Workshop Themes

This year’s conference will have workshops broken out by theme. Each day’s theme and workshops are listed below.


Day 1 Theme: Is Our Work Transformative?

Monday, November 1st - 12:00pm - 1:30pm: Understanding the Criminalization of Immigrant Survivors
Monday, November 1st - 12:00pm - 1:30pm: Rewriting the Narrative: Centering the Legacy of Black Women
Monday, November 1st - 12:00pm - 1:30pm: Restorative Work With Men Who Cause Harm Through Intimate Partner Violence
Monday, November 1st - 2:00pm - 3:30pm: Shifting to a Co-Directorship Leadership Model
Monday, November 1st - 2:00pm - 3:30pm: Increasing Survivor's Options with Culturally Specific Trainings
Monday, November 1st - 2:00pm - 3:30pm: IPV: A Law Enforcement and Clinical Approach in Working with Survivors

Day 2 Theme: Youth Stand and Be Heard!

Tuesday, November 2nd - 12:00pm - 1:30pm: Bringing Margins to Center in HR and Finance Policies
Tuesday, November 2nd - 12:00pm - 1:30pm: Prevention Education and Culture Change through Youth Leadership
Tuesday, November 2nd - 12:00pm - 1:30pm: African American Youth Ambassadors; Addressing Mental Health & Violence
Tuesday, November 2nd - 2:00pm - 3:30pm: Aligning with the Black Church to reduce Teen IPV in the Black Community
Tuesday, November 2nd - 2:00pm - 3:30pm: Walls Turned Sideways: The Bridge Between Prevention and Juvenile Justice
Tuesday, November 2nd - 2:00pm - 3:30pm: One Love: A Film-Based, Youth-Centered Approach to Prevention

Day 3 Theme: Moving from Trauma to Healing

Wednesday, November 3rd - 12:00pm - 1:30pm: Values & Cross-Movement Advocacy: A Case Study on Reimagining Public Safety
Wednesday, November 3rd - 12:00pm - 1:30pm: Closer to Freedom
Wednesday, November 3rd - 12:00pm - 1:30pm: Strategizing LGBTQIA+ Centered Work
Wednesday, November 3rd - 12:00pm - 1:30pm: Engaging Men through Cultural and Intergenerational Strategies to End Harm
Wednesday, November 3rd - 12:00pm - 1:30pm: Healing from and preventing racial injustice and inequities in our DV field
Wednesday, November 3rd - 12:00pm - 1:30pm: Violence Prevention Through Gaming: Lessons from Teen Minecraft Club