APA-ABA National Conference

A continuing education conference co-sponsored by the American Psychological Association and the American Bar Association.

APA-ABA National Conference


May 1-3, 2014 ● Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, D.C.


APA and ABA are joining together to co-sponsor this continuing education national conference, addressing the broad range of issues related to the exposure of children, youth and families to violence in and around the home, community and society.

The conference will:

  • Present nearly 40 plenary and invited sessions addressing prevention and intervention. View the program for details about sessions and speakers.
  • Focus on violence across individual, family, community and social contexts.
  • Have broad appeal to psychologists, attorneys, judges, legal scholars, behavioral and social science scholars, social workers, and other professionals in legal, mental health, social service and education fields. 
  • Offer continuing education credits to both psychologists and attorneys (CE and CLE).
  • Close with a networking session, to give participants an opportunity to exchange information and views about critical issues and promote strategies for addressing violence.
Registration

Register online to attend. Early-bird registration will be available until March 31, 2014.

Keynote

U.S. Attorney General Eric HolderThe conference welcomes U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder as keynote speaker. He joins the conference to build on recent national efforts to address the effects of violence on children, youth and families, including his Defending Childhood initiative.

According to the initiative’s findings, more than 60 percent of American children have been exposed to crime, abuse and violence. Both direct and indirect exposure to violence is having a profound, negative impact on the mental and emotional development of young people across the country. Children exposed to violence are also at a higher risk of engaging in criminal behavior later in life and becoming part of a cycle of violence.

Conference Objectives

Provide professional education and training on the issue of family and community violence.

  • Increase awareness of the scope of the problem of family and community violence.

  • Improve legal and psychological practitioners’ ability to identify and assess children and families experiencing violence.

  • Improve legal and psychological practitioners’ ability to include the impact of violence in their consideration of clients’ needs.

  • Improve legal and psychological practitioners’ ability to provide evidence-based treatment and trauma-informed services within the scope of their professional expertise.

Share information and explore coordinated approaches to addressing family and community violence.

  • Disseminate cutting-edge, evidence-based perspectives from law and psychology in preventing and treating family and community violence.

  • Explore the range of approaches developed in each field to consider potential collaborations and cross-field support in providing programs and services to prevent and ameliorate violence.

Strengthen understanding of practice principles, guidelines, and standards for addressing family and community violence across fields.

  • Explore similarities and differences in legal and psychological principles, guidelines, and standards for addressing violence.

  • Explore models for integrated/collaborative planning and response to family and community violence.

  • Consider approaches for addressing cultural differences that impact both responses to violence and responses to efforts to prevent or ameliorate violence.

Continuing Education
Travel and Lodging