Conference Schedule

all events in LIU-Post, Hillwood Commons, unless otherwise indicated

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8:15-9:00 Lobby  Arrival & Registration

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

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9:15-10:15 Theater  Keynote Speech: 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 please click on links for full description of each session and speaker bio 

 

I-A Theater

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 Classroom TBA

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, Chase

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I-C Classroom TBA

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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12:00-1:00  Fishbowl  Lunch Break

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1:00-2:30 Session II Breakouts please click on links for full description of each session and speaker bio

 

II-A Theater

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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II-B Classroom TBA

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 Classroom TBA

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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2:30-3:00 Lobby   Break

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3:00-4:30 Session III Breakouts please click on links for full description of each session and speaker bio

 

III-A Theater

1. Writing Narratives as a Healing Process

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 Classroom TBA

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

Brinn Langdale, LMFT

2. Letting Go to Live Forward

Darlene Lekowski

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III-C Classroom TBA

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