Center for Excellence in
Children's Mental Health
2007-08 Lessons from the Field Series
Workshop #2
WORKSHOP TITLE:
Impact of Family Violence
PRESENTERS:
Oliver Williams, Ph.D., is a Professor in the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and Executive Director of the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community. He has worked in the field of domestic violence for more than 25 years as a practitioner as well as an academician. He has been a child welfare and delinquency worker, worked in battered women’s shelters, and developed curricula for batterers intervention programs and facilitated counseling groups in these programs. Dr. Williams’ research and publications have centered on creating effective service delivery strategies that will reduce the violent behavior among African Americans. Additionally, Dr. Williams writes about ethnically sensitive practice, as well as conducting training nationally and abroad on research and service delivery issues in the areas of child abuse and partner abuse. Dr. Williams has received numerous awards and commendations honoring his work in domestic violence and fatherhood. Dr. Williams received a bachelor's degree in social work from Michigan State University; a Masters in Social Work from Western Michigan University; a Masters in Public Health and a Doctorate in Social Work both from the University of Pittsburgh.
Atum Azzahir has led the Powderhorn/Phillips Cultural Wellness Center in south Minneapolis for the past ten years. Prior to her work in the Powderhorn/Phillips neighborhood, she was the director of Harriet Tubman Women’s Shelter and built the Minneapolis Way to Grow program through her well-known grassroots, community approach. In 1996 she received the Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leader Award. Elder Azzahir is well known as a leader in the African American community, working continually to build community across cultures.
Brownell Mack III, Psy.D., L.P. is the Clinical Director at St. Joseph's Home for Children, a child caring agency that operates emergency shelter, day treatment, and residential treatment programs. His professional background includes extensive experience as a mental health provider in outpatient, school, residential, and primary care settings. Dr. Mack has dedicated the vast majority of his professional work to reaching underserved populations, including ethnic minorities, children, highly mobile families, and adults with serious and persistent mental illness.
Anthony Taylor is the founder and chief storyteller for Aromaat, LLC. He founded Aromaat after serving as the Director of Wellness for the Aveda Corporation. He is a sought-after motivational speaker and educator who has shared his progressive ideas concerning health, beauty and well being at Harvard University, The Healthy Living Conference, and Fortune 500 companies. He has been featured in numerous consumer publications and has appeared on syndicated television programs. Mr. Taylor earned his BS in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology.
DATE:
March 24, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
(8:30 - 9:00 Check-in and networking)
LOCATION:
Great Hall, Coffman Union and broadcast to Greater MN Site
CONTENT:
Dr. Oliver Williams, professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota and Executive Director of the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, presented on the consequences of exposure to domestic violence on children and families as well as lessons learned from stories of success in promoting the healthy development and resilience of children exposed to domestic violence. His current research focuses on conducting community-based research on issues and barriers that inhibit the reduction of family and community violence among African Americans and examining issues associated with the intersection between parenting/fatherhood and domestic violence issues.
GOAL:
To provide human services professionals, social workers, educators and parents with an understanding of the impact of domestic violence on the developing child and strategies for creating supportive environments to enable healing and resilience.
OBJECTIVES:
- Understand the impact of domestic violence in the context of children’s healthy development and the parent-child relationship
- Gain knowledge of current research on the consequences of exposure to domestic violence on children and families
- Understand the role of fathering in the context of families experiencing domestic violence
- Learn strategies for enabling healing and promoting resilience in children exposed to family violence
For questions or more information, please contact Ellen Lepinski at 612-625-6527 or lepin008@umn.edu.
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