ISPCAN VID - Cultural Competence in Child Maltreatment Prevention and Intervention - 26-30 May 2008 - REMINDER

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This a reminder that ISPCAN will host the next in our series of Virtual Issue Discussions (VIDs) on “Cultural Competence in Child Maltreatment Prevention and Intervention" (26-30 May 2008). 

The discussion will be facilitated by:

• Lisa Fontes, PhD
  ISPCAN Councillor

Several panelists will also join the discussion, adding their knowledge and experience of the topic. Panelists include:

• Sibnath Deb, Dr. - India
• Bernard Gerbaka, Dr. - Lebanon
• Harendra de Silva, Dr. - Sri Lanka
• Shanti Raman, Dr. - Australia 
• Jill Korbin, Dr. - USA 

 

Some of the issues we  will consider  in this discussion include:

• Accommodating the needs of cultural minority groups (in your country or regions) 
• Language minority issues 
• Religious exemptions & issues 
• Differing legal jurisdictions
• The relevance of culture to specific types of abuse & related prevention/intervention
• Statutory Rape and Culture
• Cultural Competence in Child Maltreatment Prevention and Intervention
• Laws specific to cultures/religions
• Trafficked children

Please visits:  www.ispcan.org/forum.asp  for more information regarding these topics and relevant background materials that have been submitted by our panelists.

 

This discussion will be open to all professionals interested in the topic, both ISPCAN members and non-members. The VID takes place on an ISPCAN webpage where participants can logon to view and post messages. It is simple to participate. To register, go to: http://www.ispcan.org/forum . 

 

Mark the dates (26-30 May 2008) and join us for what promises to be a very interesting VID!

 

With Kind regards,

 

Lisa Fontes, PhD

ISPCAN Councillor

 

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