25th Annual Child Abuse Prevention Conference & Luncheon
Overcoming Challenges
FACING FAMILIES
Thursday April 26, 2018
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
University of North Florida
Adam W. Herbert Conference Center
Become a Sponsor and Help Prevent Child Abuse
Your tax-deductible sponsorship allows the Exchange Club Family Center, Northeast Florida’s Parent Aide program to continue its work of educating and helping at-risk for abuse families.
Sponsorship levels of $1000 and above include eight seats at the 2018 Child Abuse Prevention Luncheon AND various other event and promotional benefits.
Click on the link below for all the details and for the Sponsorship Form. For more information, contact our office at (904) 306-9318.
CEU's will be provided to LCSW's, LMFT's and LMHC's by Child Guidance Center, Inc., provider # 50-367, expires 3/31/19.
CLE's will be provided.
DR. KYLE PRUETT KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Author of “Partnership Parenting” International Authority on Child & Parent Development Clinical Professor in the Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine
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MAIA SZALAVITZ CONFERENCE SPEAKER
Award Winning Neuroscience Author, Journalist and Mental Health Advocate Author of Bestseller, The Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction
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Conference Schedule
Conference Brochure
8:00 - 8:30 am |
CHECK-IN |
8:30 - 10:00 am
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WORKSHOP 1:
- The effectiveness of in home services for child abuse prevention with families in recovery and with an emphasis on the Exchange Parent Aide model. Presented by Genevieve Stults, Director of Child Abuse Prevention Services with the National Exchange Club of Toledo, OH
WORKSHOP 2:
- Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope, A documentary facilitated by Nydia Ntouda, Training Specialist, Ounce of Prevention Tallahassee
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10:15 - 11:45 am |
WORKSHOP 3:
- The Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction (presented by the author, Maia Szalavitz)
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12:00 - 1:30 pm |
25TH ANNUAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AWARDS LUNCHEON KEYNOTE:
- Dr. Kyle Pruett ‘The Impact of the Father Figure on a Child’s Development’
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1:45 - 3:15 pm |
WORKSHOP 4:
- Panel Discussion: Join Dr. Kyle Pruett, Maia Szalavitz, DCF Regional Manager Pattie Medlock, The Honorable David M. Gooding, Duval County Circuit Court Judge, and Bob Miller, CEO of Family Support Services of North Florida, as they discuss some of the major issues facing Child Welfare services in today’s world including the opioid crisis and the absence of a positive male role model. This will be an important discussion for child welfare professionals, law enforcement, policy makers and basically anyone whose life work is dedicated to protecting and aiding at-risk children and families.
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3:30 - 5:00 pm |
WORKSHOP 5:
- Self-care for Providers and Parents, Yolanda Webster
WORKSHOP 6:
- Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope, A documentary facilitated by Nydia Ntouda, Training Specialist, Ounce of Prevention Tallahassee
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*If you have any questions please contact us