prof. Edleson will conclude by identifying future avenues for research and evaluation in this area.
Jeffrey Edleson - University of Minnesota - St. Paul, Minnesota
Symposium IV
The Danger Assessment Scale: From Research to Practice
This workshop will present the Danger Assessment with its new weighted scoring in practice settings with an emphasis on use by professionals who work with children and families. Participants will be eligible for certification in the use of the revised Danger Assessment at the completion of the workshop.
Jacqueline Campbell - Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, Maryland
Symposium V
The New York Integrated Domestic Violence Court Model: An Innovative Court-based Intervention for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
This session will be comprised of a moderated panel presentation on the New York State Integrated Domestic Violence Court (IDV) model. The objectives of this presentation are to present an innovative and integrated example of a court model that is handling multi-jurisdictional domestic violence matters; to present multiple perspectives from the judiciary, attorneys, and advocates how this court model improves case outcomes and service delivery for children; and to present impact analysis research on cases involving children handled in IDV Courts.
Judge Patricia Henry, Brooklyn IDV Court - Brooklyn, New York
Amanda Cissner, Center for Court Innovation - New York, New York
Deborah Gould, Children's Law Center - New York, New York
Leslie Kahn, King's County District Attorney's Office, New York, New York
Jean Norton, Domestic Violence Law Project, Safe Horizon - New York, New York
Rachel Andron, Brooklyn Family Court Program, Safe Horizon - Brooklyn, New York
Robyn Mazur, Center for Court Innovation - New York, New York
Symposium VI
A Clinical Model in Action in Intensive Residential Treatment: Meeting the Needs of Adolescent Boys who have Experience Domestic Violence
The Habitat Program was developed with the hypothesis that direct intervention targeting domestic violence trauma could be effective in treating boys with conduct difficulties. An overview of the development of a clinical model for use in an intensive residential setting, including examples of the clinical model for use in an intensive residential setting, including examples of the clinical model in action, will be presented.
Janet Stewart, Wood's Homes - Calgary, Alberta
Cameron Kopeck, Wood's Homes - Calgary, AlbertaNarratives of Resilience of Children Exposed to Violence
Narratives of Resilience of Children Exposed to Violence is a research study aimed at uncovering and circulating the stories of survival of children who have been exposed to violence. The presentation will review the research related to traumatic stress in children, and present innovations in narrative interviewing that bring forth double storied accounts of traumatic experiences. In this work, stories of resilience are considered to be foundational in the post constructions of identity in child victims of violence.
Dermot Hurley, School of Social Work, University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario
Symposium VII
"Connections": A Domestic Violence Group Intervention for Substance-using Mothers
This workshop will present information on the development of an innovative group intervention for substance-using mothers addressing issues related to their experience of domestic violence and its impact on parenting, recovery, and child development. It will outline the group curriculum and discuss how it can be adapted in other agencies.
Mary Motz, York University - Toronto, Ontario
Patricia Freeman, York University - Toronto, OntarioMothering After Violence and Trauma: Relationship-based intervention for Women and their Young Children
This presentation will describe a group intervention for women who have experienced domestic violence or trauma and are now parenting young children. This intervention is designed to engage mothers who would not easily attend a regular community parenting group. Current research is integrated into this promising practice model.
Angelique Jenney, Child Development Institute - Toronto, Ontario
Katina Watson, Child Development Institute - Toronto, Ontario
Lisa Sura, Child Development Institute - Toronto, Ontario
Josephine Mazzuca, Child Development Institute - Toronto, OntarioMothering through Domestic Violence: Implications for Practice
This workshop is most suitable for practitioners working with women and children exposed to woman abuse. We will present issues that mothers face when living with domestic violence. We work from a feminist biopsychosocial perspective and will address some of the unrecognized issues women face and some clinical and practical strategies.
Alyson Pancer, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
Janice Shaw, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
Symposium VIII
Children Who Witness Abuse (CWWA) Programs and the "Violence is Preventable" (VIP) Initiative: British Columbia's Approach to Supporting Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence and Building Effective Partnerships with Schools
This workshop will provide an overview of the "Children Who Witness Abuse" (CWWA) counselling programs that exist across British Columbia, which aim to address the needs of children and youth exposed to domestic violence. Participants will also learn about the "Violence Is Preventable" (VIP) strategy for building partnerships between CWWA counsellors and schools.
Keely Halward, BC Yukon Society of Transition Houses - Edmonton, Alberta
Shahnaz Rahman, BC Yukon Society of Transition Houses - Edmonton, Alberta
Symposium IX
Mayor's Task Force to End Woman Abuse in London, Ontario
Representatives from sectors participating in the Task Force, including the Mayor's Office, Police, Labour and Business will discuss what brought them to the table for this initiative and the benefits they anticipate will accrue from the work.
Mayor Anne Marie Decicco-Best, City of London - London, Ontario
Chief Murray Faulkner, London Police Services - London, Ontario
Patrick Tremblay, RBC Royal Bank - London, Ontario
Tim Carrie, London and District Labour Council - London, OntarioInfants in High Risk Environments - A Community Responsibility
This workshop will outline the impact of violence on infants and present a community model that was developed to support a collaborated and coordinated provision of services to infants living in high-risk environments. A description of the development, the process, the results of the evaluation will be received.
Maureen Reid, Children's Aid Society of London and Middlesex - London, Ontario
Mary Huffman, Children's Aid Society of London and Middlesex - London, Ontario
Susan Dill, Children's Aid Society of London and Middlesex - London, OntarioA Collaborative Practice Model to Address Family Violence in North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand
Safer Families Foundation is a community based organization that works with women and children who have experienced violence. Child, Youth and Family Service is the statutory protection service in New Zealand. Both organizations work in a diverse urban setting within New Zealand's largest city. The presentation covers the development of an inclusive working partnership within the field of family violence.
Tracey Swanberg, Safer Families Foundation - Auckland, New Zealand
Anne Casey, Child, Youth & Family Services - Auckland, New Zealand
Lunch (12:00 noon -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 Gandhi
Nine 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
Approximately 40% of children who accompany their mothers to domestic violence shelters are experiencing significant psychological problems, with aggression and antisocial behaviour are among the most common. Unaddressed, these problems often persist into adolescence and adulthood. Project Support is one of very few scientifically-based promising programs designed to help children in families characterized by frequent and severe domestic violence. This presentation will briefly describe the Project Support intervention and the clinical research demonstrating its effectiveness.
Ernest Jouriles, Southern Methodist University - Dallas, Texas
Renee McDonald, Southern Methodist University - Dallas, Texas
Symposium II
Advocacy for Abuse Victims & Their Children: Autonomy & Parenting Challenges
Victim autonomy is an important principle in advocacy for abused women. This principle is sometimes challenged when there are children involved and competing interests are raised in civil or criminal proceedings. A woman may decide to remain in an abusive relationship but child protection systems may hold her accountable for not protecting the children. She may feel that she can manage the perpetrator but service providers like the police may deem her and the children to be at risk for lethal violence. She may want a joint custody plan to work to keep the perpetrator involved as a parent but a custody evaluator may feel that limited contact is better. These dilemmas and others will be explored as well as effective advocacy strategies in these circumstances.
Barbara Hart, Battered Women's Justice Project - Georgetown, Maine
Symposium III
What Judges Need to Know about Domestic Violence and How to Deliver the Message
This workshop is an interactive learning experience designed for advocates, and others who seek to educate judges about domestic violence. The workshop addresses how to identify and organize what judges need to know about the topic and select faculty and design a process likely to appeal to judges. It addresses both principles of adult learning and the particular learning needs of judges, in view of the constraints of their rules of ethics.
Billie Lee Dunford-Jackson - National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges - Reno, Nevada
Michael Runner - National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges - Reno, Nevada
Justice John Harper, Superior Court of Justice, Family Court Branch - London, Ontario
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
This process evaluation highlights practitioners' efforts to integrate research into practice. It describes a study of the utility and reliability of an outcome measurement instrument developed by counsellors serving children/adolescents exposed to domestic violence, and/or sexually abused. Results are described for quantitative analyses of internal consistency, predictors of client improvement, and themes from counsellor focus groups.
Dawnovise Fowler, University of Texas, School of Social Work - Austin, Texas
Amy Chanmugam, University of Texas, School of Social Work - Austin, Texas
Listen to Me! Children's Experiences of Domestic Violence
This paper reports on a study carried out in the West of Ireland to research the experiences of children living in a context of domestic violence, with a view to making recommendations for a specific, community-based service. Results indicated the range of difficulties experienced and the individual nature of impacts on the children. The study recommended a coordinated, eclectic response to be tailored to each child according to his or her needs.
Helen Buckley, Children's Research Centre, Trinity College - Dublin, Ireland
Stephanie Holt, Children's Research Centre, Trinity College - Dublin, Ireland
Using Expert Domestic Violence Consultations to Improve Outcomes for Families
Child protection workers often feel like their cases involving domestic violence are their most difficult, challenging and dangerous cases. This workshop will describe an innovative statewide domestic violence consultant initiative recently implemented in Connecticut to improve the handling of child maltreatment cases involving domestic violence.
David Mandel, David Mandel & Associates - Middleton, Connecticut
Gary Minetti, Department of Children and Families - Middleton, Connecticut
Symposium V
Battered Mothers and their Children Fleeing across International Borders to Safety: Domestic Violence and the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
In an increasingly interconnected world, it is not surprising that in their search for safety mothers flee across national boundaries with their children. What is surprising is the web of international treaties that may work against securing safety for battered mothers and their children. These mothers are often charged as perpetrators of child abduction under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspect of International Child Abductions. The presenters will discuss cases in which battered mothers have contested the forced return of their children to an abusive partner by using specific defenses allowed under the Convention.
Jeffery Edleson, University of Minnesota - St. Paul, Minnesota
Sudha Shetty, Seattle University of Law - Seattle, Washington
Symposium VI
School Based Strategies for Preventing Violence and Promoting Healthy Relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth in Remote and Rural Australia
This workshop will examine the Australian Governments method of providing local school-based strategies for preventing violence and promoting healthy relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in remote and rural communities.
Vicki Brogan, North Australian Aboriginal Family Violence Legal Service - Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Shirley Veronese, Cape York Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Unit - Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Patsi Mawn, Maruma-li Mari Outreach Service - Roma, Queensland, Australia
Symposium VII
A School and Community Partnership: Empowering at Risk Students through the Development of Healthy Relationships
The RSVP program is an innovative school-based program that gives at-risk children and you the knowledge and stools they need to lead safe, respectful, violence-free lives. This interactive workshop provides an overview of the RSVP program model, resources and lessons learned. The session will be experientially based to optimize participants's understanding of students' process in RSVP programs.
Kareen Hudson in collaboration with the B.C. Yukon Society of Transition Houses
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
Identifying the strengths of men who expose their children to domestic violence is an important issue. This research examines the perceived strengths of 60 fathers using 5 open ended questions. We consider the nature and types of strengths fathers reported around parenting and make recommendations for interventions in four areas.
Peter Lehmann, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin - Arlington, Texas
Dheeshana Jayasundara, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin - Arlington, Texas
Muslim Men's Attitude Towards Domestic Violence against Women and Children
The presentation explores how Muslim men perceive domestic violence against women and children. An important aspect of this overview is an assessment of Muslim men's attitudes towards domestic violence services and what they think about abused women accessing these services. Some recommendations for engaging Muslim men in preventing domestic violence will be explored.
Mohammed Baobaid, Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children - London, Ontario
Symposium IX
Family-based Service Program for Battered Women and Their Children: Working on Shame and Stigma in Taiwanese Culture
Domestic Violence is a complicated social problem, and in Taiwan, the issues are further affected by traditional attitudes about gender relations, children, and the family. Specifically, issues relating to same and stigma have a significant impact for clients with a Taiwanese background. This presentation highlights such issues in order to develop more effective treatment programs for clients from Taiwanese communities - in Taiwan and around the world.
Serene Wei, The Garden of Hope Foundation - Taipei, Taiwan
Facing Family Violence: The Long Journey from Victim to Becoming a Brazilian Researcher
The author narrates her personal tragedy: a 31 year-old sister who was murdered by former partner, in the 80's. How one entire family coped with the fatal violence, and efforts to raise the children in non-violent way will be narrated, as well as reflections on the author’s journey - from abandoning Psychology at first, to becoming a productive family violence researcher.
Lucia Williams, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - São Carlos, Brazil
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 Blackstock, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
Poster Session and Reception (5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)
1. Care of Children after a Traumatic Incident
Deanna Mulvihill, University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario
2. The Link between filicide and domestic violence
Myriam Dube, School of Social Work, Université de Montréal - Montréal, Québec
3. Training child protection workers: An intervention report
Joviane Maia, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
Lucia Williams, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
4. Brazilian Teachers as prevention agents of child sexual abuse
Rachel Brino, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
Lucia Williams, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
5. Young Offenders: A comparison between Brazil and Canada
Alex Eduardo Gallo, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
Lucia Williams, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
6. Gravelina Terezinha Lemes Women’s Shelter in Brazil
Alex Eduardo Gallo, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
Lucia Williams, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
7. Cognitive behavioural problem solving with an incarcerated young offender in Brazil: A case study
Ricardo Padovani, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
8. The Canadian Child Welfare Response to Exposure to Domestic Violence Investigations
Tara Black, Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
9. Enhancement and Expansion of Children's Programs a Provincial Program
Jennifer Hagedorn, Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Heather Block, Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters - Winnipeg, Manitoba
10. Treatment behaviour of male batterers: An exploration of counselor reports
Holly McGinn, OISE, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
11. Issues faced by child welfare workers when they intervene in cases involving woman abuse: Practices, dilemmas and implications for practice
Chantal Bourassa, Université de Moncton - Moncton, New Brunswick
Dominique Damant, Université de Moncton - Moncton, New Brunswick
Geneviève Lessard, Université de Moncton - Moncton, New Brunswick
Pierre Turcotte, Université de Moncton - Moncton, New Brunswick
12. Motivational enhancement group psychotherapy for resistant male bantered: Initial results in dropout rates and therapy processes in comparison to traditional group programming
Katreena Scott, OISE, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
13. Mothering and domestic violence: A longitudinal analysis
Nicole Letourneau, Faculty of Nursing & Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, University of New Brunswick - Fredericton, New Brunswick
Katie Young, Faculty of Nursing & Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, University of New Brunswick - Fredericton, New Brunswick
14. Evaluating the sibling relationship in children exposed to domestic violence
Kathryn Howell, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sandra Graham-Bermann, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sarah Banco, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
15. Even after the dust has settled: Predictors of clinically-significant depression in children exposed to domestic violence
Wendy D'Andrea-Merrins, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sandra Graham-Bermann, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
16. Family & Children's Services Family Violence Programs
Michelle Smith, Family & Children's Services of Waterloo Region - Kitchener, Ontario
Jennifer Hamilton, Family & Children's Services of Waterloo Region - Kitchener, Ontario
17. Service Needs of Children exposed to domestic violence: the mother's perspective
Dawnovise Fowler, University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas
Amy Chanmugam, University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas
18. Treatment for abusive or aggressive children and youth: An ongoing evaluation
Leslie Tutty, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary - Calgary, Alberta
19. Children's exposure to sexual violence: What do we know and where do we go from here?
Kathryn Ford, Centre for Court Innovation - New York, New York
Amy Pumo, Child & Adolescent Witness Support Program - New York, New York
20. Child Abuse in Uganda
Nalutaaya Christine - Kampala, Uganda
Video Screening (7:30 p.m. - 8:30)
Not Alone
A short film produced by Family Services of Greater Vancouver in partnership with Cinema Totale and the National Crime Prevention Centre. The film was written and directed by Anthony Couture.
"Not Alone" takes us inside the intricate web of relationships experienced by a group of grade seven students during the normal course of a school day. While sensitively maintaining a child's point of view, this powerful drama exposes the stories of Michael and Jane in relation to their tumultuous family lives and complex social interactions with peers. Designed as a discussion starter for Family Services' Respect, Safety, and Violence Prevention (RSVP) program, this thought-provoking film provides a framework for engaging students in the necessary development of healthy interpersonal skills while emphasizing the importance of maintaining a healthy relationship to self.
Family Services of Greater Vancouver
"We Must be the Change we Wish to See in the World"
Arun Gandhi
Symposium I
Project Support: Helping Mothers and Children who are Departing from Domestic Violence
Approximately 40% of children who accompany their mothers to domestic violence shelters are experiencing significant psychological problems, with aggression and antisocial behaviour are among the most common. Unaddressed, these problems often persist into adolescence and adulthood. Project Support is one of very few scientifically-based promising programs designed to help children in families characterized by frequent and severe domestic violence. This presentation will briefly describe the Project Support intervention and the clinical research demonstrating its effectiveness.
Ernest Jouriles, Southern Methodist University - Dallas, Texas
Renee McDonald, Southern Methodist University - Dallas, Texas
Symposium II
Advocacy for Abuse Victims & Their Children: Autonomy & Parenting Challenges
Victim autonomy is an important principle in advocacy for abused women. This principle is sometimes challenged when there are children involved and competing interests are raised in civil or criminal proceedings. A woman may decide to remain in an abusive relationship but child protection systems may hold her accountable for not protecting the children. She may feel that she can manage the perpetrator but service providers like the police may deem her and the children to be at risk for lethal violence. She may want a joint custody plan to work to keep the perpetrator involved as a parent but a custody evaluator may feel that limited contact is better. These dilemmas and others will be explored as well as effective advocacy strategies in these circumstances.
Barbara Hart, Battered Women's Justice Project - Georgetown, Maine
Symposium III
What Judges Need to Know about Domestic Violence and How to Deliver the Message
This workshop is an interactive learning experience designed for advocates, and others who seek to educate judges about domestic violence. The workshop addresses how to identify and organize what judges need to know about the topic and select faculty and design a process likely to appeal to judges. It addresses both principles of adult learning and the particular learning needs of judges, in view of the constraints of their rules of ethics.
Billie Lee Dunford-Jackson - National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges - Reno, Nevada
Michael Runner - National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges - Reno, Nevada
Justice John Harper, Superior Court of Justice, Family Court Branch - London, Ontario
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
This process evaluation highlights practitioners' efforts to integrate research into practice. It describes a study of the utility and reliability of an outcome measurement instrument developed by counsellors serving children/adolescents exposed to domestic violence, and/or sexually abused. Results are described for quantitative analyses of internal consistency, predictors of client improvement, and themes from counsellor focus groups.
Dawnovise Fowler, University of Texas, School of Social Work - Austin, Texas
Amy Chanmugam, University of Texas, School of Social Work - Austin, TexasListen to Me! Children's Experiences of Domestic Violence
This paper reports on a study carried out in the West of Ireland to research the experiences of children living in a context of domestic violence, with a view to making recommendations for a specific, community-based service. Results indicated the range of difficulties experienced and the individual nature of impacts on the children. The study recommended a coordinated, eclectic response to be tailored to each child according to his or her needs.
Helen Buckley, Children's Research Centre, Trinity College - Dublin, Ireland
Stephanie Holt, Children's Research Centre, Trinity College - Dublin, IrelandUsing Expert Domestic Violence Consultations to Improve Outcomes for Families
Child protection workers often feel like their cases involving domestic violence are their most difficult, challenging and dangerous cases. This workshop will describe an innovative statewide domestic violence consultant initiative recently implemented in Connecticut to improve the handling of child maltreatment cases involving domestic violence.
David Mandel, David Mandel & Associates - Middleton, Connecticut
Gary Minetti, Department of Children and Families - Middleton, Connecticut
Symposium V
Battered Mothers and their Children Fleeing across International Borders to Safety: Domestic Violence and the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
In an increasingly interconnected world, it is not surprising that in their search for safety mothers flee across national boundaries with their children. What is surprising is the web of international treaties that may work against securing safety for battered mothers and their children. These mothers are often charged as perpetrators of child abduction under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspect of International Child Abductions. The presenters will discuss cases in which battered mothers have contested the forced return of their children to an abusive partner by using specific defenses allowed under the Convention.
Jeffery Edleson, University of Minnesota - St. Paul, Minnesota
Sudha Shetty, Seattle University of Law - Seattle, Washington
Symposium VI
School Based Strategies for Preventing Violence and Promoting Healthy Relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth in Remote and Rural Australia
This workshop will examine the Australian Governments method of providing local school-based strategies for preventing violence and promoting healthy relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in remote and rural communities.
Vicki Brogan, North Australian Aboriginal Family Violence Legal Service - Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Shirley Veronese, Cape York Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Unit - Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Patsi Mawn, Maruma-li Mari Outreach Service - Roma, Queensland, Australia
Symposium VII
A School and Community Partnership: Empowering at Risk Students through the Development of Healthy Relationships
The RSVP program is an innovative school-based program that gives at-risk children and you the knowledge and stools they need to lead safe, respectful, violence-free lives. This interactive workshop provides an overview of the RSVP program model, resources and lessons learned. The session will be experientially based to optimize participants's understanding of students' process in RSVP programs.
Kareen Hudson in collaboration with the B.C. Yukon Society of Transition Houses
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
Identifying the strengths of men who expose their children to domestic violence is an important issue. This research examines the perceived strengths of 60 fathers using 5 open ended questions. We consider the nature and types of strengths fathers reported around parenting and make recommendations for interventions in four areas.
Peter Lehmann, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin - Arlington, Texas
Dheeshana Jayasundara, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin - Arlington, TexasMuslim Men's Attitude Towards Domestic Violence against Women and Children
The presentation explores how Muslim men perceive domestic violence against women and children. An important aspect of this overview is an assessment of Muslim men's attitudes towards domestic violence services and what they think about abused women accessing these services. Some recommendations for engaging Muslim men in preventing domestic violence will be explored.
Mohammed Baobaid, Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children - London, Ontario
Symposium IX
Family-based Service Program for Battered Women and Their Children: Working on Shame and Stigma in Taiwanese Culture
Domestic Violence is a complicated social problem, and in Taiwan, the issues are further affected by traditional attitudes about gender relations, children, and the family. Specifically, issues relating to same and stigma have a significant impact for clients with a Taiwanese background. This presentation highlights such issues in order to develop more effective treatment programs for clients from Taiwanese communities - in Taiwan and around the world.
Serene Wei, The Garden of Hope Foundation - Taipei, Taiwan
Facing Family Violence: The Long Journey from Victim to Becoming a Brazilian Researcher
The author narrates her personal tragedy: a 31 year-old sister who was murdered by former partner, in the 80's. How one entire family coped with the fatal violence, and efforts to raise the children in non-violent way will be narrated, as well as reflections on the author’s journey - from abandoning Psychology at first, to becoming a productive family violence researcher.
Lucia Williams, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - São Carlos, Brazil
"Beyond the Household: Structural Violence and Indigenous Children"
Cindy Blackstock, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
1. Care of Children after a Traumatic Incident
Deanna Mulvihill, University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario
2. The Link between filicide and domestic violence
Myriam Dube, School of Social Work, Université de Montréal - Montréal, Québec
3. Training child protection workers: An intervention report
Joviane Maia, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
Lucia Williams, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
4. Brazilian Teachers as prevention agents of child sexual abuse
Rachel Brino, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
Lucia Williams, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
5. Young Offenders: A comparison between Brazil and Canada
Alex Eduardo Gallo, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
Lucia Williams, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
6. Gravelina Terezinha Lemes Women’s Shelter in Brazil
Alex Eduardo Gallo, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
Lucia Williams, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
7. Cognitive behavioural problem solving with an incarcerated young offender in Brazil: A case study
Ricardo Padovani, Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência - São Carlos, Brazil
8. The Canadian Child Welfare Response to Exposure to Domestic Violence Investigations
Tara Black, Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
9. Enhancement and Expansion of Children's Programs a Provincial Program
Jennifer Hagedorn, Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Heather Block, Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters - Winnipeg, Manitoba
10. Treatment behaviour of male batterers: An exploration of counselor reports
Holly McGinn, OISE, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
11. Issues faced by child welfare workers when they intervene in cases involving woman abuse: Practices, dilemmas and implications for practice
Chantal Bourassa, Université de Moncton - Moncton, New Brunswick
Dominique Damant, Université de Moncton - Moncton, New Brunswick
Geneviève Lessard, Université de Moncton - Moncton, New Brunswick
Pierre Turcotte, Université de Moncton - Moncton, New Brunswick
12. Motivational enhancement group psychotherapy for resistant male bantered: Initial results in dropout rates and therapy processes in comparison to traditional group programming
Katreena Scott, OISE, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
13. Mothering and domestic violence: A longitudinal analysis
Nicole Letourneau, Faculty of Nursing & Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, University of New Brunswick - Fredericton, New Brunswick
Katie Young, Faculty of Nursing & Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, University of New Brunswick - Fredericton, New Brunswick
14. Evaluating the sibling relationship in children exposed to domestic violence
Kathryn Howell, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sandra Graham-Bermann, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sarah Banco, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
15. Even after the dust has settled: Predictors of clinically-significant depression in children exposed to domestic violence
Wendy D'Andrea-Merrins, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sandra Graham-Bermann, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
16. Family & Children's Services Family Violence Programs
Michelle Smith, Family & Children's Services of Waterloo Region - Kitchener, Ontario
Jennifer Hamilton, Family & Children's Services of Waterloo Region - Kitchener, Ontario
17. Service Needs of Children exposed to domestic violence: the mother's perspective
Dawnovise Fowler, University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas
Amy Chanmugam, University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas
18. Treatment for abusive or aggressive children and youth: An ongoing evaluation
Leslie Tutty, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary - Calgary, Alberta
19. Children's exposure to sexual violence: What do we know and where do we go from here?
Kathryn Ford, Centre for Court Innovation - New York, New York
Amy Pumo, Child & Adolescent Witness Support Program - New York, New York
20. Child Abuse in Uganda
Nalutaaya Christine - Kampala, Uganda
Not Alone
A short film produced by Family Services of Greater Vancouver in partnership with Cinema Totale and the National Crime Prevention Centre. The film was written and directed by Anthony Couture.
"Not Alone" takes us inside the intricate web of relationships experienced by a group of grade seven students during the normal course of a school day. While sensitively maintaining a child's point of view, this powerful drama exposes the stories of Michael and Jane in relation to their tumultuous family lives and complex social interactions with peers. Designed as a discussion starter for Family Services' Respect, Safety, and Violence Prevention (RSVP) program, this thought-provoking film provides a framework for engaging students in the necessary development of healthy interpersonal skills while emphasizing the importance of maintaining a healthy relationship to self.
Family Services of Greater Vancouver