Symposium for Child Abuse Professionals

Registration must be received by March 23, 2012.
Please provide your contact information and then select one session for each of the two time slots.

Social Work CEU's have been approved and will amount to 5.5 hours

Concurrent Afternoon Workshops A, B, and C - 1:15 to 2:30 PM

Participants MUST select ONE from workshops A, B, or C 

Session A. Medical Track:  Why Refer a Child for A Specialized Medical Evaluation?

     Gladibel Medina, MD, CAP, FAAP  Medical Director,

              Dorothy B. Hersh Regional Child Protection Center  

     Sylvie Snyder, LCSW,  Clinical Coordinator 

               Dorothy B. Hersh Regional Child Protection Center            

Session B:  Mental Health Track:  Game Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child Sexual Abuse

     Craig Springer, Ph.D.  Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

     Justin R. Misurell, Ph.D.  Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Session C:  Human Trafficking – Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

     Det. Richard Love   Ft. Lauderdale, Florida PD (Retired)

Concurrent Workshops D, E, and F - 2:45 to 4:00 PM

Participants MUST select ONE from workshops D, E, or F

Session D: Effective Use of Expert Mental Health and Medical Testimony

     Christine Baker, Ph.D.  Metro RDTC,

               Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

     Gladibel Medina, MD, CAP, FAAP  Medical Director,

               Dorothy B. Hersh Regional Child Protection Center

Session E:  Domestic Violence and the Co-Occurrence of Child Abuse

     Stacey Maida, MSW

DYFS DV Liaison Suburban Essex County

     Penny Paparteys, DVS

Advocacy Services Supervisor, Providence House DVS

Session F:  MDT Approach to Child on Child Sexual Abuse

     Martin Krupnick,Psy.D.  NJ Lic. Psychologist No. 1846

              Exec. Dir. IEP Youth Services, Inc.

     Manuela Prince, MSW

Family Advocate, Wynona’s House CAC, Essex

     Emory Cabera, MSW, LSW                 

Clinician, Children’s Aid and Family Services Inc., Essex County

     Robin Scheiner, Esq.

                  Chief AP, Juvenile Unit, Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office

 Please click on the links below to print out the Conference Handout materials - you will be responsible for bringing handouts to the Conference.