Capital DistrictPresents
“Juveniles in the Adult System: Is It Working?”
Dr. Jeff Aaron, CommonwealthCenter for Children and Adolescents (CCCA)Major Case Specialist Robert Lanciault, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
Friday, June 26, 2009
HenricoTrainingCenter, 7701 E. Parham Road, Henrico, VA
8:30 am: Registration and Networking Coffee
9:00 am: “Transfer of Juveniles to Adults Courts: Policy Considerations & Practice Implications”
12:00 pm: Lunch Provided On-Site
1:00 pm: “The Lee Malvo Sniper Case”
who should attend
workers from every agency and organization that touches the lives of court-involved children
Judges, Defense Attorneys, Prosecutors, Probation Administrators, Probation Officers, Intake Officers, Educators, Mentors, Counselors, Social Workers, Law Enforcement, Group Home Workers, Mental Health Providers, Detention Alternative Providers, Secure Detention Staff, Juvenile Correctional Center Staff
REGISTRATION
Attendance is limited and priority will be given to Capital District VJJA Members. The $20 registration fee includes lunch and a complimentary VJJAmembership through June 30, 2010.Registration Deadline: June 19, 2009
EVENT SPONSORS
Special thanks to these sponsors for their generous contributions!
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Return completed registration form and payment to:
VA Juvenile Justice Assoc., Attn: K. Farmer, Training Coordinator, c/o Henrico Court Services, PO Box 90775, Henrico, VA 23273-0775
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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
/ JEFFREY AARON, Ph.D. is a Jeffrey Aaron, Ph.D. is a clinical and forensic psychologist employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia at the Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA), the state psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents, and in private practice in Charlottesville, VA. He is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia Medical School, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, and Lecturer at the Institute of Law, Psychiatry & Public Policy at the University of Virginia. At CCCA, Dr. Aaron is the Clinical Director of an adolescent unit, the Forensic Coordinator, the Chair of the Ethics Committee, and past President of the Clinical Staff. In private practice, he sees children, adolescents, and adults for clinical and forensic evaluations, and has served as an expert witness in Juvenile and Circuit courts across Virginia. He has published in the areas of coping with stress, trauma, and juvenile forensic mental health, provided invited testimony before the Virginia House and Senate, and has presented across the Commonwealth on topics including forensic mental health evaluation, adolescent development and legal decision-making, coping with traumatic loss, and clinical assessment of children and adolescents.ABOUT THE VIRGINIA JUVENILE JUSTICE ASSOCIATION (VJJA)
Since 1966 –Bringing together the professionals who touch the lives of court-involved children for more than 40 years.
The Virginia Juvenile Justice Association is an organization comprised of more than 1000 professionals representing court services, detention, juvenile correctional facilities, group homes, the judiciary, indigent defense, law enforcement, social services, and others with an interest in youth and family services. The organization is administered by an elected board of directors and is committed to child advocacy and advancing the professional interests and competencies of its members. Capital District Officers include: Chair - Marie Bristow, Family Focus, Vice Chair – Division of
Institutions RDC, Stephan Stark, Intercept Youth Services, and Mishell Fricke, Henrico CSU. Learn more at: