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THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF Global Institute: "Poverty: Child Protection and Children's Rights and Advocacy- Professionals’ and Government Roles" Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA Organized by: ISPCAN
www.ispcan.org/gi2009 Click Here for the Registration Form With questions regarding the Institute Program, contact: Camille Golden at events@ispcan.org
The International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), founded in 1977, is a multidisciplinary international professional membership organization that brings together a world wide cross-section of people to work toward the prevention of child abuse, neglect and exploitation. ISPCAN’s goal is to prevent maltreatment of children in every nation, whether maltreatment is in the form of physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, child labor, street children, prostitution or another form. ISPCAN provides education to and exchange of knowledge among professionals. ISPCAN also publishes Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal. Learning Objective: to familiarize professionals with child abuse and neglect in other cultural contexts and to improve the effectiveness and cultural sensitivity of professionals working with children of diverse cultural backgrounds. |
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PROGRAM
7.30 – 8.30 Registration and Coffee 8.30 – 8.45 Introduction and ISPCAN Overview 8.45 – 9.30 Jaap Doek, PhD, Former Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Professor, Free University (Netherlands) The UN Convention on the rights of the Child: its role and potentials in addressing child abuse and neglect. 9.30 – 10.15 Howard Dubowitz, MD, Co-Director, University of Maryland Center for Families, (USA) Poverty and Child Protection: Implications for Practice and Policy 10.15 – 10.30 Coffee Break 10.30 – 11.15 Bernadette Madrid, MD, Executive Director, Child Protection Unit Network, Inc. (Philippines) The Concept of "Child" and the Laws on Children in the Philippines 11.15 – 12.00 Andal Damodaran, D. Litt, Vice President, Indian Council for Child Welfare (India) Every Child’s Right to Protection: Coordination between Government and Non-Governmental Organizations in India 12.00 – 12.15 Morning Summary and Open Discussion 12.15 – 1.15 Lunch 1.15 – 2.00 Julie Kenniston, LSW, Training and Education Coordinator, Butler County Children, (USA) Services Dirty vs. Unsafe: Assessing Neglect as a Child Protection Issue 2.00 – 2.45 Assefa Bequele, PhD, Executive Director, The African Child Policy Forum (Ethiopia) Public Policy and Child Well-being: A Report on the African Experience 2.45 – 3.00 Coffee Break 3.00 – 3.45 Lúcia Williams, DSc, Professor, Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil) Initiatives in fighting poverty and concerns about violence against women and children in Brazil. 3.45 – 4.30 Summary and Open Discussion |
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Continuing Education Credits offered for CME, MCLE, BRN, BBS
PLEASE PRE-REGISTER BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH 2009.
To register, please fill out a Registration Form and submit it to ISPCAN with payment by e-mail (events@ispcan.org), fax (1.630.876.6917) or by mail (ISPCAN, Attn: 2009 Global Institute, 245 West Roosevelt Road, Building 6, Suite 39, West Chicago IL 60185 USA). |
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