New Conferences Announced

Twenty (20) new conferences of interest to professionals and others who are working with abused and at-risk elders and vulnerable adults were added this month to the list kept at www.wordbridges.net/elderabuse/events/index.html,

Conference Series

Three series of domestic violence workshops deserve notice. One specifically targets religious leaders, one focuses particularly on rural prosecutions, and one is a four-day training on a range of issues. All three series explicitly focus on community organizing.

Train the Trainer Domestic Violence Programs are 4-day programs designed for law enforcement, advocates, prosecutors, and community members and cover issues such as dynamics of domestic violence, rural cultural issues, and community organizing around domestic violence issues. They are co-sponsored by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and the National Training Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence. For information, call 800-743-5382, x. 3669 or 512-407-9020. Upcoming trainings will be held:
January 13-17, 2003 – Ocala, Florida
February 24-28, 2003 – Phoenix, Arizona
March 24-28, 2003 – Austin, Texas
April 7-11, 2003 – Paia, HI (Maui)
May 23-16, 2003 – Martin, Texas
June 9-13, 2003 -- Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
July 14-18, 2003 -- Cheyenne, Wyoming
September 8-12, 2003 – Holland, Michigan

Rural Law Enforcement Training: Domestic Violence Intervention and Investigation is a tuition-free, two-day training focusing on domestic violence intervention and investigation, including enhancing officer and victim safety, increasing offender accountability, improving evidence-based investigation with more effective prosecution of domestic violence crimes, and encouraging a community response to domestic violence between law enforcement, advocates and prosecutors. These are co-sponsored by the National Sheriffs Association and the National Training Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence. For information, contact Brigitte Wittel at 703-838-5337 or Deborah Tucker at 512-407-9020. Upcoming trainings will be held:
January 15-16, 2003 – Plymouth, Indiana
February 6-7, 2003 – Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Leadership Training Event on Religious Resources and Roadblocks to Ending Violence Against Women is a two-day training whose goal is to ensure that religious leaders in your community are resources and not roadblocks in working to end sexual and domestic violence. Three videos and two books are included with this training. Teams of two staff persons are encouraged to attend. Space is limited to 25 teams per training. For information, contact Sandra Barone, Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence, at 206-634-1903, ext. 14. Upcoming trainings will be held:
January 27-29, 2003 – Daytona Beach, Florida
March 10-12, 2003 – Phoenix, Arizona
September 15-17, 2003 – Seattle, Washington

Prosecution

In addition to the Train the Trainer Domestic Violence programs mentioned above, this conference focuses on prosecution:

Domestic Violence Civil Law Institute provides training in trial advocacy skills and collaborative community responses to domestic violence. April 2-4 2003, in Colorado Springs, CO. Contact Jane Larrington at the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence, 202-662-1682.

Native American Issues

Tribal Trial College focuses on providing key trial advocacy skills for attorneys who represent victims in state court as well as tribal court. July 9-11, 2003, in Seattle, Washington. Contact Jane Larrington at the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence, 202-662-1682.

Vulnerable Adult and Elder Abuse Conferences

Ninth National and Second International Conference on Abuse of Children and Adults with Disabilities will be held March 10-12, 2003 in Riverside, California. For more information, contact Nora J. Baladerian, Ph.D. at 310-473-6768 or see their website at www.disability-abuse.com/cando/conf/.

California Department of Justice 2003 Elder Abuse Conference is scheduled for May 26-30, 2003 in Lake Tahoe, California. Contact Jannine at 916-274-0480 or download their brochure at http://caag.state.ca.us/bmfea/brochure03.pdf/.