This conference is intended for:

  • School Personnel
  • Prosecutors
  • Law Enforcement
  • Probation Officers
  • Child Protective / Child Welfare Personnel
  • Mental Health Professionals
  • Medical Providers
  • Other Professionals Working with Children

Summit workshop sessions are led by nationally recognized professionals, trainers and peer presenters.

The Summit resource fair will feature an array of resources available to assist professionals from all disciplines in their role.

Lodging: 

A block of rooms is available at the government rate at two hotels. To make a reservation, please contact either of the following hotels and mention the "Southern Tier Child Advocacy Center Trauma Summit" to access the government rate of $83/night (plus tax) for the evening of October 12th. Reservatons must be made by September 28th in order to access this rate.
 

Holiday Valley Resort

Ellicottville, NY

(716) 699-2345
 

Wingate by Wyndham, Ellicottville,
11 Mill Street
Ellicottville, NY
(716) 699-6000.  



October 13, 2015

Holiday Valley
Resort and Conference Center
Registration $45/person 

Keynote Speaker

Joseph Rampolla

Captain Rampolla currently oversees the Detective Bureau of the Park Ridge Police Department in New Jersey. In his 20 year career as a law enforcement officer, Joseph has supervised numerous criminal investigations specializing in the areas of computer forensics, Internet child exploitation, cyber-bullying, and advanced undercover Internet Relay Chat. 

Additional Presentations

Special Agent Kelly Richards, Homeland Security Investigations
Project iGuardian: Internet Safety Program 

Dr. Amanda Nickerson, Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention
When Crisis Strikes: Effective Elements of the School and Community Response

Click here for Agenda and Workshop Descriptions

Breakout Session One Options:

  • Understanding Emerging Technologies to Prevent Victimization
  • Current Trends in Substance Abuse
  • Less is More: A Trauma Informed Response for Professionals Mandated to Report Suspicions of Child Abuse
  • Strategies to Support Caregiver Engagement

Breakout Session Two Options:

  • Safe Touches: Child Abuse Prevention Curriculum
  • Understanding the Nature of Adolescent Risk and Vulnerability
  • A Multidisciplinary Team Response to Commercial Sexual Exploitation Investigations and Treatment
  • A Multidisciplinary Team Response to Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior Problems