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Transforming Practices Conference 2026

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7:30am MDT

Registration & Breakfast Complimentary - Leadership Training Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre- Four seasons Room

8:30am MDT

Leadership Training: Session 1 Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre- Four seasons RoomKurt Sacher • Stu Henry

12:00pm MDT

Lunch Complimentary -Leadership Training Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre- Four seasons Room

1:00pm MDT

Leadership Training: Session 2 Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre- Four seasons RoomKurt Sacher • Stu Henry

2:30pm MDT

Leadership Training - Panel Session Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre- Four seasons RoomDr. Tonya Wolfe • Erin Peden • Julie Hansen

7:45am MDT

Registration & Breakfast Gary W. Harris - Foyer

9:00am MDT

Welcome Gary W. Harris - GymMark Jones • Andrea Thain Liptak • Elder - Linda Ophus • Chris Kooman

9:20am MDT

Perspectives After Trauma Gary W. Harris - GymTyler Smith

10:30am MDT

Break Gary W. Harris - Foyer

11:00am MDT

Beyond trauma-informed practice: land-based tools for the front lines of trauma & genocide GWH208Dr. Karlee Fellner From Enforcement to Empowerment: the Realities of Internet Child Exploitation and a Realistic Approach to Online Safety 2602 - RDP Main CampusConstable Stephanie Bosch • Constable Scott Sterling Here For you HQ: Building a Culture of Care in Post-Secondary Education GWH167Taryn Nelson Introduction to the Child Intervention System - CS 101 1500 - RDP Main CampusChristie Remfert • Sally Nydokus Navigating Child Abuse - Session 1 2nd Floor Classroom - Child Advocacy CentreLee Caine • Dean Pasiuk Part 1: Paedophilia, Child Molestation, and Cross-associated Paraphilia GWH162Dr. Peter Collins Snow-Globe of Reality: Reflective Writing for Navigating Change and Loss GWH177Alanna Knobben The Alberta Centre (AC) to End Trafficking in Persons "A future free from human trafficking and its devastating effects" GWH161Dave Elanik Your Body is not Broken:Trauma and the nervous system explained/how physical, emotional and chemical trauma shapes the body 1400 Margaret Parsons Theatre - RDP Main CampusDr. Joelle Johnson Bsc,DC FICPA

12:15pm MDT

Lunch Gary W. Harris - Arena

1:15pm MDT

Beyond trauma-informed practice: land-based tools for the front lines of trauma & genocide GWH208Dr. Karlee Fellner Building Safe Spaces - Session 2 2nd Floor Classroom - Child Advocacy CentreLee Caine • Dean Pasiuk Elder Support Room GWH106Elder - Linda Ophus From Enforcement to Empowerment: the Realities of Internet Child Exploitation and a Realistic Approach to Online Safety 2602 - RDP Main CampusConstable Scott Sterling • Constable Stephanie Bosch Introduction to the Child Intervention System - CS 101 1500 - RDP Main CampusChristie Remfert • Sally Nydokus RDP Student Research Spotlight GWH167Dr. Jessica Legacy • Jessica Hanley • Lesley Marriott • Julianne Simpson • Haley Morris • Marian Young Silent Harm: Rising Strangulation Risks Among Children & Youth CACAC 3rd Floor Dufresne Family Training RoomRonnie Biletsky BScN SANE-A The Alberta Centre (AC) to End Trafficking in Persons "A future free from human trafficking and its devastating effects" GWH161Dave Elanik Your Body is not Broken:Trauma and the nervous system explained/how physical, emotional and chemical trauma shapes the body 1400 Margaret Parsons Theatre - RDP Main CampusDr. Joelle Johnson Bsc,DC FICPA

2:30pm MDT

Break Gary W. Harris - Foyer

3:00pm MDT

Keynote Speaker: Handling Hard Better - how to bring the joy in chaos, uncertainty and an ever changing world.Jessica Janzen

4:00pm MDT

Thursday Night Mixer Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre- Four seasons Room

8:00am MDT

Registration & Breakfast Gary W. Harris - Foyer

8:45am MDT

Welcome Gary W. Harris - Gym

9:00am MDT

Keynote Speaker- Enduring Harm: The Developmental Impact of Child Sexual Abuse Gary W. Harris - GymDr. Lori Haskell

10:00am MDT

Break Gary W. Harris - Foyer

10:15am MDT

UPDATED: Research on adolescent sexual exploitation: Identifying risks factors and understanding resiliency among sexually exploited boys. GWH177Dr. Jones Adjei • David Campbell CACAC Counter Exploitation and Trafficking Initiative - Youth engagement and instruction 2nd Floor Classroom - Child Advocacy CentreCam Pizzey • Cindy Matheson Counselling Techniques for Children and Youth impacted by sexual violence 1400 Margaret Parsons Theatre - RDP Main CampusMark Ballantyne Envisioning a Multidisciplinary Response to Problematic Sexual Behaviour. 2501 - RDP Main CampusKatarina Zunjic • Janine Elenko From Enforcement to Empowerment: The Realities of Internet Child Exploitation and a Realistic Approach to Online Safety 2602 - RDP Main CampusCpl. Heather Bangle Introduction to the Child Intervention System - CS 101 1500 - RDP Main CampusSally Nydokus • Christie Remfert Part 2: Paedophilia, Child Molestation, and Cross-associated Paraphilia GWH162Dr. Peter Collins Silent Harm: Rising Strangulation Risks Among Children & Youth CACAC 3rd Floor Dufresne Family Training RoomRonnie Biletsky BScN SANE-A Workshop Part 1: Reframing Child Sexual Abuse: A Developmental and Relational Disruption GWH208Dr. Lori Haskell

11:30am MDT

Lunch Gary W. Harris - Arena

12:45pm MDT

A youth rights perspective: Developing a framework for engaging youth at CYACs GWH167Myah Anderson • Noah Harris Child Homicide Cold Case Investigation Gary W. Harris - GymJason Ogelsby • A/Sergeant Michael Cavilla Elder Support Room GWH106Elder - Linda Ophus From Enforcement to Empowerment: The Realities of Internet Child Exploitation and a Realistic Approach to Online Safety 2602 - RDP Main CampusCpl. Heather Bangle From Puppy to Professional: Training, Development, and Early Identification GWH162Dana Whytock • Taylor Bertram Strengthening Systems of Care: Introducing the Child Abuse and Exploitation Prevention and Response Certificate Program 2nd Floor Classroom - Child Advocacy CentreLee Caine • Dean Pasiuk Student Engagement in Child and Youth Well-being: Community Service Learning, Applied Study, and Summer Research Initiatives. GWH177Brooke Schwartz • Jocelynn Wynnychuk • Sydney D. Greer • Manya Julka • Trista L. Morgan • Gregory D. Wells Understanding Trauma in Vulnerable Populations 2501 - RDP Main CampusDonna Astley-Reed (she/her) • Cassidy Shopland (she/her) Workshop Part 2: Healing from Child Sexual Abuse: What Actually Promotes Change GWH208Dr. Lori Haskell

1:45pm MDT

Break Gary W. Harris - Foyer

2:00pm MDT

Keynote Speaker: Incel – the Crossroads of Misogyny and ExtremismDr. Peter Collins

3:30pm MDT

Closing Remarks Gary W. Harris - Foyer