SEMO-NASV

Summer 2009 Sexual Violence Information Training

The Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence, Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Criminal Justice & Sociology & The Susanna Wesley Family Resource Center co-sponsored the Summer 2009 Sexual Violence Information Training Seminar on July 14 & 15.  With over 120 total participants from all over Southeast Missouri, the seminar was a huge success and brought some much needed information to the area.  NASV invited three keynote speakers with extensive knowledge in their respective fields to lead the conference.

Mr. Chris Ragsdale, MSW, is the Licensed Clinical Social Worker and forensic interviewer for the Levine Children's Hospital's Pediatric Resource Center in  Charlotte, North Carolina.  Mr. Ragsdale gave team members many valuable tips as to Interviewing the Non-Offending Caregiver.  Bibliographies will be posted shortly with several source documents from Mr. Ragsdale's presentation and research articles to get more information. 

Ms. Jodi B. Rafkin is the Program Attorney for the Stalking Resource Center in Washington, DC.  The mission of the Stalking Awareness Resource Center is to raise national awareness about stalking and to encourage the development and implementation of multidisciplinary responses to stalking in local communities across the country.  Ms. Rafkin's presentation was informational as well as practical with many resources identified for anyone working with victims of stalking.

Sergeant Mark J. Wojnarek is the program director for the Sheriff's Offices Special Victims' Unit and Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Unit in Clarksville, Tennessee.  Mark also presented fantastic information about stalking.  And more specifically, cyber-stalking.  WIth the ever changing technology today, Mark's message is essential to law enforcement officers.

**UPDATE** Summer 2009 Sexual Violence Information Training

Post hours have been approved. 

4 interpersonal hours for each training session. 

Summer 2009 Sexual Violence Information Training

The Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence, Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Criminal Justice & Sociology & The Susanna Wesley Family Resource Center are sponsoring the Summer 2009 Sexual Violence Information Training Seminar.  For the participants' convenience, each training session will be available at 2 different times in 2 different locations:

    July 14, 2009            Non-Offender Caregiver Seminar
    July 15, 2009            Stalking Seminar
    8:00 AM - Noon
    Southeast Missouri State University
    Dempster Hall
    Cape Girardeau, MO

    July 14, 2009            Non-Offender Caregiver Seminar
    July 15, 2009            Stalking Seminar
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    United Methodist Church
    1700 East Marshall Street
    Charleston, MO

A continental breakfast will be provided in the morning sessions and snacks will be provided in the afternoon session.

Cost:    $10.00 for one session
            $15.00 if attending both sessions

POST hours are pending (4 interpersonal hours) for each training session.

Complete this Registration Form and fax to 573-332-0444 or mail to SEMO-NASV, #69 Doctors' Park, Suite C; Cape Girardeau, MO 63703.

Payment can be made on-line by clicking the donate now button on the left or sending payment to the above address.

For more information call 573/332-1900.

5th Annual Children's Charity Golf Tournament

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Dalhousie Golf Club Monday, May 4 to contribute to another successful golf tournament.  Thanks to you, SEMO-NASV raised over $16,000 to help victims of child physical and sexual abuse. 

Special thanks to our sponsors and in-kind donors:  Kiwanis, Gordonville Grill, Bob Evans, Logan's, Branding Iron, McAlister's, and River Eagle!  Without you, we can not make the tournament the success it is. 

7:30 Tee Off - First Place Winners (below):  Dino Bankston, Ron Hickman, Kevin Brunk and Joe Davidson

7:30 Tee Off - Second Place Winners (below):  Jody Underwood, Rocky Strand, Randall Kight and Matt Porch

1:30 Tee Off - First Place Winners:  Chris Edmonds, Wade Bartels, Chris Pike, and Justin Popst (no picture available)

1:30 Tee Off - Second Place Winners (below):  Lewis Recker, Fred Copeland, Buddy Cooper, Lewis Recker (not pictured)  Also pictured are Trey Cooper and Tammy Gwaltney

   

Thank you to these sponsors for donated prizes:  Broussards, Hutson's Furniture, River Ridge Winery, C.P. McGinty's and Patricia Ann's. Hole Sponsors included: Charter Communications, Carla Eads Family, Drury Southwest, Rushing Marine Service, Southeast Hospital, Chap Arnold Insurance, Ameren UE, Altrusa, Kidd Oil Company, Cape Girardeau Printing, Zonta, NARS, Red Letter Communication, Steward Steel, Noranda Aluminum, Morley Building Supply, Jo Ann Emerson, Commerce Bank, Element 74, Cape Noon Optimist, State Farm-Nick Hogan, AT&T, Childers Bail Bonds.  Other donations: Offices Unlimited and State Farm-Bo Shantz.
 

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Position Opening

Position Opening

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Candidate

Exciting Opportunity in Forensic Nursing

The SEMO-NASV has an opening for a part time salaried RN or nurse practitioner who has a desire to become a forensic nurse.  This person will train under a professional forensic examiner to learn how to conduct sexual assault evaluations for adult and child victims with the goal of practicing independently.    The RN must be currently enrolled in an accredited FNP program or applying to and accepted in such program.

 

Interested applicants should submit a resume or CV and three professional references online by

e-mailing tgwaltney@semonasv.org 

 

Deadline for applications January 6, 2009

 

Position begins 2-1-09

.No phone calls please. 

Holiday Greetings!!

 

 

Holiday Greetings to our friends, family and child advocate supporters.

 

It is with a heart full of thanks and gratitude that I send this holiday letter to each and every one of you.  Your kindness and generosity over the last 11 ½ years has made this agency a safe place for victims of child abuse to get quality care.  Because of you kids have a place to come where they will be heard, where someone listens to them and helps them get past the horrible things that have happened to them.  Because of you, child sexual abuse offenders are being prosecuted and taken off the streets.

 

I know at the holidays no one wants to think about children being abused and battered.  I don’t like to think of it either, but it happens and we can’t just sit by and ignore it.

 

Please know that this year alone the agency has provided forensic medical care and counseling and advocacy to over 600 victims from southeast Missouri…and know that every penny donated stays right here.

As the holidays approach and you are busy making meals, buying gifts, visiting with family and friends, enjoying the season of love and peace and joy, take a few minutes to remember someone unknown and unseen to you, but someone who needs your love and kindness…that someone is a child.

 

In these tight economic times, if you have a few dollars you can share with someone, I respectfully ask you, once again, to share your gifts with the kids who come through the doors of SEMO-NASV.

 

May you have a Merry, Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year.

 

Peace and Joy,

Tammy Gwaltney

Executive Director

Click the "DONATE NOW" button on the left to make a donation now!

Trivia Extravaganza Held in Perryville Huge Sucess

A special thanks to everyone who came out to show support for SEMO-NASV at the Trivia Extravaganza held November 1, 2008 in Perryville, MO.  The event, hosted by The Republic-Monitor, Teen Council and Perryville Elks, helped to raise over $3,100 to benefit NASV.  All of the winners, including the first place team "Blood and Guts", donated all of their prize money back to the agency. 

Trivia Extravaganza!!!

Perryville's Republic-Monitor is hosting a Trivia Night for SEMO-NASV!!

Saturday, November 1

Perryville Elks Lodge

Doors open at 6:00

Game begins at 7:00

$15 per person

Teams are 6-10 people  (Singles will be assigned to teams.)

There will also be a silent auction from 7:00-9:00

Can't play but want to be a sponsor?

Round Sponsor at $100

(Round Sponsors will be the subject of one trivia question in their round!  All sponsors will be included in Thank You ads which will appear in The Republic-Monitor.)

Table Sponsor at $50

(Table Sponsors are just $50 and can provide promotional material for the players seated at their table.  All sponsors will be included in Thank You ads which will appear in The Republic-Monitor.)

Cash Bar and snacks will be provided.  You can also bring your own food!

Tickets are available at The Republic-Monitor office.  For more info, e-mail Kate Martin at kmartin@perryvillenews.com or call 573-547-4567.

All proceeds will benefit SEMO-NASV.

The CAPE Conference

Child

Abuse

Prevention

Education

October 16 & 17, 2008

Dempster Hall

Southeast Missouri State University

Click here to Download registration_form.doc

Click here to Download the_cape_conference_schedule.doc

Registration Deadline Extended to October 10!

 

SEMO-NASV will be hosting The CAPE Conference on October 16-17, that will be held at Dempster Hall at Southeast Missouri State University.  Confirmed speakers are:

Victor Vieth is the Director of the National Child Protection Training Center at Winona State University, which provides training and technical assistance on dependancy, neglect, and termination of parental rights in child abuse cases, and merged with the National Association to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children in 2007.  Mr. Vieth is also the author of "Unto the Third Generation:  A Call to End Child Abuse in the United States Within 120 Years," which was published in the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma in 2005.  http://sapn.nonprofitoffice.com/

 

Detective Mike Johnson is considered an ambassador for child advocacy.  He is a founding member of the Colin County Children's Advocacy Center.  Detective Johnson was appointed to the National Board of Directors for the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) in 1998.  Detecitve Johnson has served on the Texas State Attorney General's Sex Offender Protocol Task Force and Senator Florence Shapiro's Blue Ribbon Committee to formulate the now instated "Ashley Laws."  http://www.detectivemike.com/

Dr. Leigh M. Baker, psychologist, consultant, expert witness, and author has specialized in the treatment of traumatized individuals, children, and their families for 20 years.  She is an expert in the area of sexual abuse and the evaluation and treatment of very young children.

Other speakers include:

Dr. Timothy Kutz:  Director of the Division of Child Protection, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital.  Dr. Kutz was chosen as the St. Louis Area Council on Child Abuse and Neglect Child Advocate of the year, 2006.  He is very involved in providing professional services to the St. Louis community, including:  Trauma Committee, Cardinal Glennon Hospital, Child Advocacy Committee, St. Louis University Department of Pediatrics, Child Fatality Review Committee, Advisory Board Missouri State SAFE/CARE Network

Dr. Mary Dudley:  The Chief Medical Examiner for the Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office in Kansas City, MO.  Dr. Dudley is well-versed in the collection of forensic evidence and has developed protocols for forensic medical investigations in Missouri.

Lt. Joe Laramie: Lt. Laramie has been with the Glendale, MO police department for 20 years with more than 25 years of experience in child protection.  He has been assigned as the Program Director for the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force since 2001.

Ms. Kathy Blevins:  Ms. Blevins is a SAFE/CARE nurse examiner and SANE nurse for the Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence in Cape Girardeau, MO.  She has performed over 3,000 SAFE/CARE medical exams and forensic interviews to children in Southeast Missouri who have been abused.  She has attended multiple conferences on the new state protocols of rape kits and Jane Doe laws and is looking forward to presenting this information to the Southeast Missouri Community.

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If you are an advocate for children, and you can only attend one conference this year, this should be the conference you attend.  The Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence has chosen speakers from all over the United States to inform the Southeast Missouri Community on preventing child abuse and what to do when abuse happens to best protect children.

Pending Contact/Continuing Education Hours

• 14.5 POST hours of law enforcement continuing education (13-Interpersonal perspectives) through the Missouri POST Program.

• An application has been made for the conference to be considered for approval through the National Board for Certified Counselors for 13 clock hours (1.3 CEU's) for counselors.
  •  Counseling hours have been approved.

• This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers for 14.5 continuing education contact hours.
  •  Due to cost, social work hours will not be available.

• This continuing nursing education activity has been submitted for approval to the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commision on Accreditation.

• The Cape Girardeau County Medical Society is accredited by the Missouri State Medical Association to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.  The Cape Girardeau County Area Medical Society designates this eduational activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits.  Physicians should only claim commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
  
  

**To receive continuing education hours, participants must attend both conference days and return the evaluation form before receiving the certificate of completion.

Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology will provide the venue, Dempster Hall, and folders for the conference.

Happy 11th Anniversary SEMO-NASV!!

Thank you to Tammy Gwaltney, Executive Director, and Kathy Blevins, Nurse Practioner, for 11 years of hard work and dedication to SEMO-NASV!  The voices of the victims are being heard thanks to you!