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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