Workshops

2012 Keynote Speaker: Olga Trujillo, J.D.

"The Impact of Child Abuse: A Personal Journey Revealed"

Ms. Trujillo, an attorney, advocate and author, underwent a journey to understand the impact of the violence she witnessed and endured from the child abuse to the rapes she suffered as an adolescent and young adult. In this presentation she reveals what she has learned so far, and although tragic, her story of survival is inspiring and hopeful.

2012 Plenary Speaker: Dr. Joe Sullivan

"Inside the Mind of Sex Offenders"

Dr. Sullivan is a registered forensic psychologist and Director of Mentor Forensic Services, an organization specializing in behavior analysis, child protection and professional sexual misconduct issues. Using video interviews with sex offenders, Dr. Sullivan provides insights into the motivations, thoughts and behaviors of child sex offenders. The goal is to understand the complexity of the problem for better implementation of policies and procedures to ensure effective safeguarding for all.

Other topics to include:

• Case study of a female offender who traveled 500 miles to meet a child she met online
• Child fatalities
• Integrating schools into the child abuse intervention and prevention team
• Intimate partner violence
• Investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases
• Lack of medical evidence in most sexual abuse case
• Prevalence of PTSD and suicide in first responders
• Role of culture in healing from abuse and trauma
• Severe physical abuse
• Sexually aggressive youth
• The role of a children’s advocacy center
• Understanding victim behavior

Check back soon for a full listing of workshops by day and by speaker.

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