CIL-NET Presents…

A National Teleconference & Webcast

Creative Strategies for Threading Violence Awareness into the Four Core Services

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
3:00 PM EDT – 4:30 PM EDT

Presented By:  Leslie Myers, Roberta Sick, and Mary Oschwald

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this web cast, participants will be able to:

• Identify ways to tie abuse awareness into a center's four core services
  
  
• Recognize the importance of awareness of and collaboration with victim service programs in their communities in order to provide effective information and appropriate referral
  
  
• Recognize the importance of abuse education for center staff in order to create a safe environment for consumers to disclose abuse and to ensure that appropriate protective action can be taken
  
  
• Recognize opportunities to incorporate abuse awareness into consumer training classes that focus on self-protection
  
  
• List various advocacy issues that can address the public’s perception of victims with disabilities

Agenda

3:00 PM EDT – Welcome & Introductions                                  
3:05 PM EDT – History and Background Information              
3:20 PM EDT – Q&A Session                                                       
3:25 PM EDT – How Abuse Relates to the Four Core Services
3:55 PM EDT – Q&A Session                                                       
4:05 PM EDT – Collaboration & Outreach                                 
4:10 PM EDT – Next Steps & Resources                                   
4:20 PM EDT – Final Q&A and Wrap-Up                                               
4:30 PM EDT – Presentation Ends                                  

Presenters

Leslie Myers, MS, CRC, CDVC
DART Program Manager
IndependenceFirst
600 W Virginia Street, 4th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53204
(414) 291-7520 V/TTY
(414) 226-8381 Direct Voice

Roberta Sick, Project Director
Partners for Inclusive Communities-UAMS
Arkansas' University Center on Disabilities
2001 Pershing Circle - Suite 300
North Little Rock, AR   72114
501-682-9900
501-682-9902 TTY

Mary Oschwald                                          
Research Assistant Professor
Regional Research Institute-PSU
PO Box 7511600 SW 4th St Suite 900
Portland OR  97207 
(503) 725-9602              
(866) 856-1385 (toll-free)

Threading Violence Awareness into the Four Core Services Registration Form

You may also register via traditional mail or fax by using this printable registration form.

PRESENTED BY CIL-NET: A program of the IL NET national training and technical assistance project for Centers for Independent Living (CIL-NET) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILC-NET). The IL NET is operated by ILRU, Independent Living Research Utilization, in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL).