Families at Risk: The Role of Parenting and Family Processes in Child Maltreatment and Intervention
Internationally renowned experts in family studies and child maltreatment research, policy, and practice will lead the conference’s lectures and discussions. Visit the Speaker Bios page for more information about the conference speakers, moderators, and discussants.
Four sessions will target the following topics:
- Maltreatment, Family Processes, Risk and Resilience
- Intergenerational Transmission of Maltreatment
- Intervention with Maltreating Families
- Preventing Child Maltreatment
May 5th Registration - 8:00 a.m.
Welcoming and Opening Remarks - 9:00 a.m. Douglas Teti, Ph.D.Professor of Human Development, Psychology, and PediatricsConference Chairperson
Rodney Erickson, President Pennsylvania State University
Session I: Child Maltreatment and Family Processes - 9:15 a.m.Moderator: Lucy Johnston-Walsh, J.D. – Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University
Lead speaker: Sherry Hamby, Ph.D. – Sewanee: University of the South
Discussants:Margaret Wright, Ph.D. – Miami University Nancy Kellogg, M.D. – University of Texas Health Science CenterEmily Putnam-Hornstein, Ph.D. – University of Southern California
Buffet Lunch - 12:30 p.m.Nittany Lion Inn Atrium
Session II: Intergenerational Transmission of Child Maltreatment - 1:30 p.m.Moderator: Sandra Azar, Ph.D. – Pennsylvania State University
Lead speaker: Laura Ann McCloskey, Ph.D. – Indiana University
Discussants:Jennie Noll, Ph.D. – Pennsylvania State UniversitySheree Toth, Ph.D. – University of RochesterViola Vaughan-Eden, Ph.D. – American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Adjournment - 4:45 p.m.
May 6th
Opening Remarks - 9:00 a.m.
Session III: Intervening with Maltreated Children and Their Families - 9:15 a.m.Moderator: Benjamin Levi, M.D., Ph.D. – Penn State College of Medicine
Lead speaker: Judith Cohen, M.D. – Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine – Pittsburgh
Discussants:Tony Mannarino, Ph.D. – Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine – PittsburghMonica Fitzgerald, Ph.D. – University of Colorado School of Medicine Mark Chaffin, Ph.D. – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Buffet Lunch - 12:30 p.m.Nittany Lion Inn Atrium
Session IV: Preventing Child Maltreatment: Current Efforts, Future Directions - 1:30 p.m.Moderator: Mark Feinberg, Ph.D. – Pennsylvania State University
Lead speaker: John Lutzker, Ph.D. – Georgia State University
Discussants:Deborah Daro, Ph.D. – University of Chicago Charles Wilson, MSSW, – Rady Children's Hospital Sharon Wasco, Ph.D. - Independent Evaluator and Consultant
Adjournment - 4:45 p.m.