Pre-conference forum

Date: Wednesday 5th November
Venue: Melbourne University
Time: Afternoon – 1.00pm – 5.00pm

Registration Costs

Registration Type	Conference Delegate	Non Delegate
Pre Conference Forum	AUD$55.00	AUD$85.00

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Effective violence prevention with young people: What works? How do we do it?

Violence amongst young people has serious implications for the health and wellbeing of our youth and the broader community. New knowledge and understandings indicate that violence in young people is preventable. But what violence prevention approaches are effective and how can they be applied? Following on from 'Facing the Hurt: Preventing Violence in Young People' in 2007, this pre-conference forum will focus on practical approaches and examine the opportunities and challenges for implementation.

This forum will include presentations from several key researchers and practitioners in the area of youth violence, and will also include a hosted panel discussion with audience Q & A.

Time	Presenter	Title
1.00 pm	Di Garner - Chair Manager, Adolescent Forensic Health Service	Welcome
1.10pm – 2.00 pm	Todd Herrenkohl, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of Washington, Seattle	Evidence-Based Practices in Youth Violence Prevention: Foundations and Illustrative Approaches
2.00pm – 2.40 pm	Angela McCullagh & Shandell Blythe Family Community Group Conference Convenors, Upper Hume Community Health Service Alyson Miller Assistant Principal Wodonga Middle Years College Kevin Mack Leading Senior Constable Youth Resource Officer, Wodonga Police	Prevention through connection: Restorative practices and Family and Community Group Conferencing for promoting engagement of young people with school, family and community (a) Interactive practical workshop
2.40pm – 3.00 pm	Afternoon tea
3.00pm – 3.40 pm	Angela McCullagh & Shandell Blythe Family Community Group Conference Convenors, Upper Hume Community Health Service Alyson Miller Assistant Principal Wodonga Middle Years College Kevin Mack Leading Senior Constable Youth Resource Officer, Wodonga Police	Prevention through connection continues. (b) Presentation on theory and practice
3.40pm – 4.15 pm	Sheryl Hemphill, Ph.D. Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Adolescent Health & Deakin University	Popular approaches to violence prevention: Do they work? What is the evidence?
4.15pm – 5.00pm	Catherine Humphreys, Ph.D. Professor, Alfred Felton Chair of Child and Family Welfare	Hosted Panel Discussion with audience Q&A All Presenters
5.00pm	Chair	Close

Keynote Speakers

Assoc Prof Todd Herrenkohl

School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Todd Herrenkohl, PhD, is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work, University of Washington and research scientist with the U.W. Social Development Research Group. His work has focused on the development and prevention of youth violence, consequences of family violence for children, and resilience in vulnerable youth and families. Dr. Herrenkohl’s publications examine various health-risk behaviors in children exposed to domestic violence and early childhood abuse, promotive and protective factors that buffer against early risk exposure in children, and outcomes of rigorously evaluated school and community intervention programs.

Presenter's Abstract

Restorative practices and Family and Community Group Conferencing Workshop presenters:

Angela McCullagh and Shandell Blythe work as Family Community Group Conference Convenors with Upper Hume Community Health Service. Alyson Miller is Assistant Principal at the Wodonga Middle Years College and has a particular focus on keeping students engaged in education and using restorative practices within the school environment. Kevin Mack is Leading Senior Constable and Youth Resource Officer with Wodonga Police. He is a trained convenor for Restorative Practices and Family and Community Group Conferencing and has worked extensively with young people. He has a particular interest in the wellbeing of young people and community based policing that involves early intervention programs.

The Partners: Wodonga Network Schools, Upper Hume Community Health Service, Wodonga Police, the Upper Hume Interagency Team (a collective of youth sector service providers including community groups, local government), The Centre for Adolescent Health, Melbourne University, Deakin University and the Australian Catholic University.

Presenter's Abstract

Dr Sheryl Hemphill

Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Adolescent Health & Deakin University

Dr Sheryl Hemphill is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Adolescent Health & Deakin University and is an Honorary Fellow at the Departments of Psychology and Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne. Sheryl’s main research interests are in the development of adolescent violence and crime, substance use and prosocial behaviour. A related research interest is how schools and communities respond to adolescent problem behaviour and the impact of these responses on subsequent behaviour. She is the convenor of the Violence and Crime Research Group at the Centre for Adolescent Health.

Presenter's Abstract

Cathy Humphreys, BASW Qld., PhD NSW.

Professor, Alfred Felton Chair of Child and Family Welfare, School of Social Work, University of Melbourne

Cathy Humphreys is the Foundation Alfred Felton Chair in Child and Family Welfare. This Chair is funded by the Alfred Felton Trust to support the collaboration between the School of Social Work at The University of Melbourne and Community Sector Organisations (CSOs) through the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare. Cathy brings to the Alfred Felton Chair in Child and Family Welfare a depth of research experience in the area of domestic and family violence and its relevance to the child protection agenda. Her research interests include: Domestic and Family Violence; Research Utilisation; Child and Family Welfare; Risk and Safety Assessment; Mental Health and Problematic Substance Use as it Relates to Domestic Violence and Child Protection.

Dianne Garner

Manager, Adolescent Forensic Health Services, Centre for Adolescent Health

Di Garner is manager of the Adolescent Forensic Health Service (AFHS) - a program of the Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. AFHS has been operating since 1999 and is funded by the Youth Justice and Youth Services branch of the Department of Human Services, Victoria. AFHS provide health care services to young men and young women aged 10-21 years who are involved in the Youth Justice system in the state of Victoria.

Supported by Collier Charitable Fund

www.colliercharitable.org