7th Annual Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Conference 

New location!!  New pre-conference opportunities!! 
Great presenters & workshops for all disciplines! 

The 2015 conference has been carefully planned and developed to meet the learning and networking needs of professionals working with child victims of abuse.  Two pre-conference full day trainings have been added this year.  Select from over 30 workshop opportunities presented by state and national experts with topics for all disciplines involved in the investigation, prosecution, evaluation, medical or mental health treatment capacity, as well as local, state and federal officials and lawmakers committed to developing collaborative partnerships which have proven so successful.  For additional information, please click on the brochure link below.  Online registration is also available through link below.  

Featured Speakers

• ANDREW H. AGATSTON, J.D., Law Offices of Andrew H. Agatson, P.C. & CEO/General Counsel for CACs of GA, Legal Eagle Listserv for CACs
• EDWARD J. BECKWITH, Attorney, Baker Hostetler, Washington, D.C. 
• NATANYA BLAND, Family Services Specialist II, Virginia Beach Department of Human Services 
• MICHAEL BOURKE, Ph.D., Chief Psychologist & Head of the US Marshals Service Behavioral Analysis Unit
• JULIE BRAND, MS, CAPER Consulting (Child Abuse Prevention, Education and Recovery) 
• MICHELLE CLAYTON, MD, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters Child Abuse Program, Norfolk, VA 
• BETH EISENZIMMER, Family Advocate, Children's Trust Roanoke Valley
• DEB FLOWERS, MSN, CPNP, Clinical Asst. Professor, Dept of Pediatrics, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
• LANIS GELUSO, Special Victims Detective, Virginia Beach Police Department 
• JORDAN GREENBAUM, MD, Medical Director, Stephanie Blank Center for Safe & Healthy Children,
  Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta 
• ALLISON JACKSON, MD, MPH, Division Chief, Child & Adolescent Protection Center of Children’s National Medical Center 
• JULIE KENNISTON, MSW, LISW, Volunteer Executive Director of The Center for Family Solutions 
• SUSAN LAMB, MD, Post-doctoral fellow, Child Abuse Program at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA
• JUANITA MALEY, Stafford County Commonwealth’s Attorney Office (& Kahn, facility dog) 
• JEN NEWTON, PhD, Assistant Professor, Inclusive Early Childhood Education, James Madison University
• RESMIYE ORAL, MD, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Child Protection Program, University of Iowa
• TERRI D. PATTERSON, PhD, Behavioral Analysis Unit III, Nat’l Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC)
• PAUL POWERS, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Virginia Beach, VA 
• MATTHEW ROSENBERG, Special Agent, Homeland Security Investigations, ASAC-Norfolk/Richmond Group 
• YVETTE ROSZELL, Outreach Coordinator, Southern Regional Children’s Advocacy Center (SRCAC) 
• AMY RUSSELL, MSEd, JD, NCC, Executive Director, Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center 
• JENNA SPAGNUOLO, Forensic Interviewer, CHKD Child Abuse Program, Norfolk, VA 
• MICHELE THAMES, M.Ed., Forensic Interviewing Coordinator, CHKD Child Abuse Program, Norfolk, VA 
  (& Pecos, facility dog) 
• DEANNA “DEDE” WALLACE, Victim Assistance Specialist, Homeland Security Investigations, Washington, DC 

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE A:  Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs): 
What You Need to Know

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE B:  ChildFirst™ Forensic Interview Protocol Update Training
(successful graduates of Finding Words/ChildFirst only) 

Conference Brochure 

*portions of the brochure are still being updated

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Participating Sponsors