Responding to Crime Victims with Disabilities National Professional Training Conference "Day 1: September 30, 2009" 8:30 – 10:00 "Welcome Remarks and Plenary: " "Joye Frost, Acting Director, Office for Victims of Crime Sharon D'Eusanio, Assistant Director for the Division of Victim Services and Criminal Justice Programs, Office of the Florida Attorney General" 10:00 – 10:30 Break 10:30 - 12:00 "Foundations workshops: These sessions will provide general information and define issues related to crime victims with disabilities. " "Identifying and Working with Survivors with Mental Illness Molly Freyer, LMSW, Assistant Director of Barrier Free Living, Inc. Non-Residential Domestic Violence Program, New York, NY Target Audience: Intermediate Centennial F " "The Importance of Including Self-Advocates Anne Fracht, Self-Advocate,Disabled Persons Protection Commission, Quincy, MA Ed Bielecki, Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong, Plymouth, MA Target Audience: Foundational Mineral D " "Building Bridges: A Survivor's Story Katharine Brouillette & James Meadours, SafePlace, Austin, TX Target Audience: Foundational Mineral G" "Accessing the Criminal Justice System Katie Bridgewater & Franz Freibert, PhD, Davis Innovations, Inc., Santa Fe, NM Target Audience: Foundational Mineral C" "Perceptions of Crime and Abuse of Persons with Disabilities Dan L. Petersen, Ph.D., Washburn University, Topeka, KS Target Audience: Foundational Centennial G" " Recognizing the Vulnerability Trail for People with Developmental Disabilities Jean Solis & Darla Stuart, The Arc of Aurora, Aurora, CO Target Audience: Foundational Centennial H" " Working with Deaf Victims Ami Garry & Kim Parra, DOVE: Advocacy Services for Abuse d Deaf Women and Children, Denver, CO Target Audience: Foundational Mineral F" "Sexual Abuse Prevention and Health Sexuality: Understanding the Link Karla Vierthaler, Pennsylvania Coalition against Rape, Enola, PA, & Beverly Frantz,Temple Unviversity Insititute on Disabilities, Philadelphia, PA Target Audience: Advanced Mineral B" "Criminal Victimization of the Persons Who Are Deaf: An Empirical Study Lauren M. Barrow, Ph.D, Kaplan University Target Audience: Foundational Mineral E " 12:15 – 2:00 "Luncheon Plenary Panel: Joye Frost, Acting Director, Office for Victims of Crime Kelly Buckland, President, National Council on Independent Living Tim Woods, Director of Research, Development & Grants Division, National Sheriff's Association Moderator: Dr. Dan Petersen, Washburn University, JCVVS " 2:00 – 3:30 Individual Responses: "These sessions will enhance individual knowledge, demonstrate skills, and challenge attitudes on specific issues related to crime victimization and people with disabilities." "Working with Victims of Crime Experiencing Mental Illness and/or Psychiatric Disabilities Carole Warshaw, MD, & Terri Pease PhD, Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center, Chicago, IL Target Audience: Advanced Centennial G " "Tools to Teach Persons with Disabilities to Recognize, Report and Respond to Abuse Colleen Ryan, Anne Fracht, Marilee Kenney Hunt, & Ed Bielecki, Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission, Quincy, MA Target Audience: Foundational Centennial F " "The Developmental Disability System: Effective Collaboration to Support Crime Victims Shari Repinski, Colorado Department of Human Services-Division for Developmental Disabilities, Denver, CO Target Audience: Foundational Centennial H " "Shattering the Pervasive Illusion: People with Developmental Disabilities and Crime Victimization Darla J. Stuart & Jean N. Solis, MA, The Arc of Aurora, Aurora, CO Target Audience: Foundational Mineral G " "Recognizing the Forensic Needs of Survivors with Disabilites Nora J. Baladerian, Ph.D, Ecoee Rooney, & Janean Fossum, Counseling Center, Los Angels, CA Target Audience: Foundational Mineral B " "The ABC of Autism: Abuse, Behavior and Communication Scott J. Modell, Ph.D., California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA Target Audience: Foundational Mineral C" "Understanding the Advocate’s Role in Providing Services to Persons with Mental Illness. Lori Adkins, Serenity Inc., Mountain Home, AK Target Audience: Foundational Mineral D" "Risk for Sexual Abuse in Children with Disabilities: Research and Practical Strategies Beth Reiman, Westchester Institute for Human Development, Children’s Advocacy Center, Valhalla, NY Target Audience: Foundational Mineral F" "Invisible Victims, Unreachable Justice: The Challenges of Assisting Crime Victims with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Kathy Tavenner Mitchell, NOFAS Washington, DC, & Leigh Ann Davis, Arc of the U.S., Silver Spring, MD Target Audience: Foundational Mineral E" 3:30 – 4:00 Break 4:00 – 5:30 "Process and Application Participants will have structured and facilitated discussion/activities to allow for practical integration for individual and team settings. " "Day 2: October 1, 2009" 8:30 – 9:30 Plenary Session: "Michelle “Shell” Schwartz, National Training Manager, Safe Place, Disability Services ASAP (A Safety Awareness Program), SafePlace, Austin, TX Nancy A. Alterio, Executive Director, Disabled Persons Protection Commission, Quincy, MA " 9:30 – 10:00 Break 10:00 - 11:30 Systems and Community Responses: "These sessions will enhance knowledge regarding the various systems and issues that may hinder or enhance services or resources, demonstrate skills regarding use of systems, and challenge attitudes regarding barriers and misconceptions of system services and interactions." " Forensic Interviewing of Crime Victims with Disabilities Nora J. Baladerian, Ph.D., Disability, Abuse & Personal Rights Project of SPECTRUM INSTITUTE, Los Angeles, CA Target Audience: Foundational Centennial G" "Sign ""No"" to Rape: Serving Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Victims of Sexual Violence Alyson Shainker, The Rape Crisis Center, Las Vegas, NV Target Audience: Foundational Mineral G" "Nuts and Bolts: Massachusetts Building Partnerships for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities Elizabeth Dunphy Farris & Lucia Zuniga, Disabled Persons Protection Commission & Dennis Griffin, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, & Trooper Tim Grant, Quincy MA Target Audience: Advanced Mineral C" "Serving Victims of Crime with Autism – A Collaborative Community Approach Andrew & Carolyn Gammicchia, L.E.A.N. on Us, Shelby Township, MI Target Audience: Foundational Mineral D" " What Did You Say? Do You Know What She Said? The Importance of Effective Communication within the Criminal Justice and Victim Services Systems Beverly L. Frantz, Ed,D. & Amy Goldman, Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Target Audience: Foundational Mineral B" " National Center on Independent Living Task Force on Violence and Abuse: A National Response (Part 1 of 2) Roberta Sick, Task Force Members, Independance First, Milwaukee, WI Target Audience: Advanced Mineral F" "Understanding the Complexities of Determining Consent and Using Interview Instruments and Assessment Tools Darla J. Stuart, the ARC of Aurora, Aurora, CO Target Audience: Advanced Centennial H" "Collaboration in Action – Serving Crime Victims with Disabilities (Part 1 of 2) Michelle Adams, Victim Services Network & Kim Parra, DOVE: Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Women and Children, Denver CO Target Audience: Advanced Mineral E " "Ensuring Legal and Victims’ Rights for Victims with Disabilities Mario Gaboury, J.D., Ph.D., University of New Haven, West Haven, CT & Bernadette T. Muscat, Ph.D., University of California, Fresno, CA, Target Audience: Foundational Centennial F" 11:45 – 1:30 "Lunch and Plenary: Glen Ridge: A Prosecutor's Search for Justice for All, Bob Laurino, Chief Assistant Prosecutor, Essex County Prosecutor's Office, Newark, NJ" 1:30 – 3:00 Systems and Community Responses II: "Never Court Disaster: Navigating the Legal System for Victims & Witnesses With Disabilities Bob Laurino, Chief Assistant Prosecutor, Essex County Prosecutor's Office, Newark, NJ Target Audience: Foundational Mineral C" "Facilitating the Full Participation of Individuals with Disabilities in Evaluation, Survey, Research, and Needs Assessments Franz Freibert, Ph.D. & Jessica Jensen, Davis Innovations, Santa Fe, NM Target Audience: Foundational Mineral D" "Cross-Training: To Whom, about What, and Why Martha Lamb, North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, Raleigh, NC Target Audience: Advanced Centennial F" "Perpetrator or Victim – or Both Martha Tollefson, North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project, Fargo, ND Target Audience: Foundational Centennial G" "Accessibity and Technology Beverly L. Frantz, Ed,D. & Amy Goldman, Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Target Audience: Foundational Mineral B" " NCIL Task Force on Violence and Abuse: A National Response: Centers for Independent Living: Lessons from the Field Part 2 of 2 Roberta Sick, Task Force Members, Independance First, Milwaukee, WI Target Audience: Advanced Mineral F" "Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Response to Survivors with Disabilities Sarah McCoy-Harms, MA, Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA), Kansas City, MO Target Audience: Foundational Centennial H" "Part 2 of 2 Collaboration in Action – Serving Crime Victims with Disabilities Michelle Adams, Victim Services Network & Kim Parra, DOVE: Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Women and Children, Denver CO Target Audience: Advanced Mineral E " "Our Community, Our Response: A Panel Discussion Katharine Brouillette, Safe Place; Sterling Harris, Domestic Abuse Intervention Program; Lois Galgay-Reckitt & Captain Vern Malloch, Family Crisis Services; Stephanie Bowman & Maytal Russ, Sexual Assault Network of Central Ohio Foundational Mineral G" 3:00 – 3:30 Break 3:30 – 5:00 "Process and Application: Participants will have structured and facilitated discussion/activities to allow for practical integration and team settings. " "Day 3: October 2, 2009" 8:30 – 10:00 Innovative Collaborative Efforts: These sessions will provide practical examples and applications for successful collaboration. "Massachusetts Building Partnerships for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities Elizabeth Scheibel & Nancy A. Alterio, Disabled Persons Protection Commission, Quincy, MA Target Audience: Foundational Mineral C " "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (and Staying to Collaborate)?: Building Sustainable Multidisciplinary Partnerships Sharon Doane, Cynthia Fiore, & Sarah Caprioli, Family Services, Inc, Poughkeepsie, NY Target Audience: Foundational Mineral G " "Finding Common Ground: Establishing Collaborative Relationships with Disability and Victim Service Providers Marcie Davis, Davis Innovations, Inc., Santa Fe, NM Target Audience: Foundational Centennial F " " Crime Reporting Experiences: Qualitative Findings from Discussion Groups with Victims with Disabilities and Law Enforcement Personnel Mary Oschwald, PhD, The Regional Research Institute – Portland State University, Portland, OR Target Audience: Foundational Centennial G " "Companionable Zoo Therapeutic Day Program for Adult Men with Developmental Disabilities Who Have Been Victims of Sexual Assault & Exhibit Challenging Behaviors, including Sexual Behavior Problems Chris Anderson, All About Kindness Center, Arvada, CO Target Audience: Advanced Mineral F " "Disability Awareness Workgroup-“Small town- growing awareness” Barbara Telthorster, Heather Telthorster, Tom Bianco, Lou-Ann Williams, Sheriff Robert Fyock, & Jim Kuemmerle Target Audience: Foundational Mineral B" "Vulnerable Adult Assessment Tool Karla Zimmerman, LSW, Friendship, Inc., Fargo, ND & Martha Tollefson, Target Audience: Foundational Centennial H" "Delivering Coordinated Mental Health Treatment to Child Crime Victims Robert Dunleavy & Vicky Burke-Watson,Delaware Division of Child Mental Health, Willmington, DE Target Audience: Advanced Mineral E" "Collaboration Among the Hearing Community and Deaf Community: Breaking Rules Graciela Laguna, Wisconsin Coalition against Domestic Violence & Alicia Mascarenas, Deaf Unity, Madison, WI Target Audience: Foundational Mineral D" 10:00 – 10:30 Break 10:30 – 12:00 "Closing Plenary: Crime against Persons with Disabilities Michael Rand, Chief, Victimization Statistics, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC Dr. Erika Harrell, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statitics, Washington, DC " " "