15 Annual National Child Abuse Conference (SAPSAC) presents its
The South African Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC) presents its 15th Annual National Child Abuse Conference 10-12 November 2014 CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria Conference theme: Towards multi-disciplinary expertise in handling child abuse, with a focus on children with disabilities ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF SAPSAC Adv. Retha Meintjes, SC It is indeed a pleasure to announce SAPSAC`s 15th Annual National Child Abuse Conference and to invite all professionals interested in the improved handling of child abuse to register for the conference. The SAPSAC conferences are aimed to educate at the multi-disciplinary level. They provide a rare learning opportunity for professionals at all levels and in all disciplines, where we may also learn from partners and colleagues in other disciplines. The topics are carefully chosen to speak to all involved in handling child abuse and, with no less than three specialist post-conference parallel training sessions, it should certainly speak to all kinds of training needs. The focus of this year’s conference is amongst other on children with special needs. A multi-disciplinary case presentation of a speech impaired victim of child abuse will set the scene for the rest of the conference. Attention will also be given to emotional abuse of the child with special needs; competency tests for special needs children; the competency of the mentally disabled child as a witness; empowering children with disabilities to safeguard themselves; accessing social grants for children with disabilities; the challenges of forensic nursing with special needs children and the role of medicine in the psychiatric treatment of special needs children. The lunches and teas provide the important opportunity for professional networking in answer to another of SAPSAC`s aims as reflected in the SAPSAC logo: taking hands in the best interest of the children of South Africa. I urge you to attend and look forward to seeing you at the conference. 1 WHO SHOULD ATTEND All professionals dealing with, or interested in the improved handling of abused children: social workers; psychologists; psychiatrists; medical practitioners including nurses; teachers; criminologists; journalists; police officials; legal practitioners (prosecutors, defense counsel, presiding officers, family advocates, etc) DATE AND VENUE Monday 10 November to Wednesday 12 November 2014 CSIR International Convention Centre Meiring Naude Avenue: Brummeria: Pretoria. REGISTRATION FEES SAPSAC Members Non Members Groups of 10 or more Groups of 20 or more Groups of 30 or more Day fees R 2350.00 R 3150.00 R 2850.00 p.p. R 2750.00 p.p. R2650.00 p.p. R 1050.00 p.d. FINAL DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 24 October 2014 DELEGATE REGISTRATION ENTITLEMENTS Access to all conference sessions Refreshment breaks Lunches Delegate information pack Parking EXHIBITION Exhibition space is available for relevant organizations that would like to display their products and services. Cost for an informal table display, excluding catering*: Private organizations: R900.00 for 3 days NGOs: R300 for 3 days * Please contact the Conference Secretariat for Catering fees SAPSAC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING All SAPSAC members are reminded of our Annual General Meeting on 10 November. INTERACTIVE PARTICIPATION The program allows for active participation and discussion by way of a questioning and answering session after each speaker or at the end of each session. It also includes a practical session of self-nurturing. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POINTS Accredited with 18 General CEU’s for 3 days: (6 per day) 2 CONFERENCE PROGRAM CAVEAT The program is subject to change without prior notification. SAPSAC will not be held accountable in the event of any changes to the program nor should the conference have to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. PROGRAMME MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2014 Conference Programme Director: Dr Sagie Naidoo Conference Technical Director: Prof Rudolph Zinn 07h45 Registration and Refreshments 09h00 Welcome by the President of SAPSAC: Adv. Retha Meintjes SC 09h10 Key Note Address – Introductory Address Jean Elphick, Afrika Tikkun National Manager - Empowerment Programme: Children with Disabilities and Their Families 09h30 A Multi-disciplinary case presentation of a speech impaired victim of Child Abuse Background to the case: Adv. Retha Meintjes SC The role of the Investigating Officer Captain Madelein van der Westhuizen; Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FC), North West Province. 10:45 Children Performance: UNICA School for Children with Autism 11h00 Refreshment Break 11h30 Case presentation continue The role of the Social Worker Berdine Venter, Social Worker, NG Welfare, Zeerust The role of the Prosecutor Riekie Krause, State Advocate, Sexual Offences and Community Affairs Unit, National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa 12h30-13h30 Lunch Conference Chairperson: Dianne Krishnan Case presentation continue Testifying in court as a victim of crime: What barriers do individuals with little or no functional speech face? Prof Juan Borman, Robyn White and Ensa Johnson – Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communications, University of Pretoria Testifying in court by means of a picture-based symbol communication system: Creating evidence-based practice Prof Juan Borman and Kerstin Tönsing – Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communications, University of Pretoria 13h30 15h00 Discussion and conclusion 15h30 SAPSAC Annual General Meeting Refreshments in the Foyer 3 TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 08h00 Registration and Refreshments Conference Chairperson: Dr Elzette Fritz 9h00 Emotional Abuse: The dilemma of the child with special needs Lanél Maré, Clinical Psychologist, Weskoppies Hospital, Lecturer at University of Pretoria - Department Psychiatry - School of Medicine 10h00 The competency of a child witness with a mental disability Hetta van Niekerk, Educational Psychologist, George 11h00 Refreshment Break 11h30 Competency testing for children: A proposed framework Sharon Kruger, Educational Psychologist, Johannesburg 12h30-13h30 Lunch Conference Chairperson: Dr Shaheda Omar 13h30 How to empower children with disabilities to safeguard themselves and to set boundaries – Practical Guidelines Nerina Nel, Social Worker, Director of the Children’s disABILITY Traing Centre at CMI 14h30 Challenges faced by Forensic Nursing in dealing with child abuse with special reference to children with disabilities and special needs Priscilla Manyoba, Assistant Manager Clinical Forensic Medicine, Free State Health and President of the Forensic Nursing Association of South Africa 15h00 Creative expressive arts interventions with children with disabilities as survivors of abuse – Introduction to workshop Dr Elzette Fritz and Fred Schouwink, Educational Psychologists, Johannesburg 15h30 Social Assistance Provisions for Disabled Children Akona Mbombo, Manager at the South African Social Security Agency’s (SASSA) Disability Management Unit. 16h00 Refreshments in the Foyer 4 WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 08h00 Registration and Refreshments Conference Chairperson: Dr Sagie Naidoo 09h00 Access to justice for people with intellectual disability who have been sexually abused Carol Bosch, Social Work Manager, Cape Mental Health; Co-ordinater Sexual Abuse Victim Empowerment Programme (SAVE) 10h00 Biology of the stress response in sexually abused pre-pubertal children Dee Muller, Clinical Psychologist, School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand 11h00 Refreshment Break 11h30 The portrayal of children with disabilities as victims of child abuse in the media Mr. William Bird, Director, Media Monitoring Africa 12h30 Conference Closure: Taking hands on the way forward Adv. Retha Meintjes SC, President SAPSAC 12h45 Nurturing the Professional Self: A birthday celebrates the joy of life Dr Elzette Fritz and Fred Schouwink, Educational Psychologists, Johannesburg 13h30-14h30 Lunch 14h30-16h30 Session 1 Parallel Processes – Specialist Post- Conference Training Sessions The mentally disabled witness - a practical training session Hetta van Niekerk, Educational Psychologist, George Session 2 Forensic Nursing and Child Abuse Priscilla Manyoba, Assistant Manager Clinical Forensic Medicine, Free State Health and President of the Forensic Nursing Association Session 3 Creative expressive arts interventions with children with disabilities as survivors of abuse Dr. Elzette Fritz, Educational Psychologist in Private Practice 16h30 Refreshments in the Foyer ACCOMMODATION Accommodation: To be arranged by delegates. Possible Hotels to consider (contact the Hotels directly) Holiday Inn Garden Court (Pretorius Street) 012 432 9600; Town Lodge (Atterbury Rd) 012 348 2711; City Lodge Lynnwood 012 471 0300 (nearest to conference venue) ENQUIRIES / INFORMATION Conference Secretariat Tel: (012) 991 0718 (8:30-13:00); Fax: 086 629 6234; Email: [email protected] 5 DIRECTIONS TO VENUE CSIR INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE 012 841 3884 http://www.csiricc.co.za/map.html GPS Coordinates: Latitude S 25̊ 45.191; Longitude E ̊ 28 16.649 Directions from the North (traveling on N1South) Take the Lynnwood Road turnoff Turn left into Meiring Naude Road. Cross over two sets of traffic lights. Turn right at the next traffic light into the CSIR south gate Keep left and follow the signs to the CSIR International Convention Centre Directions from the South (N1 North) Take N1 North (Polokwane/Pietersburg) Take the Lynnwood Road turnoff (after Atterbury) Turn right into Lynnwood Road over the highway Turn left into Meiring Naude Road. Cross over three sets of traffic lights Turn right at the next traffic light into the CSIR south gate Keep left and follow the signs to the CSIR International Convention Centre Directions from the City Take Church Street in an easterly direction. Follow the directions to Silverton / Lynnwood Follow the Lynnwood/CSIR/National Botanical Gardens direction (Cussonia Avenue) Pass the National Botanical Gardens on your left hand side. Turn right into Meiring Naude Rd Pass the first entrance to the CSIR (Engen Garage on right hand side) Turn left into the CSIR South Gate Keep left and follow the signs to the CSIR International Convention Centre North 6
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