2019 Symposium materials
Thank you for joining us at the 37th annual Child Abuse Prevention Symposium on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Villa Ragusa. Check out the presentation materials, media coverage, and other useful links from the event below.
Speak out! confronting the culture of child sexual abuse and secrecy
Media coverage
- KRON TV COVERAGE: Olympic Gold Medalist Jordyn Wieber Speaks out against Child Abuse
- Mercury News/ April 13, 2019: Olympic Gymnastics Star Looks for Change after Larry Nassar Episode
- Mercury News/April 4, 2019: Opinion: Listen to Jordyn Wieber and Speak out against Child Abuse
Live Stream of Jordyn Wieber's Symposium Presentation
Keynote address by Victor Vieth, JD, MA
- Presentation (PDF): Institutional Abuse: Understanding and Responding to Child Abuse within Faith Communities, Sports, Youth Serving Organizations, and Universities
- Article: CDC/ Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-serving Organizations
- Berkovits: Institutional Abuse in the Jewish Community
- Berkovits: Preventing Abuse in Christian Organizations That Serve Youth: Ten Policies to Create Safer Environments
- Tchividjian: Responding with Excellence to an Allegation of Sexual Abuse with the Church
- Centerpiece: Lessons from Penn State: A Call to Implement a New Pattern of Training for Mandated Reporters and Child Protection Professionals
- When the Athlete is a Child: An Assessment of USA Swimming's Safe Sport Program/ 2014
Plenary session with Susan Hardie, RN, Ph.D.
- Presentation: The Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome: Why It's Still Relevant
- Article: Roland Summit, MD: The Child Sexual Abue Accommodation Syndrome
Workshop: In the Hall with a Perpetrator: Sexual Assault in Juvenile Detention Then and Now
Workshop: Building Our Children's Future: Creating a Child Advocacy Center for Santa Clara County
Workshop: Child Sexual Abuse: A Risk Factor for Sex Trafficking and Justice System Involvement
Additional links and resources
To report suspected child sexual abuse, call the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services at (833) SCC-KIDS, 9-1-1 or your local law enforcement agency
- Sexual Violence Continuum
- Jacob's Hope Newsletter
- Prevent Child Abuse America Fact Sheet
- Darkness to Light
- Stop it Now
- The Mama Bear Effect
- Local Resource Agency: YWCA
- Local Resource Agency: Community Solutions
- LoveisRespect.org
Congratulations to the 2019 Angel Award Recipient, Margaret Petros, and 2019 Child Protector of the Year Recipient Grace Leonis!
2018 Symposium materials
- Congratulations to Angel Award Recipient, Dr. Catherine Albin, and Child Protector of the Year, Dr. Suzanne Frank, both pediatricians from Kaiser Permanente. 36th Annual Symposium Program
- 2017 Study of the Cost of Child Abuse in Santa Clara County
- Link to American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) Website
Keynote address by Dr. Colleen Friend
Volunteer spotlight: Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A)
Plenary session Address by David Love, LMFT
- Assessing and Treating Juveniles with Sexual Behavior Problems
- Link to David Love's Book, After the Fact
Workshop: Children exposed to domestic violence
Workshop: Cultural humility: A lifelong perspective and practice
Workshop: The family court conundrum
- PowerPoint
- Article: Custody Disputes Involving Allegations of Domestic Violence: Toward a Differentiated Approach to Parenting Plans: Jaffe, Johnston, Crooks, and Bala
- Allegations and Substantiations of Abuse in Custody-Disputing Families: Johnston, Lee, Olesen, and Walters
- False Allegations of Child Abuse in Contested Family Law Cases: MacKay
Workshop: Medical red flags
2017 Symposium materials
Thank you for attending the 35th Annual Child Abuse Council Symposium on April 28, 2017 at Villa Ragusa in Downtown Campbell. Congratulations to Angel Award recipient, Dorothy Ross, and Child Protectors of the Year, Yvonne Ruano and Anne Hollywood.
Inspirational speaker, Chloe Howard
Keynote address by Charlie Appelstein, MSW
Plenary session: Juvenile hall with James Gibbons-Shapiro and Chris Arriola
Child Abuse Council healthy relationships campaign and public service announcement
Workshop: Addressing the needs of children of incarcerated parents with Samara Marion and Captain Daniel Rodriguez
Workshop: The effects of growing up in communities with violence with Dr. Howard Pinderhughes
Workshop: Medical community's response to reports of child abuse and neglect with Steve Baron, Marlene Sturm, MD, Mary Ritter, Melody Kinney, Det. Matthew Peyton, and Mandana Mahdavi
Other helpful information
2016 Symposium materials
Thank you for attending the 34th Annual Symposium on April 1, 2016 at Villa Ragusa.
Keynote address by Dr. David Finkelhor
Workshop: Homeless youth
Workshop: Gender identity
- Genderbread Person Graphic
- https://www.genderspectrum.org
- http://youthspace.org/
- http://www.transstudent.org/ Gender Unicorn and resources
- http://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/service/teen-van
- http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/cf/senatebill48faq.asp - California's Senate Bill 48
Workshop: Sentinel injuries
- Please email [email protected] for a copy of Dr. Tayama's PowerPoint on Sentinel Injuries.
Symposium program
2015 Symposium materials
Keynote Address: Health consequences of child abuse - Dr. Randell Alexander
Plenary Session - International human rights and juvenile justice in California
Plenary Session: Child trafficking
Workshop: Psychotropic medications
Workshop: Refugee and unaccompanied children
- Materials not available at this time.
Workshop: CDRT: Teen suicide
- Introducing Mental Health Issues for Teachers
- Technology-aided Suicide Prevention Resources List
- List of Grief Support Resources
- Suicide Prevention Brochure - Chinese
- Suicide Prevention Brochure - Vietnamese
- Suicide Prevention Brochure - Spanish
Workshop: Preventing burnout
Congratulations to the 2015 Angel Award Recipients for more than 30 consecutive years of service to the Child Abuse Council of Santa Clara County: Penelope Blake, Ken Borelli, Nora Manchester, Fran Naylor, and Ann Whyte.