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WHEN /
AUG 1-2, 2019
WHERE /
LODGING/
Bay Mills Resort & Casino
Phone: 888.4.BAYMILLS
Room Block Information
Bay Mills VAWA Training
Check-In: Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Check-Out: Friday, August 2, 2019
Last Day to Book: Wednesday, July 24, 2019
ABOUT THE EVENT /
A multi-disciplinary training geared toward child welfare and domestic violence advocates to implement effective service and advocacy strategies in cases involving child welfare, domestic violence, or both.
Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (CLE approval pending).
Featured trainers will include:
Hon. Jocelyn Fabry, Chief Judge, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Rachel Carr, Executive Director, Uniting Three Fires Against Violence
Hon. Ron Whitener, Chief Judge, The Tulalip Tribes
Kate Fort, Director, Indian Law Clinic, Michigan State University Law, Indigenous Law Program
Lenny Hayes, Executive Director, Tate Topa Consulting, LLC
Raven Healing, Tribal Attorney, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
Helen Wilkins, Victims’ Advocate, Bay Mills Indian Community
David Garvin, Chair of Battering Intervention Services Coalition of Michigan
Dr. Sheri L. Hill, Ph.D., IMH-E (IV-P), CCC-SLP, Early Childhood Policy Specialist
Chief Judge Leah Parish, BMIC Tribal Court
Neoshia R. Roemer, Staff Attorney, MSU College of Law, Indigenous Law & Policy Center
David Adams, Attorney, Parnall & Adams Law, LLC
Addie Smith, JD
Noojimo’iwewin - healing others, healing of the heart and mind as well as illness
AT A GLANCE SCHEDULE /
AUG 1
8:00am - 5pm
Bay Mills Horizon Conference Center
8:00-8:30
Welcome
8:30 – 10:15
The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse, Neglect and Juvenile Justice
10:15 – 10:30
Break
10:30 – 12:00
Funding through Title IV-E Panel
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:15
Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Panel
2:15 – 3:00
Domestic Violence Advocacy Panel
3:00 – 3:15
Break
3:15 – 4:45
How to (and Why) Preserve ICWA Standards in Domestic Violence Cases
4:45 – 5:00
Wrap-Up
AUG 2
8:30am -12:00pm
Bay Mills Horizon Conference Center
8:30 – 10:30 am
Services and How to Evaluate Them for Your Clients
10:30 – 11:45
Through the Eyes of the Infant: Healthy Brain Development in Young Children
Exposed to Trauma and Interpersonal Violence
11:45 – 12:00
Closing Remarks