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School of Educationpresents its

16th Annual ConferenceGang and Youth Violence Prevention:Moving Forwardv Tuesday, February 25, 2014

8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Multipurpose RoomSondra and David S. Mack Student Center North Campus

School of Education Office of Professional Development Services 114 Hagedorn Hall119 Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York 11549-1190

16th Annual ConferenceGang and Youth Violence Prevention:Moving Forward

v Tuesday, February 25, 2014 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Funding provided by:

v Hofstra University School of Education

v Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice

v Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota

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v Nassau BOCES

v Nassau County District Attorney’s Office

v Nassau County Police Department

v Nassau County Probation Department

v Nassau County Department of Human Services, Office of Youth Services

v SCOPE Education Services

v S.T.R.O.N.G. Youth Inc.

v Student Support Services Center at Western Suffolk BOCES

v Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office

v Suffolk County Police Department

v Suffolk County Probation Department

v Suffolk County Youth Bureau

v Town of Huntington Youth Bureau

Learn Current Prevention and Intervention Strategies!

REGISTRATION FORM

SEATING IS LIMITED; PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.Registration Fee: $50 per person (includes continental breakfast, lunch and certificate of attendance)Checks and purchase orders must be made payable to Hofstra University.

Visa/MasterCard is accepted. To pay by credit card, please call 516-463-5750, or visit hofstra.edu/edworkshopreg.

Fees are nonrefundable unless cancellation notification is provided at least 48 hours in advance.

v For further information, contact the Office of Professional Development Services: Phone: 516-463-5750; Fax: 516-463-4370Please indicate your first and second choice of workshops (A-N) for the morning and afternoon sessions (I and II) on the registration form below.

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v Please return this registration form with payment (payable to Hofstra University) by Tuesday, February 18, 2014, to:

Betsy Salemson Office of Professional Development Services School of Education 114 Hagedorn Hall 119 Hofstra University Hempstead, New York 11549-1190

For directions to campus and a printable campus map, please visit hofstra.edu/directions.

In case of inclement weather, please call 516-463-SNOW.

For information on all our conferences, visit hofstra.edu/educationworkshops.

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AGENDA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2014

7:45-8:20 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:20-8:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

8:30-9:15 a.m. YOUTH PANEL PRESENTATION: Young people from the Huntington Youth Bureau and S.T.R.O.N.G. Youth Inc. discuss problems facing young adults in difficult family, peer, and community circles that could potentially lead to gang involvement as a replacement support structure.

9:15-10:30 a.m. PLENARY SESSION:

Past, Present, Future: Prevention/Intervention Practices That Promote Positive Youth Development

The Honorable Fernando Camacho, Suffolk County Supreme Court

The Honorable Teresa Kaczmarek Corrigan, Nassau County Family Court

Dr. Evelyn Blose Holman, Bay Shore School Superintendent (1994 to 2011)

Gregory Singer, Uniondale U.F.S.D. District Administrator

Rahsmia Zatar, Executive Director, S.T.R.O.N.G. Youth Inc.

The panelists shed light on the current state of juvenile justice, youth development, education, and gang prevention/intervention strategies on Long Island. Questions for this session were developed by a subcommittee of the Safe and Supportive Schools and Communities Consortium.

10:30-10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Workshop Session I

12:15-1 p.m. Lunch

1-1:15 p.m. Break

1:15-2:45 p.m. Workshop Session II

WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTERS: Workshop Session I: 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Workshop Session II: 1:15-2:45 p.m.

WORKSHOP H Working With the District Attorney for Our YouthNassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice is dedicated to youth-oriented initiatives as a crime prevention strategy. She has pioneered a host of initiatives that are open to the public, including the Youth Court, jobs programs, Project Safe Neighborhood, Not My Child, S.T.O.P. Then SEND, Peacemakers, and the Long Island Youth Safety Coalition. Representatives will review how these initiatives work and how to access them.

Presenters: Rene P. Fiechter, Nassau County Assistant District Attorney and Director, Community Affairs Assistant District Attorneys Kara Kaplan, Director of the Nassau County Youth Court, and Arianne Reyer, Assistant Director of the Nassau County Youth Court; two members of the Council of Thought and Action (COTA)

WORKSHOP SESSION II — Workshops I-NWORKSHOP I Social Media: The Double-Edged SwordIn this workshop, presenters address the pros and cons of social media and explore the impact it may have on youth development and youth violence.

Presenters: Sharon Galvin, Nassau County Police Officer, Community Affairs Unit Jill Porter, Suffolk County Probation Department Officer and Probation Department Gang Intelligence Officer Blanca Duarte, Founder of LogicWing, a technology consulting company focused on creating and sustaining 21st century learning environments through education and ongoing maintenance of Web-based technologies.

WORKSHOP J Past, Present, Future — Key Elements of Keeping Communities Safe and Kids Productive: Lessons LearnedThis workshop presents ways in which well-organized responses that address the key environments in which young people operate (family, community, school and peers) can greatly reduce the chance of their long-term involvement in one or more of a variety of service systems, and keep them safe in the community with the support they need to grow productively. The workshop will combine lecture and experiential learning.

Presenter: Lawrence Murray, independent consultant and award-winning executive manager and program developer of youth service programs for at-risk young people for nearly 40 years

WORKSHOP K Learning the Signs of Substance Use/Abuse Can Be the Difference in Saving a Child’s LifeIn this workshop, we will discuss and learn how to tell if your child/student is experimenting and/or abusing drugs and alcohol; the latest trends in drug use and abuse, including prescription drugs and heroin; and how to become proactive and take steps to make your home, school, and community safer. Prevention, education and awareness are the best tools to fight this battle. Also included is a viewing of Impact, the new teenage substance abuse prevention video.

Presenter: Pamela F. Stark, Detective, Nassau County Police Department, Community Affairs

WORKSHOP L Family Finding: The Importance of Caring Adults in Reducing Youth Recidivism in the Juvenile Justice SystemSee Workshop D for description.

WORKSHOP M Strengthening Communities Through Capacity Building to Establish High-Performance Community Coalitions: A Step-by-Step Workshop for Prevention Providers and Community ChampionsSubstance abuse prevention has become more focused on population-level change, moving away from the one-on-one focus of specific programs. While strategies that focus on the individual are still imperative, to change conditions for individuals, we also need to address conditions in the shared environment. If a community wants to change behavior or attitudes, it is important to know what is going on in that community. A grassroots coalition can be the eyes and ears to provide important information about the community in order to develop sustainable change. Please join us to share your success stories.

Presenters: Robin McKinnon, MS, Community Development Specialist Pamela Mizzi, MS, CASAC, LMHC, Director of Prevention, Prevention Resource Center

WORKSHOP N Memoir as a Tool for Action in the Juvenile Justice Movement: A Story-Based Strategy for Youth Empowerment and Systemic ChangeSee Workshop F for description.

WORKSHOP SESSION I — Workshops A-H

WORKSHOP AGangs 101 This workshop is now a classic among the offerings of our annual conference. The “Basic 101” is an informal recap of gangs, gang trends in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, and gang identifiers (colors, signs, tattoos, etc.) designed for teachers, administrators, youth developers and others who have little or no knowledge of gangs and what they are about.

Presenters: Jill Porter, Gang Intelligence, Suffolk County Probation Department Sharon Galvin, Police Officer, Nassau County Police Department

WORKSHOP B Crime Prevention From an Early Childhood LensMany problematic adolescent behaviors have their roots in early childhood – long before children enter school. This session will review the research on how brain development in the preschool years affects school performance and behavior in later years. Also discussed will be a range of innovative strategies that can ensure that children are thriving in environments that will help them avoid violence and gangs in the future.

Presenter: Dana Friedman, EdD, Founder and President, The Early Years Institute

WORKSHOP C Trauma Room Partnerships for Intervention Opportunities Learn how hospital trauma room staff are partnering with community-based organizations to provide opportunities for successful violence intervention. Nationally, trauma room staff and violence intervention organizations have begun to recognize the value of connecting youth with support services while still in the hospital, leading to a higher rate of success in engagement and reduction in future incidences of violence.

Presenters: Marvin Berg, Trauma/Injury Prevention/Community Outreach Coordinator, Nassau University Medical Center Erik Cliette, MD, Harlem Hospital Center, NYC

WORKSHOP D Family Finding: The Importance of Caring Adults in Reducing Youth Recidivism in the Juvenile Justice SystemFamily Finding is a six-step model that helps locate and engage family members and other caring adults to form a lifetime support network for disconnected at-risk youth. This workshop provides an overview of the Family Finding model and the tools used to locate and engage family members and other natural supports, and discusses the importance of reaching out to relatives who may have lost contact with the youth.

Presenter: Tess Mahnken-Weatherspoon, LMSW, MPA, Director of Family Finding Services, Hillside Family of Agencies

WORKSHOP EOur Youth, Substance Abuse, and the Juvenile and Criminal Justice SystemsThe “school-to-prison pipeline” destroys communities, students and their families. The problem also drains state and local resources, with the added expense of law enforcement, the juvenile justice system, and prisons under existing government budget constraints. This workshop explores the “pipeline crisis” and its roots and repercussions.

Presenter: Bryn Catapano, LCSW, ADS, Human Services/Nassau County Employee Assistance Program, Nassau County Behavioral Health Campaign

WORKSHOP FMemoir as a Tool for Action in the Juvenile Justice Movement: A Story-Based Strategy for Youth Empowerment and Systemic ChangeDid you know that New York is one of only two states that prosecute and sentence 16- and 17-year-olds as adults, incarcerating them in adult prisons and jails? Learn about the NYS Raise the Age Campaign – why it is important and innovative ways that the voices of our local young people make a difference. Co-presenters from Herstory Writers Workshop and the Raise the Age Campaign of the Juvenile Justice Project of the Correctional Association of New York share three stories of incarcerated teen girls, followed by a panel discussion that focuses on statewide efforts to reform the youth justice system. Panelists also share the potential to initiate policy change through the Herstory Method of storytelling.

Presenters: Erika Duncan, Founder and Artistic Director of Herstory, and novelist and essayist Serena Liguori, Advocacy and Social Justice Program Director, Herstory A. Pinto, Correctional Association of New York

WORKSHOP G An Overview of Community and Family Support and EngagementStrong families are core to the development of healthy children, youth, schools and communities. Clearly, there is a growing need to explore new and effective practices to foster meaningful collaborations among families, schools, and communities that capitalize on the strengths and resources of each. This workshop will briefly explore key elements of family engagement, how to build organizational cultures that promote community and family engagement, and some effective ways to engage families

Presenter: Angela M. Zimmerman, MPA, Coordinator, Family Support Long Island, Molloy College











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