Preventing Violence Against Women and Children: Workshop Summary (2011)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
WORKSHOP ON PREVENTING VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN
AGENDA
Approach: Using an ecologic framework that focuses on points of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention and intervention, this workshop will assess violence along the lifespan of women and children. Each level will present the evidence basis of prevention, successful strategies, and promising interventions or emerging research that can potentially be applied in global settings. An interactive panel to explore ways forward will follow each segment.
Objective: To provide a comprehensive approach to the prevention of violence against women and children, focusing on early interventions.
DAY 1
| 8:15 | Registration |
| 9:00 | Introduction |
Jacquelyn Campbell, Ph.D., R.N. | |
Chair, Forum on Global Violence Prevention | |
Anna D. Wolfe Chair, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing | |
| 9:20 | Opening Remarks |
Judy Salerno, M.D., M.S. | |
| 9:30 | Lifetime Trajectory and an Ecological Approach: A Global View of Violence Against Women and Children What is the burden of violence? Where are the intersections of violence against women and violence against children? How can we move forward at primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention levels? Claudia García-Moreno, M.D. |
| 10:00 | Q & A with Claudia García-Moreno |
I. GLOBAL: CONTEXT MATTERS
On the international and national stage, efforts toward recognizing the issues of violence against women and children have produced mixed results. What has been successful? Where has progress been made? Where do existing challenges lie? This segment will explore legislation to reduce violence against women and children, government initiatives, and partnerships that transcend borders.
| Moderated by: | Frances Ashe-Goins, R.N., M.P.H. Acting Director, Office of Women’s Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| 10:10 | Policy Advocacy as a Tool for Prevention Lessons Learned from the International Violence Against Women Act Kiersten Stewart, M.A. |
| 10:40 | Global Partnerships on Domestic Violence Legal Reform |
Cheryl Thomas, J.D. | |
| 11:00 | Partners for Prevention: Asia and the Pacific |
James Lang |
| 11:20 | Break |
| 11:35 | U.S. Government Initiatives to Respond to Violence Against Women |
Lynn Rosenthal | |
| 12:05 | Canada’s Family Violence Initiative |
David Butler-Jones, M.D., M.H.Sc. | |
| 12:30 | Inter-American Alliance for the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence |
Monique Widyono for Margarita Quintanilla, M.D., M.P.H. | |
| 12:45 | Q & A with Kiersten Stewart, Cheryl Thomas, James Lang, Joanne LaCroix (for David Butler-Jones), and Monique Widyono |
| 1:30 | Lunch |
II. COMMUNITIES: GENDER EQUALITY
Equal roles and rights of men and women contribute toward the reduction of violence against women and children. This segment will explore the impact of engaging men and boys and empowering women and girls.
| Moderated by: | Gary Barker, Ph.D. Director of Gender, Violence, and Rights International Center for Research on Women |
| 2:15 | Keynote Address |
| Ending Violence Against Women and Children: Investing in Solutions | |
Mary Ellsberg for Sarah Degnan Kambou, Ph.D., M.P.H. | |
| 2:45 | The Science of Gender Equality |
| Why This Isn’t Just About Working with Women | |
Rachel Jewkes, M.D. |
| 3:15 | What Does an Understanding of Masculinities Bring to the Story? |
| Engaging Men in Preventing Violence Against Women: Factors and Results | |
Gary Barker, Ph.D. | |
| 3:35 | Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity |
Rachel Jewkes for Julia Kim, M.D., M.Sc. | |
| 3:55 | Break |
| 4:15 | The Way Forward |
| Moderated by: Gary Barker Full panel of speakers with moderator and audience participation to discuss ways in which existing programs can be scaled up, new approaches can be determined, or information gaps can be addressed. | |
| 5:00 | Break |
DAY 2
| 8:00 | Registration |
| 8:30 | Summary of Day 1 |
| Jacquelyn Campbell | |
| 8:35 | Government Initiatives to Reduce Violence: New Zealand Denise Wilson, Ph.D., R.N. |
| Associate Professor of Māori Health, Auckland University of Technology |
III. FAMILIES: INTERRUPTING/PREVENTING THE
CYCLE OF VIOLENCE—SECONDARY PREVENTION
Violence against children has strong linkages to violence against women. As well, violence within the family both directly against and witnessed by children, perpetuates a cycle. How can intervening early both
protect against and prevent violence? Where and when can these interventions be most effective?
| Moderated by: | Bryan Samuels, M.P.P. Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families |
| 9:10 | Intervening in the Cycle of Violence What We Know, What We Don’t |
Claire Crooks, Ph.D. | |
Associate Director, Centre for Prevention Science Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | |
| 9:40 | Case Studies: Innovative Prevention Interventions |
| Addressing Intimate Partner Violence and Potential Child Abuse at Prenatal Care | |
Agnes Tiwari, Ph.D., R.N. | |
|
The Fourth R: Strategies for Healthy Youth Relationships
David Wolfe, Ph.D. | |
| Strengthening Families: An Integrated, Multi-Level Approach to Preventing Child Maltreatment | |
Judy Langford, M.S.Ed. | |
| 10:45 | Q & A with Claire Crooks, Agnes Tiwari, David Wolfe, Judy Langford, Jeffrey Edleson |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:05 | The Way Forward |
| Moderated by Jeffrey Edleson, Ph.D. Director of Research, University of Minnesota School of Social Work | |
| Full panel of speakers with moderator and audience participation to discuss ways in which existing programs can be scaled up, new approaches can be determined, or information gaps can be addressed. | |
| 11:55 | Lunch |
IV. PSYCHOSOCIAL EMPOWERMENT
Interrupting the cycle of violence also requires addressing the trauma experienced by victims of violence, and strengthening women, children, and families. This section will focus on secondary and tertiary prevention of violence against women and children and long-term effects of trauma.
| Moderated by: | Brigid McCaw, M.D. Medical Director, Family Violence Prevention Program Kaiser Permanente |
| 1:00 | Trauma-Informed Care: A Values-Based Context for Psychosocial Empowerment |
Roger Fallot, Ph.D. | |
Director of Research and Evaluation, Community Connections | |
| 1:30 | Case Studies |
| Treatment of Trauma Among Women with Substance Abuse Disorders | |
Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D. | |
| Psychosocial Trauma Interventions in Children, Families, and Parents | |
Julian Ford, Ph.D. | |
Director, University of Connecticut Health Center Child Trauma Clinic | |
| Community Advocacy Project: A Psychosocial Empowerment Intervention for Women with Abusive Partners | |
Cris Sullivan, Ph.D. | |
Director, Violence against Women Research and Outreach Initiative Michigan State University | |
| A Systems-Model Approach to Improve Intimate Partner Violence Services in a Large Health Care Organization | |
Brigid McCaw, M.D. | |
Medical Director, Family Violence Prevention Program Kaiser Permanente | |
| 3:00 | Q & A with Brigid McCaw, Roger Fallot, Julian Ford, Hortensia Amaro, and Cris Sullivan |
| 3:10 | Break |
| 3:20 | The Way Forward |
| Moderated by Jacquelyn Campbell | |
| Full panel of speakers with moderator and audience participation to discuss ways in which existing programs can be scaled up, new approaches can be determined, or information gaps can be addressed. | |
| 4:35 | Closing Keynote |
| What lessons Have We Learned and How Do We Proceed? | |
| Gail Wyatt, Ph.D. | |
| Associate Director, University of California, Los Angeles AIDS Institute |
