Save the date: Summit on Violence and Abuse in Relationships

SAVE THE DATE

Summit on Violence and Abuse in Relationships:
Connecting Agendas and Forging New Directions

February 28-29, 2008
Bethesda, Maryland

Alan Kazdin, PhD, President-Elect of APA, has selected this summit as part of his presidential initiative. Topics include Intimate Partner Violence, Child Maltreatment, Children Exposed to Violence and Abuse, Elder Abuse, Gender-Based Issues, Cultural Issues, Substance Abuse, and related themes. The focus will be on What We Know, What We Need to Know, and Where Do We Need to Go with respect to Research, Intervention, and Prevention. The program will consist of a number of plenary speakers and break-out groups to discuss relevant topics.

February 28: Opening Plenary, Poster Session, Networking Reception
February 29: Summit Programming

Jackie White, PhD, President-Elect, Div 35
Bob Geffner, PhD, President-Elect , Div 56

Arun Gandhi, Mary Koss, PhD, Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, and David Finkelhor, PhD

Hyatt Regency Bethesda
(888) 591-1234
Reservations link at www.reisman-white.com
(use special conference rate code-G-TPSY)
$189 single/double

In addition to the two lead divisions sponsoring the conference, Division 35, Society for the Psychology of Women and Division 56,Trauma Psychology, Centers for Disease Control and the University of Kentucky's Center for Research on Violence Against Women and the following divisions are serving as collaborators:

9- Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
17- Society of Counseling Psychology
22- Rehabilitation Psychology
27- Society for Community Research, and Action: Division of Community Psychology
28- Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse
37- Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice
39- Psychoanalysis
43- Family Psychology
45- Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues
48- Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence: Peace Psychology Division
50- Addictions
51- Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity

The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma at Alliant International University is a co-sponsor of this Summit, and is responsible for the Continuing Education program. Up to 9 hours of CE credit are available for psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, nurses, attorneys, substance abuse and other counselors.

For additional information and to register for this summit, go to www.reisman-white.com or call (512) 845-9059.