Event Schedule

The Champions 4 Children conference is focused on educating the community and professionals in recognizing the signs, symptoms and effects of child abuse.  As well as how to respond to outcries of child abuse.  This is also a networking opportunity to come together as a community and help each other work towards the prevention of child abuse. The individuals in attendance will range from law enforcement, CPS, FBI, Educators, Children Advocacy Personnel, Nurses, Prosecution, parents and community members. There will also be an opportunity to sign up for offsite trainings such as the Stewards of Children/Darkness to Light training available to all members of the community in the Permian Basin. 


Day One: February 22nd, 2024

 

                                            Thursday, February 22, 2024

7:00-8:00 Registration & Breakfast

8:00-8:10 Welcome & Overview of Conference

8:10-9:25 Opening Keynote: Kortney Williams – A Step into Darkness

 

9:35-10:35                                                        Breakout Session 1

Room A: Nancy Kellogg – “Why Didn’t You Tell?” Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures

Room B: Jesus Rios – Interdiction for Child Protection Overview

Room C: Emily Putnam-Hornstein – Protecting Children through Predictive Analytics: A Case Study

Room D: CT Moulton – Children Caught in the Middle – Response to Children and Domestic Violence

 

10:45-11:45                                                   Breakout Session 2

Room A: Nancy Kellogg – Why Do a Medical Assessment for Suspected Victims of Sexual Abuse

Room B: Nathan Isaacks – Substance Abuse in the Home: Recognition and Intervention

Room C: Denesia McNeese - Non-suicidal Self Harm

Room D: CT Moulton – Working together as a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT)

11:45-1:15                                                   **Lunch on your own**

1:15-2:15                                                           Breakout Session 3

Room A: Nancy Kellogg – Understanding Sexual Behaviors in Children

Room B: Jesus Rios – Interdiction for Child Protection Overview (Repeat from Session 1)

Room C: Emily Putnam-Hornstein – Child Maltreatment Fatalities in the United States: What Do We Know and What Can We Do?

Room D: Thomas Wagner – Online Non-Offending Parenting Program

 

2:25-3:25                                                        Breakout Session 4

Room A: LaTasha Jackson – The Correlation of Teen Dating Violence and Sex Trafficking

Room B: Jamie Saunders – Attachment Trauma as it Relates to the Human Trafficking Survivor

Room C: Kortney Williams and Lisa Montoya – The SANE Nurse and the Sex Assault Prosecutor 

Room D: Dana Bearden – Connected Professionals Part One

 

3:35-4:35                                                        Breakout Session 5

Room A: Stephanie Schoen – Secondary Trauma and Self Care

Room B: Jamie Saunders – Attachment Trauma as it Relates to the Human Trafficking Survivor (Repeat from Session 4)

Room C: Brody Burks – The Role of Social Media in Human Trafficking 

Room D: Dana Bearden – Connected Professionals Part Two


 

 Day Two: February 23rd, 2024

 

                                         Friday, February 23, 2024

7:00-8:00 Registration & Breakfast

8:00-8:10 Welcome & Overview of Conference

8:10-9:10                                                 Breakout Session 6

Room A: Michael David Lee – Anatomy of Violence Part One: Unraveling the Biological Underpinnings of Violence

Room B: Brody Burks – Civil Enforcement Strategies Against Illicit Massage Businesses

Room C: Carol Klocek – Using Lived Experience to Increase Program Effectiveness

Room D: Kortney Williams and Lisa Montoya – The SANE Nurse and the Sex Assault Prosecutor            (Repeat from Session 4)

 

9:20-10:20                                              Breakout Session 7

Room A: Michael David Lee – Anatomy of Violence Part Two: Sociological and Psychological Influences on Criminal Behavior

Room B: Brody Burks – Trauma Informed Response in Human Trafficking

Room C: Thomas Wagner – Working with Juvenile and Adult Sexual Offenders

Room D: Deitrick Gorman - Not Today Stress: Managing Stress Effects as a Champion for Children

 

10:30-11:30                                            Breakout Session 8

Room A: Mark White – Designed for Success: A Lens for Seeing Child Trauma

Room B: Nathan Isaacks – Substance Abuse in the Home: Recognition and Intervention 

Room C: Carol Klocek – A Two-Generation Approach to Financial Wellbeing for Low-Income Families 

Room D: Denesia McNeese - Cognitive Distortions

 

11:30-1:00                                          **Lunch on your own**

 

1:00-2:00                                                 Breakout Session 9

Room A: Mark White – Child Trauma: What to Look For

Room B: Joseph Wicker – Legislative Updates Affecting DFPS Investigations

Room C: Michael David Lee – Trauma Informed Investigations

 

2:10-3:10                                                    Breakout Session 10

Room A: Carrie Bronaugh – Diversity and Inclusion

Room B: Joseph Wicker – Legislative Updates Affecting DFPS Investigations (Repeat from Session 9)

Room C: Deitrick Gorman – Not Today Stress: Managing Stress Effects as a Champion for Children (Repeat from Session 7)

3:20-4:35 Closing Keynote: LaTasha Jackson – Life After Death: Overcoming Childhood Trauma

Topics

  • Human trafficking
  • Child physical abuse
  • Child neglect
  • Child sexual abuse
  • Mental health
  • Substance use
  • Social work
  • Self-care
  • SANE exams
  • Case studies
  • and so much more.

Continuing Education Hours

CEU's are provided for Nursing, Law Enforcement, Counseling, and General Attendees. Certificates will be emailed within one week after the conference. Surveys must be completed after each conference session to receive credit. A total of 12.5 CEU Hours are available.

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