Tuesday, January 24
Opening General Session • 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Special Music—NavyBand Southwest
Welcome
Charles Wilson, Senior Director, Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Sam and Rose Stein Endowed Chair in Child Protection, Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego
Moving Child Welfare into the Future: The Next 25% Opening
Bryan Samuels, Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Washington, DC
Mr. Samuels shares his vision of the future of the nation's child welfare system with a focus on improving the functioning and well-being of children who have experienced maltreatment.
The Road to Resilience: Beyond the Trauma
Pam Toohey, Birth Parent Association, President/CEO, El Cajon, CA
Traumatic experiences of child abuse and domestic violence can wreak havoc in the lives of children, lingering well into adulthood. The trauma has a devastating impact on the survivor’s ability to navigate the challenges of life, including parenting their own children.
Using a real life case presentation, Ms. Toohey takes us on one family’s journey from the depths of drug abuse, prostitution, child neglect and child endangerment to their climb back into society. She lays the groundwork for the healing power of trauma-informed systems and the importance of hearing the voices of the families with whom we work every day.
Wednesday, January 25
General Session • 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Welcome
Charles Wilson, Senior Director, Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
Special Music—Alisha Zalkin, Professional Singer and Performer, Los Angeles, CA
Introduction
Ron Laney, Associate Administrator, OJJDP, Child Protection Division, US Dept. of Justice
Transforming Trauma - How To Do This Work And Not Completely Lose Our Minds
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, Director, SELF, Seattle, WA
Abstract
As human beings, we are affected by our surroundings. When exposed to hardship, crises, stressful circumstances, and/or trauma we attempt to make sense of what we see, hear and experience the best we can. In this workshop we explore how we are impacted by our society, work and/or careers. Through a larger backdrop of systematic oppression and liberation theory we come to understand the shifts that occur in us personally and professionally and why we adapt the way we do. The discussion focuses on how to reconcile what we experience in our work and the world around us in a way that is compassionate and honest as well as accountable and sustainable. Whether one may be experiencing fatigue, cynicism, guilt, a sense of not doing enough or any other number of consequences of demanding work, we come to understand how we can make choices that will allow us to interact with our work and our lives in such a way as to remain true to ourselves and those we serve.
While respecting the seriousness of the issues at hand, this path incorporates much humor and a profound sense of hopefulness by drawing on a broad base of clinical approaches, social justice theory and spiritual traditions. This workshop has been conducted locally, nationally and internationally for a dizzyingly broad array of workers – including public health agencies, domestic violence workers, the humane society, the United States air force, firefighters, educators, human rights advocates, public health workers, immigrant and refugee attorneys, doctors and nurses and many others with a commitment to their field and their communities.Learning Objectives
- To learn about our trauma exposure
- To learn about how our organizations and movements are impacted
- To explore how to reconcile it
Thursday, January 26
General Session • 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Special Music by Kate Morgan Chadwick—Professional Singer and Performer, Los Angeles, CA
Welcome and Introductions—Cynthia Kuelbs, Executive Director, Chadwick Center for Children and Families
Celebrating 60 Years of Progress Since the Publication of the “Battered Child Syndrome” by C. Henry Kempe
—Annie Kempe, Author of A Good Knight for Children and daughter of C. Henry Kempe
Dr. C. Henry Kempe was a pediatrician, a former Chairman of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado, a virologist and, eventually, a pioneer in the field of child abuse prevention and treatment. His daughter, Annie Kempe, will present a brief history of his life and work, focusing on what led up to his work in child abuse.
David L. Chadwick Endowed Lecture
Learning from the Rapid Decline in Intimate Partner Violence: Increasing Our Reach in Prevention of Child Abuse
—Desmond Runyan, MD, Director, Children’s Hospital Kempe Center, Gary Pavilion at the Children's Hospital, Aurora, CO
An examination of the principles of prevention and the relative success of efforts to reduce child abuse and intimate partner violence.
Abstract
Child Abuse has a long history in western civilization as does intimate partner violence. Recent data suggest that a modest but decline in rates of child abuse since 1993 has occurred. The decline in intimate partner violence has been much more dramatic. This lecture will consider the historical traditions of both forms of violence and examine the discrepant recent patterns to see if there are lessons we can learn.
Learning Objectives
- Understand time trends for intimate partner violence (IPV) and child abuse (CAN)
- Understand the forces leading to lower rates of IPV
- Understand Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention
Thursday, January 26
