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Evaluation

Workshop

Sheraton Conference Center - 3rd Floor

Male Childhood Victims Turned Advocates: Healing Oneself, Helping Others

Monday, August 7, 2023
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM CST
Room: Houston B/C
CE: 1.25
75 minutes
Intermediate
Law Enforcement, Victim Advocate, Therapist, CPS, CAC
The presenters will share their first-hand experiences resulting from their childhood victimization and the process of helping solve the twenty-seven-year-old abduction and murder of eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling. They will underscore the importance of advocacy for abuse victims from the perspective of adult male survivors, including the perspective of a therapist versed in working with trauma victims.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the case, the short and long term effects of the crimes, and the impact and effects resulting the case remaining unsolved for decades
  • Describe the communities, crimes and suspects and discuss the cold-case review that ultimately led to resolution
  • Identify issues and opportunities to bring about positive change in serving victims/survivors