Come a day early and learn for free! We are pleased to
offer two pre-conference Institutes at no charge to you. Pre-Conference
Institutes are free, but space is limited.
Civil Justice for Victims of Crime in
Louisiana
Monday, September 13, 2010
8:30 a.m. –
4:30 p.m.
Join us on Monday, September 13, 2010, for a free,
full-day seminar on civil justice for victims of crime in Louisiana. Led
by one of our plenary presenters, Jeff Dion, JD, this seminar will
address:
- What victims gain through civil actions
- What civil options are available in Louisiana
- Where victims can find a lawyer
- The appropriate role of a victim service provider
To register for Civil Justice for Victims of Crime in Louisiana, Click Here.
Emerging Childhood
Victimization
Issues
Monday, September 13,
2010
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Children are one of the most highly
victimized segments of the population. Current data reports that
about one in three youth are victimized through either direct or
indirect exposure to violence or neglect. This pre-conference Institute
will provide an overview of cutting-edge research, best practice system
responses, and evidence-supported interventions in various types of
childhood victimization, and model a holistic multidisciplinary approach
to understanding and addressing emerging childhood victimization issues.
Through experiential learning exercises, national experts will guide
participants in reframing common longstanding systemic beliefs about
childhood exposure to victimization and to develop a new framework for
addressing child and youth victimization in a more collaborative and
effective way.
Heather A. Turner, PhD
Heather
A. Turner is associate professor of sociology at the University of New
Hampshire. She has a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of
Western Ontario and a PhD in human development and aging from the
University of California, San Francisco. She is interested in the impact
of social structure, stress and resources on mental health. Professor
Turner's current research projects focus on gender differences in
depression, the long-term and cumulative effects of childhood adversity on
the mental health of adults, the role of social capital in the stress
process, and the impact of juvenile victimization on child well-being. At
the Crime Against Children Center, Dr. Turner is co-principal investigator
(with David Finkelhor) on the Developmental Victimization Survey (DVS), a
national study of 2,000 children age 2-17. The DVS is designed to estimate
the incidence and distribution of a wide range of victimzation
experiences, and to assess the impact of various forms of victimization on
mental health outcomes.
Mitru Ciarlante
As
director of the Youth Initiative at the National Center for Victims of
Crime, Mitru Ciarlante builds the nation's capacity to address youth
victimization and works to advance youth victims' rights and ensure
youth leadership on these issues. Ms. Ciarlante has demonstrated more than
20 years of leadership in advocating for children and youth victims,
including creating a comprehensive children's advocacy program, starting
children's advocates' task forces, establishing peer education programs,
and organizing youth activist networks.
To register for Emerging
Childhood Victimization Issues, Click
Here.
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