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“Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women – more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.”

Interdisciplinary Conference Agenda
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Friday October 12, 2018

 

8:00 am–8:45 am

Registration -- Refreshments are available during breaks. Lunch provided.

Room 146A/B/C

8:45 am–9:00 am

Welcoming Remarks

Honorable Robert E. Morin, Chief Judge
Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Honorable Peter Krauthamer, Deputy Presiding Judge
Family Court, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Room 146A/B/C
9:00 am–9:30 am

Keynote Speaker - “Defining the Problem”

Speaker:

Michelle Garcia, Director
District of Columbia Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (OVSJG)

Introduction:

Honorable Yvonne Williams, Associate Judge,
Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Room 146A/B/C
9:30 am–10:30 am

Panel Discussion - “Local Perspectives and National Trends in Domestic Violence”
Panelists:
Gretta Gardner, J.D., Deputy Director
D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Peg Hacskaylo, M.S.W., Founder and CEO
District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH)
Vivian Huelgo, J.D., Chief Counsel
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence
Moderator:
Janese Bechtol, J.D., Chief Domestic Violence Section
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Take a deeper look at the experience of domestic violence through
different lenses. The panelists will discuss the effect of culturally
specific services for survivors, the impact of housing policy on the
experience of domestic violence survivors, and the role of civil legal
representation for survivors.

Room 146A/B/C

10:30 am–10:45 am

BREAK
10:45 pm–11:45 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS
  Workshop A: Batterer Intervention: A Hopeful Program 149A/B/C
  Workshop B: D.C. Resources 147A/B/C
  Workshop C: The Court’s Response to Intimate Partner Violence 145A/B/C

12:00 pm–1:30 pm

Lunch Program - “Domestic Violence within the LGBTQ Community”

Panelists:
Robert "Bobby" Bangert, L.I.C.S.W., Staff Social Worker and Therapist
        The DC Center for the LGBT Community
Sarah Lawson, L.G.S.W., Manager of Youth and Family Care Navigation
        Whitman-Walker Health
Kisha Wilkinson-Allure, Manager for Crime Victims Services and Resilient Development
        Casa Ruby LGBTQ Community Center

Moderator:
Jessica Kurtz Zagoren, J.D., Training Supervising Attorney
        Children’s Law Center

 146A/B/C

1:30 pm–1:45 pm

BREAK
1:45 pm–2:30 pm

Keynote Speaker - “A Medical Perspective: The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children and Families”

Speaker:

Allison Jackson, M.D., Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Protection Center and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University
Children’s National Health System

Introduction:

Honorable Mary Grace Rook, Magistrate Judge,
Superior Court of the District of Columbia

 146A/B/C

2:30 pm–2:45 pm

BREAK

2:45 pm–4:00 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS  
  Workshop D: Teenage Blues: An Exploration of the Unique Challenges and Prevention Efforts for Victims of Teen Domestic Violence 147A/B/C
  Workshop E: Immigration - Domestic Violence Effects on Victims and Perpetrators 149A/B/C
  Workshop F: Responding to Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence 145A/B/C

 

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