Thursday, September 11, 2008

Domestic Violence: Myths and Misconceptions

Registration is now open for the Seventh Annual Community and Professional Education Conference on Family Violence, Domestic Violence: Myths and Misconceptions.

October 17, 2008
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
First Lockhart Baptist Church
318 W. Prairie Lea
Lockhart, Texas 78644

Early registration deadline, October 1, 2008, cost $30.00 (includes lunch and snacks; CEUs and TCLEOSE available).

Topics and speakers include:

*Texas Laws Affecting Victims of Domestic Violence (Kelly Knight, Attorney),
*Law Enforcement Strategies for Successful Prosecution of Domestic Violence (Chief Harold Q. Thomas, Hutto Police Department),
*Teens and the Law (Bronwyn Blake, Director of the Teen Justice Initiative),
*Recognizing the Link Between Family Violence and Animal Abuse (Sgt. Robert Rodriguez, Cameron County Sheriff's Office), and
*Advocacy and Social Change (Karen Wilson, Director of Community Education for SafePlace, Austin)


Contact Brenna Troncoso (brennatATpapais.org) for registration information or the Hays-Caldwell Women's Center (512.396.3404; www.hcwc.org). All are encouraged to attend.

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