Women In Need, Inc.

Assessing Domestic Violence & Lethality in Intimate Relationships

Sponsored by Women In Need, Inc.

Presented By: Juanita Sprenkle Jones, MHS, CJSOTS, NCCE

Juanita Sprenkle Jones is the Program Coordinator for SpiriTrust Lutheran Domestic Abuse Solutions in York, Pennsylvania and has over twenty years of experience working with men who batter and control their intimate partner. Also, Juanita does individual therapy, couples counseling and is a custody evaluator for custody cases that involve domestic violence.

This presentation will take a look at predicting lethality in domestic violence relationships and discussing characteristics that are red flags for domestic violence and for recidivism. This workshop will also identify common characteristics of those who are abusive in their attempts to control a partner and who might escalate the control tactics to physical violence. Tools to predict risk and lethality will be examined as well as additional tools for safety planning. In addition, this workshop will take a look at understanding how gender affects the use of force in relationships. Become familiar with the interactive connection between entitlement and escalated risk of violence or lethality in intimate partner relationships and custody disputes.

July 28, 2017

9:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Fulton Theatre
101 Lincoln Way W #102, McConnellsburg, PA 17233

Light refreshments will be provided; lunch is on your own.
Register below or call 717.485.5840 for more information.

This training is FREE.

Near-Fatal Strangulation Training

Sponsored by Women In Need, Inc.

Presented By: Casey Gwinn, Esq.

Casey Gwinn spent the first ten years of his career in San Diego as a Deputy City Attorney creating one of the leading Domestic Violence Units in America and then served as the elected City Attorney for 8 years. He led the effort to open the San Diego Family Justice Center, a multi-agency collaborative designed to serve victims of domestic violence and their children and he helped lead the President’s Family Justice Center Initiative for President George Bush. Today, Casey is the visionary behind the Family Justice Center movement and Camp HOPE America, the first evidence-based camping and mentoring program in the country for children impacted by child abuse and domestic violence.

Training Topics Include:

• Primary/Predominant Aggressor- including dual arrests
• Effective Handling of Near-Fatal Strangulation Cases
• Working Collaboratively in Domestic Violence Cases
• Impacts of Childhood Trauma on Victimization and Perpetration

October 2, 2017

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
750 Norland Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17233

Registration begins at 8:00 am
Coffee and pastries will be served
Lunch is not provided

Register below or call 717.264.3056 for more information.

This training is FREE and PCCD approved for 7 hours of training.

Registration is limited to the first 100 people.

Join us for our annual

Saturday, October 14th, 2017
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Tickets: $100 per person

Includes: 3 course meal with wine and beer.

Wine and cheese hor’deuvers from 6pm until 7pm.
Dinner will begin at 7pm.
Music by the Nik Lite band for your enjoyment until 11pm.
Live and silent auctions throughout the evening.

Sponsored by:

Tickets available August 1st.