MACA is pleased to announce our 6th annual statewide conference:

Healing, Hope and Justice: An Advanced Conversation 

Featuring keynote speaker Dr. Vincent Felitti, leading expert on childhood trauma and Principal Investigator of the groundbreaking Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study, which revealed a powerful relationship between childhood experiences and adult health outcomes.

 With a plenary session from Marian McGovern, former Massachusetts State Police Commander, who will offer a retrospective on child abuse investigations in Massachusetts. We will also honor the 2016 One With Courage award recipient, Holyoke Detective Jennifer Sattler!

Join us for a full day of education on best practices and innovative methodologies for responding to children who have experienced sexual or physical abuse, and opportunities for professional development and networking with national experts and colleagues from across the state. 

Featuring innovative workshops, including:

• Missing & Exploited: Child Sex Trafficking Reporting & Recovery Planning, w/ Melissa Snow, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
• Sentinel Injuries: Minor abusive injuries that may precede or accompany serious life threatening physical abuse, w/ Andrea Asnes M.D., Yale Med. School
• Children with Disabilities and Sexual Abuse: Improving Multi-disciplinary Team Response, w/ Meg O'Rourke, Chicago CAC, and Susan Kahan, UIC
• A Global Approach to Pediatric Sexual Assault Evidence Collection: Bridging Care & Analysis, w/ Betsy Rabel, State Crime Lab, & Kristine Aznavoorian, Pedi SANE
• Accessing Evidence-Based Treatment for Traumatized Youth: Treatment and Service Options for Children & Families in MA, w/ Jessica Griffin, Psy. D., UMASS
• The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children:  Resources for Child Sex Trafficking Investigations, w/ Laura Carroll, NCMEC
• Children with Disabilities: Strategies for Response, Investigation, and Intervention, w/ Meg O'Rourke, Chicago CAC, and Susan Khan, UIC
• Dissecting "Trauma-Informed": Evaluating the Implications of Language and the Impact on Our Daily Work, w/ Amy Battersby, MS, LMHC, Day One
• Healthy Families MA and Minding the Baby: Preventing Maltreatment  w/ Sarita Rogers, Children's Trust MA; Arietta Slade & Crista Marchesseault, Yale University
• *New Workshop* Civil Legal Remedies for Minor Victims of Sexual Violence, w/ Lindy Aldrich, Victim Rights Law Center and Kristin Knuuttila, Prince Lobel

Conference Agenda

Workshop Descriptions

Presenter Biographies

This program has been approved for 5 Category I MaMHCA/MMCEP hours for re-licensure (LMHC contact hours), in accordance with 262 CMR.

This program has been approved for 5 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number D71609.

Registration is OPEN!  

Register before April 8 to receive the early bird discount!

Discounted early bird pricing ends April 8th, 2016.