Safe Harbor

This is a training opportunity brought to you by Unified Judicial System Grant, the Aberdeen Police Department and Safe Harbor.

Thursday, August 4, 2011
8am - 4pm
Ramada Inn
2727 6th Ave. SE (Hwy 12)
Aberdeen, SD

Register here.

Presented by Marcus Bruning and Susan Still

Topics Include:

• What is it really like in a battering relationship?
• What does a victim want?
• Why doesn't a victim just leave?
• What are systems providers being taught and how are victims impacted by their actions?
• Why would a victim cooperate with your investigation?
• Why wouldn't they?
• Now it's over (or is it). What do I need now?
• How can you as a systems provider really make a difference?

And candid conversations about:

• The initial intervention
• The investigation
• The trial
• The first year
• Impact on children
• Where am I at now and what still haunts me?

Who should attend?

• Law Enforcement
• Social Workers
• Counselors
• Child Protection Workers
• Case Managers
• Adult Services & Aging
• Attorneys
• Advocates
• Clergy
• Anyone wanting to make a difference

Agenda
8:00am - 8:30am

Registration (rolls & coffee will be provided)

8:30am - 9:30am

The Changing Role of Law Enforcement

9:30am - 10:15am

The Impact of our Response: The Susan Still Story

10:30am - 12:00pm

Self Defense, Predominant Aggressor, Power & Control

12:00pm - 1:00pm

 Lunch on your own

1:00pm - 1:30pm

Probable Cause and Totality of the Circumstances

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Building a Case

2:30pm - 3:30pm

Strangulation Investigations

3:30pm - 4:00pm

The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children and the Community

*Breaks will be given throughout the day

Register here or contact us if you have any questions.