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The 7th Annual Eastern Conference on Child Sexual Abuse Treatment
March 26-28, 2008
Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is proud to announce the 7th
Annual Eastern Conference on Child Sexual AbuseTreatment. The goal of
the conference is to provide a wide range of information on the latest
developments and treatment methods and to suggest improved ways
of dealing with the day-to-day challenges that occur in working with child
sexual abuse. Therapists, child protection workers,
attorneys, law enforcement officers, medical professionals, and anyone
with a need to know more about child sexual abuse treatment will benefit from the conference.
You may join our mailing list to automatically receive our brochure. To receive a brochure email eastern@dcs.wisc.edu.
Conference Highlights
- Over 48 workshops on prevention, investigation, and treatment issues for victims and offenders.
- Full day pre-conference advanced training institutes offered on Wednesday.
- Plenary speaker Eliana Gil, PhD. See below
- The Crystal Gateway Marriott is located in the Washington DC metropolitan
area—a premier meeting destination. Located just minutes from the
nation's top attractions and Reagan National Airport.
Contact Information:
Please contact us if you would like to receive a brochure.
Phone: 608-263-5130 or 1-800-442-7107
E-mail: PDAS-easternconf@dcs.wisc.edu
This Web site: www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/eastern
Plenary Speaker
Plenary Speaker- Dr. Eliana Gil, PhD
Thursday, March 27
Dr. Eliana Gil is Director of Clinical Services for Childhelp, Inc., a child abuse and neglect treatment program that utilizes an integrated approach to helping abused children and their families, providing individual, group, and family therapy.
Dr. Gil spent the last seven years as founder and coordinator of an abused children's treatment program in Northern Virginia. She is a Registered Play Therapy Supervisor, Registered Art Therapist, and a licensed Marriage, Family, and Child Counselor who received her doctorate in family therapy from the California Graduate School of Family Psychology in San Rafael, California. She has served on the Board of Directors on the American Professional Society of the Abuse of Children and the National Resource Center on Child Sexual Abuse. She is also a former President of the Association for Play Therapy.
Dr. Gil has written numerous materials on child abuse and related topics and has a number of educational videotapes that feature her work. Her most recent book for a professional audience is Helping abused and traumatized children: Integrating directive and nondirective approaches.
Comments from Past Participants
Here’s what past participants have said about the conference:
“I do not know what I would have done without this information – it will help me greatly in my program back in Michigan. Thank you.”
~D.M-W, Counseling, McMathis Counseling Service, St. John’s, MI.“Excellent! Relevant subject matter – all presenters were great and plenary (session) speaker was outstanding!”
~ S. S., LCSW-C, Cecil County Department of Social Services, Elkton, MD\“An excellent, informative conference relevant to a variety of service providers.”
~ H. B., Psychotherapist, Family Services of Northwestern Philadelphia, Franklin, PA“It was a superb conference; excellent presentations and informative. I am looking forward to the next one.”
~ P. M., Social Worker-Clinician, Retired from State of Maryland