Over the last five years as part of its annual
conference ATSA a public engagement event on the issue of sexual abuse and how
we can engage communities in preventing it as well as responding to it;
this year is no exception! The engagement event at this year’s ATSA conference
will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Atlanta on the 7th November
2019 from 15.00 – 17.00 hours.
The aim of the
event is to engage professionals who have safeguarding as part of their jobs,
but that it’s not their main role, and therefore would not be attending the
ATSA conference. These professionals would include, but are not limited to,
teachers, nurses, health care professionals, social carers, foster carers,
youth workers, members of charities and NGO’s or people who would with
vulnerable groups. The event will consist of 4 talks, each approximately 15
minutes, followed by a question and answers session with the panel and a
networking event with representatives from the conference, members of ATSA as
well as GASTA (The Georgia chapter of ATSA). This year’s topics and speakers
include;
Ann Snyder, MMS, is the Public Affairs Coordinator for ATSA. She has
more than 20 years of experience in media relations and crisis communications.
She will discuss ways to develop effective messaging, address controversial
issues, use questions from the media and public as educational opportunities,
and help ensure your organization's message is heard. Ann Synder
Hayley Entrekin, EdD, LPC,
ATSAF, CPCS is the ATSA Georgia Chapter (GATSA) president. She works as the
Clinical Director at Haralson Behavioral Health Services, which is a rural
county mental health agency. She is also the owner of Response & Prevention
Counseling, where she is an evaluator of juveniles who have been charged with a
sexual offense and teaches children safety empowerment strategies as a radKIDS
instructor. Hayley will be
briefly discussing where Georgia professionals can seek help: From prevention
to acute/emergency situations to how to find/coordinate services for those that
have a history of sexually harmful behaviors.
Tyffani Monford Dent, PsyD is a
licensed psychologist and the Clinical Director at a residential treatment
center in Ohio. Dr. Dent has served as a consultant and trainer under various
federal and state grants in the areas of working with juveniles who have
engaged in problematic sexual behavior, supporting survivors of sexual abuse,
family reunification after sexual abuse, sexual violence in juvenile
correctional systems, and prevention/response to campus sexual assault. She
will be addressing her work on both sides of the aisle of sexual violence and
the importance of the collaboration between those who work with survivors and
those who work with those who cause them harm.
Jocelyn Cooper is the Georgia and East Coast Outreach Coordinator for The
Younique Foundation. The Foundation's mission is to heal the one and protect
the many from sexual abuse. She will be highlighting a few best practices that
can serve as tools to empower everyone to lead the discussion on prevention and
healing in their respective circles of influence.
Kieran
McCartan, PhD, is a Professor of Criminology from the University of the
West of England in the United Kingdom and a member of the ATSA Board of
Directors. Kieran will be discussing the causes of sexual abuse, focusing on
the many reasons why a person will commit a sexual offence and how we can by
better understanding these reasons, effectively prevent and respond to sexual
abuse. Kieran's presentation will focus on sexual abuse from a health, social and developmental perspective, rather than just looking at the issue from a criminal justice one.
We look forward to
meeting you at the event.
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