BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3d9d49abb90b04e49566be403a73b049174 CATEGORIES:Webinar SUMMARY:Safer Together: Cross-Reporting for Humane and Human Services | Animal Welfare Institute (awionline.org) DESCRIPTION:
(5.75 CE for Ohio social workers, counselors, and therapists provide d)
Presenters:
Facilitator:
Why This Works
hop?
On April 12, 2021, H.B. 33 became law. This new law
requires Ohio social workers, counselors, and veterinarians to report suspe
cted animal abuse, and dog wardens, animal control officers, and law enforc
ement to report suspected abuse of children and older adults. This law is i
mportant because compelling evidence links animal cruelty and neglect to do
mestic violence, child abuse, child sexual abuse, and elder abuse. We’re go
ing to introduce you to the law, explain what you need to know about it, an
d show you how to respond.
Animal abuse frequently is an indicator and predictor of interpersonal, family, and community violence, particularly in domestic violence and child maltreatment scenarios. Signifi cant numbers of women report that threats to their companion and farm anima ls prevent them from leaving abusive relationships. Children who perpetrate or witness animal cruelty are at risk of being victims themselves and/or f uture perpetrators of violence, with lifelong adverse consequences. Cross-t raining and cross-reporting among human services and animal protection agen cies are necessary to create more effective species-spanning community coll aboratives that prevent and prosecute these interlocking forms of family vi olence.
The Animal Welfare Institute and the National Li nk Coalition, with the support of the Ohio Chapter of the National Associat ion of Social Workers (NASW Ohio) and the Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust , will host this virtual workshop to explore this critical issue and opport unities to establish and enhance cross-training and cross-reporting process es at the local level. The workshop will explore “the dark side” of the hum an-animal bond and its implications for human and humane services, family w elfare agencies, prosecutors, law enforcement, and human and veterinary med icine. It will describe new strategies, public policy, research, and progra ms to prevent family violence and to respond to its human and animal victim s.
Topics to be addressed include the following: animal hoarding; animal sexual abuse; animal fighting; applicable statutes and sta tistics; case studies; and animal abuse’s specific links with child maltrea tment, domestic violence, elder abuse, and community violence. There will b e a law enforcement case study recognizing the link between animal and huma n violence, and utilizing threat assessments for better case resolution and officer safety. Recommendations for professionals and advocates and an ext ensive list of resources will be presented. NASW Ohio will be providing 5.7 5 CEUs for social workers.
For more informat
ion contact:
Vicki Deisner, Animal Welfare Institu
te, vicki.deisner@gma
il.com