This forum will be presented by Dr Carolyn Harris Johnson, Lecturer, School of Occupational
Therapy & Social Work, Faculty of Health, Curtin University of Technology
on
Thursday, 18th
March
2010 - 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Dept. for Child Protection/Dept of Health Canteen Area, 189 Royal Street, East Perth
All are welcome.
Dr. Johnson is the author of the book, 'Come with Daddy' which is the
definitive study concerning child murder-perpetrator suicide that occurs after
family breakdown. Dr. Johnson is a former counselor with the Family Court of
Western Australia and was instrumental in the developing the Magellan Project
model which is now the key tool used by the Family Court where there are child
related or child maltreatment issues present. She is also a former officer with
DCP where she was a team leader, a senior case work supervisor and a policy
officer.
Her illuminating talk is not to be
missed!
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Hear
details of WA-based research that examined all homicides involving
family/intimate partners over a 10 year period
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Learn
from interviews with perpetrators and families what factors may have contributed
to the homicide or made intervention strategies ineffective
§
Find
out the links between attachment theory and neurobiology of trauma as they
relate to familial homicides
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Consider what this means for your practice with families where
violence is present
Presentation will follow with time for questions and a light
supper.
Enquiries: Barbara Meddin Tel: 0417 959 058 or email waybob@bekkers.com.au