Keeping Kids Safe – tamariki te tuatahi, a conference on child abuse and family violence
Dates: Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th April 2008
Location: Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre, Manukau City
Times: 8:30am Monday 14th to 4:30pm Tuesday 15th April 2008
Concerned about the rising statistics on violence, especially family violence? Want to get behind some of the reasons and what we can do to reduce levels of child abuse and family violence in New Zealand?
Presbyterian Support Northern is hosting a conference to look at what works, and new ideas around dealing with child abuse and family violence in New Zealand.
This two day, interactive conference for community social service organisations, government, practitioners, policy makers and researchers, aims to assist all who are working with and concerned about our high rates of family violence to learn more about what works and what we could do better.
Media representatives are invited to attend part of all of the conference.
Key note speakers include:
Dr Pita Sharples
Marie Shroff – Privacy Commissioner
Jane Drumm – CEO Preventing Violence in the Home
Sandra Alofivae – Family Lawyer and Families Commission Commissioner
Jenny Jannif and Zaif Khan – Working with migrant women and children
David Kenkle – Office of the Children’s Commissioner
Dr Marie Connolly – Chief Social Worker, CYF
Lorna Sullivan – CEO Standards Plus – working with families who have children with disabilities
Melanie Budge – Youth Programmes, Paeroa Community Sports Trust
Dr Rajan Prasad – Chief Commissioner, the Families Commission
Catherine Lawson – Jigsaw
Jude Simpson - Presbyterian Support Northern Family Violence Advocate
Dr Emma Davies – Principal Advisor Auckland, Office of the Children’s Commissioner
Dr Patrick Kelly, Clinical Director, Te Puaruruhau, Starship Hospital
Alison Hudgell, Director, Hudgell and Associates
Plus 10 workshops covering specialist areas.
Issues to be covered:
Privacy – can we protect kids and respect privacy?
Why does abuse keep coming back?
What does “best practice” actually mean?
Dealing with domestic violence
When and how do we make a difference to kids safety and well-being?
What kids are telling us
Screening for family violence
Child Abuse – the primary prevention
How to Talk to Kids
Strengthening Families- supporting families to achieve their desired outcomes
The media’s role in prevention
Culturally centered approaches to family violence prevention
Tools to help kids keep themselves safe
Early invention in the home
How the shame of family violence affects children
Further information is available at www.keepkidssafe.co.nz
For further information please contact:
Rachel Allan
Communications & Marketing Advisor
Presbyterian Support Northern
Mobile: 027 210 8616
Or
Bonnie Robinson
Community Facilitator
Presbyterian Support Northern
Mobile: 027 222 5595
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