| Held Friday, October 3, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM at the Barron Innovation Hub in downtown State College (with a virtual option also available), this conference will draw in leaders and practitioners from Children’s Advocacy Centers, the respective disciplines of a multidisciplinary team, policy makers and researchers. The breadth and depth of the discussion will lend itself to support enhancement in practice, policy and research directions.
Featured speakers include:
- Brian Allen, professor, Department of Pediatrics, Center for the Protection of Children and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
- Linda Cordisco-Steele, director of Forensic Interview Training and Services, National Children’s Advocacy Center
- The Honorable Alyssa B. Cowan, judge at the Fifth Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Kasey Jackson, vice president of programs, Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas
- Sheridan Miyamoto, director and principal investigator of the SAFE-T Center, Professor Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
- District Attorney Seán McCormack, chief of the District Attorney’s Trial Division, Cumberland County
- Emily Putnam-Hornstein, John A. Tate Distinguished Professor for Children in Need, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Elizabeth “Libby” Ralston, director emeritus, Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center
Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided.
Credit hours available: Social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors licensed by the state of Pennsylvania can earn 6.5 clock hours of continuing education for completing this conference. |
