May 10, 2007

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WHAT:  Seminar entitled “The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children”    
WHEN:  7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23
WHERE:  Rooms 205-206 in the Student Center on the St. Charles Community College campus,
    4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville    
COST: Registration is $10 per person  
CONTACT INFO: For more information, call Tara Boyer or Cheryl Glass at 636-940-3333

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SCC TO HOST SEMINAR, “THE EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ON CHILDREN,” ON MAY 23

    The Healthy Communities St. Charles County Family Violence Council is sponsoring a seminar entitled “The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children,” from 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, in the Student Center on the St. Charles Community College campus.

    Registration for the event is $10.  The seminar will include exhibits, a continental breakfast, a keynote speaker, three breakout sessions, a closing panel, and attendance prizes.  There will also be limited Law Enforcement scholarships available for officers working in the St. Charles County area.

    Chuck Alphin, Jr., the executive director of the Building Life Foundation Nonviolent Center, will be the keynote speaker.  Alphin will provide an overview of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy and methodology in concept.  His speech will focus on heightening the awareness of the Kingian approach to conflict and domestic violence management.  

The breakout sessions will include:

• Karen Sieve, M.P.P.A., of Bridgeway Counseling Services
  Sieve will explore the factors that place children and youth at risk of use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
• Alison Brown, M.E.D., L.P.C., and Pat Kulik, of Bridgeway Counseling Services
  Brown and Kulik will cover the continuing issues for children who have witnessed domestic violence when their parents choose to end their relationship.
• Jason Dodson, Esq., of Legal Services of Missouri
  Dodson will discuss the general process of seeking and receiving an order of protection and how it affects custody and children’s safety.
• Rachel Eckhardt and Emily Kreft, of St. Louis Crisis Nursery
  Eckhardt and Kreft’s session will cover working with parents regarding goal setting and how to work through an initial crisis to reach a point of safety and stability.
• Linda Spina, R.N., W.H.N.P., of Nurses for Newborns
  Spina’s session will discuss the effects of domestic violence on newborns.
• Officer Patty Bratcher, of the O’Fallon Police Department
  Bratcher will discuss the behavioral, social, and emotional problems of children who witness domestic violence.

    The seminar is designed for clergy and youth counselors, law enforcement officials, community leaders, victim service agencies, school counselors and nurses, children and family services, and anyone else interested in learning more about the topic.
    
    St. Charles Community College is located at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville.  For more information about the seminar, or to register, contact Tara Boyer or Cheryl Glass at
636-940-3333.

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