TURNING DOWN THE HEAT A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO

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Turning
Down
the
Heat
a collaborative approach to working
with high conflict families
An Interactive Multi-Disciplinary Forum
Thursday, September 4, 2014 | 8:30am - 4:30pm | Hamilton Place
Special Guest Speaker
Justice James W.R. Turnbull (SCJ)
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Jean Clinton
About the Forum
Key Objectives of the Forum
Families who are struggling, with fear, anger, grief, or
often require a multi-sectoral response to help reduce
tensions, increase safety and promote long term health
of the family. The costs to continue with hostility is far
too great for families and to the system. As experts, we
can and must do better. This forum is one of the first
to bring together first responders and counselling/
mediators/family coordinators to demonstrate how
working together and exchanging best practices can
reduce the “HEAT” in High Conflict Families and have
better outcomes. This is an interactive forum with two
leading experts in Family Court and in child maltreatment. Their expertise will inspire more action for change.
• Learn strategies from each sector on how they work to
reduce conflict or work for better outcomes
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• Learn from child experts on impacts of high conflict on families
• Participate in expert discussion to learn new strategies
to work cross collaboratively
• Learn risk assessment and risk reduction methods
when domestic violence has been present
Who We Are
A multi-sectoral group of health, legal, child welfare, and violence
against women experts committee formed to develop strategies to improve the outcomes of what has been labelled “High Conflict Families”.
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Turning Down The heaT
a collaboraTive approach To working wiTh high conflicT families
Agenda
Participants
8:30-8:55
9:00-9:15
9:15
9:30-10:15
Registration
Welcome and Asset Mapping
Introduction of Day and Keynote
Keynote: Jean Clinton
10:15
Break
10:30-11:30 First Responders
11:30-12:00 Interactive session
12:00-1:00
LUNCH
1:00-2:00
2:00-3:00
Second Responders: OCL
Lawyer, Mental, Criminal,
Interactive Session
3:00-3:15
Break
3:15-3:45
3:45-4:00
Special Guest: Justice Turnbull
Closing and invite to informal Wine/
Cheese or Network Forum
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Jean Clinton
Special Guest Speaker:
Justice James W.R. Turnbull (SCJ)
First Responders:
Chris Kiriakopoulos
Clare Freeman
Ingrid Hauth
Hamilton Police Services
MSW, RSW, Exec. Director, Interval House (Hamilton)
MSW, Director Hamilton Children’s Aid Society
Second Responders:
Robert Murdoch
Salvatore (Sam) Garcea
Silvia Novak
Gary Direnfeld
LLB, Child’s Counsel, OCL
Family/Criminal Lawyer
MSW, Clinician, OCL
MSW RSW, Private Practitioner
Parenting Coordinator/Assessor.
Planning Committee:
Shawn Chisholm - MSW, RSW, Manager, Family Services Hamilton CAS
Gary Direnfeld - CMSW, RSW, Interaction Consultants
Clare Freeman - CYW, MSW, RSW, Executive Director, Interval House of Hamilton
Lourdes Geraldo - MSW, RSW, AccFM, Geraldo and Associates
Michelle L. Hayes - BSW, MSW, Successful Families
Virginia Mendes da Costa - LLB, Private Family Lawyer, Turkstra Mazza Associates
Carmelo Runco - District Area Director, Hamilton-Kitchener District Legal Aid Ontario
Whitney Warren - Executive Assistant, Successful Families
Dr. Jean Clinton
Dr. Jean Clinton is an Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster and is on staff at
McMaster Children’s Hospital. Her extensive community involvement includes
20 years as a consultant to early years and child care programs in Hamilton.
She has served as an expert advisor for “Invest in Kids Parenting Initiative”.
Dr. Clinton’s skills as a knowledge translator are frequently called upon,
presenting to community groups nationally and internationally.
Justice James W.R. Turnbull (SCJ)
Mr. Justice James Turnbull earned his LLB at Queen’s University Law School in 1970, and his LLM
at York University in 1978, with his studies centered on equitable remedies and arbitration. In 1982,
he joined the Hamilton law firm of Mackesy Smye, and was appointed the Regional Senior Justice
of the Central South Region of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice effective May 1, 2012.
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Cancellation: Refunds will be made up to two weeks prior to the event, with an administration fee of $40.00
deducted. Two weeks prior to the event no refunds or cancellations will be made.
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