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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#FF6600" vlink="#666666"><div class=WordSection1><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0000A0'>Prevent Child Abuse Texas announces the 26<sup>th</sup> Annual Conference on the Prevention of Child Abuse, scheduled for March 19-20, 2012 at the Houston Westin Galleria Hotel. Your assistance in notifying others is appreciated. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0000A0'><a href="http://conference.preventchildabusetexas.org/lists/lt.php?id=fRoDAFYBA00BAU1dBgFQ"><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue'>CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE PROGRAM</span></em></a></span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:-9.0pt;page-break-after:avoid'><b><i><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE</span></i></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>MARCH 19-20, 2012</span></i></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>WESTIN GALLERIA HOUSTON</span></i></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>HOUSTON, TEXAS</span></i></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>PRESENTED BY</span></i></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span></i></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>PREVENT CHILD ABUSETEXAS</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>In Cooperation With</span></i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Houston Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>State Child Fatality Review Team Committee</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Texas Department of State Health Services</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>The Children’s Assessment Center</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>US Attorney’s Office-Southern District-Project Safe Child (PSC)</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>A statewide conference designed to offer quality training and information on topics and model programs of interest to leaders in child abuse prevention: social workers, counselors, educators, child care and youth workers, law enforcement personnel, medical & legal professionals, foster parents, child welfare board volunteers, elected officials, and other interested child advocates. Participants may attend their choice of a variety of workshops on child abuse and neglect prevention and educational programs or may select workshops for specialized training credits and professional development.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red'>MONDAY – MARCH 19</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>8:00 REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>9:00 WELCOME - OPENING</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Christopher S. Greeley, MD, FAAP, </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Prevent Child Abuse Texas Board Member</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Randell Alexander, MD, PhD, </span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>“The Impact of Abuse and Neglect on the Developing Brain”</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>10:15 - BREAK</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>10:30 - WORKSHOPS - SESSION I</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>12:00 - LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>12:00 – Randell Alexander, MD, PhD (Special Luncheon, additional cost) </span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>12:00 – Christopher S. Greeley, MD, FAAP (Special Luncheon, additional cost)</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>1:30 - WORKSHOPS - SESSION II</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>3:00 - BREAK</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>3:15 - WORKSHOPS - SESSION III</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'> </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red'>TUESDAY – MARCH 20 </span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:green'> </span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>8:00</span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'> - </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>GENERAL SESSION</span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Sandra Alexander, M.Ed., “The Past, Present and Future of Child Maltreatment Prevention” </span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>9:00 - BREAK</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>9:15 - WORKSHOPS - SESSION IV</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>10:45 - BREAK</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>11:00 - WORKSHOPS - SESSION V</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>12:30 CLOSING LUNCHEON</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Darlene Ellison, M.S. “The Predator Next Door”</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Christopher S. Greeley, MD, FAAP – Blue Ribbon Task Force</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993366'>2:30 CONFERENCE ADJOURNS</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'> </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://conference.preventchildabusetexas.org/lists/lt.php?id=fRoCBFAMAU0BAU1dBgFQ"><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>CLICK HERE FOR WORKSHOPS</span></em></a></span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='page-break-after:avoid'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='page-break-after:avoid'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='page-break-after:avoid'><b><i><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>INTRODUCTIONS</span></i></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Randell Alexander, MD, PhD</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333399'>Statewide Medical Director, Child Protection Team, Children’s Medical Services Professor and Chief, Division of Child Protection and Forensic Pediatrics University of Florida. Dr. Alexander, clinical Professor, Pediatrics, at the University of Florida, College of Medicine is on the International Advisory Board for the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, has been on the Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect for the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the boards of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and Prevent Child Abuse America. Randy has served on state child death review committees in Iowa and Georgia. He has been actively involved in child abuse prevention nationally. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Sandra Alexander, M.Ed.</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333399'>Sandra is a recognized national leader, strategic thinker, and innovator in child abuse prevention with over 40 years of experience including CPS casework and supervision, developing child abuse prevention programs, training, technical assistance and consultation, and 18 years of nonprofit management experience. Previously served as Executive Director of 2 state-wide non-profit child abuse prevention organizations and currently is an Expert Consultant in child maltreatment prevention in the Division of Violence Prevention at the CDC. She is a past board president of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of children (APSAC) and former chair and current prevention advocate for the Fulton County (Atlanta) Child Fatality Review Committee. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Darlene Ellison, M.S.</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333399'>Darlene Ellison’s gripping personal story forms the foundation of her High Touch Alliances and Betrayal Recovery concepts that she uses to inspire and compel audiences into changing their own lives. Her charmed life as wife, mother, philanthropist and successful businesswoman spiraled out of control when she learned that the man to whom she had been married for over 10 years, with whom she had children, was arrested as part of an FBI sting operation. He was revealed to be a long-time sexual predator of young boys both in the United States and other countries. Engulfed by a very public situation that left her emotionally paralyzed, Darlene made the choice to not just survive, but thrive! She overcame the humiliation, anger and fear to turn her experience into one that could help others.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCE4B9.3A7831A0" alt="Description: Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>--<br>If you do not want to receive any more newsletters, <a href="http://conference.preventchildabusetexas.org/lists/lt.php?id=fRoCAFAAAgAITwRQTQtWBAZQVw%3D%3D">this link</a><br><br>To update your preferences and to unsubscribe visit <a href="http://conference.preventchildabusetexas.org/lists/lt.php?id=fRoCAFAAAgAJTwRQTQtWBAZQVw%3D%3D">this link</a><br>Forward a Message to Someone <a href="http://conference.preventchildabusetexas.org/lists/lt.php?id=fRoCAFAAAgMATwRQTQtWBAZQVw%3D%3D">this link</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>