Sibling Sexual Trauma and Abuse: Breaking the Silence Conference Schedule

​​8:15-9:00 Lobby  Arrival & Registration

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9:00-9:15 Cinema  Welcome & Opening Remarks: Jane Epstein, 5WAVES Cofounders & Conference Planners

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9:15-10:15 Cinema  Keynote: Telling Our Stories: Shaping Change Together  Risa Shaw, PhD 

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10:15-10:30 Lobby  Break

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10:30-12:00  Session I Breakouts 

 

I-A Cinema

1. Reimagining Healing: What Thriving Looks Like for Survivors of Sibling Sexual Assault

Katelyn Bleigh

2. The Long Road: How a Survivor and Partner Learn, Stumble, and Grow Together

Heidi & Dave Yewman

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I-B Hillwood Commons Room 221

1. Sibling Sexual Abuse: A Unique Intrafamilial Trauma

Tova Lewin, BA

2a. Framing Sibling Sexual Behavior for Frontline Workers

Maria Socolof, MS

2b. Bringing Together Research and Advocacy on All Forms of Sibling Abuse

Tanya Rouleau Whitworth, PhD and Leslie Abrons, LCSW 

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I-C Humanities Building Room 119 (adjacent to Hillwood Commons)

1. Creciendo con Amor/Growing with Love

Lupita Najera

2. Panel: A Pivotal Moment: Experiences and Effects of Disclosure Reactions for Survivors

Risa Shaw (moderator), Aaron, Annie VW, Chase Henry

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12:00-1:00  Fishbowl  Lunch Break

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1:10-2:40 Session II Breakouts 

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II-A Cinema

1. Panel: Caught in the Crossfire: Parental Voices on System Responses to SSTA
Brandy Black (moderator), Nikki, Jessica, Grace, Joseph

2. Navigating the Storm: Parents Supporting their Children & Healing After Sibling Sexual Trauma

Bridget Meranda, MSW, LCSW, RPT™

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II-B Hillwood Commons Room 221

1a.  Sibling Sexual Abuse: The Silence, The Stigma, and a Survivor's Truth

Jean Donahue

1b. When a Shared Parent Dies: Another Layer of Pain, Another Layer of Healing

Katie Grant, MS, LCPC, LMHC, EMDR Approved Consultant

2. Finding Your Voice to Break the Silence

Lucy :) Inman

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II-C Humanities Building Room 119 (adjacent to Hillwood Commons)

1. Panel: The Mind-Body Connection: Healing the Somatic Effects of Sexual Trauma
Maria Socolof (moderator), Colleen, Claire

2. Reeling, Feeling, Healing

Chase Henry, Certified Peer Specialist

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2:40-3:00 Lobby  Break

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3:00-4:30 Session III Breakouts 

 

III-A Cinema

1. Writing Narratives as a Healing Practice

Amanda Lee Brush

2. Panel: Transforming Pain into Prevention: Survivors' Pathways to Education & Advocacy

Diane Tarantini (moderator), Colleen, Kimberly, Shariea

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III-B Hillwood Commons Room 221

1. Realities of Separation & Reunification in Sibling Sexual Abuse

Jacqueline (Jacque)  Page, Psy.D.

2. Speak Out for Hope: A Family's Story of Transformation 

S. Grace Wine, PhD, Joseph Wine, LPC, Katelyn Bleigh

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III-C Humanities Building Room 119 (adjacent to Hillwood Commons)

1. Modern Day Forgiveness: Forgive for You, Not Them

Brinn Langdale, LMFT

2. Letting Go to Live Forward

Darlene Lekowski

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4:40-5:00 Cinema  Closing Remarks & Call to Action​​​​​