Invitation mailer community partners event 2014

CON-FENCE

WHEN: Wednesday, April 2, 2014

WHERE: Avalon Manor 3550 East U.S. 30 Merrillville, Indiana, 46410

TIME: 7:45 am to 4:00 pm

R.S.V.P.: by March 10, 2014 space limited - 400

COST: $35.00 - payable by check or money order

SEND TO: Geminus Corporation Geminus Community Partners 8400 Louisiana Street Merrillville, IN 46410

CEUs: 6 CEUs will be provided through the Indiana Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist and Mental Health Counselor Board to provide Category 1 Continuing Education Programs for LSW, LCSW, LMFT, and LMHC.

Need More Information? Call (219) 757-1822

April is National Child Abuse

Prevention Month

The month of April is a month dedicated to raising awareness about child abuse and

neglect and to encourage individuals and communities to positively support children and families. The goal of this month is to promote

children and strengthening families.

It is our hope that you will be able to join us on April 2, 2014, at Avalon Manor in Merrillville, Indiana, for the Geminus

Community Partners Annual Conference, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children.

We hope this conference helps you to glean further understanding into the world of

domestic violence, how the lives of children are impacted by it, and what we can do to help the

children and families that have experienced or witnessed domestic violence,

neglect or abuse.

Thank you for all you do for families, not just in April, but all year long. Let’s continue to let our

light shine brightly for keeping children safe from abuse and neglect.

Nicholas M. Neal, Director Geminus Family Services

7:45 am REGISTRATION

8:30 am WELCOME - Nicholas Neal - Director, Geminus Family Services

8:45 am Sanford R. Kauffman - President, Geminus Corporation

9:00 am Mary Beth Bonaventura - Director, Indiana Department of Child Services

9:15 am

Jane A. Bisbee - Deputy Director, Field Operations, Indiana Department of Child Services

9:45 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS “I KNOW HOW I GOT THERE...AND I’M NOT GOING BACK.”

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dottie L. Davis Deputy Chief of Police Fort Wayne, Indiana (retired 2013 after 32 years) Director of Security, Fort Wayne, Indiana Community Schools (currently)

10:50 am BREAK

11:00 am “GENERATIONAL IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS IT RELATES TO CHILDREN” Beth Murphy Beams - Coordinator of Women’s Programs, Center for Non-Violence, Fort Wayne, Indiana

12:00 pm LUNCH

1:00 pm “SCARED SICK” THE ROLE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IN ADULT DISEASE” Dr. Robin Karr-Morse - Director, The Parenting Institute, and Author

2:00 pm BREAK - SILENT AUCTION ENDS

10:45 am “SHINING A LIGHT ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT” Brandy Jania, Program Manager, Geminus Community Partners

9:30 am Richard Ban, Regional Manager, Lake County Department of Child Services

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“SURVIVING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE” Dottie L. Davis - Deputy Chief of Police Fort Wayne, Indiana (Retired) Director of Security, Fort Wayne Community Schools (currently)

A CHILD WELFARE TRANSFORMATION “THE EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES”

Jane Bisbee - Deputy Director, Field Operations, Indiana Department of Child Services Angela Comsa - Clinical Director, Regional Mental Health Center, Child and Adolescent Services

“OFFENDER PROGRAMS THEN AND NOW” Terrence Velligan- Program Manager, A.I.M. Coordinator, REAL Fathers Initiative - Geminus Family Services

Jessica Marcum-Jacobs - Program Coordinator, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence

The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children - April 2, 2014 7: 45 am to 4 pm - Avalon Manor - Merrillville, Indiana

C O N F E R E N C E A G E N D A

2:15 pm to 4:00 pm B R E A K O U T S E S S I O N S 2:15 pm to 4:00 pm

The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children

Additional Conference Speakers/Presenters in Alphabetical Order

Richard Ban, Regional Manager, Lake County Department of Child Services Beth Murphy-Beams, Coordinator of Women’s Programs, Center for Non-Violence, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Jane Bisbee, Deputy Director, Field Operations, Indiana Department of Child Services Mary Beth Bonaventura, Director, Indiana Department of Child Services

Angela Comsa, Clinical Director, Regional Mental Health Center, Child and Adolescent Program Dr. Robin Karr-Morse, Director, The Parenting Institute and Author

Jessica Marcum-Jacobs, Program Coordinator, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence Terrence Velligan, Program Manager/A.I.M. Coordinator, REAL Fathers Initiative - Geminus Family Services

Sponsored by GEMINUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS

AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE LAKE COUNTY

...shining a light

on child abuse

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GEMINUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE LAKE COUNTY

ARE COMMITTED TO PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT

AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES

Join us for our annual conference

April 2, 2014 Avalon Manor

Merrillville, Indiana 7:45 am to 4:00 pm

RSVP BY MARCH 10, 2014 SLOTS ARE LIMITED TO 400

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

KEYNOTE SPEAKER DOTTIE L. DAVIS

Dottie L. Davis, BS is currently the Director of Security for Fort Wayne Community Schools, the largest school corporation in the State of Indiana, with over 32,000 students and 4,500 employees. She retired in June 2013 after serving nearly thirty-two years with the Fort Wayne Police Department. She last served as the Director of Training at the Academy and held the rank of Deputy Chief. During her career she received numerous commendations, including two Meritorious Service Citations. Dottie graduated from Purdue University with honors receiving a Bachelor of Science, and certifications in Substance Abuse Counseling and Social Service. In March 2003 she graduated from the National FBI Academy in Quantico, VA. Since 1992. She has been a family violence trainer, and has trained law enforcement officers, prosecutors, advocates, and judges throughout the nation.

The Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) named Dottie the 1998 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. In April 2000 she became involved in implementing the Crisis Intervention Team with the Fort Wayne Police Department to better serve individuals in a mental health crisis with dignity and respect. Due to her work, she has received several awards from the National Alliance on Mental Illness and many other accolades.

Davis serves as a board member for Mental Health America in Allen County, and the Sexual Assault Treatment Center, and has spoken at numerous trainings, conferences and events throughout the United States, and in Canada.

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