Public Awareness
Bulletins - Winter 2010 OPDV Bulletin
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Innovative Training Events
On October 7, 8, and 9, 2009, OPDV and the NYS Office of Children
and Family Services (OCFS) co-sponsored three regional forums entitled When
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Intersect: Tools to Engage the
Family. The forums were held in Buffalo, Syracuse, and
White Plains and were open to CPS and child welfare workers and
domestic violence service providers. Over 150 people attended
the full-day forums which covered topics such as how to engage
fathers in the child welfare system and treatment vs. accountability
for abusers. Speakers included Alisa Del Tufo, Founder of
Threshold Collaborative in Southern Vermont; Haji Shearer, Director
of the Fatherhood Initiative at the Massachusetts Children’s
Trust Fund; and Gwen Wright, Director of Human Services and Prevention
at OPDV.
On November 17, 2009, OPDV and the NYS Division of Criminal Justice
Services (DCJS) co-sponsored Reducing Domestic Violence: Coordinated
Strategies for Operation IMPACT Executives, a full-day conference
held in Saratoga Springs, to assist Operation
IMPACT jurisdictions with the development and enhancement of
domestic violence strategies. Over 160 executive level criminal
justice officials attended.
The conference featured national experts Andy Klein, Ph.D., from
Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. in Sudbury, MA, and Paul Dedinsky,
from the Milwaukee, WI County District Attorney’s Office. Topics
covered included implications of current domestic violence research
for law enforcement, interpretation of domestic violence statistics
for crime analysts, and prosecuting witness tampering and battering
from behind bars. The conference also included presenters
from IMPACT jurisdictions around the state.
Visit OPDV’s webpage for conference information and materials.
