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Superior Court of the District of Columbia Family Court 9th Annual Multidisciplinary Training Institute October 21, 2010

Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation

     Workshop Links

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A2

A3

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A5

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B5

 

 

 

Workshops

  12:45 p.m.— 2:30 p.m.   Workshops, Session A

The Legal Process

Room 206

A1- Multidisciplinary Team on Child Abuse -
Meeting the Need for a Compassionate, Comprehensive and Coordinated Response to Child Abuse in the District of Columbia

 

Moderator: Michele Booth Cole, J.D., Executive Director
      
Safe Shores—The D. C. Children’s Advocacy Center

Presenters:

  • Erin Cullen, J.D.
    • Section Chief, Child Protection Section III Office of Attorney General, Child Protective Service Division
  • Michelle Farr, L.C.S.W.
    • Program Manager, District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
  • Kelly A. Higashi, J.D.
    • Chief, Sex Offense and Domestic Violence Section United States Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia
  • Allison Jackson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
    • Division Chief, Children’s National Medical Center
  • Robert L. Tate
    • Detective Lieutenant, Youth Investigation
      Division
      , District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department,Youth Division
  • Diamond Vann-Scott, M.A.,
    • Child/Adolescent Forensic Interviewer,Safe Shores—The D.C. Children’s Advocacy Center
  • Abyssinia Washington, Psy.D., M.Ed., L.P.C.,
    • Clinical Coordinator/Therapist Safe Shores—The D.C. Children’s Advocacy Center

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  Impact of Sexual Trauma Room 208
 

A2 - Sexual Abuse Casework and Secondary Trauma:
        An Occupational Hazard for Professionals

 

Moderator: Nancy Drane, J.D., Training Director,
Children’s Law Center

Presenters:

  • Joan Meier, J.D.
    • Professor of Clinical Law, The George Washington University Law Center
  • Margot L. Richters, Ph.D.
    • Clinical Psychologist

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  Legal Consequences Room 209A
  A3 - Dealing with Allegations of Sexual Abuse in
     
   a Domestic Relations Case
 

Moderator: Judge Michael J. Ryan
Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

Presenters:

  • Margaret J. McKinney, J.D.
    • Founding Partner, Delaney McKinney, LLP
  • Linda A. Delaney, J.D.
    • Founding Partner, Delaney McKinney, LLP
  • Katherine Killen, Ph.D.
    • Psychologist, Berman and Killen
  • Ruth Zitner, Ph.D.
    • Psychologist, Ruth Zitner & Associates

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  Victims Room 209B
  A4 - Victim’s Rights in the Family Court and Overlap
         with the Adult System
 

Presenters:

  • Dave Rosenthal
    • Acting Assistant Deputy, Public Safety Division,
      Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
  • Kim Herd
    • Chief Victim/Witness Assistance Unit, United States Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia

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  Prevention Room 209C
  A5 - Law Enforcement Response to Online Sexual
Exploitation of Children and Youth
 

Moderator: Magistrate Judge Lori E. Parker
Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

Presenters:

  • Patricia Stewart
    • Chief, Federal Major Crimes Section, U.S. Attorney’s Office,District of Columbia
  • Timothy Palchak
    • Detective, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department Internet Crimes Unit
  • Michael Penders
    • Probation Officer,Presentence Investigation Unit, United States Probation Office, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  • Alicia McShane
    • Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office

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2:30 p.m.— 2:45 p.m.   Break

 

2:45 p.m.— 4:30 p.m.  Workshops, Session B

 
The Legal Process Room 206
B1 - Sexual Abuse from the Medical Perspective

Moderator: Nancy Drane, J.D., Training Director
Children’s Law Center

Presenters:

  • Katherine Deye, M.D., F.A.A.P.
    • Children’s National Medical Center, Child & Adolescent Protection Center
  • Wendy Lane, M.D., M.P.H
    • Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, School of Medicine

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Impact of Sexual Trauma Room 208
B2 - Child Sexual Abuse: Impact and Treatment
         for Victims

Moderator: Magistrate Judge Mary Grace Rook
Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

Presenter:

  • Judith Cohen, M.D.
    • Founder, The Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents, Allegheny General Hospital

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Legal Consequences Room 209A
B3 - Legal Consequences of Sexual Abuse Allegations

Moderator: Judge Judith A. Smith
Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

Presenters:

  • Paul Kratchman
    • Assistant General Counsel, District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
  • Rob Okun
    • Acting Executive Assistant, United States Attorney’s Office for Operations 
  • Jenny Brody
    • President, District of Columbia
      Volunteer Lawyers Project
  • Laura E. Hankins, J.D.
    • Special Counsel to the Director, District of Columbia Public Defender Services

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Victims Room 209B
B4 - Child Witness

Moderator: Magistrate Judge John F. McCabe
Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

Presenters:

  • Mark O’Brien
    • Deputy Chief Sex Offense & Domestic Violence Section,United States Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia
  • Veronica Vaughan
    • Victim Witness Advocate,United States Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia
  • Karen Giannkoulias
    • Forensic Interviewer, United States Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia
  • Janet Mitchell
    • Trial Chief, The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia

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Prevention Room 209C
B5 - Treatment Options: Best Practices

Moderators:

Wendy Smeltzer
Supervisor, Youth Family Team Meeting Unit
District of Columbia Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services

Jose de Arteaga, J.D.
Program Manager, Placements Revenue Maximization and Utilization Division, District of Columbia Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services

Presenters:

  • Jamie Ballard, III, Ph.D.
    • Clinical Program Manager, District of Columbia Department of Mental Health
  • Jack Apsche, Ph.D.
    • Clinical Director, North Spring Residential Treatment Facility, Leesburg, Virginia 
  • Mitchell H. Hugonnet, Ph.D.
    • Director of Internship Training, District of Columbia Superior Court, Child Guidance Clinic

Conference Adjourns
Have a Great Day!!

 

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