REGISTRATION
8:00 AM- 8:15 AM
Todd Wehr Auditorium
To receive certificate of attendance, registration and check-in is required.
CONFERENCE OPENING/WELCOME,
TAMARA REMINGTON
8:30 AM-8:45 AM
Todd Wehr Auditorium
Judges and juries are often confounded when it comes to fully understanding child sexual abuse. Such confusion can result in acquittals when the factfinder does not understand or recognize evidence that supports and verifies the child’s information. This presentation will explore the significance of fully developing information from the child witness about the grooming behaviors of the child sex offender, with a goal of establishing compelling corroboration of the abuse that also develops a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the abuse itself. We will examine grooming for different age groups and connect the information to effective interview techniques. How grooming intersects with charging decisions will also be explored.
SESSION #3: KIMBERLY, SURVIVOR/ADVOCATE
11:15 AM- 11:40 AM
Todd Wehr Auditorium
MORNING WRAP-UP & BREAK
11:40 AM- 12:10 PM
Please stop by the resource tables and head towards the Concordia Center for Environmental Stewardship (CCES) Building.
SESSION #4: LUNCHEON SPEAKER, AMANDA DIDIER, STAND UP FOR KIDS
12:15 PM- 1:15 PM
Concordia Center for Environmental Stewardship (CCES).
Please seat at table assigned at check-in. Lunch will be served at 12:45 pm and table discussions will be led by community advocate centers and law enforcement officers.
Lunch has been generously sponsored by Concordia University in honor of those who investigate child abuse in our community.
Seating is limited. Register ASAP to ensure availability.
SESSION #5: JACQUELINE JASKE, TAKE AWAY YESTERDAY
1:15 PM- 2:30 PM
TAKE AWAY YESTERDAY
Jacqueline Jaske, Survivor/Author
A true account of my personal story: August 17, 1994 my 5 year old son and I would be forever changed at the hands of a troubled stranger. We were followed home from the most unlikely of places and held at knife-point in our home. My son’s horrifying scream of terror that no one would hear and our attackers threat, “do that again and I will kill your mother,” brought me to begging for our lives.
For years the “why” was in the way of our purpose. We survived. I knew I was supposed to do something better with this pain. Writing “Take Away Yesterday” led to the opportunity to speak with the WI Department of Justice to share our story. Each time I tell it I have some of the same emotional symptoms from “that” night, but it gives me a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.... A purpose in the hope of helping others. I found faith, strength in struggles, grace, and gratitude. By being a voice, for my son and those who didn’t get the identity or closure in their own story, I found mine.
CLOSING: PROCLAMATION LED BY CUW STUDENTS
2:15 PM- 3:00 PM
Proclamation and call for action.
MEET OUR SPEAKERS
AMANDA DIDIER
Executive Director, Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center.
Ms. Didier has dedicated her career to serving children and families affected by abuse and neglect. Her roles in the past twenty years have included group home worker, juvenile probation officer, social worker, Child Protective Services Initial Assessment worker, youth with sexual behaviors group facilitator, therapist, crisis counselor, and forensic interviewer. In her previous position as forensic interviewer at the Children’s Hospital of WI – Child Protection Center, she completed interviews for local, state, and federal investigators; facilitated peer reviews; mentored new interviewers; provided both expert and fact testimony; offered guest lectures and trainings at universities and for professional groups and agencies; and provided advocacy to children and families. Ms. Didier has completed over 3000 interviews and continues her commitment to advocating for the disenfranchised, the marginalized, and the unheard.
In 2015, Ms. Didier was recruited to assist Ozaukee, Sheboygan, and Washington counties in the development of a new child advocacy center. As of September 2017, the Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center opened its doors as the seventeenth CAC in Wisconsin. To date, LRCAC has reached over 1000 children.