Understanding the Impact of Violence on Children and Adolescents
A conference to disseminate and discuss state of the art knowledge on the experience of violence in childhood.
Friday, October 12, 2001
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The Forum, One Cleveland Center
1375 E. 9th Street
Cleveland, Ohio
Keynote Lecture:
Lost Boys: Understanding Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them
James Garbarino, Ph.D., Family Life Development Center, Cornell University
Morning Session - Children's Exposure to Violence and Its Consequences
Dan Flannery, Ph.D., Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Kent State University
Mark Singer, Ph.D., Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, CWRU
Afternoon Session - Programs for Children, Families and Communities
Elsie Day, J.D., Cuyahoga County Children Who Witness Violence Program
Mike Walker, B.A., Partnership for a Safer Cleveland
Keynote Lecture: Children's Resiliency: Coping with Violence
Alvin Poussaint, M.D., Media Center of the Judge Baker Children's Center, Harvard University
Registration Fee: $45 including lunch and parking
Continuing Education Units are available for an additional $10 in registration fee. Credits are available in Social Work, Psychology, Early Education, Nursing, and MR/DD.
Limited scholarships are available for students. Please contact the Schubert Center for more information.
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