Bridging Communities Through Strengthened Collaboration: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Family Violence Prevention

With funding provided from the Calgary Domestic Violence Collective (CDVC) & Alberta Community & Social Services, we are extremely pleased to host Bridging Communities through Strengthened Collaboration, a one day interdisciplinary conference for professionals in Alberta on various topics surrounding family violence prevention. The conference is part of the CDVC’s commitment to provide educational opportunities, increase public awareness and engage the community in ending domestic violence.

Conference Agenda

8:30 - 9:00 AM Registration & Breakfast Buffet

9:00 - 9:15 AM Welcome Remarks

Greetings from Christina Tortotelli, Associate Director, Calgary Region Children's Services

9:15 - 12:00 PM Keynote Speaker - Dr. Christopher Wilson

Dr. Christopher Wilson is a licensed psychologist and internationally recognized speaker in the field of domestic violence and sexual assault. Through his career he has done extensive work with men’s groups and victims of domestic violence.

For his keynote presentation, Dr. Wilson will be discussing the neurobiology of trauma and will help the audience understand how the brain reacts to domestic violence and creates cognitive dysfunction. The presentation will focus on a trauma informed approach and he will unpack the reasons why victims of domestic violence react the way they do and end with a discussion of why “you’d stay too.”

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch (Lunch provided)

1:00 - 2:30 PM Presentations - Please note seating is limited for some presentations

• Working with Male Victims of Domestic Abuse, Calgary Counselling Centre

• Shame & Honour Based Violence, Shame & Honour Based Violence Committee

• Violence in Indigenous Communities is a Trauma Issue, Homefront & AHS

2:30 - 2:45 PM Break Time

2:45 - 4:15 PM Panel Presentations - Please note seating is limited for some panel presentations

Panel # 1 - Children & Domestic Violence

• Parent Perceptions, Faculty of Social Work, U of C

• Supervised Visitation, YWCA Calgary

• Therapeutic daycare for childen who have experienced domestic violence, Sonshine

Panel #2 - Informal Support

• Engaging Men in Violence Prevention, SHIFT, U of C

• Natural support work with ethno-cultural communities, Ethno-Cultural Council of Calgary

• Women of Affluence experiencing Domestic Violence, Sagesse

Panel #3 - Coordination along the Service Spectrum

• Mapping the Cultural Navigator, REACH Edmonton
  

• Walking in the Steps of a Claimant, Legal Aid Alberta

• Domestic Violence Assessment Education in Primary Care Networks, AHS

4:15 - 4:45 PM - Closing Remarks

Please note there will be no refunds available for this event.

Conference accommodations are available through Hotel Alma - please contact stay@hotelalma.ca and ask for the CDVC - Calgary Domestic Violence Collective conference rate before Monday, October 2, 2017. Reservations are based on availability.

Our thanks to the following who have provided funding for this conference: