3rd Kentucky Family Impact Seminar Reducing Child Abuse and Neglect: Evidence Based Parent Education and Other Effective Support Programs February 4, 2016 Seminar Speakers Attendance Facts Conceptualizing Child Maltreatment: What is it 28 legislators and 3 legislative interns and how can we fix it? attended the seminar and/or lunch Dr. Joann Lianekhammy, Senior Extension discussion session. Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences 10 Republican and 18 Democratic Extension, College of Agriculture, Food and legislators attended the seminar and/or Environment. lunch discussion. 2 people from the Governor’s office Dr. Justin “Jay” Miller, Assistant Professor, including First lady’s Office and the Deputy College of Social Work, University of Kentucky Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services attended the seminar. Evidence‐Based Parenting for the Prevention 1 person from the Attorney General’s of Child Maltreatment Office Daniel J. Whitaker, Professor and Division 39 people including participants from LRC, Director for Health Promotion and Behavior, U of KY and EKU Faculty, Staff and School of Public Health, Georgia State Students attending the seminar. University Participant Ratings of the Seminar Relational Approaches to Secondary Although the evaluation return was low, the Prevention of Child Maltreatment participants reported that the seminar provided Kristin Valentino, Associate Professor, high-quality research that was objective, Department of Psychology, University of Notre relevant to their needs and interests, and Dame useful in their current role. Overall, the participants rated the policy options presented Seminar Attendance as practical, economically feasible and Total 73 innovative. Legislators 28 Legislative Interns 3 Legislative Research Commission 5 Governor’s Office Staff 2 Attorney General’s Office 1 U of KY & EKU Faculty/Staff/Students 34
3rd Kentucky Family Impact Seminar Reducing Child Abuse and Neglect: Evidence Based Parent Education and Other Effective Support Programs February 4, 2016 Seminar Speakers Conceptualizing Child Maltreatment: What is it and how can we fix it? Dr. Joann Lianekhammy, Senior Extension Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Dr. Justin “Jay” Miller, Assistant Professor, College of Social Work, University of Kentucky Evidence‐Based Parenting for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Daniel J. Whitaker, Professor and Division Director for Health Promotion and Behavior, School of Public Health, Georgia State University Relational Approaches to Secondary Prevention of Child Maltreatment Kristin Valentino, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame Seminar Attendance Total 73 Legislators 28 Legislative Interns 3 Legislative Research Commission 5 Governor’s Office Staff 2 Attorney General’s Office 1 U of KY & EKU Faculty/Staff/Students 34 Attendance Facts 28 legislators and 3 legislative interns attended the seminar and/or lunch discussion session. 10 Republican and 18 Democratic legislators attended the seminar and/or lunch discussion. 2 people from the Governor’s office including First lady’s Office and the Deputy Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services attended the seminar. 1 person from the Attorney General’s Office 39 people including participants from LRC, U of KY and EKU Faculty, Staff and Students attending the seminar. Participant Ratings of the Seminar Although the evaluation return was low, the participants reported that the seminar provided high-quality research that was objective, relevant to their needs and interests, and useful in their current role. Overall, the participants rated the policy options presented as practical, economically feasible and innovative.