Interdisciplinary Conference Workshops
Workshops at a Glance |
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| Room 206 | A—TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS FOR COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN | |
| Panelists | Maxine Akai, LICSW, LCSW-C, Social Worker | |
| District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health | ||
| Amy Fortin, LICSW, Program Coordinator for the Juvenile Behavioral Diversion Program | ||
| District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health | ||
| Maheen Kaleem, J.D., Staff Attorney | ||
| Rights4Girls | ||
| Moderator: | Eduardo Ferrer, J.D., Policy Director and Visiting Professor | |
| Juvenile Justice Clinic, Georgetown University Law Center | ||
| This session will outline the various ways that trauma may impact a court-involved youth’s behavior if they have been or are a victim of child sex trafficking, and discuss strategies, clinical interventions, and services that the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and other court agencies are engaging to support youth in their healing process. | ||
| Room 209A/B/C | B—SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING | |
| Panelists: | Deborah Sutor, International Vice President | |
| Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO | ||
| Katherine Chon, Founding Director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons, Administration for Children and Families | ||
| United States Department of Health and Human Services | ||
| Jeremiah P. Johnson, Detective | ||
| FBI Child Exploitation Task Force, Metropolitan Police Department | ||
| Moderator: | Sarah Comeau, J.D., Director of Programs and Co-Founder | |
| School Justice Project | ||
| Jose de Arteaga, J.D., Program Manager | ||
| District of Columbia Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services | ||
| Please join us in a conversation with local, federal and private sector experts and leaders on this important topic. You will learn from a Detective in the Metropolitan Police Department, the Federal Director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons and the Vice President of the American Association of Flight Attendants about what YOU can do to help stop Human Trafficking. | ||
| Room 206 | C—TRAFFICK STOP: INTERVENTIONS THAT PROMOTE RESILIENCY FOR VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING | |
| Panelists: | Deepa Patel, CSOTP, LCSW, Executive Director | |
| Trauma and Hope | ||
| Kate Myers, Child and Adolescent Forensic Interviewer | ||
| Safe Shores-The D.C. Children’s Advocacy Center | ||
| Katherine Deye, M.D., Medical Director and Co-Founder of CAREs Clinic, Children’s National Health System Medical Director of the Pediatric Sexual Assault Program at Inova Fairfax Hospital |
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| Moderator: | Aisha Braithwaite Flucker, J.D., Section Chief III, Child Protection Section | |
| Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia | ||
| This session explores interventions that help sex trafficking victims become survivors. You will learn the benefits of the forensic interview process and how the information fuels the criminal investigation. Medical implications of sex trafficking on its victims will be examined as well as the importance of initiating treatment as soon as possible. This session will also examine the mental health impact of sex trafficking and the therapeutic modalities available to promote lasting change. | ||
| Room 209A/B/C | D—LEGAL ISSUES: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN (CSEC) PRACTITIONER | |
| Presenters: | Erin Cullen J.D., Deputy Attorney General, for Family Services Division | |
| Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia | ||
| Kenya K. Davis, J.D., Assistant United States Attorney | ||
| The United States Attorney’s Office | ||
| Amy Zubrensky, J.D., Assistant United States Attorney | ||
| The United States Attorney’s Office | ||
| Aubrey Edwards-Luce, J.D., Policy Attorney | ||
| Children’s Law Center | ||
| Elizabeth Landau, J.D., Staff Attorney | ||
| Amara Legal Center | ||
| Moderators: | Megan Aniton, J.D., Assistant Attorney General | |
| Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia | ||
| This session will detail the experiences of an attorney on the front lines of the Commercial Exploitation of Children and discuss national and D.C. laws used to prosecute these cases, support for survivors and the best practices some attorneys use during court to serve their clients. | ||