Thursday, November 7, 2024
7:00 – 8:15 a.m.
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration
Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Keynote #1 – Welcome to Paradise
Speaker: Anna Maria Tremonti
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Concurrent Sessions 1
Speakers: Deinera Exner-Cortens & Kyle Bell
Topic: Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention and Healthy Relationships Promotion in the Alberta Context: The WiseGuyz Program
Speakers: Papiya Das & Ms. Suneeta Jobanputra
Topic: Barriers to Mental Health service utilization among South Asian Immigrant women survivors of Violence
Speaker: Lana Wells
Topic: Predicting and Preventing Male Perpetration of Domestic Violence: Disrupting Trajectories Leading to Domestic Violence
Speakers: Heidi Olson
Topic: Recognizing and Responding to Human Trafficking
Speaker: Carla Bertsch
Topic: Rethinking Gender Socialization and Associated Identities
Speaker: Dawne Clarke
Topic: Relationships: Healing & Resilience
Speakers: Jessica Montgomery, Marla Poelzer, Deputy Director, Sylvia Ladouceur, and Outreach Cultural Connector, Genesis Flores
Topic: “You serve men?!” How to operate an all-gender shelter
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Award Ceremony
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Keynote #2 – Violence Against Women in SportsWorld: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
Speaker: Dr. Walter S. DeKeseredy
2:15 – 2:45 p.m.
Networking Break
2:45 – 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions 2
Speaker: Dr. Walter S. DeKeseredy
Topic: Violence Against Women in SportsWorld: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
Speaker: Wendy Aujla
Topic: Canadian and American Intimate Partner Violence Service Providers’ Perspectives for Better Supporting Immigrant Women Survivors
Speakers: Miranda Pilipchuk & Tosha Duncan
Topic: “When Other Doors Were Closed, Ours Were Open”: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Domestic Abuse Survivors and the Domestic Violence Shelters and Staff that Support Them
Speaker: Neil Atkinson & Lana Wells
Topic: A ‘Made in Alberta’ Small Town and Rural Response to Preventing Gender-based Violence
Speaker: Miglena S. Todorova
Topic: Involving men in sexual and gender-based violence prevention education: Positive practices, barriers, and ways forward
Speakers: Morgan Bissegger
Topic: Considering Trauma: Building Complainant Connections
Speakers: Jeff Roth
Topic: Invisible Chains: Understanding and Preventing Cyber Abuse in Domestic Violence
4:15 – 6:00 p.m.
Evening Mixer
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Book Signing – Skating on Thin Ice with co-author Dr. Walter S. DeKeseredy
Friday, November 8, 2024
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome Back Greetings
8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
Keynote #3 – Moving Ahead: Putting knowledge of brain injury from intimate partner violence into practice
Speaker: Karen Mason
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
10:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions 3
Speakers: Dr. Patricia Makokis & Janice Makokis
Topic: Breaking the Cycle of Violence Against Indigenous Women: The Intersection of Indigenous Rights and Women’s Rights
Speakers: Namrata Gill
Topic: Life After Abuse
Speakers: Christina Riddoch & Gwen May
Topic: Restraining Orders
Speakers: Mars & Carrie Ellinger
Topic: 2SLGBTQQIA+ Perspectives in Edmonton Based Sex Work: Safety and Empowerment
Speaker: Dr. Rose Joudi
Topic: Honouring Diverse Narratives: Addressing Ethnocultural Elder Abuse in Family Violence Prevention
Speaker: Kiara Mikita
Topic: “I’ll never do it the same way again!”: How to Build Capacity in Anti-Violence Work by Learning to Design and Deliver More Engaging and Effective Education and Information Sessions
11:45 – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch
12:45 – 2:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions 4
Speaker: Karen Mason
Topic: The power of community: Testing a brain injury rehabilitation program for survivors of intimate partner violence
Speaker: Heidi Olson
Topic: The Intersection of Pornography, Child Sexual Abuse, and Exploitation
Speaker: Carla Bertsch
Topic: Responding to Disclosures
Speaker: Anduamlak Takele
Topic: Masculinity Crisis or Caring Masculinity? Exploring the Role of Household Technology in Breaking the Norm of ”Women in the Domestic Sphere” Among Ethio-Canadian Immigrants In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Speakers: Thomas Kuperus & Lukasz Herba
Topic: Alberta’s Electronic Monitoring Program
Speaker: Kyle Ho
Topic: Working with Male Victims Who Experienced Domestic Abuse
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Networking Break
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Keynote #4 – Breaking the Cycle of Violence Against Indigenous Women: The Intersection of Indigenous Rights and Women’s Rights
Speakers: Dr. Patricia Makokis and Janice Makokis
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks & Door Prizes
Please let us know when registering if you will be attending our Fireside Chat!
Wednesday Evening
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Fireside Chat
Each presenter will have a 15 minute presentation from someone on themes and trends for their area related to Family Violence, the there will be a Q&A and general conversation around the topics
Speakers/topics:
- Guns and Gangs.
- Firearms Search and Seizure.
- Criminal harassment and stalking Criminal Harassment.