Conference Planning CommitteePhillip Nielsen, Conference Planning Chair-Franciscan Skemp HealthcareCathy Pupp, Conference Coordinator-Franciscan Skemp HealthcareDaniel Broughton, Mayo ClinicVictor Veith, National Child Protection Training CenterAbby Poppie, Family ResourcesAlicia Place, La Crosse School DistrictColleen Mulder, Cooperative Educational Services Agency (CESA) # 4Deanna Hoffman, La Crosse County Human Services Jeanne Meyer, Stepping Stones Jennifer Linse, Gundersen Lutheran Lisa Fink, Mayo Clinic Melony Hansen, Vernon County Department of Human Services Monica Olson, Franciscan Skemp HealthcareNancy Solberg, Franciscan Skemp HealthcareNicole Milliren, La Crosse County Human ServicesTony DeLap, La Crosse City Police DepartmentPamela Hanson, Franciscan Skemp Healthcare

14th Annual

La CrosseChild

MaltreatmentConference,

May 12-13, 2011,La Crosse, WI

Visit our website:www.franciscanskemp.org/childmaltreatment

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LA CROSSE, WI54601

700 West Avenue SouthLa Crosse, WI 54601 La Crosse

Child Maltreatment Conference

14th Annual

Brought to you by Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, Mayo Clinicand National Child Protection Training Center

With support from:Cooperative Educational Services Agency (CESA) #4

Coulee Region Child Abuse Prevention Task ForceFamily & Children’s Center – Stepping Stones

Gundersen LutheranMidwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center

Visit us at www.franciscanskemp.org/childmaltreatment

May 12-13, 2011

Radisson Hotel, La Crosse, WI

Who should attend the 14th AnnualLa Crosse Child Maltreatment Conference?

We hope you will take advantage of the remarkable lineup of national and regional experts in the field ofchild protection and the opportunity to cultivate ongoing working relationships with professionals who

share a passion for children and working with families to address children’s safety needs.

The two-day conference will be of special interest to frontline child abuse professionals including: • child advocacy center staff • child protection workers • law enforcement • prosecutors

Conference Objectives This nationally recognized conference will address strategies the multidisciplinary team can use to intervene when child maltreatment is reported, collaborate with community and family to protect children, and ensure justice for child victims of abuse/neglect.

Continuing Education Credits Nursing FranciscanSkempHealthcare,MayoHealthSystemisanapprovedproviderofcontinuingnursingeducationbytheWisconsin NursesAssociation,anaccreditedapproverbytheAmericanNursesCredentialingCenter’sCommissiononAccreditation.

11.5contacthoursbeingoffered

Physicians ThisactivityhasbeenplannedandimplementedinaccordancewiththeEssentialAreasandpoliciesoftheAccreditation CouncilforContinuingMedicalEducationthroughthejointsponsorshipofFranciscanSkempHealthcare,MayoClinicand NationalChildProtectionTrainingCenter.FranciscanSkempHealthcareisaccreditedbytheWisconsinMedicalSocietyto providecontinuingmedicaleducationforphysicians.

Social Workers GundersenLutheran,LaCrosse,WI,provider#1089,isapprovedasaproviderforsocialworkcontinuingeducationbythe AssociationofSocialWorkBoards(ASWB).www.aswb.org.Approvalperiod:November15,2009–November15,2012. GundersenLutheranmaintainsresponsibilityfortheprogram.Licensedsocialworkersshouldcontacttheirindividualstate jurisdictiontoreviewcurrentcontinuingeducationrequirementsforlicensurerenewal.

Socialworkersparticipatinginthiscoursewillreceive11.5continuingeducationclockhours.

Attorneys TheconferencematerialswillbesubmittedtotheWisconsinBoardofBarExaminersforGuardianadlitemeducationcredits. NationalChildProtectionTrainingCenterhasappliedforMNCLEBoardcreditsfortheMinnesotalawprofessionalswhoattend thisconference.

Law Enforcement ThisconferencehasbeenapprovedbytheMNPOSTBoardforlawenforcementprofessionals.

Location & Accommodations LaCrosse,WIisahistoric,vibrantcityof50,000peoplenestledbetweenbluffsandtheMississippiRiver.Educational, recreationalandculturalopportunitiesflourish.SpringisabeautifulseasoninwhichtoenjoyallthatLaCrossehasto offer–hiking,fishing,shopping,theaterproductions,museumsandmore.Visitourwebsiteforlocalhotelaccommodations.

Registration Form

2011 La Crosse Child Maltreatment Conference RegistrationRegistration fees include tuition, meals and conference materials. Advance registration is required and must be received no later than May 5. Refunds or cancellations (with the exception of a $25 processing fee) will be given until May 5. Cancellations after May 5 will not be re-funded. Conference organizers retain the right to cancel the program. A limited number of scholarships are available. Call (608) 392-4172 to request an application, which is due April 28.

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Professional Profile: ❏ Childadvocacycenterstaff❏ Childprotectionworker❏ Lawenforcement❏ Prosecutor❏ Forensicinterviewer❏ Medicalormentalhealthprofessional❏ Emergencyresponsepersonnel❏ Victim/witnessadvocate

Conference Fees: ❏ $190–fullconference❏ $100–singleday ❏ $180/person–groupdiscountfor2ormoreattendeesfromsameorganization(registrationforfullconferencerequired)

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Return no later than May 5 to Cathy Pupp, Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, Public Affairs, 700 West Ave S., La Crosse, WI 54601

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Breakout Session Selections – Mark 1 and 2 in boxes for 1st and 2nd choices for each session

May 12 Session 1: ❑ ProvidingMentalHealthtoInfantsandToddlers:PrinciplesofInterventionforParentsandTheirVeryYoungChildren ❑ “What’sGoingOnInThere?”SuicidalBehaviorinAdolescents ❑ VictimBehavior:AssessingCredibility(Part1) ❑ WhenFaithHurts:OvercomingSpiritualityBasedBlocksandProblemsBefore,DuringandAftertheForensicInterview

Session 2: ❑ “DevelopmentalRepair”AnInterventionforChildrenwhoStrugglewithTraumaandDisruption ❑ What’sGoingOnInThere?AdolescentsandCriminalJustice–FocusonCognition,ValuesandInfluenceonthe AdolescentBrain ❑ VictimBehavior:AssessingCredibility(Part2) ❑ EmotionalAbuse

May 13 Session 1: ❑ ThePredatorNextDoor…EmpoweringChildrenistheKEYtoPrevention ❑ InvestigatingtheTechnologyUsedbyBothPredatorsandVictimsinCasesofChildPornographyandOtherVictimization ❑ “WhenaChildStandsAlone”:CorroboratingEvidence ❑ Etiology,AssessmentandTreatmentofPTSDinMilitaryVeterans-ImplicationsforChildAbuse

Session 2: ❑ CollateralDamage…EffectiveStrategiesinDealingwiththeSecondaryVictimsof‘ThePredatorNextDoor’ ❑ ChildAbuseinChildCustodyCases ❑ ResourcesofNCMECforInvestigatorsandProsecutors ❑ AddressingMedicalNeglect–BestPracticestoAddresstheHealthNeedsoftheChild

• forensic interviewers• medical and mental health professionals• emergency response personnel• victim/witness advocates

Fax 608-392-9416

Providing Mental Health to Infants and Toddlers: Principles of Intervention for Parents and their Very Young ChildrenAnneGearity,PhD,LICSWThissessiondiscussestheconceptoftheparent/childrelationshipasthecoreofemerg-ingmentalhealthforyoungchildrenandoutlinesadevelopmentalmodelformentalhealth,recognizinghowtraumaanddisruptionbecomecausesofemotionalandbehavioraldis-orders.Annewillreviewthebasicprinciplesofparent/childengagementandcommunityresponsesthathelpmediaterisksforyoungchildrenandtheirparents.

What’s Going On In There? Suicidal Behavior in Adoles-centsDavidMays,MD,PhDThissessionaddressessuicideriskandsuicideriskassessmentinadolescents.Individualandcommunityinterventionstoreducesuicideriskwillbeexplored.

Victim Behavior: Assessing Credibility (Part 1)OlgaTrujillo,JDThisinteractivesessionbuildsonOlga’splenarypresentation.ThroughaQ&Aformat,gainaninside-outperspectiveonsomeofthebehaviorsyou’veseeninchildren,adolescentsandadultsthatseemcontrarytowhattheyarereporting.Thisisatwo-partworkshop.

When Faith Hurts: Overcoming Spirituality Based Blocks and Problems Before, During and After the Forensic InterviewVictorVieth,JDPerpetratorsofchildsexualabuseoftenusereligiontojustifytheirabuseandmostchildmolesterscommunicatetoxicreligiousthemestothechildrentheyharm.Asaresult,manychildrensuffersignificantspiritualdamage,whichimpairstheirabilitytodiscloseabuseortoheal.Inthissession,learnofresearchdocumentinghowoffendersusereligionintheabuseofchildrenandthevariousblockstodisclosureitcreates.VictorViethwillalsopresentconcretereformsfaithinstitutionsneedtoimplementtoreduce,ifnoteliminate,spiritualinjuriesthatresultfromchildsexualabuse.

“Developmental Repair” An Intervention for Children who Struggle with Trauma and DisruptionAnneGearity,PhD,LICSWThissessionwillreviewthebasicprinciplesofDevelopmentalRepairand,usingcaseexamples,demonstratehowthisshiftinunderstandingchildrenchangesinterventionstrategiesusedwithchildrenwhohavebeenmaltreatedortraumatized.Annewilldiscussapplicationstoparenting,childwelfare,schoolsandothersettingsthatworkwithchal-lengedchildren.

What’s Going On In There? Adolescents and Criminal Justice – Focus on Cognition, Values and Influence on the Adolescent BrainDavidMays,MD,PhDThissessiondirectlyaddresseswhatweknowabouthowadolescentsmakedecisionsandhowtoinfluencethem.Issuesofadolescentcompetencywillbeaddressed,aswellastheeffectsofpeersandbiology.

Victim Behavior: Assessing Credibility (Part 2)OlgaTrujillo,JDThisinteractivesessionbuildsonOlga’splenarypresentationandfirstbreakout.ThroughaQ&Aformat,gainaninside-outperspectiveonsomeofthebehaviorsyou’veseeninchil-dren,adolescentsandadultsthatseemcontrarytowhattheyarereporting.Part2focusesontraumaanddisassociationfromaninside-outperspective.We’lldelvemoreintohowtraumacanimpactthewaypeoplethinkandact.

Emotional AbuseVictorVieth,JDVictorViethgivesanoverviewoftheliteratureconcerningtheemotionalabuseofachild.Withthisliteratureasabackdrop,hewillshareconcretemethodsforinvestigatingthesecases,includingtheinterviewofanemotionallyabusedchild,andalsoconcretestepsforprovingthesecasesincourt.

Conference Agenda

Thursday, May 128:00am Welcome

8:15am–9:15am ProtectingYoungChildren:

WhyWeMustPayAttentiontoInfantsandToddlersintheChildWelfareSystem.AnneGearity,PhD,LICSW

9:15am–9:30am Break

9:30am–10:30am What’sGoingOnInThere?ALookIntotheAdolescentBrainandWhatCanGoWrong.DavidMays,MD,PhD

10:30am-11:30am TheImpactofDomesticViolence:APersonalJourneyRevealed.OlgaTrujillo,JD

11:30am–Noon AsktheExperts:APanelDiscussionaboutViolenceAcrosstheLifeSpan

Noon–1pm Lunch “GreatKidsStartwithYou”AwardPresentation

1:00pm–2:15pm BreakoutSession#1Options •ProvidingMentalHealthtoInfants&Toddlers:PrinciplesofInterventionforParentsandTheirVery YoungChildren.AnneGearity,PhD,LICSW •“What’sGoingOnInThere?”SuicidalBehaviorinAdolescents.DavidMays,MD,PhD •VictimBehavior:AssessingCredibility(Twopartsession).OlgaTrujillo,JD •WhenFaithHurts:OvercomingSpiritualityBasedBlocksandProblemsBefore,DuringandAfterthe ForensicInterview.VictorVieth,JD

2:15pm–2:45pm IceCreamSundaeBuffet

2:45pm–4:00pm BreakoutSession#2Options •DevelopmentalRepair:AnInterventionforChildrenWhoStrugglewithTraumaandDisruption. AnneGearity,PhD,LICSW •“What’sGoingOnInThere?”AdolescentsandCriminalJustice–FocusonCognition,ValuesandInfluence ontheAdolescentBrain.DavidMays,MD,PhD •VictimBehavior:AssessingCredibility(Part2).OlgaTrujillo,JD •EmotionalAbuse.VictorVieth,JD

4:00pm Closing

Friday, May 138:00am Welcome

8:15am–9:15am Shattered,ButPickingUpthePieces…YOUareontheFrontLinesofVictimRecovery.DarleneEllison,MS

9:15am–9:30am Break

9:30am–10:45am BreakoutSession#1Options •ThePredatorNextDoor…EmpoweringChildrenistheKEYtoPrevention.DarleneEllison,MS •InvestigatingtheTechnologyUsedbyBothPredatorsandVictimsinCasesofChildPornography. CouleeRegionChildren'sInternetProtectionTaskForce •“WhenaChildStandsAlone”:CorroboratingEvidence.VictorVieth,JD •Etiology,AssessmentandTreatmentofPTSDinMilitaryVeterans-ImplicationsforChildAbuse. MichaelBrandt,PhD

10:45am–Noon BreakoutSession#2Options •CollateralDamage…EffectiveStrategiesinDealingwiththeSecondaryVictimsof‘ThePredatorNextDoor’. DarleneEllison,MS •ChildAbuseinChildCustodyCases.RitaJohnson •ResourcesofNCMECforInvestigatorsandProsecutors.MichelleCollins •AddressingMedicalNeglect–BestPracticestoAddresstheHealthNeedsoftheChild.MarcieBillings,MD

Noon-1pm Lunch

1:00pm–2:00pm PatternsandTrendsintheOnlineVictimizationofChildren.MichelleCollins

2:00pm–3:00pm TheArtofBeingPositivelySelfish.FredKusch

3:00pm Closing

The Predator Next Door…Empowering Children is the KEY to PreventionDarleneEllison,MSAcoach.Aneighbor.Aschoolvolunteer.Childpredatorscouldbeanyofthese.InDar-lene’scase,hewasherhusband.Thispresentationfocusesonderailingtheeffortsofthepredatorsathome,atschoolandonline.

Investigating the Technology Used by Both Predators andVictims in Cases of Child Pornography and Other VictimizationMembersoftheCouleeRegionChildren’sInternetProtectionTaskForceThissessioninvestigatesthetechnologyusedbybothpredatorsandvictimsincasesofchildpornographyandothervictimization.Thetaskforcememberswillsharehowtoinvestigatethesecases,whatisevidenceandhowtogatherthenecessaryevidencetoprosecuteacase.Actualcaseswillbeusedtodemonstratethesemethods.

“When a Child Stands Alone”: Corroborating EvidenceVictorVieth,JDWorkingasateamwithotherparticipants,learntoexaminethechild’sdisclosuresandfindthecorroboratingphysicalevidenceincasesofchildsexualabusetoincreasethelikelihoodofsuccessfulprosecution.

Etiology, Assessment and Treatment of PTSD in Military Veterans - Implications for Child AbuseMichaelBrandt,PhDTraumathatispersistentlyre-experiencedmanifestsitselfbothphysiologicallyandpsychologically.Thephysiologicaletiologyismultifactorialinnature.Atitscore,however,isthenotionthatthebraindevelopsahair-triggerreactiontothereleaseofadrenalin.Thepsychologicalfactorsmostcommonlycorrelatedwithabusivebehaviorarefeelingsofdetachment,socialisolation,reducedcapacitytomanagestress,visceralrage,anhe-donia,foreshortenedsenseoffutureandavoidance.Althoughthissessionfocusesonexperiencewithmilitaryveterans,theresultingresearchfindingsandimplementationfortreatmentisapplicableforchildrensufferingfromtraumaaswellasadults.

Collateral Damage…Effective Strategies in Dealing with the Secondary Victims of ‘The Predator Next Door’DarleneEllison,MSBetrayalisnotaboutoneperpetratorandonevictim.Betrayalisahigh-intensityhurricanewithanoverwhelmingaftermath.Itaffectsprimaryvictims,secondaryvictims,allthosewhocameintocontactwiththeperpetratorandallthosewhocameintocontactwiththevictim.Thispresentationisdeliveredwitha“twist”—Darleneusesherownstoryasanex-wifeofachildpredatorasthe“casestudy.”

Child Abuse in Child Custody CasesRitaJohnsonCustodyandvisitationdisputesarestressfulandcomplexprocesses.Theybecomeevenmorechallengingwhentheyinvolveinterpersonalviolenceorchildabuseallegations.Thissessiondiscussesthefrequencyofdomesticviolenceandchildabuseallegationsincustodyandvisitationdisputesandhowsafetyoutcomesmaybeimprovedincourtcasesforvictimsofinterpersonalviolenceandtheirchildren.

Resources of NCMEC for Investigators and ProsecutorsMichelleCollinsThissessionexplainstheresourcesNCMECcanprovidetolawenforcementagencies&prosecutionteamsworkingchildsexualexploitationcases.ThediscussionwilladdressmultiplewaystheCyberTiplinecangenerate,de-conflict,andcorroboratecasesaswellastheeffortsoftheChildVictimIdentificationProgram(CVIP)torescueunidentifiedsexuallyexploitedchildren.

Addressing Medical Neglect – Best Practices to Address the Health Needs of the ChildMarcieBillings,MDDr.Billingsdiscussesthecomplexandchallengingissueofmedicalneglectandwilldescribebestpracticestrategiestoachievefavorableoutcomesforpatientsandfamilies.

Breakout Session Descriptions

Protecting Young Children: Why We Must Pay Attention to Infants and Toddlers in the Child Welfare SystemProfessionalsworkingwithchildrenandtheirfamiliesneedtounderstandhowtorecognizewhenmaltreatment(abuseand/orneglect)diminishesthechild’slearningandadaptation,andofferinterventionsthatsupportthechild’ssafetyneedsandstrengthenfamilies.AnneGearitydiscussesthecriticalsocial/emotionallearningthathappensinthefirstthreeyearsoflifeandwhyitisimportantthatwebuildbettermodelsofpreventionandrepairtoreduceintergenerationalperpetuationofmaltreatment.

What’s Going On In There? A Look Into the Adolescent Brain and What Can Go WrongDr.Maystakesalookathowweunderstandthediffer-encesoftheadolescentbrain–itsfunctionandvulner-abilities,andthemostcommonemotionaldisorderssuchassubstanceabuse,depression,andbipolardisorder.Treatmentandpracticalmanagementwillbediscussed.

The Impact of Domestic Violence: A Person-al Journey RevealedOlgaTrujilloisasurvivor,aformerU.S.DepartmentofJusticeattorneyandanadvocate.Sheweavesherpersonalandprofessionalexperiencestobringusaninside-outviewoftheimpactofviolenceonasurvivor-howshecopedthroughthedomesticviolenceshewasdrawnintoasachild,thesexualattackssheenduredandwhatwecandotoenhanceourresponsestosurvivorstoday.

Ask the Experts – A Panel Discussion about Violence Across the Life SpanFamilyviolenceincreasesriskstochildren’ssafetyandposessignificantchallengesforallinvolvedprofession-als.Thissessionprovidesanopportunityforthevariousdisciplinestosharecomplementaryperspectives,rolesandmandatescriticaltoprotectingchildrenandfamilieswhileensuringthatchildrencontinuetobeinvolvedwiththeirfamilies.

Presenterswillbeavailableforquestionsanddiscussiontohelpyouunderstandhowinterdisciplinarycollabora-tionhelpsaddresschildren’sneedsandfacilitatecareplanningtotreatmentandprosecution.

Anne Gearity, PhDAnneGearity,aclinicalsocialworker,isinindependentpractice,workingwithchildren,adolescentsandadults.Sheteacheschilddevelopmentandclinicalpracticeongraduateandpostgraduatelevels.Shealsoconsultswithcommunityagencies,andhasresearchinterestsinchildrenandadolescentswhopresentwithseriousaggressiveanddisruptivebehaviors.Currently,AnneispartoftheWashburnChildGuidanceClinicstaffthataredevelopingandevaluating,withthesupportoftheBushFoundation,atreatmentmodelfortheseveryat-riskchildren.

David Mays, MD, PhDDr.MaysisalicensedphysicianinthestateofWiscon-sin.HeisboardcertifiedbytheAmericanBoardofPsy-chiatryandNeurology,andhasAdditionalQualificationsinForensicPsychiatry.Overthelast23years,Dr.Mayshaspracticedpsychiatryinavarietyofsettings,includ-inganHMO,anassertivecommunitytreatmentprogram,privateclinicalandforensicpractice,andastheclinicaldirectoroftheforensicprogramattheMendotaMentalHealthInstitute.HeisanAssistantClinicalProfessoronthefacultyoftheUniversityofWisconsin–Madison.

Olga Trujillo, JDOlgaTrujilloisanindependentconsultant,nationallyrenownedspeaker,survivorandattorneydedicatedtoenhancingtheunderstandingof–andbuildingeffectiveresponsesto–violenceagainstwomenandchildren.Olgagrewupinafamilyravagedbyviolence.Daily,shewitnessedherfather’sbrutalandterrifyingattacksonhermother.Sheherselfsufferedconstantphysical,emotion-alandsexualabuse–fromherfather,herbrothers,andasshegrewolder,manyothersoutsideherfamily.Withastoundingclaritybornefromyearsofintensivework,Olgahasunraveledtheimpactofviolenceinherlife.Itisthisinsight–combinedwithoveradecadeofexperienceworkingwithadvocatesfromanationaltoagrass-rootslevel–whichguidesandinspiresherworktoday.

Shattered, But Picking Up the Pieces…YOU are on the Front Lines of VictimRecoveryFromthemomentyoucomeintocontactwithprimaryorsecondaryvictims,youbecomeakeypartoftheiremotionalbetrayalrecovery.Thisworkshopappliestoallprofessionalsthat,duringthecourseofanarrest,investigationandrecovery,willcomeintodirectcontactwithvictims.DarleneEllisonshareshergut-wrenchingstoryandlessonslearnedfromherownemotionalrollercoasterasthe“collateraldamage”thatisleftinthewakeofcrimesagainstchildren.

Patterns and Trends in the OnlineVictimization of ChildrenMichelleCollinsdemonstratesrecentpatternsandtrendsofonlinevictimizationminedfromNCMECdataaswellasintriguinglawenforcementinvestigations.Topicswillincludethevulnerabilitiesofchildrenusingonlinegaming,cellulardevicesandvirtualcommunities.Inaddition,thissessionexploresthedifficultissueof“self-exploitation”thatisincreasinginprevalenceacrossthecountry.Variousindustryeffortstoreduceonlinechildvictimizationwillbepresented.

The Art of Being Positively SelfishInmostareasoflifepeopleareoftenaskedtogivemoreofthemselves.Thisisespeciallytruewhenitcomestoprofessionalswhodealwithchildmaltreatment.Asaresult,thebalanceintheirlivesandworkisthrownoutofwhack.Whilehelpingyoufindwaystobetterbalanceyourlifeandwork,Fredwillblendhumor,storyandper-sonalexperiencetoillustratehispremisethatyoucan’ttakecareofothersunlessyoufirsttakecareofyourself.JoinFredKuschandlearnthe“ArtofBeingPositivelySelfish.”

Darlene Ellison, MSDarleneEllisonistheaward-winningauthorof“ThePredatorNextDoor”andnationalchildren’sadvocate.Darlenecombineshertechnicaltraininginchildpsychol-ogyandhertrue-life,personalstoryastheex-wifeofachildpredatorwhowasaNAMBLAmemberandarrest-edinawell-publicizedFBIstingoperationin2005asshespeaksonchildabusepreventionandhowtoempowervictimstobeginhealing.Inhereffortstoteachparents,grandparents,educatorsandcaregiversaboutthedangersofchildpredators,DarlenehasbeenfeaturedonTheOprahWinfreyShow,20/20andDatelineNBC.

Michelle CollinsMichelleCollinsistheVicePresidentoftheExploitedChildrenDivision(ECD)andAssistanttothePresidentattheNationalCenterforMissing&ExploitedChildren(NCMEC)inAlexandria,Virginia.ShedirectlyoverseestheCyberTipline,thecongressionally-authorizedrecipientofreportsonchildsexualexploitationforthepublicandU.S.basedElectronicServiceProviders.Ms.CollinsspearheadedthecreationoftheChildVictimIdentificationProgram(CVIP)whichwasdesignedtolocateandidentifyunknownchildvictimsfeaturedinsexuallyabusiveimagesaswellasassistwithchildpornographyprosecutionsacrossthecountry.Eachweek,CVIPexaminesandanalyzesapproximately250,000childpornographyimagesandvideos.

Fred KuschWithdiverseandextensiveexperienceinbusinessmanagement,educationandhumanresources,FredKuschknowstheimportanceofhumorandbalancinglifewithwork.Hisphilosophies,innovationandpersonalapproachhaveinspiredaudiencesthroughouttheUnitedStatesaswellasinEngland,RussiaandScotland.Usingmanystoriesandfocusingontheperson,Fredinspiresattendeestoreflectanddevelopnewviewpointsalongwithnewresolve.Heleadsparticipantstolaugh,cryandthink.

Plenary Session Descriptions Plenary Session Presenter Bios