A continuing education conference co-sponsored by the American Psychological Association and the American Bar Association.

May 1-3, 2014 ● Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, D.C.
APA and ABA are joining together to co-sponsor this continuing education national conference, addressing the broad range of issues related to the exposure of children, youth and families to violence in and around the home, community and society.

The conference will:

• Present nearly 40 plenary and invited sessions addressing prevention and intervention. View the program for details about sessions and speakers.
• Focus on violence across individual, family, community and social contexts.
• Have broad appeal to psychologists, attorneys, judges, legal scholars, behavioral and social science scholars, social workers, and other professionals in legal, mental health, social service and education fields.
• Offer continuing education credits to both psychologists and attorneys (CE and CLE).
• Close with a networking session, to give participants an opportunity to exchange information and views about critical issues and promote strategies for addressing violence.

Keynote

The conference welcomes U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder as keynote speaker. He joins the conference to build on recent national efforts to address the effects of violence on children, youth and families, including his Defending Childhood initiative.

Registration

Register online to attend. Early-bird registration will be available until March 31, 2014.

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