The 2012 Joining Together Conference will once again bring child abuse professionals together to identify and discuss issues and initiatives related to child abuse forensic investigation and clinical practice. The conference is pleased to feature sessions related to the latest research and best practices in forensic child abuse investigation and clinical practice. The conference is based on a model of multidisciplinary collaboration.

NEW: The conference will feature the option of two pre-conference workshops (6 hours) on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Costs not included in the conference price.

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2012 Conference Themes

• Strategies for the investigative interview of the maltreated child• Intimate partner violence• Promoting culturally sensitive investigations for Aboriginal children • Internet sexual exploitation• New research on abusive head injuries (Shaken Baby Syndrome)• Working with LGBT youth who are victims of child maltreatment• Medical perspectives• Offender characteristics and interrogation• Prosecuting child maltreatment cases• Clinical treatment• Child witness court preparation• Case studies

Primary Audience

Professionals working in or interested in the area of child maltreat-ment such as social workers, police officers, Crown prosecutors, medical professionals, therapists and victim service workers.

Conference Presenters

Victor Malarek is a media journalist on W-5 and was previously on the Fifth Estate. In 1997, he won a Gemini Award as Canada’s top broadcast journalist. He offers a perspective on his own childhood abuse and his professional research on global female exploitation.

Cindy Blackstock, M.M., Ph.D. is the Executive Director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. Her key interests include exploring and addressing the causes of disadvantage for Aboriginal children and families by promoting equitable and culturally based interventions.

Peter Collins, MD, FRCPC is the Coordinator of the Forensic Psychiatry Unit, Behavioural Sciences and Analysis Services, Investigation and Support Bureau of the Ontario Provincial Police and an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto.

Ailsa Craig, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She speaks on homophobia, heterosexism, and sexual diversity awareness.

Dr. Evan Matshes, M.D. is the Assistant Chief Medical Examiner for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Calgary, Alberta. He has published and lectured extensively in human anatomy and osteology, the neurosciences, and forensic pathology.

And many, many more international experts in the field of child maltreatment.

Registration

For early-bird registration please go to the link to reserve your spot: http://conexsys.ca/2012Joining

We will take a deposit of $150.00 to hold your spot and ensure 2010 prices in the event of a 2012 fee increase. For information on submitting a “Call for Abstracts” please email csica@shaw.ca

The History of Joining Together Conference

The Canadian Society for the Investigation of Child Abuse (CSICA) has hosted three highly successful international conferences in 2006, 2008 and 2010 with each one being fully registered to a capacity of 300 participants.

For more information on CSICA, including its mission and activities, please go to our website at www.csicainfo.com.

The Canadian Society for the Investigation of Child Abuse

PO Box 42066Acadia Postal OutletCalgary, AlbertaT2J 7A6

Websites: www.csicainfo.com; www.childcourtprep.comEmail: csica@shaw.caPhone: (403) 289-8385Fax: (403) 254-2684

2012JOINING TOGETHER

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