stopping violence
and abuse:
protecting our children,teens
and young adults
Sponsored by the School of Social Science and Human Services
Monday, March 26, 2012 | Sc-219 (Friends Hall) | 8am - 3:30pm
Free CEUs for social workers and PDs for teachers provided.
Program Coordinators: Samuel J. Rosenberg, Ph.D., LCSW, Dean, and Leah R. Warner, Ph.D.
Program Sessions:
What’s Your Green Dot?
Morning Remarks
Assistant Director of the Center for
Student Involvement and Coordinator
of the Women’s Center, Ramapo College,
Ms. Kat McGee, and Graduate Assistant of
the Women’s Center, Mr. Tom Nicholes
Commissioner of NJ Department of
Children and Families, Allison Blake
Keynote Address
Prevention through
Bystander Intervention
The New NJ Teen Violence Law, Director
of Legal Education, Foundation for
Educational Administration, David Nash
The Role of the
Non-Offending Parent
Making the Tough Call:
Private practice, Supervisor, child abuse
program for New Bridge Services, Adjunct
Professor at Ramapo College, Dr. Jessica Platt
Reporting Child Sexual Abuse
Assistant Professor of Social Work,
Ramapo College, Dr. Kathryn Krase
Helping Faculty to Reduce
Violence and Bullying in
the School Community
Lyndhurst Public School District,
Superintendent, Dr. Tracey Marinelli, Supervisor
of English & Fine and Performing Arts, Lisa
Klein, and Executive Secretary, Pat Norcia
Creating a Climate of
Acceptance in the Classroom
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education,
Ramapo College, Dr. Anne DeGroot, and
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education,
Ramapo College, Dr. Julie Norflus-Good
Preventing Child Sexual
Abuse in New Jersey
Executive Director at Prevent Child
Abuse New Jersey, Mr. Rush Russell
Creative Approaches to
Working with Children
Art Therapist at Shelter Our Sisters,
Dr. Marta Levy BFA, CAT
Assessing Child AbusE
Supervising Psychologist, Audrey
Hepburn House of Hackensack
Medical Center, Anthony D’Urso
Psychological Abuse
Implications for Development
throughout the Lifespan
Associate Professor of Psychology, Ramapo
College, Dr. Lysandra Perez-Strumulo
Beyond the Bruises
New Milford High School Guidance Counselor,
District SAC Coordinator, and District
HIB Coordinator, Ms. Dorene Zacher
Intimate Partner Violence
in LGBTQ Teen Relationships:
Unique issues and obstacles
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Ramapo College, Dr. Maya Poran
This event is free and open to the public. For a complete description of the conference
and to reserve your seat, please visit http://ww2.ramapo.edu/test/sshs/children.aspx
For disability related accommodations, please contact
Leah Warner at 201.684.7740 or lwarner@ramapo.edu