Events and Conferences

The 20th Anniversary McGuire Memorial Conference this year is titled
A Journey To Justice: How far have we come and where do we go from here.
 
BILLINGS--The 20th Annual McGuire Memorial Conference on Family Violence is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, September 24 and 25, 2009, at the Billings Clinic - Mary Alice Fortin Health Conference Center, 9th Ave. No. and No. 27th St., Billings, Montana.

OUTSTANDING PRESENTERS

Steve Bullock, JD, Montana's 20th Attorney General, leads the Montana Department of Justice and is the state's chief lawyer and law enforcement officer. Elected to office based on priorities that include improving child protection and development of a Children’s Justice Center to focus and coordinate enforcement of the laws against sexual violence toward children and improving services for child victims.

Damon Gannett, JD, attorney and child advocate, is a long-time defense attorney for children in Youth Court and serves as Guardian ad litem for child abuse victims in Yellowstone County.

Evan Stark, PhD, Professor at the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers-Newark, and Director of Masters in Public Health Program. Chair of the Dept. of Urban Health Admin. and the Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of the New Jersey School of Public Health. A founder of one of the first shelters for abused women in the U.S. and an award-winning researcher with an international reputation for his work on interpersonal violence. His most recent book is Coercive Control: How Men Entrap Women in Personal Life.

Mike Sullivan, B.S., M.S., Principal of Lockwood Middle School for School District 26. Taught in the Billings School District for 11 years and has been an administrator in Lockwood for the past 12 years. Half of his students come from families of low economic status and many are from transient families.

Judy Wang, J.D., Assistant City Attorney for Missoula. A long-time member of the Western MT Legislative Committee and the MT Fatality Review Team. Instructor for many years on domestic violence and received many awards for her service.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
CEUs are anticipated for Clinical Social Workers, Professional Counselors, Addictions Counselors, Attorneys, and POST Council.

For more information regarding the conference, contact Joy Mariska:  (406)252-3680 or email: jamariska@imt.net.

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On Going Task Force Projects

• Annual McGuire Memorial Conference on Family Violence
  The annual McGuire Conference on Family Violence provides training for professionals working with victims in the community. Task Force members provide community education through public presentations and involvement in other conferences.
• Family Violence Resource Handbook
• Community Speakers Bureau Click here for info.
  The Billings Area Family Violence Task Force has a Speakers Bureau that offers a poignant presentation on Domestic Violence.  The presentation is offered to area schools, businesses, churches and other organizations in an effort to increase education and awareness of the realities of domestic violence.  Each talk lasts approximately 20 to 30 minutes and can be altered to fit the needs of your organization.   If you are interested in learning more about the presentation or if you would like to schedule speakers, please contact us at bafvtf.montana@yahoo.com or call Rhonda at 406-252-6303 ext. 44.
• Grant Development
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• Community Resource Research
• Task Force Education Programs