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    Featured Presenters

     

    Plenary Speakers

     

    Dr. Edward Gondolf

    Batterer Intervention: Thoughts, Challenges and Future Directions

     

    Dr. Rhea Almeida, Alyce LaViolette and Dr. Julia Perilla

    Retracing Forbidden Spaces: Women Working with Men Who Batter

     

    Dr. Fernando Mederos

    Personal and Professional Reflections of Working with Men Who Batter: Wrapping It All Up

     

    Tentative Presentation Sessions

    Subject to Change

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    Carrie Abner, MA, Research Associate, CSG/The American Probation & Parole Association

    Supervising Domestic Violence Offenders:  Guidelines for Practice

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    Carrie Abner, MA, Research Associate, CSG/The American Probation & Parole Association

    Jim Henderson, Probation Officer, Washtenaw County Domestic Violence Unit

    Collaborating with Batterer Programs to Enhance Community Supervision of Abusers
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    David Adams, EdD, Co-Director, EMERGE

    Watching Dad Watching Mom: Predisposing Childhood and Adult Relationship Factors for Men Who

    Kill Their Intimate Partners

    Profiling Men Who Kill Their Partners
    Working with Abusive Men: Promoting Client Engagement and Accountability
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    David Adams, EdD, Co-Director, EMERGE &

    Tim Kelly, BA, Executive Director, Changing Ways

    Setting a Better Example: Teaching Fathers to Model Respectful Behavior Toward Their Children
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    Rhea Almeida, LCSW, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for Family Services

    Cultural Faces of Masculinity or Misogyny
    Couples Therapy within a restorative justice paradigm
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    Rhea Almeida, LCSW, PhD, Director, Institute for Family Services &

    Caroline Hann, LCSW, Faculty, Institute for Family Services

    Legacies of Silence: A Social Justice Paradigm Addressing Fathering Issues with Men Who Batter
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    Jody Anderson, BA in Sociology, Probation Officer, Ramsey County Community Corrections Department &
    Samuel Simmons, ADC, Behavioral Consultant, Samuel Simmons Consulting

    Domestic Abuse Panel: a motivational perspective of focusing the impact of family violence on children
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    Percy Andreazi, MD, LMHC, Program Coordinator, Wayside Youth Family

    A Preventative Program against Violence
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    Graham Barnes, BSW, Resource Specialist, DAIP

    Some Truth about Duluth- What the Men's Curriculum Really Is and How It Works
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    Sara Brammer , PhD, Lead Therapist, Synergy Services &
    Andrea Gibbs-Wilson, MA, Therapist, Synergy Services

    Domestic Violence Offenders' Opinions of Batterer Intervention Programs
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    Jeffrie Cape , MSW, LMSW, Director, Charron Services

    Effective Supervision in Batterer Intervention Programming
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    Don Chapin, Director/Educator, Crossroads Nonviolence Education &
    Kate Joyce, Photo Essayist, Freelance

    Compassion without Collusion, Bridging and Strengthening the Notions of Accountability and Compassion
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    Ron Clark, Minister/Clergy Training Director, CADV and Oregon SATF- Agape Church of Christ

    Submit or Else: The Evangelical Christian Community, Sacred Texts, and the Abusive Men Who Use Them
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    Thangam Debonnaire, MSc, Evaluation Project Manager, Respect- UK National Organisation of BIPs
    Working with BIPs for Research Readiness
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    Jennie DiBartolomeo, EdD, Provider of Education Service For Offenders

    How to Individualize Education within a BIP Group
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    Jeffrey Edleson, PhD, Professor, University of Minnesota-School of Social Work &
    Richard Tolman, PhD, Professor, University of Michigan

    Global Perspectives on Engaging and Mobilizing Men as Allies to End Violence Against Women
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    Sara Elinoff Acker, LICSW, Batterers Intervention Specialist, private practice psychotherapist specializing in domestic abuse, Men's Resource Center for Change &
    Mark Nickerson, LICSW, Psychotherapist

    The Elephant in the Room: Bringing Trauma-Informed Perspective into Intervention with Batterers
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    Clifton Files, JD, MSW, Domestic Violence Specialist, Administrative Offices of the Courts of Maryland &
    Carol Doctrow, MBA, Partnership Coordinator for the MD Protective/Peace Order Application Project,

    Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

    Maryland Protective Order/Peace Order Database: A Tool for Holding Abusers Accountable
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    Phyllis Frank, Director, Community Change Project, VCS, Inc. &
    Gregory White, Director, Domestic Violence Program for Men

    NY Model for Batterer Programs: Focused on Strengthening Offender Accountability Mechanisms
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    David Garvin, MSW, LMSW, Senior Director, Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County &

    Jeffrie Cape, MSW, LMSW, Director, Charron Services

    Totally Tools: From the Beginner in BIP Work to the Most Experienced
    BRIDGES: A Preparation Curriculum for Use In Prisoner Re-Entry
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    David Garvin, MSW, LMSW, Senior Director, Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County &

    Jim Henderson, Probation Officer, Washtenaw County Domestic Violence Unit

    Innovations in Collaboration and Coordination for BIPs and Probation
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    Wes Goodenough, LCSW, PIP, Program Director, Gateway Violence Intervention Program, Gateway

    Teaching Personal Boundaries as a Foundation for Respectful Behavior
    Understanding and Teaching Male Entitlement

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    Alexander Graves, Senior Program Specialist, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

    Police Officers Involved Domestic Violence
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    Matthew Grimes, Court Liaison and Parenting Specialist, ADVANCE Program of Lutheran Social Services &
    Juanita Jones, MHS, Program Coordinator, ADVANCE Program of Lutheran Social Services-SCP

    ADVANCE Fatherhood Program: An Innovative Program Blending BIS and Fatherhood
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    Shellie Moore Guy, Director, Healing Waters Empowerment Project

    Healing Waters: A Sister to Carry My Pain
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    Chris Huffine, PsyD, Clinical Director, Allies in Change Counseling Center

    Networking Among Batterer Intervention Providers: A Template for Success
    Tools for Increasing Abusive Men's Awareness of the Impact of their Abuse
    Batterer Intervention Curriculum: One Size Does Not Fit All
    Walking our Talk: Identifying and Addressing Our Own Power and Control Issues
    Relapse and Continuing Accountability in Abusive Men
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    Juanita Jones, MHS, Program Coordinator, ADVANCE Program of Lutheran Social Services-SCP

    How to Apologize
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    Valli Kalei Kanuha, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Hawaii &
    Kata Issari, MSW, Program Director, Parents and Children Together

    Using Indigenous Native Hawaiian Culture to Address Domestic Violence: An Innovative Approach with Native Hawaiian Abusers
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    Ramesh Kathanadhi, Organizer/Educator, Reflect Connect Move &

    Nadia Huntley, The Osborne Association

    Working with Incarcerated Fathers- a workshop experience
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    Tim Kelly, BA, Executive Director, Changing Ways &
    David Adams, EdD, Co-Director, EMERGE

    Caring Dads: Helping Fathers Value Their Children
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    Walter Knox, LCSW, Admissions Coordinator, Charlotte Rescue Mission &
    Bea Cote, LMFT, Private Practice

    Violence and the Interpretation of Abusers' Stories: Exploring Narrative and Developing an Alternative

    Process for Change
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    Alyce LaViolette, MA, MFS, Program Director, Alternatives to Violence &
    Sara Elinoff Acker, LICSW, Batterers Intervention Specialist, private practice psychotherapist specializing in domestic abuse, Men's Resource Center for Change

    Abusers Who Have Changed: Reflections from Two Batterer's Intervention Programs in California

    and Massachusetts
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    Judith Lockard , MSW, LCSW, Senior Clinician, Institute for Family Services &

    Carolyn Tubbs, PhD, Associate Professor, Drexel University

    Bringing a Public Eye to Justice
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    David Mandel , MA, David Mandel & Associates, LLC

    How Low Expectations of Fathers Punishes Mothers and Interferes with Children's Treatment
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    Eric Mankowski, PhD, Associate Professor, Portland State University

    Work-related intimate partner violence: research, practice, and policy implications
    A comprehensive survey of BIP characteristics, structure and practices: implications for statewide standards
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    James Martin, Project Organizer, 100 Men Take a Stand for Domestic Peace &
    Jeannette Raymond, Co-Manager of the Initiative for Violence Free Families, Family & Children's Service

    100 Men Take a Stand: Fostering Domestic Peace by Partnering with African American Community
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    Dave Mathews, Director of Therapy, Domestic Abuse Project

    Restorative Practices and DV: Doing It in a Different Context
    when you are called to help
    Restorative Parenting: Parent-Child Relationships in the Shadow of Domestic Violence
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    Teri McLaughlin, Executive Director, Children's Safety Centers

    Supervised Visitation 101
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    Fernando Mederos, EdD, Director Special Projects- Fatherhood, MA Department of Children and Families &
    Lisa Nitsch, Gateway Project Program Manager, House of Ruth

    Institutional Racism and Batterer Intervention Programs: What Does it Look Like and What We Can Do About It!
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    Mamata Misra, Meditation Teacher, Life Bliss Foundation

    Meditation for Violence Prevention
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    Kerry Moles, LMSW, Director, Children's Aid Society

    Engaging Teen Males in Relationship Abuse Prevention & Intervention: A Toolbox

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    Jeremy NeVilles-Sorell, Co-DIrector, Mending the Sacred Circle &
    Don Chapin, Director/Educator, Crossroads Nonviolence Education

    Providing, Establishing and Enhancing BIPs in Tribal Communities
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    Lisa Nitsch, Gateway Project Program Manager, House of Ruth Maryland &
    Johnny Rice, II

    Working with Batterers as Fathers
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    Lisa Nitsch, Gateway Project Program Manager, House of Ruth Maryland &
    David Garvin, MSW, LMSW, Senior Director, Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County: Alternatives to Domestic Aggression

    Same Research, Different Perspectives: Talking to Referral Sources & Community Partners about BIP Efficacy
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    Rose Olmstead, MS, LSW, Social Service Supervisor, Freeborn County

    A Rural Minnesota Perspective to Responding to Men Who Batter
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    Susan Omilian, JD, Co-Facilitator, Batterer Intervention groups, Moving Forward (MOVE)
    Sara Elinoff Acker, LICSW, Domestic Violence Intervention Specialist, Men's Resource Center for Change

    Working with Men: The Women's Perspective
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    F. Antonio Ramirez Hernandez, PsyD, Co-Director, GENDES/CECEVIM

    Intervention with fathers of children who live in the streets of Mexico City
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    F. Antonio Ramirez Hernandez, PsyD, Co-Director, GENDES/CECEVIM &
    Luis Ortega, Program Coordinator, POCOVI

    The CECEVIM model of intervention with Latino men who abuse their partners: an experiential workshop
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    Melissa Scaia, MA, Executive Director, Advocates for Family Peace &
    John Downing, BA, Intervention Program Manager, Advocates for Family Peace

    Motivating Abusive Men as Fathers to End Violence Against Women
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    Samuel Simmons, ADC, Healing Generations Curriculum Development Specialist, Family & Children's Service
    Jeannette Raymond, Co-Manager of the Initiative for Violence Free Families, Family & Children's Service

    Fostering Domestic Peace Through Healing: Healing Generations Curriculum for African American Men
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    Samuel Simmons, ADC, Behavioral Consultant, Samuel Simmons Consulting
    James Martin, Project Organizer, 100 Men Take a Stand for Domestic Peace

    Family Trauma and African American Males: working with chronic offenders
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    Vijay Singh, MD, MPH, Clinical Lecturer, University of Michigan

    Identifying and treating male patients for domestic violence perpetration
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    Michael Snyder-Barker, LMSW, CACC Adjunct Professor, Adrian College

    Fathering Insights: A multi-perspective approach utilizing responsible fatherhood, 12 step & batterer intervention tools & techniques

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    Brian Sullivan, PhD, Master of Counselling Program, University of Queensland

    Voluntary, Involuntary; Motivated, Unmotivated: Does It Really Matter?
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    Curtis St. Denis, MA in Counseling Psychology, Batterer Specific Provider, Allies in Change Counseling Center

    The Criminally-Oriented Domestic Violence Group
    Identifying the High Risk Psychopathic and Career Criminal Offender

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    Roger Steffy, Mdiv, Director, ADVANCE Program of Lutheran Social Services-SCP
    Matthew Grimes, Court Liaison and Parenting Specialist, ADVANCE Program of Lutheran Social Services-SCP

    Authentic Masculinity: A New Model for Defining Manhood
    Understanding Entitlement- A Major Cause of Domestic Violence

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    Richard Tolman, PhD, Professor, University of Social Work-School of Social Work
    Jeffrey Edleson, PhD, Professor, University of Minnesota-School of Social Work

    Preventing Men's Abuse During Pregnancy

     

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