KELSO HOUSING AUTHORITY

Domestic Violence Awareness Conference
Keynote Presentation & Workshops

ADDRESS:

A Decade of Change:
How far We've Come
and
How Far We Have to Go

Ms. Buel honored Justice & Hope by a return visit to our conference as we celebrated our 10th year. Her review of the many gains during the past decade including institutional change witnessed in legislation, cultural and political awareness, advocacy and law enforcement was facinating. Ms. Buel spoke about the opportunity we now have to define practical steps, look to model programs and guidance needed to address issues such as witness tampering, child abuse prevention, and the relevance of education and health care in making a real change. Comments from her audience showed that they were captivated by her speaking style and completely absorbed in her vast knowledge and the information she was able to impart.

WORKSHOPS

Working with Deaf Victims of Domestic Violence– Sheli Barber
We know about the kinds of barriers facing victims of domestic violence, but imagine the additional challenge for a victim that is deaf or hearing impaired.

Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Fatality Review – Jake Fawcett, Fatality Review Program Coordinator WSCADV (this workshop continued through the afternoon session until 4:00). We have the data, those in attendance at this workshop were given the opportunity to review homicide statistics and learned how each community can use this information to improve prevention and early intervention so that someday in the state of Washington, we will have no need for a Fatality Review.

Using Technology to Stalk – Detective Craig McCollom, Clark County Sheriff’s Office and Eric Thomas, Computer Forensics Investigator, Vancouver, WA Police Department
Detective McCollom and Eric Thomas have traveled the state with this alarming presentation on how insidious and prevalent cyber stalking is. This workshop reviewed the specific RCW’s, and revealed types of technology used against victims and technology safety planning strategies to educate and protect potential victims and techniques to monitor and document abuses.

The Role of the Faith Community in Prevention and Intervention of Domestic Violence. Chaplain Steve White, Cowlitz County Chaplaincy and Mother Kathleen Patton, Interim Rector at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Longview. The leaders and practitioners in our faith communities can support and enhance the work being done in advocacy and law enforcement for victims of domestic violence and their families. We have history to acknowledge on past short comings of our spiritual leaders in preventing domestic violence and healing for survivors, by calling this out we can improve our efforts as community. Chaplain Steve and Mother Kathleen reprised this well received presentation for the second time at Justice and Hope.

Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention and Outreach – Amy Kernkamp from Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital/MultiCare and Detective Bradley Graham, Tacoma Police Department. Every year even in our small region, a baby will die at the hands of a caregiver. Join Amy and Detective Graham to learn about Shaken Baby Syndrome; what is it? Who does it? What damage occurs to infants and young children? Most importantly, what can we do in our communities to prevent it?