Restoring Safety to a Vulnerable Population Workshop

Posted: March 10, 2010

This workshop will explore the intervention of child abuse as it relates to individuals with developmental disabilities. Three presenters will focus on the criminal, preventative, and multi-disciplinary team aspects of the investigation. There will be a combination of lecture, power point and actual case footage utilized in the presentations.

Participants will:

• Gain an increased awareness of the attitudes, unique challenges and considerations in cases involving children with developmental disabilities.
• Learn preventative strategies for vulnerable populations.
• Gain a cognizance of the criminal process & accountability of sex offenders.
• Have a unique opportunity to experience the different perspectives from three multi-disciplinary team members.

The Restoring Safety to a Vulnerable Population workshop will be held in Charleston, Morgantown, Danville, and Wheeling. For more information about this workshop, scholarships, or registration, visit www.wvcan.org.