Annual Conference - February 5-6, 2026

A Conference for Innovators, Critical Thinkers, and Leaders in the Field

Step into a space designed for those who refuse to accept “good enough” in domestic violence intervention. This gathering brings together the most forward‑thinking practitioners, researchers, and advocates to push the boundaries of what intervention can be — and what it must become.

• Engage with the most innovative and critical thinkers in domestic violence intervention
• Advance your skills and deepen your understanding of emerging best practices
• Explore the merging of trauma‑focused and gender‑based approaches
• Reimagine the future of intervention work — bold, informed, and transformativeFeaturing Keynote Speaker: Jess Hill

Conference Agenda

Day 1

8:30 - Welcome

8:45 - Session I: Thinking Outside the Box: the Healthy Family Model - Alyce LaViolette

10:15 - Session II: Pursing Wholeness as an Act of Healing and Harm Reduction - Spencer Murray

11:30 - Lunch

12:15 - Session III: From Resistance to Responsibility: Using Attachment-Informed Strategies to Improve Outcomes - Nada Yorke

1:15 - Session IV: Poetic Medicine in the River of Cruelty - Jim Elsaesser

2:45 - Session V: Gendered Violence, Child Maltreatment and Substance Abuse - Jess Hill

Day 2

8:30 - Welcome

8:45 - Session VI: Beyond the Classroom: Helping Men Engage - Jim Henderson

10:15 - Session VII: From Resiliency to Resurgence- Shifting Systems by Centering Cultural Strengths - Daniel Goombi

11:30 - Lunch

12:15 - Session VIII: Trauma Informed Intervention Behind the Walls: Working with Incarcerated Population - Danielle Thompson & Karin Ho

1:15 - Session IX: A Victim's Perspective–Surviving the Survival-Based: Considerations for Effective Victim Conctacts - Janay Kent, Dorthy Stucky Halley

2:45 - Session X: I Feel your Pain: Understanding the need to answer the unanswerable questions in our work with trauma and in our self-care - Ron Frey & Emma Malone

Speakers

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Alyce LaViolette

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Spencer Murray

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Nada York

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Danielle Thompson

Karen Ho

Janay Kent

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Ron Frey

Emma Malone

Annual Conference - February 5-6, 2026

Conference Agenda

Speakers

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