Contact 11th Judicial Circuit Family Violence Coordinating Council for event and ticket information.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (CT)
8:00-8:30am Press Conference
8:30-9:00am Registration
9:00-10:15am Dr. Diane Zosky - Effects of DV on Children
10:15-10:30am Break
10:30-11:45am Shane Hendron - Survivor Story
11:45am-1:15pm Lunch on your own
(Soroptimists will be holding event at Lancasters 12:00 – 1:00; attendees can register separately; $10 each--see below for details)
1:15-2:15pm Dr. Rob Lusk - Therapeutic Interventions for DV Exposed Children
2:15-3:15pm Erin Quillman - Therapeutic Interventions for the Adult Child
Exposed to DV
3:15-3:30pm Break
3:30-4:30pm Claudia Sergent (Illinois Department on Aging), Amanda
Timm (PATH), Sara Wilham (East Central Illinois Area
Agency on Aging) – The Effects of Childhood Exposure to DV
on the Elderly and Aged
4:30 – 4:45pm Wrap up and Close
Verizon HopeLine Phone Drive
Verizon will conduct a HopeLine drive for no longer used cell phones during “It’s Time to Talk Day” on October 6. The collected phones are either refurbished or sold, with the proceeds used to purchase newer wireless phones for domestic violence victims and to support domestic violence shelters and organizations.
Verizon Wireless has generously agreed to provide a $3.00 match for any phone donation collected at the conference during "It's Time to Talk Day.” These funds will stay in Central Illinois to assist victims and survivors of domestic violence.
Please bring no longer used cell phones, batteries and accessories (ANY MAKE, ANY MODEL) to the conference! For more information on HopeLine, visit http://aboutus.vzw.com/communityservice/hopeLine.html
Soroptimist Sponsored Lunch & Learn: Raising "Relationship-Healthy" Children
(You must register SEPARATELY for this event)
This "Lunch & Learn" opportunity is designed for parents as an introduction to relationship violence and how it might be impacting their children, tweens and teens. Topics include recognizing the warning signs, discussing relationship violence with your children, identifying Internet and cell phone harassment, and more!
WHEN: Tuesday October 6, 2009 (Noon - 1:00PM)
WHERE: Lancaster's Restaurant - 513 N. Main Street in Downtown Bloomington
COST: Free to general public, but registration required. Box lunch available for $10.00 and must be reserved in advance!
CONTACT: Karen Fleming, kmfleming1973@yahoo.com, (309) 454-2513
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
o Yadira Ruiz - Director, Stepping Stones, YWCA McLean County
o Teri Burrows - Children's Foundation / Children's Home + Aid Society of Illinois
Speaker Bios:
Diane Zosky, Ph.D., ACSW, LCSW
Dr. Zosky is an Associate Professor at Illinois State University in the School of Social Work and is the acting Interim Chair for the Department of History. She is a clinical social worker and completed her MSW from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1983 and her Ph.D. in clinical social work from Loyola University Chicago in 2000. Her interest of teaching, practice, and research has been in the area of domestic violence and she works part time with The Center for the Prevention of Abuse in Peoria as a facilitator for the Family Violence Intervention Program.
Shane Hendron
Shane M. Hendron grew up in Indiana and is a male childhood survivor of a violent home.
Robert Lusk, PhD.
Robert Lusk, Ph.D. has been the Clinical Director at The Baby Fold for the past 17 years. He received his masters and doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles. Prior to coming to The Baby Fold, Dr. Lusk was on the faculty at UCLA and Illinois Wesleyan University (where he continues to teach part time). Dr. Lusk has presented at local, regional, and national conferences on trauma-related issues. He has worked extensively with trauma victims, and provides training and consultation to many parents and professionals about trauma-related issues, parenting special needs children, attachment disorders, psychotropic medications, and psychiatric disorders. Dr. Lusk provides clinical supervision and consultation to all of the treatment programs at The Baby Fold. He has a local radio show (“Ask Dr. Rob”) where he discusses and takes calls about a variety of psychological issues.
Erin Quillman
School Social Worker, High Road School of Bloomington, IL
Erin Quillman, MSW, LCSW, C-SSWS received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and her Master of Social Work degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified School Social Work Specialist, has an Illinois Type 73/School Social Worker Certificate, and has over a decade of clinical experience.
Ms. Quillman was a School Social Worker in Palatine, IL for two years before relocating to Boston, MA. In Boston, Ms. Quillman worked as a Clinical Social Worker at Shriners Burns Hospital for five years. She also practiced private group psychotherapy in MA where she specialized in women’s issues; trauma related to abuse/neglect/domestic violence/assault/rape; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Grief/Loss, and organizational/educational struggles related to ADD/ADHD/Learning Disabilities and Gifted intelligence levels.
After relocating back to her native IL in July of 2008, Ms. Quillman worked for one year as the Adult Therapist in the Countering Domestic Violence program/Neville House providing individual psychotherapy services to victims of Domestic Violence. Ms. Quillman is still closely connected with the Countering Domestic Violence program as the monthly Adult Support Group Facilitator as well as through participation in fundraising/advocacy activities for the Neville House Domestic Violence shelter.
In her current role as School Social Worker at High Road School of Bloomington, Ms. Quillman provides individual and group psychotherapy to middle and high school students with Emotional Disabilities. Ms. Quillman also provides supportive services to the families of the students. Domestic Violence is a factor in the lives of many of the students and families within the school. Ms. Quillman provides education to the students and their families about Domestic Violence as well as assists them with developing coping skills to handle feelings such as anger in a constructive, non-violent manner.
Claudia Sergent, Illinois Department on Aging
Claudia graduated from the University of Illinois at Springfield, School of Social Work in 2006. While at UIS she completed an internship at the Senior Services of Central Illinois, working with various programs including: Senior Transportation, Nutrition Program, Elder Abuse and Neglect Program and Elder Assistant Services. Claudia was later hired as an elder abuse caseworker for Senior Services. During that time she devoted her attention to advocating for many vulnerable clients. She currently works as an Elder Abuse Program Coordinator for the Illinois Department on Aging, and continues to be a strong supporter for the senior population.
Amanda Timm, Bachelor’s in Sociology and Psychology
Amanda obtained her bachelors degree in Sociology and Psychology form Illinois State University in 2002. Amanda worked briefly in child welfare while volunteering at PATH, Inc. on the crisis hotline. She was hired as an Elder Abuse Caseworker at PATH, Inc. in 2004 and completed the Illinois Department on Aging sponsored caseworker certification trainings that same year. In 2006, she completed IDOA sponsored Supervisors training and began serving as a back up supervisor. In 2007, Amanda became the Elder Abuse Program Supervisor at PATH, Inc. serving McLean and Livingston counties.
Sara Wilham, BSW, M.S. LCPC
Sara is currently employed by the East Central Illinois Area on Aging as a Planning & Program Specialist. Previously she has worked in a variety of positions in Child Welfare and Behavior Health Services. Share has also taught a number of Human Services courses for Lincoln College, Normal Campus, and is a past Coordinator for the 11th Judicial Circuit Family Violence Coordinating Council.
Sara was the Program Director for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois’ Counseling Programs for the Central South Region. During that time her clinical work was primarily with adults who were victims of childhood sexual abuse and family violence. Share has remained a committed advocate for all young and old, who may be at risk of have been victims of violence.
The purpose of the Family Violence Coordinating Councils, at both the state and local/circuit level, is to establish a forum to improve the institutional, professional and community response to family violence including child abuse, domestic abuse, and elder abuse; to engage in education and prevention; the coordination of intervention and services for victims and perpetrators; and, to contribute to the improvement of the legal system and the administration of justice.
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