Ninth National & Second International Conference on

Abuse of Children & Adults with Disabilities



Monday, March 10, 2003

7:15 AM Registration

7:45 AM – 8:45 AM Coffee and Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Open Plenary – Welcome

Special Guest Speakers, Bill Lockyer, Sheriff Lee Baca, John Gillis

Keynote Address: Victor Rivers

11:15 AM – 12:45 PM Concurrent Session One and Mini Plenary

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch with Keynote Guest Speaker: Justice Richard Teitelman

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM Concurrent Session Two and Mini Plenary

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Concurrent Session Three

5:45 PM – 6:45 PM Welcome Reception with Local Dignitaries & Entertainment

Dinner on your own

Tuesday, March 11, 2003

7:30 AM Conference Registration

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Coffee and Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Plenary – with Speakers Piper, Blum

and Greenwood

10:45 AM – 12:30 PM Concurrent Session Four, Mini Plenary,

Guest Speaker Sullivan

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Table Talk Lunch

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Concurrent Session Five, Mini Plenary,

Guest Speaker Benson

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM Concurrent Session Six

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM The Play, “North Side Story” by Paul Crissey

Dinner on your own

Wednesday, March 12, 2003

7:30 AM Conference Registration

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Coffee and Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Concurrent Session Seven

10:45 AM – 11:45 PM Legal Panel

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Closing Keynote Presenter: Bob Perske


The Conference Planning Committee, chaired by Nora J. Baladerian, Ph.D., is pleased to welcome to Riverside some of the most distinguished researchers, practitioners, advocates, and teachers in the field of abuse and disabilities. These and other featured speakers will present throughout the two and half days of the event.

Monday, March 10, 2003

Session One

11:15 Am To 12:45 Pm 1) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Abuse Victims With Developmental Disabilities – Mok

2) How Self-Directed Funding Prevents Abuse – Rankin

3) Intro. Investigation And Assessment Of Abuse Of Persons W/Special Needs – Vanderlaan

4)  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Teaching, Research And Awareness Campaign – Stream

5)  Update Research Report On Abuse Of Children With Disabilities – Sullivan

6)  Identifying Abused Women With Physical Disabilities – Colvard

7)  Understanding The Dynamics Of Caregiver And Personal Attendant Abuse – Schwartz

8)  Independent Living Centers: Crime And Violence In The Workplace – Collins

9)  Underneath The Cultural Umbrellas – McCarthy

10)  Elder Neglect / Abuse – Who And What We Look At – Morrow

11)  Panel: New Legislation On Child Abuse, Elder Abuse And Vulnerable Adult – Davidson

Mini Plenary) Filicides - Parents Who Kill Their Children With Disabilities – Sobsey

Session Two

2:15 Pm To 3:45 Pm 1) Domestic Violence In The Deaf Community - A Collaborative Solution – Reyna

2)  Medical Forensic Examination Of Abuse Victims With Disabilities – Faugno

3)  Interviewing Individuals W/Developmental Disabilities In A Forensically Sound Manner – Ace

4)  Essential Tools For Abuse Education And Prevention – Everson

5)  Maltreated Children With Disabilities In The Child Protective System – Romney

6)  Abuse In Later Life: Enhancing Your Expertise Part One – Brandl & Heisler

7)  Are Domestic Violence Shelters And Programs Accessible For Women W/Disabilities? – Acrey

8)  The California Victim Compensation Program - A Resource For Child And Adult Victims With Disabilities – Lew

9)  Abuse And Disability: A Judge’s Perspective – Teitelman

10)  Elder Justice Act And Other Legal Updates – Benson

11)  Developmental Influences On Trauma Effects In Survivors With Developmental Disabilities – Mansell

Mini Plenary) Research Findings And Policy Implications – Sullivan

Session Three

4:00 Pm To 5:30 Pm 1) Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Intervention For Families With Special Needs – Urquiza

2)  Quality Assurance For Abuse Investigations In MHMR Facilities – Mullins

3)  Need For Specialized Services For Crime Victims With Disabilities – Tonelli

4)  The Implications Of Attachment For Individuals With Disabilities – Jones

5)  Hidden Interpersonal Violence Causes Brain Injury – Farley

6)  Abuse In Later Life: Enhancing Your Expertise Part Two – Brandl & Heisler

7)  Comic Strip Conversations And Social Stories: Positive Behavioral Support Strategies – Pierson

8)  A State Model: The Disabled Persons Protection Commission In Massachusetts – Scheibel

9)  Crimes Of Innocence? How Cognitive Disability May Impact On Criminal Behavior And Result In Victimization In The Criminal Justice System – Williams

10)  Elder Abuse Update – Blancato

11)  Family Violence And Child Maltreatment: Relationship To Head Injuries, Learning Disabilities, And ADHD – Geffner

Mini Plenary) A Conversation With Sobsey And Sullivan – Sobsey And Sullivan

5:45 Pm To 6:45 Pm

Tuesday, March 11, 2003

Session Four

10:45 Am To 12:15 Pm 1) Behavioral Risk Management: Supporting Individuals With Developmental Disabilities Who Display High-Risk Sexual Behavior – Ward

2)  Developing A Statewide Mental Health Trauma Policy – Risser

3)  Law Enforcement And MR/DD Investigators - A Teamwork Approach – Shafer

4)  Prevention And Early Identification Of Childhood Disabilities: Training Community Workers On The Innovative Training Module – Chopra

5)  Exposure Of Children To Intimate Partner Violence – Warrilow

6)  Safeguarding People Who Use Augmentative Communication From Sexual Abuse/Victimization – Collier

7)  Violence Against Women With Disabilities - A Collaborative Approach In Wisconsin – Spangler

8)  Reparations As A Focal Concept For Organizing Against Psychiatric Assault – Minkowitz

9)  Defending Offenders With Disabilities – Edwards

10)  Sexual Homicides – Sobsey

11)  Panel: HIPAA And The Protective Services Systems – Kutas

Mini Plenary) Prosecuting Elder Abuse Cases – Greenwood

Session Five

2:00 Pm To 3:30 Pm 1) Therapy Accommodations For Sexual Abuse Survivors – Mansell

2)  Integrating Mental Health And Rehab Services Into A Domestic Violence Program – Feuerstein

3)  The Medical Evaluation Of Suspected Sexual Abuse - Special Considerations For The Developmentally Disabled Child Or Adult – Canter

4)  Personal Safety/Appropriate Relationships For Persons W/Developmental Disabilities – Hoffman

5)  The Health And Disability Concerns Of Survivors Of Domestic Violence – Olson

6)  No We Don't Agree – Foley

7)  Panel: Meeting The Needs Of Victims With Disabilities – Heisler

8)  Offenders With Disabilities – Edwards

9)  ADA: A Primer On The Americans With Disabilities Act As It Effects Issues Of Crime Against People With Disabilities – Dubin

10)  Empowerment Through Self-Defense – Hamilton

Mini Plenary) Measuring Undue Influence: Elder And Vulnerable Adult Abuse – Blum

Session Six

3:45 Pm To 5:15 Pm 1) Surviving Rape: What You Need To Know To Help Victims Of Sexual Assault – Morris

2)  What Is Different For This Disabled Battered Woman? – Hazlett

3)  Trauma Control Of Ghanaian Working Woman – Offei

4)  Exploitation Of The Medically Complex Child Who Is Disabled – Wright

5)  Multidisciplinary Approach To Elder And Dependent Adult Mistreatment – Westphal

6)  The State Of California's Crime Victims With Disabilities Initiative - An Update – Sorensen

7)  Panel: Addressing Issues Of Offenders/Suspects With Disabilities – Heisler

8)  Case History: Prosecution Of A Crime Against A Person W/Disability, Fighting Attitudes – Piper

9)  Media Coverage Of Violence Against People With Disabilities – Sobsey

10)  Evidence Based Effective Treatment For Child Abuse Victims – Sullivan

5:30 Pm – 6:30 Pm

Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Session Seven

9:00 Am To 10:30 Am 1) Behavioral Case Studies Of Developmentally Disabled Adolescent Females Who Are Victims Of Sexual Abuse: Some Initial Guidelines For Staff – Rios

2)  Abuse Screening Tool For People With Disabilities – Oschwald

3)  Future Research Directions – Sullivan

4)  Together We Can Do It With Education! Maximizing Independence And Integration For People With Disabilities In California's Community Colleges – Bischoff

5)  Offenders With Disabilities – Edwards

6)  Abuse Of Children And Adult With Disabilities – Huq

7)  Sterilization Of The Mentally Handicapped. Abuse By Another Name? – Mendoza

10:45 Am – 11:45 Pm 1) Legal Roundtable - Panel: Meeting The Needs Of Victims With Disabilities – Heisler

2)  NGO – WHO Orientation Meeting – Sobsey

12:00 PM to 12:45 PM


Housing forms are available on-line at www.disability-abuse.com, email to request a form or contact Melody Ortega below at:

RIVERSIDE CONVENTION BUREAU

ARC Riverside 9th Annual Conference

3750 University Ave., #175

Riverside, CA 92501

For further information call:

Melody Ortega (909) 222-4700 ext. 205 or Fax to (909) 222-4712

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