Day 1
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023

8:15 am – 8:30 am

Smudging Ceremony

8:30 am – 8:45 am

Welcome and Introductions

(HRP Chief Dan Kinsella)

8:45 am – 9:00 am

Objectives of Conference Training.

9:00 am – 10:15 am

Family, Trauma and Violence-Informed Approaches: Charting Pathways Forward.

Nancy Ross and Leslie Bagg, MSW

10:15 am – 10:30 am

Morning Break

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Domestic Violence Offender Navigator Program.

Wendy Keen (Domestic Violence Offender Navigator), Cst Jules Laraque (HRP Domestic Violence Officer), and Christa Russell (HRP Domestic Violence Case Coordinator).

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch Break

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Police Officer Panel

Experiences with Domestic Violence in Law Enforcement

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Afternoon Break

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

The Impact of Intervention Within the First 48 Hours of Arrest

4:15 pm

Wrap Up

4:30 pm

Reception and Cash Bar

Day 2
Thursday, March 30th, 2023

8:30 am – 9:15 am

The Value of the Initial Officer’s Report and Crown Brief Notes

Crown Prosecutor of the Halifax Domestic Violence Court

9:15 am – 10:15 am

The Analysis of Language Use Within the Realm of Domestic Assault

Dr. Allan Wade. Centre for Response-Based Practice.

10:15 am – 10:30 am

Morning Break

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Dr. Allan Wade

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Afternoon Break

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Dr. Allan Wade

4:15 pm

Wrap Up and Evaluation