2023 Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse Awareness Conference
Please join AppalReD Legal Aid for our 20th annual Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse Awareness Conference on September 15th from 8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.This year's conference will be livestreamed over Zoom.
Participants can earn free CEUs and CLEs.
Registration
Registration will open in July. As always, this conference is free.
Agenda
The agenda will be released closer to registration. Please find the 2022 agenda below as an example of sessions and speakers.
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.: Registration
8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks
Hon. Robert Johns, Executive Director, AppalReD Legal Aid
Hon. Caleb Pittman, Emcee, AppalReD Legal Aid
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.: Out Late: Protecting LGBTQ+ Seniors
Hon. Ross Ewing, Private Practice Attorney, Lexington, KY
Emily Dial-Hensley, Law Student (3L), University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Serving Those Who Serve: Clients Tied to the Military
MSgt. Charles Lay, USA (Ret.), Army HRC SHARP Program Manager
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Morning Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: Legal Rights and Remedies for Immigrant Survivors
Hon. Shannon Church, Private Practice Attorney, Lexington, KY
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.: Helping Survivors with Innocent Spouse Tax Issues
Hon. Stephanie Flanary, Low-Income Tax Clinic Director, AppalReD Legal Aid
Optional session without continuing education credit
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m: Voices of Foster Care: Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
Kelly Jaramillo, MSW, & Andy Holt, MSW, DCBS Social Workers
Dante Lynox & Keisha Lyon, Co-Chairs, Voices of the Commonwealth
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: Afternoon Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.: Helping Elders Experiencing Domestic Violence
Hon. Meg Savage, Director, KY Coalition Against Domestic Violence
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Session Descriptions
Forthcoming
Speaker Bios
Forthcoming
Operation Donation
Forthcoming
Is This Conference For Me?
Individuals who work in any capacity with individuals who have experienced domestic violence and those who work with older individuals in any capacity will benefit from this conference. This would include, among others:
- social workers
- health professionals
- nursing home administrators
- attorneys
- case managers
- court personnel
- victim advocates
- law enforcement officers
- licensed clinical alcohol & drug counselors
CEUs/CLEs
In 2022, CEUs/CLEs were offered for the following number of hours:
- Licensed Professional Counselors 6.5
- Social Workers 6.5
- Psychologists 6.5
- Nursing Home Administrators 6.5
- Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselors 6.5
- Attorneys 5.5
- Nursing 6.6
As approval is granted for 2023, this section will be updated.
Questions?
Please email us.
Conference Funding
This project is supported by Grant Number VAWA-2022-Appalach-00029 awarded through the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice's STOP Formula Grant Program U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, the Office on Violence Against Women or the U.S. Department of Justice.