Fourth International Conference on Domestic Abuse Jewish Women
International's Fourth International Conference on Domestic Abuse will
feature opportunities for individuals and organizations to connect with
one another, build concrete skills, share struggles and challenges as
well as best practices, reflect on what has been accomplished, and
envision the future. The Conference will include: trainings and skill
building sessions for advocates, social workers, mental health
professionals, clergy, lawyers and community leaders; an Advocacy Day on
Capitol Hill; facilitated networking sessions; special sessions on
prevention work and promoting healthy relationships; a survivor
speak-out; and more. For more information, visit www.jwi.org/conference

Conference Highlights

The Impact of Media & Culture on Teens with Jackson Katz, Ed.M.,
co-founder of Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program & Rosalind
Wiseman, author of Queen Bees & Wannabes

Healing Family Violence:Understanding Complex Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder with Mary Jo Barrett, MSW, executive director and co-founder of
The Center for Contextual Change, Ltd.

Danger Assessment: Identifying Risk of Homicide & Near Homicide with
Jacquelyn C. Campbell, R.N., Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University

The Hague Convention: Implications for Child Custody with Families
Fleeing Abusers with Jeffrey Edleson, Ph. D., Professor in the School of
Social Work at the University of Minnesota and Director of the Minnesota
Center Against Violence and Abuse & Sudha Shetty, Esq., Director of the
International Fellowship Program at the University of Minnesota's Hubert
H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs

The Impact of Violence on Children with David Pelcovitz, Ph.D., Straus
Professor of Psychology and Education, Azrieli Graduate School, Yeshiva
University

One Day Training for Social Workers & Advocates
Tuesday, April 28th, 9:30am to 4:00pm (6 CEUs)
Healing Family Violence: Strategies for Assessing and Treating
Traumatized Victims and Families. Build competencies in healing family
violence by viewing batterers, victims and Complex PTSD through a new
lens; be trained in the Danger Assessment; and take home a lethality
assessment tool with scoring interpretations. Learn more.

One Day Training for Jewish Clergy & Seminary Students
Tuesday, April 28th, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
JWI's Clergy Task Force will lead a special session for rabbis, cantors
and seminary students to help them effectively and safely recognize and
respond to domestic abuse, and support victims and families in their
congregations. Pre-registration is required. Learn more.

Advocacy Day: Wednesday, April 29th
Attend a breakfast briefing on Capitol Hill and then lobby Congress to
support legislation that helps millions of abused women and their
children. Training and materials will be provided for all participants.
Pre-registration is required. Learn more.

Networking & Collaboration
Special networking sessions will provide concrete strategies
participants can take back to their communities. Topics include
advancing the issue of agunot, domestic violence coalitions and
challenges & successes in supporting battered Jewish women.

Full Conference Registration $450 Early bird by Feb 28 up to $550
Single-Day Registration (Sun-Tues) $150 Early bird by Feb 28 up to
$225
Advocacy Day Registration (Wed only) NO COST

Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
Tel: 703.418.1234
www.crystalcity.hyatt.com