Family Violence Prevention Fund - Pre-Conference Institutes

Pre-Conference Institutes will be held on October 8th and are designed to offer in-depth education and discussion about research, clinical practice, or policy approaches to current issues or controversies in the field of health and domestic violence, as well as strategies to develop programs for specific populations or settings.

Preconference Institute Registration Fees
Full Day Course = $150
Half Day Course = select one or two $150

The following 15 Pre-Conference Institutes will be held:

Full Day Sessions 8:30 am-4:30 pm with lunch
	Session One: Advancing Health System Reform and Strengthening Community Partnerships in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
	Session Two: Promoting the Health and Safety of Military Families Facing Abuse
Half Day Morning Sessions (8:30 am-12:00 pm)
	Session Three: 52% of Youth Said Rihanna and Chris Brown Both to Blame: Challenging Notions of Dating Violence Among Youth
	Session Four: Getting Started: Developing a Domestic Violence Health Care Advocacy Program
	Session Five: Shifting Paradigms in Flood Waters: A Look at Domestic and Sexual Violence Programs and Issues after a Disaster
	Session Six: The State of Research: Intimate Partner Violence and Women’s Health
	Session Seven: What If It Isn’t Her Choice? Emerging Conversations on Reproductive Control
Afternoon sessions (1:00 pm-4:30 pm)
	Session Eight: Complex Trauma, Complex Needs: Building Capacity to Address Trauma and Domestic Violence in Public Systems
	Session Nine: Creating Core Competencies for Health Education on Violence and Abuse
	Session Ten: Keeping it Going: Sustaining and Institutionalizing Domestic Violence Prevention Services in the Health Care Setting
	Session Eleven: Strategies to Eliminate Health Disparities: Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence
	Session Twelve : Reclaiming Gender in Intimate Partner Violence Research, Clinical Practice and Advocacy
Evening Session (5:30 pm-7:30pm)
	Session Thirteen: Health Professional Students and Campus Activism (there is no fee to attend this institute)

	Advancing Health System Reform and Strengthening Community Partnerships in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities Co-sponsored by: The Indian Health Service, Mending the Sacred Hoop Technical Assistance Project and Sacred Circle, Administration for Children & Families. Course Leaders: Anna Marjavi, Family Violence Prevention Fund; Jeremy NeVilles-Sorell, Mending the Sacred Hoop; Elena Giacci; Don Clark, MD, MPH, Albuquerque Indian Health Clinic; Jane Root Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault program Drawing from a national initiative working with 41 IHS/Tribal/Urban facilities and community DV/SA programs, participants will learn innovative models for health system reform and tools to build community awareness in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities.
	Promoting the Health and Safety of Military Families Facing Abuse Co-sponsored by: The Department of Defense Course Leaders: April Gerlock, PhD, ARNP, VA Puget Sound Health Care System; Anne Ganley, PhD, University of Washington, David Lloyd, Family Advocacy Program, U.S. Department of Defense; David Riggs, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Deployment Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Connie Sponsler-Garcia, Battered Women’s Justice Project As health systems work to meet the health care needs of veterans who may return with physical and emotional health issues including PTSD and traumatic brain injury, the development of clear protocols on how to identify and respond to domestic and sexual violence is needed to promote the health and safety of families. This session will offer clinical recommendations for providers and policy makers working in the military, VA, TRICARE, community and other health systems providing health care to returning veterans and their families. In addition, model collaborations between family advocacy programs, local domestic and sexual violence and prevention programs will be featured.
	52% of Youth Said Rihanna and Chris Brown Both to Blame: Challenging Notions of Dating Violence Among Youth Course Leaders: Stephanie Berry, Health Promotions and Community Relations, Clarian Health; Casey Corcoran, Bureau of Child, Adolescent and Family Health, Boston Public Health; Debbie Lee, Family Violence Prevention Fund; and Marie E. Mitchell, RN, Jane Fonda Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Emily Rothman, ScD, Boston University School of Public Health The incident, the most high-profile youth dating violence case in memory, drew national headlines and a national conversation among youth, as well as adults. One in five children age 11 to 14 say their friends are victims of dating violence, and nearly half of tweens who are in dating relationships say they know friends who are verbally abused according to national survey in January 2009. How can we promote promising prevention strategies at the individual, relational, community and policy levels to begin to decrease relationship violence and increase positive, protective relationship skills? The program staff of three communities who are part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships initiative will discuss the strategies they are employing to encourage older teens, teachers, parents and other adult mentors to implement innovative strategies, change social norms, and engage schools and communities in preventing dating violence.
	Getting Started: Developing a Domestic Violence Health Care Advocacy Program Course Leaders: Susan M. Hadley, MPH, University of Minnesota Medical School & WomanKind; Nancy Durborow, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Carlene Pavlos, MA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Laurie Thompsen, West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence Lessons from hospital-based programs, as well as other health and public health models will be shared on how to begin a health care advocacy program for victims of violence. Attendees will learn about and use the Agency for Health Research and Quality tool to assess baseline status and implementation progress. (This course complements: Keeping It Going: Sustaining and Institutionalizing Domestic Violence Prevention Services in the Health Care Setting)

	Shifting Paradigms in Flood Waters: A Look at Domestic and Sexual Violence Programs and Issues after a Disaster Course Leaders: Pamela Jenkins, PhD, University of New Orleans; Tania Tetlow, JD, Tulane Domestic Violence Clinic, Tulane University; Mary Claire Landry, LCSW, MBA, Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Services, Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New Orleans; Anne Polak, Former Director, Calcasieu Battered Women’s Program This pre-conference session will delve into the issues and policy implications for victims of domestic violence in the disaster event and the subsequent recovery. A panel of national and local experts will present lived experiences and analysis of the disasters of Katrina and Rita in Louisiana over the last four years. Discussion will incorporate an analysis of the four aspects of disaster, including preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation in relation to domestic violence survivors and service providers. Survivor issues to be addressed will include custody orders, full, faith and credit of protective orders, individual FEMA assistance, safe sheltering, confidentiality and mental health issues. The systems issues include FEMA Policies, Stafford Act, legal issues, emergency response, law enforcement and criminal justice issues, re-stabilization of service providers (finances and staffing). The session will result in programmatic and policy recommendations that will be used for future discussions and will result in a briefing paper that will be available for public use. Who should attend: Policy makers, service providers, advocates, public officials, emergency management staff, and survivors of disaster who want to shape future readiness and effective response for future disasters.
	The State of Research: Intimate Partner Violence and Women’s Health Co-sponsored by: The University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women Course Leaders: Carol Jordan, MS, Center for Research on Violence Against Women; Ann Coker, PhD, MPH, Center for Research on Violence Against Women; Michelle Lynberg Black, PhD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Charlotte Mullican, BSW, MPH, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality; Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing; Marylouise Kelley, PhD, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services This session will address the state of research on violence against women and its impact on health. This will include a focus on the field of research in the violence against women area, exploring its unique challenges, its community of scientists, and the state of its written knowledge as well as a proposal to create a trans-disciplinary science for the field of study of violence against women. This session will provide a forum for discussion between leading researchers and funders of research about the latest domestic and sexual violence health research findings, priorities and opportunities. (This course complements Re-claiming Gender in Intimate Partner Violence Research, Clinical Practice and Advocacy).
	What If It Isn’t Her Choice? Emerging Conversations on Reproductive Control Co-sponsored by: The American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Course Leaders: Facilitated by Connie Mitchell, MD, MPH, California Department of Maternal Child Health; Heather Boonstra, MA, Guttmacher Institute (invited); Jay Silverman, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health; Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, University of California at Davis School of Medicine; Vanessa Cullins, MD, MPH, MBA, Planned Parenthood Federation of America; Susan Moskosky, RNC, MS, Office of Family Planning, Office of Population Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Rebecca Levenson, MA, Family Violence Prevention Fund; Kiersten Stewart, MA, Family Violence Prevention Fund; Aleisha Langhorne, Office on Women’s Health This facilitated discussion draws together a panel of experts in reproductive health care research, policy and clinical practice to discuss reproductive control (women who experience birth control sabotage, increased STI/HIV risks and pregnancy control at the hands of their partners) and its far reaching implications for women’s health programs and policies. (This course complements Violence, Home-Based Care and Addressing the Needs of Women During the Pre-and Interconception Period).
	Complex Trauma, Complex Needs: Building Capacity to Address Trauma and Domestic Violence in Public Systems Co-sponsored by: National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health Course Leaders: Terri Pease, PhD, Domestic Violence and Mental Health Policy Initiative; Carole Warshaw, MD, Domestic Violence and Mental Health Policy Initiative This session will provide an overview of research and community-based perspectives on responding to domestic violence in the context of other lifetime trauma for both adult survivors and their children. Emerging models for treating complex trauma in the context of ongoing violence, where legal, safety and custody issues abound will also be discussed. It will also offer practical strategies for building system capacity to address these issues in clinical and advocacy settings.
	Creating Core Competencies for Health Education on Violence and Abuse Co-sponsored by: Academy on Violence and Abuse Course Leaders: Robert Block, MD, FAAP, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine; David McCollum, MD, Academy on Violence and Abuse; F. David Schneider, MD, Family and Community Medicine at Saint Louis University; Tasneem Ismailji, MD, MPH, Academy on Violence and Abuse Using a modified Delphi method incorporating attendees as experts, small groups will discuss the core competencies expected from health professional trainees studying the health effects of violence and abuse. From the collected wisdom of the group, a plan will evolve, predicting successful outcomes after trainees, now exposed to competencies, continue into practice.
	Keeping it Going: Sustaining and Institutionalizing Domestic Violence Prevention Services in the Health Care Setting Course Leaders: Brigid McCaw, MD, MPH, MS, Kaiser Permanente; Nancy Durborow, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Laurie Thompsen, West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Susan M. Hadley, MPH, WomanKind Leaders representing three well established programs will discuss key elements for long term success such as maintaining stakeholder sponsorship, quality improvement measures, integration into clinic/hospital operations and IT systems. (This course complements the Getting Started: Developing a Domestic Violence Health Care Advocacy Program)
	Strategies to Eliminate Health Disparities: Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence Course Leaders: Joyce Thomas, RN, MPH, PNP, FAAN, Center for Child Protection and Family Support; Sujata Warrier, PhD, New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence; Carmen Nevarez, MD, MPH, VP External Relations, Public Health Institute and President-Elect, American Public Health Association (invited); Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Communities of color and low income communities experience worse health and safety outcomes across a wide spectrum of illness, injury and treatment. The connections between health disparities and IPV are well documented, and by reducing risk, strengthening resilience, and changing environmental conditions, we can help prevent violence. This institute focuses on how cultural factors and societal influence impact IPV and how strategies such as culturally appropriate assessment, stronger assessment tools, greater collaboration, community participation and research, can reduce health disparities. In addition, culturally competent media and health promotion campaigns targeting communities of color will be discussed.
	Reclaiming Gender in Intimate Partner Violence Research, Clinical Practice and Advocacy Co-sponsored by: The Administration for Children and Families Course Leaders: Marylouise Kelley, PhD, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD; Jay Silverman, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health; Julia Perilla, PhD, Georgia State University; Mieko Yoshihama, PhD, ACSW, MSW, University of Michigan School of Social Work; Kiersten Stewart, MA, Family Violence Prevention Fund This session provides a space for researchers, practitioners and advocates to critically analyze what is often referred to as “gender symmetry” in IPV perpetration and victimization. Through careful examination of research data, as well as the assumptions, frameworks, and methodologies used, this session aims to inform our efforts to measure, understand, respond to, and prevent intimate partner violence. Together we will explore: What do scientific research and system statistics reveal (or fail to reveal) about the gender dimensions of interpersonal violence? How can a gender analysis inform the development of more effective research, policy and practice? (This course complements The State of Research on Intimate Violence and Women’s Health).
	Health Professional Students and Campus Activism (there is no fee to attend this institute) Co-sponsored by: Office on Women’s Health, DHHS Course Leaders: Denise Twum, MHS, Family Violence Prevention Fund Intern; Anna Marjavi, Family Violence Prevention Fund; Maeve Gerechter, BS, RN, (MSN Student) Simmons College; Jennifer Britton, BS, RN, (MSN Student) Simmons College; Michelle E. Treseler, BA, MHSc Student; Merik Spiers Gross, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, University of California at San Francisco; Ann Fleck-Henderson, MSW, PhD, Professor, Simmons College Graduate School of Social Work; Leiana Kinnicutt, Family Violence Prevention Fund (and MSW student, Simmons College) In an energizing session, students from all areas of the health care field will come together for a common goal: to become leaders in the realm of domestic violence. Participants will engage in an inter-active session highlighting leadership training, domestic violence activism on graduate health campuses, recent research and the link between community and campus programs.