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Daniel Armagh: General Counsel, Federal Programs Fox Valley College Daniel Armagh received his law degree from the University of Oklahoma with honors where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Achievement in the study of Legal Process in Contract Law. Mr. Armagh also studied at Queen’s College and Oxford University, United Kingdom. Mr. Armagh became Director of Legal Education at Fox Valley Technical College in August of 2004, and General Counsel of Federal Programs in 2008. Among Mr. Armagh’s responsibilities as Director of Legal Education is to train attorneys, law enforcement, and other professionals how to investigate and prosecute crimes against children. He also provides technical assistance on a wide variety of issues impacting children in the areas of the sexual exploitation of children, physical abuse of children, child abduction, and child fatalities. Mr. Armagh lectures frequently on crimes against children in national and international forums.

Brief Overview: This presentation will look at the challenges confronting prosecutors during the prosecution of child fatalities.

Jan Bays, MD.: Jan Bays, MD, received a BA degree with honors in biology from SwarthmoreCollege in Pennsylvania, and an MD degree from University of California at San Diego. She has taught pediatrics as an assistant professor at UC San Diego and clinical instructor of pediatrics at OHSU. In the late 1980's she helped found the Child Abuse Response and Assessment Center (CARES NW) at Legacy Children's Hospital in Portland, Oregon, where she served as medical director for ten years. Dr. Bays has written a number of articles for medical journals and also book chapters on aspects of child abuse including substance abuse and child abuse, child abuse by poisoning, and conditions mistaken for physical and sexual abuse. She currently works part-time for CARES NW as a consultant and lecturer for the Regional Training and Consultation Center in Portland. She lectures on child abuse both in the US and in Japan.

Brief Overview: Dr. Bays will show difficult cases of child abuse where videodocumentation shows the abuse occurring, but there are no long lasting findings to prove that abuse occurred. This presentation clearly documents abuse, and discusses why, in the face of abuse, there is a lack of physical findings by the time the parent brings the child to the attention of the professionals.

Ray Broderick: Ray Broderick is the Director of the Child Advocacy Center in Eugene, OR. He is nationally known for his expertise in forensic interviewing and has published the book, A Child Interviewer’s Guide.

Brief Overview: This presentation will discuss the forensic interview process, the investigative interview and use of videotaped interviews in child abuse investigations.

Don Colcolough: Don Colcolough has spent his entire AOL tenure of fifteen years in the abuse, network security, investigations, technical countermeasures, digital evidence, data protection/authentication and forensics arena. Mr. Colcolough managed AOL's Network Security and Investigations Department (NSI) for eight years prior to joining the AOL Corporate Legal Department in 2001. Mr. Colcolough has been involved in thousands of US Federal, State, US military, international and local law enforcement investigations that involve the use of computers and/or computer networks within the crime. He has testified in over 270 US Federal, State and US military trials involving criminal abuse on or related to the AOL owned networks. Over half of these trials involve computer facilitated crimes against children.

Brief Overview: This instructional presentation is designed to give law enforcement investigators and prosecutors a detailed understanding of the technology and interactive online services used in the commission of computer facilitated crimes against children. There will be three areas covered: how crimes are committed, what law enforcement needs to know when working with ISPs like AOL and fundamentals of network and application forensics needed to provide who did what online.

Sharon Cooper: Sharon Cooper, MD is a Forensic Pediatrician and an instructor and Board member of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. As a pediatrician for more than 3 decades, she is the lead author of the most comprehensive text on child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children. She cares for victims of child pornography, cyber-enticement and prostitution. She serves on the faculty of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

Brief Overview: (Child Sexual Exploitation): This presentation discusses the differences between compliant victimization and self-exploitation. It will highlight the different types of child sexual exploitation and will include a component of the normalization of sexual harm which is ever present in society

Brief Overview: (Commercial Exploitation): This workshop discusses the role that electronic media plays in grooming children, youth and families into high risk behavior

Jack Coyne, MD: Jack F. Coyne, MD is the Medical Director and Coordinator of Pediatric Medical Education for Mercy Hospital in Buffalo New York. He is also the Medical Director of the Genesee County Child Advocacy Center, as well as the Medical Director of the Erie and Niagara County Child Advocacy Center, which he helped mobilize and create. Dr. Coyne has lectured and instructed workshops for the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School on "Sexual Abuse and the Role of the Attorney", for the Western New York Police Academy and Sheriff's Department on "How to Identify Physical and Sexual Abuse in Children", Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center on "Baby Safety Awareness", New York State Bar Association on "Sexual Abuse - The Physician and the Attorney", and for Edinburgh, Scotland at Laureate School on "Meeting Today's Challenge as a Professional with a Purpose". He has also presented at the three Annual Northeastern Conferences on Maltreatment of Children in Providence, RI, the New York State Police Academy Annual Conference, and the 5th, 6th and 7th Annual New England Conference on Child Sexual Abuse. Dr. Coyne has also received the John Paroski Award for teaching, the Dr. Charles Bauda Award in Family Medicine, the CIBA Award for Service to the School and Community, and the Dean's Commendation for Academic and Service Excellence. His professional memberships point to his sensitivity to the health and social needs of disadvantaged children, disabled youth, and his compassion for abused children. He is currently a member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, the Center for Youth Parents, Past Member of the Executive Board of the Medical Staff for Children's Hospital, Committee on Health in Housing, Committee on Rape and Sexual Assault, March of Dimes of Western New York, New York State American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Executive Board of Child, Adolescent Treatment Services, and for eight years a Board Member of the State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School Admission Committee.

Brief Overview: The purpose of this workshiop is to have the participants appreciate the importance, the essential purpose, and the power of the forensic medical evaluation of the abused child. What are we left with if the objective examination is essentially normal, or if lesions once there have healed leaving no signs of post trauma? How is this possible? Clearly the power and importance of the medical examination lies in its ability to heal, its process is on the most therapeutic, seldom diagnostic, opportunities we have to allow the child to begin to heal. Essentially-give power back to the child so he or she is no longer a victim.

Geraldine Crisci: Geraldine Crisci is a clinical social worker in private practice, Crisci & Mayer Consultation, Counseling and Training in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Brief Overview: Learn how early (birth to age 6) trauma affects brain and personality development, functioning, and maturation. Assessment and treatment implications are outlined. Attachment disruption, chaotic and violence environments are emphasized.

Cym Doggett: Cym Doggett, LCSW, is the Project Director of the Southern Regional Children’s Advocacy Center (SRCAC) which is responsible for the provision of training and technical assistance for Children’s Advocacy Centers in 16 states and the District of Columbia. She holds a BS degree in Business Administration and a MSW degree from the University of Alabama and has also completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Brief Overview: This workshop will provide assistance for professionals of Children's Advocacy Centers in preparing and recovering from the effects of a natural disaster and will provide a template for developing a customized preparedness and recovery guide. This workshop is intended for all levels of professionals who are involved in the operations of a children’s advocacy center. The ostrich method does not work when a natural disaster strikes. The Executive Director and all professionals involved in the functioning of a CAC must be prepared for the effects of a natural disaster and must have a plan in place for recovery efforts so that services to children may continue or resume as quickly as possible. This workshop will provide the information gathered through recent work with CACs impacted by disasters and will provide the resulting disaster preparedness and recovery guide. Attendees will receive an overview of the disaster preparedness and recovery think tank discussions; Attendees will relate the information to their current plans for disaster preparedness and recovery and identify areas which may need to be modified; and Attendees will have a guide to assist in creating or modifying a disaster preparedness and recovery plan individualized to their CACs.

Kenneth Feldman: Ken Feldman, MD is clinical professor of pediatrics in the general pediatric division, University of Washington School of Medicine and at the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, WA. He is nationally known for his expertise on burn injuries and physical abuse injuries and has been published in this area.

Brief Overview: Dr Feldman will discuss the patterns and evaluation of inflicted v unintentional burn injuries as well as other cutaneous abuse findings.

Teresa Huizar: Teresa Huizar was formerly the Executive Director of the Western Regional Children’s Advocacy Center in Colorado Springs, CO as well as the Executive Director of the Safe Passages CAC. She is currently the director of the National Children’s Alliance.

Brief Overview: NCA Standards: These three sessions will focus on the newly revised NCA standards for accreditation and how these changes may affect individual children’s advocacy centers.

Tamara Hillard: Tamara Hillard, MSW/LICSW, has served as the Clinical Director of Children’s Cove, The Cape Cod and Islands Child Advocacy Center, for the past 6 years. Ms. Hillard has a Master’s Degree from the University of Vermont. Prior to moving to Cape Cod, Ms. Hillard lived in Vermont and was in private practice, while also serving as the Clinical Supervisor and therapist for OUR House, the CAC for Central consultation, supervision, and training/teaching. She has always had a focus on working with victims of abuse. Ms. Hillard takes an active approach to challenging the Gestalt of thinking patterns that affect emotions and outcomes. She currently works with children and families on Cape Cod, providing brief assessment, treatment, extended forensic interviews, consultation, and presentation/trainings, with specific focus on recovering from sexual abuse.

Brief Overview: For “beginner to advanced” therapists, this presentation offers active ideas for creative trauma-focused cognitive reframing and prevention skills for sexual abuse victims. Emphasis is on resilience and getting past the abuse, by eliminating harmful ideas and attitudes that can inhibit healing.

Leila Keltner, MD: Leila Keltner, MD, PhD., is the Medical Director of the Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Services (CARES NW). She is a member of the local and state child fatality review teams, the child abuse multidisciplinary teams and on the board of the Children's Trust Fund of Oregon Foundation. She has evaluated over 1500 children for concerns of abuse and has lectured in the US and Internationally on issues related to child abuse.

Julie Kenniston: Julie Kenniston, LSW is a former child protective social worker who trains nationally and internationally in the area of forensic interviewing. She has interviewed over 3,000 children and their parents. Ms. Kenniston trains with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, APRI Finding Words, the Childhood Trust in Cincinnati, as well as many other agencies. Currently, Ms. Kenniston is the Director of Training and Education for Butler County Children Services in Hamilton, Ohio.

Brief Overview: Based on the work of Anne Graffam Walker, this presentation will tackle language with our youngest communicators-preschoolers. We will discuss how an adult can interview a young child in a developmentally sensitive way in order to gather information for investigative purposes.

Laura Merchant: Laura Merchant is the Assistant Program Director at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. She presents nationally on the topic of cognitive behavior therapy as well as other mental health issues.

Brief Overview: Incorporation of TF-CBT with children using the evidence-based practice components. Emphasis on engagement, assessment, and prioritizing implementation of treatment interventions given the complexities of the victims and their families.

Bob Mitchell: Bob Mitchell is a certified Social Worker with 35 years of experience. He was selected as Kentucky’s Social Worker of the Year and given the Distinguished Citizen Award by the Mayor of Louisville. For 8 years, he was a member of the Institute for Internal Auditors. Currently, he is an internal auditor for Seven Counties Services, an agency which provides services to persons with mental health, substance abuse. Mitchell is a founding member of the American Association for Therapeutic Humor. He has trained nationally and his workshop on recordkeeping is the basis for a book published by the American Counseling Association and is now in its 7th printing. The National Association of Social Workers Malpractice Insurance Trust released an educational audio-visual tape based on his workshop, “The Client Record and Professional Accountability”.

Brief Overview: This workshop is an empowering program that details the importance of ethical behaviors by providing an understanding of professional values. It emphasizes integrity, competence, and compliance with standards in recordkeeping, confidentiality, cultural sensitivity, billing, and sexual relationships. This session is designed not only to promote an understanding of and compliance with a code of ethics, but also to reduce risk exposure related to unethical actions, paybacks to funding sources, and malpractice lawsuits. Crucial documentation issues and practical guidelines on how to keep records will also be explored.

Chris Newlin: Chris Newlin, MS LPC, is the Executive Director of the National Children’s Advocacy Center where he is responsible for providing leadership and management of NCAC and participating in national leadership activities regarding the protection of children. He has worked in a variety of child maltreatment programs, including CACs in both urban and rural settings and sexual offender treatment programs. Chris presents widely on issues related to the protection of children, and enjoys incorporating humor and insight into his presentations.

Brief Overview: In a continually changing field, it is critical that direct service providers stay abreast of the current research A general review of recent research affecting child abuse investigations and prosecutions. How to related this information to current practices will also be explored.

Courtney Pero: Courtney Pero has been a member of the Plano Police Department since 1994. He currently holds the rank of Sergeant. During his 13-year career with the Plano Police Department, he has worked in a variety of assignments including Patrol Officer, Neighborhood Police Officer, Narcotics Investigator and Emergency Services Unit Intelligence Officer. Sergeant Pero holds an Advanced Peace Officer Certification and is a certified TCLEOSE Instructor. He is a graduate of the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration’s School of Police Supervision. He currently serves as a Patrol Sergeant and as a Sergeant in the Emergency Services Unit, where he supervises the Intelligence and Logistics teams. In his previous assignment as a Detective in the Narcotics Unit, he specialized in the investigation of fatal and non-fatal illicit drug overdoses. Sergeant Pero is a member of the Texas Narcotics Officers Association, and the Texas Gang Investigators Association.

Brief Overview: Drug endangered children are those children who suffer physical or psychological harm or neglect resulting from exposure to illegal drugs or persons under the influence of illegal drugs or exposure to dangerous environments where drugs are being manufactured or chemicals used to make drugs are accessible. Topics will include: Safety and Awareness in Volatile Drug Environments and Investigating Drug Endangered Children cases, Child Protective Services Role in Drug Endangered Children cases, Medical Issues for the Drug Endangered Child, Prosecuting Drug Endangered Child cases, Psychosocial Issues of the Drug Endangered Child, Sustaining Local DEC Alliances and Data Collection.

Karen Phifer: Karen Phifer works at CARES NW in Portland, OR. She has presented both locally and nationally on the topic of child abuse/neglect.

Brief Overview: This presentation will detail how both medical and community members can and should respond to the “dirty house”, reflective of chronic neglect and possible abuse issues.

Anna Salter: Dr. Salter received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Public Practice from Harvard University and obtained a Masters Degree in Child Study from Tufts. She was a Teaching Fellow at both Universities. Dr. Salter has lived in Madison Wisconsin since 1996 and consults half time to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. In addition, she lectures and consults on sex offenders and victims throughout the United States and abroad. She has keynoted conferences on sexual abuse in Australia, New Zealand, Scotland and England. In all, she has conducted trainings in 45 states and 8 countries. Dr. Salter also evaluates sex offenders for civil commitment proceedings and other purposes. She testifies as an expert witness in sexual abuse civil and criminal cases. Before moving to Madison, Dr. Salter was on the faculty of Dartmouth Medical School in Lebanon, New Hampshire in the Departments of Psychiatry and Maternal and Child Health. While there, she was Director of Psycho-social Training for the Pediatric Residency Program, Director of Child Psychiatry Consultation to the Pediatric Ward, Co- Director of the Parenting Clinic, Assistant Director of the Children-at-Risk Program and Director of the Parents in Distress Program. She also won the Saul Blatman Teaching Award in the Department of Pediatrics and Maternal and Child Health. Dr. Salter is the 1997 winner of the Significant Achievement Award from the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.

Brief Overview: This workshop looks at how sex offenders fool people and how we fool ourselves. It will look at techniques sex offenders use to manipulate children and families, and the cognitive distortion that parents, therapists and others make which make it easy for sex offenders to operate. This workshop reviews research on what will and won’t detect deception and focuses on body language analysis, statement analysis and polygraph.

Angie Scott: Angie Scott, JD, received her BA in sociology from the Ohio State University and her law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School. She was a forensic interviewer at CASIE Center in South Bend, IN where she interviewed over 600 children and served as a faculty member for Finding Words, IN Ms. Scott, a trained and organizational development professional with over 15 years experience now oversees Half a Nation by 2010 and Finding Words for the National Child Protection Training Center (NCPC) at Winona State University, MN. She is an attorney with the American Prosecutor’s Resource Initiative (APRI). She presents nationally on the topic of child abuse.

Brief Overview: How are these forms of violence related and how often do they coexist? This lecture will explore the connection between these forms of violence. One study showed that animal abuse was reported in 88% of homes referred to physical abuse of children. The lecture will also discuss ways that professionals can help to identify homes where children may be in danger. Additionally, we will talk about practical techniques for talking to children about their pets that can help tell us what if anything, they have also experienced.

Allison Turkel, JD: Allison Turkel, JD As a senior Attorney at the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse, Allison Turkel trains child abuse professionals across the country on the investigation and prosecution of child abuse, computer-facilitated crimes against children and maltreatment cases. Ms. Turkel graduated from Temple University School of Law in 1987. She is a member of the Pennsylvania, Illinois and New York Bar. She was a police officer for eight years before serving as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhatten District Attorney’s Office for nine and a half years and as Assistant State’s Attorney in the McLean County, IL State’s Attorney’s Office for a year and a half