When: Friday, October 1, 2010, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Where: Gignilliat Memorial Hall, Dalton State College
Cost: $35, includes lunch ($45 excluding lunch after Monday, 9/27)
CEUs: 5.75 contact/clock hours available for LMSWs, LCSWs, LPCs, and LMFTs (5.75 CEUs) (CLE/POST credit applied for)
Purpose: To provide information/training to professionals, community organizations, faith communities, and families in order to increase understanding of domestic violence victimization, dispel myths relating to domestic violence, and assist conference attendees in effectively identifying and responding to domestic violence in their own families and communities.

AGENDA

8:30-9:00 am Registration
9:00 am Welcome by Dr. Sandra Stone, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dalton State College
9:05 am Introduction of keynote speaker by Whitfield County Sheriff Scott Chitwood
9:10-10:10 am Keynote Address - Domestic Violence in Georgia: Where We've Been, Where We Are, and Where We're Going
- Gale Buckner, Chair, State Board of Pardons and Paroles
10:15-11:45 am Morning Breakout Sessions (choose one):
A. Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence - Lt. Phil Heron, Whitfield County Sheriff's Office
B. Psychological Effects of Domestic Violence on Children/Youth and Appropriate Mental Health Interventions
- Susan Ewing, MSW, LCSW
C. Cyber Stalking - Christy Cardena, Georgia Coalition on Domestic Violence
11:45 am-12:30 pm - Lunch (included with on-time registration) and Awards Ceremony
12:30-12:45 pm - A Victim's Story: Video Presentation
1:00-2:15 pm Plenary Session - What Social Service Professionals Need to Know about the Interface of Faith, Church, and Clergy
in Domestic Violence Work - Rev. Pat Merchant, retired Episcopal priest, former shelter director, and 1st board president
of Men Stopping Violence
2:30-4:00 pm Afternoon Breakout Sessions (choose one):
A. DV Training for Faith Communities and Other Interested Persons - Rev. Pat Merchant, retired Episcopal priest
B. Sexual Assault and DV - Kim Davis, Executive Director, Sexual Assault Center of NWGA
C. Child Custody When Domestic Violence is Present - Vicky Kimbrell, Esq., Georgia Legal Services Program

Directions: • From I-75, take exit 333 and go west on Walnut Avenue.
• Turn right onto the first street immediately west of I-75; this will be College Drive.
• Follow College Drive 1 mile to the campus; Gignilliat Memorial Hall is the building immediately north of the flagpoles.

Lodging: Conference rate available at the Courtyard Marriott on Campus Drive for Thursday night, September 30.
Call the hotel directly at 706.275.7215 and request the Dalton State College Domestic Violence Conference rate.

Registration: Online and phone registration are not available. To register in person, visit Dalton State's School of Social Work, 263 Lorberbaum Liberal Arts Building. Check or cash only. No credit cards. For additional information, call Sarita Gale at 706.272.4490.