Thursday, May 7, 2009
Thursday Registration: 7:30am-5:00pm
8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
KEYNOTE
“Making The Law Keep Its Promise”
Mark Wynn
Lt. Wynn motivates his audience to look at domestic violence through the eyes of a 20-year public servant and a 10-year survivor of domestic violence. He discusses the importance of an ongoing commitment to guaranteeing individual civil rights. He focuses on addressing:
- Why victims are reluctant to report
- Why they stay
- Why offenders batter and how it impacts children
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
BREAK
Visit Summit Store & Exhibits
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
7A “Street Level Investigation of Child Exploitation”
Brian Killacky
Putting proactive strategies to work to identify and protect children who are victims of predators on your city streets. This block will define these types of crimes and make you aware of the types of predators and how to identify, arrest and prosecute them. This session is an excellent choice for attendees from larger cities with high levels of street crime.
7B “Medical Findings in Sexual Abuse”
Dr. Lori Frasier
This presentation will discuss the current state of knowledge regarding findings seen in children who allege sexual abuse. The current literature on healing injuries and guidelines for interpreting medical findings in sexual abuse. There will be a short discussion on the value of peer review in sexual abuse cases.
7C “Seeing is Believing”
Jan Chozen Bays, MD
Videotaping is now so common that for the first time in the 50-year history of the field, child-abuse professionals are able to witness actual episodes of child abuse. Our knowledge about the mechanisms and consequences of child abuse has been expanded through this kind of documentation.
In this workshop, we will show and discuss brief videotaped segments of physical abuse, shaking of infants, and children witnessing domestic violence in order to explore further their implication in terms of the mechanisms, force, frequency, intent, and denial involved in child abuse. Although the content of some of these videotapes may be disturbing, it is vital that we continue to acknowledge and learn from the truth about what child abuse actually is. The children we work with face it every day.
(For those who attended the "Seeing Is Believing" workshop several years ago, this is almost entirely new material.)
7D “Evidence-Based Treatment for Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders”
Christine A. Courtois, PhD.
Increasingly, evidence-based practice is called for in the treatment of many behavioral mental-health problems. This workshop will provide information about the evidence-based treatment of complex traumatic stress disorders, as differentiated from PTSD as defined in the DSM IV TR. It will begin with a review of the proposed criteria of complex traumatic stress disorders and the dimensions that constitute evidence-based practice -- drawing upon the definition proposed by American Psychological Association Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice. Different types of treatment strategies and approaches, including their evidence base in treating complex trauma, will be discussed for the remainder of the workshop. Emphasis will be placed on the building of clinical consensus found in recently and soon-to-be-published literature (including preliminary treatment guidelines), the emerging empirical base of the various approaches, the development of “hybrid” or integrated treatment models, and client values and cultural issues that must be attended to.
7E “The Child as a Witness”
John E.B. Meyers
This workshop examines the law and the psychology of the child as an eyewitness to events outside the courtroom, as well as the child as a witness in court.
7F “On-Scene Investigation”
Mark Wynn
This lesson guides the investigating officer from the 911 calls to prosecution. It is designed to improve the officer’s skills in conducting an investigation illustrating the CALM technique of gaining control and stabilizing the incident. The student will see the five objectives of domestic violence investigation, including documentation of the evidence and interview techniques for the offender/victim/children.
7G “How to Not Enrage Your Forensic Examiner”
Micah Smith
This session will detail types of digital evidence that will pertain to child abuse and exploitation cases, to what it looks like digitally, where to find it for seizure, and how to handle it from the scene to your forensic examiner's lab. Focus will be given on new and emerging trends, techniques by suspects to hide or conceal this evidence from detection, and specific tips for not enraging your forensic examiner.
7CL “Child Exploitation and the Internet” (Part 1 of 3)
Intercept Taskforce
Repeat of Wednesdays Sessions 4CL, 5CL and 6CL
This interactive computer lab will be an introduction to proactive investigative techniques regarding child exploitation on the Internet. Initial response, evidence collection, and case development will also be discussed.
*This class may include sexually explicit material. Sign-up for this lab on opening day of conference required. Must be law enforcement to attend.
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
LUNCH
Visit Summit Store & Exhibits
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
8A “West Nickel Mines School Shooting” (Part 1 of 2)
Jon Kurtz and Douglas Burig
Members of the Pennsylvania State Police will provide a detailed look into the Oct. 2, 2006 shooting at a one-room Amish schoolhouse in south central Pennsylvania. This incident -- which resulted in the deaths of 5 young girls and the serious injury of 5 others -- garnered international attention and was the lead story on most major national news networks for nearly a week. Topics discussed in this presentation include:
- Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Overview
- Who are the Amish
- Actor Timeline (Leading up to the Incident)
- Incident Timeline & Police Response
- EMS Response
- Incident Management
- Criminal Investigation
- Media
- Community Concerns
- Crisis Counseling
- Funerals
- On-going Incident Management
- Lessons Learned
The presentation has been developed from the law-enforcement perspective and is appropriate for a law-enforcement audience. Major points will be made utilizing actual audio and video from the police response as well as some crime-scene photographs. Lessons learned may be applied to the police response to any critical incident.
8B “Interpretations of Medical Information/Limitations in the Legal Setting”
Dr. Lori Frasier
In the "CSI" age, there is a significant amount of misunderstanding on what a medical provider can provide in the legal setting. Evidentiary collections in acute sexual assault in adolescents and children will be discussed and contrasted.
Also, the issues in analyzing other types of injuries such as bruises, fractures, and burns will be presented.
8C “Compassion Fatigue: An Occupational Hazard of Child Abuse Work”
Jan Chozen Bays, MD
People enter occupations, which deal with child abuse and neglect with hope and optimism. They may leave the work before they had planned to, with sadness, anger or indifference. Or they may continue to work, but become indifferent, cynical, or just put in their time until retirement.
Every type of work involves occupational hazards. If we chose to work with victims of trauma or with serial episodes of human suffering, we must accept responsibility for educating ourselves about these hazards, monitor our exposure and symptoms, and use appropriate tools to keep ourselves healthy.
This workshop will review the research on burnout, secondary trauma and compassion fatigue in child-abuse professionals. We will look at strategies, both personal and institutional, that can mitigate the negative effects of child-abuse work and help to keep us productive and satisfied in our professional life.
8D "Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Dissociation: A Treatment Overview and Update" (Part 1 of 2)
Complex posttraumatic and dissociative conditions develop in the aftermath of chronic cumulative trauma, particularly severe child abuse and neglect, often in the context of insecure/disorganized family attachments. The objective of this workshop is to provide clinicians with an increased understanding of the nature, diagnosis, and treatment of these conditions, described as the New Consensus Model of treatment and drawing upon recent clinical writings and empirical findings. Topics to be covered include: description of the diagnostic criteria for complex forms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and the Dissociative Disorders; assessment issues and instruments; treatment philosophy; treatment frame issues; sequenced treatment; and specific strategies and approaches of various types, durations, and intensities, especially those directed towards affect regulation, ego-enhancement, symptom stabilization, and the maintenance of the client’s functioning. The importance of the therapeutic relationship to the treatment will be stressed; discussion of transference and countertransference issues will be interwoven throughout the presentation.
8E “Evaluating Psychological Evidence of Child Sexual Abuse”
John E.B. Meyers
When sexual abuse of a child is investigated great care must be taken to evaluate changes in the child behavior. This workshop delves into the complex and controversial subject of psychological evidence of child sexual abuse.
8F “Domestic Violence Hostage and Barricaded Situations: First Responders Guidelines”
Mark Wynn
This course is designed specifically for law enforcement and other first responders to a domestic-violence scene. Emphasis is placed on hostage/barricaded situations. Topics covered include the following: tactical and safety factors officers should consider; Recognizing those cases that lead to the hostage situations; how the first responder can assist SWAT and negotiation units; offender and victim behaviors and successful resolution to one of the most dangers calls for service.
8G “Understanding MySpace and how to use it as an Investigative Resource” (Part 1 of 2)
Mike Duffey
Repeat of 5G
Participants will be given a brief history of Social Networking. Hands-on exercises will entail setting up a MySpace account, as well as learning how to utilize Social Networking sites as an investigative tool. Emphasis will be placed on traversing MySpace for potential information relating to a citizen complaint or a current investigation. Other areas covered include the type of information MySpace retains -- i.e., logs, profiles, photos, instant messaging, adding friends and search restrictions based on the account holders age. The workshop will also address issues with Facebook, Xanga and Bebo.
8CL “Child Exploitation on the Internet” (Part 2 of 3)
Intercept Taskforce
See session 7CL for description.
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
BREAK
Visit Summit Store & Exhibits
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
9A “West Nickel Mines School Shooting” (Part 2 of 2)
Jon Kurtz and Douglas Burig
See session 8A for description.
9B “Controversies in Abusive Head Trauma”
Dr. Lori Frasier
Some call it SBS; others refuse. Is impact necessary for injury? What is a "lucid interval" in an infant? Why isn't the neck broken?
All these issues and questions and more arise in the medical and legal analysis of Abusive Head Trauma cases. These questions and more will be discussed in this workshop.
9C “Sexual Abuse in Boys”
Jan Chozen Bays, MD and Leila Keltner, MD, PhD.
Sexual abuse of boys is a relatively hidden problem -- under-reported, under-detected, and thus under-treated. This presentation will include a review of the relevant literature on sexual abuse in boys, as well as an illustrative case report with segments of a child’s video interview. We will present the findings of a study of almost 500 boys evaluated at CARES NW for sexual abuse -- and make recommendations based upon this study for improving our work with young male victims.
9D "Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Dissociation: A Treatment Overview and Update" (Part 2 of 2)
See session 8D for description.
9F “Forgotten Victims: Investigation of Abuse & Neglect of Vulnerable Adults”
Wendi Babst and Kim Timeus
As a large portion of the American population ages, law-enforcement and social-service agencies are seeing a rise in the number of incidents of abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults. This course provides an overview of the special problems encountered by investigators of these crimes, and suggests ways to overcome some of these obstacles. A recent domestic-violence case study will also be presented as part of the session.
9G “Understanding MySpace and how to use it as an Investigative Resource” (Part 2 of 2)
Mike Duffey
Repeat of 6G
See session 8G for description.
9CL “Child Exploitation on the Internet” (Part 3 of 3)
Intercept Taskforce
See session 7CL for description.