Registration Information
REGISTRATION FOR THESE SESSIONS CLOSES October 15, 2010.

You may register for a Pre-Conference Skill-Building Session only (Sunday), or for the course and the COVA Conference (Monday-Wednesday).  Please refer to the registration form instructions for more information, or the registration form for the appropriate registration fee, which includes lunch on Sunday for Skill-Building Attendees.  Class sizes are limited; registrations will be accepted on a first-received basis.  The registration deadline is October 15, 2010.

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Registrants for these sessions must commit to attend the session that they pre-register for.  Registration cannot be switched from one session to another after October 15, 2010. 

“The heart, soul and mind of contemporary leadership”

     Have you ever wanted to make a positive change for your organization, but have been overwhelmed by the obstacles you face? Would you like to be able to help those around you achieve their maximum potential? Do you want to do these things but feel it’s not your place because you’re not a manager? If so, then this workshop is for you. Learn to be a leader and learn to make your organization the best it can be from any position on the organizational chart.

     Leadership and management are not the same thing. Leaders do not have to be supervisors. In fact, in today’s successful organizations, leaders can be found at all levels. And having multiple leaders can make an organization stronger, without
challenging the formal authority of the management structure.

A good leader will have several positive effects on the people around them. Each effect will result in making the entire group stronger than the sum of its parts.

Those positive effects include: helping others achieve their maximum potential; generating positive long-term results; fostering a sense of community and partnership; motivating others by establishing trust and communication; creating alignment in both organizational and personal goals; learning new skills and recognizing that leadership is a learning process; and taking ownership, accountability, and setting goals to achieve maximum performance.

     This workshop will utilize role-playing, selfassessment and other leadership training scenarios. You will explore roles that leaders assume such as the strategist, change agent, coach, manager, communicator, mentor and team member. You will learn how to develop your unique leadership style for maximum impact.

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Lead from the front, lead from the rear, lead from the side. Regardless of where you start from, take this workshop and learn how to lead and to truly make a difference.

Trainer: Nita Mosby Henry, Founder/ Director, The Kaleidoscope Project, Denver

      Ms. Mosby Henry is the Founder/Director of The Kaleidoscope Project, a community-based health organization designed to expand healthy living perspectives and increase health equity within the African American community. A consultant accredited by the Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence, Ms. Mosby Henry is also nationally known for her work with healthcare and service delivery organizations. In her practice, she specializes in the development and delivery of leadership and operations effectiveness strategies, as well as diversity, cultural responsiveness and inclusiveness training programs and strategies.

Ms. Mosby Henry is also a faculty member in the School of Business Management at the University of Phoenix. She teaches graduate and undergraduate-level courses in Organization Behavior, Leadership Practices, Managing the Business Enterprise, Critical Thinking and Dicision-making, Management Theory and Application, and Personnel Management. In addition to her work at the University of Phoenix, Ms. Mosby Henry has also served as Dean of Education of CollegeAmerica- Denver.

Ms. Mosby Henry holds a doctorate in the field of Organizational Leadership, a Master of Arts degree in Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.

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Participants will gain a better understanding of how they can best serve children, adolescents and families who have been victims of, or witnesses to, traumatic events. This course will address how trauma affects biological and psychological development and functioning. Areas of focus will include recognition of trauma symptoms, as well as assessment and intervention strategies and techniques when working with trauma victims ages 2-18.

Trainer: Suvi H. Miller, LCSW The Center for Children and Families at Lowry, Denver

Suvi H. Miller is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and has over 18 years experience providing clinical assessment and treatment to children, adolescents and families. Ms. Miller received her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from New York University in 1992, where she practiced until she came to Colorado in 1995.

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Throughout her career, she has worked in numerous settings including hospital, residential treatment, school and outpatient settings. From 1996-2006, Ms. Miller worked for the Denver Children’s Advocacy Center, a trauma treatment facility, as a clinician and clinical supervisor to staff therapists and graduate school interns. Ms. Miller has a private practice in Denver where she provides therapeutic services to children and adolescents, with a specialization in the treatment of child trauma. Ms. Miller is currently an adjunct faculty member at the University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work. She also serves as a consultant and expert witness in the area of child sexual assault, and has testified in over 55 criminal trials.

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Making a dual arrest and letting the judge
sort it out is not the answer when officers are faced with a dual arrest call. The topic of dual arrest and predominant aggressor in domestic violence calls is still one that concerns law enforcement, prosecutors and victim service providers in Colorado. The law is clear that officers are not to just arrest both parties when each has injuries. In this session, Sgt. (Ret.) Anthony Antuna will challenge participants on the issue of dual arrest, focusing on the Colorado statutes dealing with dual arrest and predominant aggressor issues, and how to handle calls when both claim to be victims of domestic violence. The class will also cover other complicated issues dealing with domestic violence, such as crime scene concerns, photography, stalking, and protection orders.

Trainer: Trainer: Sergeant (Ret.) Anthony Antuna, Greeley

Sergeant (Retired) Anthony Antuna was a police officer with the University of Northern Colorado Police Department from 1987 to 2009. Sergeant Antuna spent ten yeas as the department’s Investigator before his promotion to Sergeant in 2007. He supervised the Investigation Unit, and retired as a patrol supervisor.

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Sergeant Antuna has spent the last 21 years as a Crime Scene Investigator, and is a Certified Crime Scene Analyst by the International Association for Identification (IAI). Sergeant Antuna teaches Crime Scene investigation at the Aims Police Academy in Greeley, CO, and Crime Scene Evidence Collection at the Colorado State Patrol Academy in Golden, CO.

Sergeant Antuna has been a law enforcement trainer with the Colorado Ending Violence Against Women Project since 1997, a program providing statewide training on sexual assault and domestic violence issues. He has presented for such organizations as the Southern Institute of Forensic Science, the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance, The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the New Mexico Crime Victim’s Reparation Commission, and at the United States Air Force Academy as part of their Agenda for Change.

Law enforcement officers may claim POST credits for attending this course Please include your PID number on the registration form.

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When the economic climate is gloomy, it’s easy to get discouraged about raising enough money to support your organization’s programs and services. After all, fundraising can be a challenge even in flush financial times. This highly interactive workshop will improve your outlook and your bottom line. You might even find you can transform fundraising into a joyful, organization-wide priority! You’ll be empowered with practical strategies to secure sufficient and sustainable support, and to manage your fundraising program efficiently and effectively. Topics covered will include:
• The truth about fundraising revealed!
• Who gives?
• Planning for long term organizational success
• Choosing the right fundraising methods
• Creating a fundraising plan
• Asking for money without getting nauseated

Trainer: Martha Vail, Ph.D. The Doctor* Is In Consulting, Training and Facilitation, Denver

Martha Vail’s service in the independent sector spans three decades and many roles, from volunteer (City WILD, 32nd Avenue Jubilee Center), to staff (The National Faculty, Colorado Chautauqua Foundation, Civil Rights Now.) Her Denver-based consulting practice focuses on governance, fundraising strategy and organizational development and she frequently facilitates complex processes and important public conversations. Martha’s popular workshops -- “Fundraising: It’s Not About the Money” and “Board Room, Not Bored Room” -- are guaranteed to infuse participants with new energy and new perspectives. Dr. Vail earned degrees from Smith College and Yale University, and is an alumna of both the Grantsmanship Center and the Fundraising School at Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy. To find out more, visit www.marthavail.com.

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This course will provide an overview of the dynamics and definitions of elder abuse (physical and financial), relevant Colorado statutes, and effective investigation strategies. The training is grounded in focusing on victim safety, recognizing abuser tactics, and working collaboratively with systems- and community-based partners to most effectively address elder abuse. After attending this training, participants should be able to identify the dynamics of elder abuse and conduct more effective investigations into incidents of elder abuse.

Trainers: Detective David Belue, Denver Police Department
Dora Lee Larson, Community Education Director, SafeHouse Denver
Linda Lincoln, Assistant City Attorney, Denver City Attorney’s Office
Sergeant Ryan McGinty, Denver Police Department
Jessica Naberhaus, Adult Protective Services Program, Denver Department of Human Services

Detective David Belue is a graduate of Colorado Christian University with a B.S. Degree in Management of Human Resources. He is a thirty year veteran in law enforcement with twenty-five as a member of the Denver Police Department. Detective Belue was assigned as the Training and Policy Coordinator for the Denver Police Department in the field of Domestic Violence where he trained over fifteen hundred Denver Police officers in the field of Domestic Violence. Detective Belue has traveled around the state training both law enforcement and the private sector concerning issues in Domestic Violence. Detective Belue has also sat on the Fatal ity Review Board concerning Domestic Violence. Detective Belue is assigned to the Division Chief of Investigations office and is also a member of the Denver Police Department's Negotiation Team and has worked as the lead negotiator, coach, intelligence officer and technical officer within the team.
Dora-Lee Larson has been solidly fixed in the Battered Women’s Movement for a couple of decades, recently as Executive Director of the Denver Domestic Violence Coordinating Council for five years and even more recently as Community Education Director for SafeHouse Denver. As past Executive Director of Project Safeguard, she co-created Colorado’s first Domestic Violence Fatality Review and Denver’s first CourtWatch Program.

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Ms. Larson believes social change is the most effective method of helping to prevent violence against women and therefore reducing the number of women, children and others killed in the “war at home.” Her public training and community education includes teaching for three years at the Community College of Aurora and providing thousands of hours of trainings, presentations and seminars for prosecutors, victim advocates, law enforcement, clergy, medical personnel, university students and faculty, and the general public, both locally and internationally.
Linda Lincoln is an Assistant City Attorney in the PACE Section, having received her J.D. from Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law. Ms. Lincoln left Detroit for Colorado where she became a prosecutor for the Adams County District Attorney’s Office. She then accepted a position with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office where she handled felony prosecution dockets, served as a Chief Deputy District Attorney, supervised prosecutors, and advised police departments.
Sergeant Ryan McGinty has 17 years of experience with the Denver Police Department. He worked 10 years in Patrol in Districts 2, 6 and 1 and has spent seven years in the Fraud Unit. Ryan brings expertise in both forgery and identity theft crimes and has investigated or supervised over 15,000 cases of fraud. He conducts monthly training in these topics for officers, banks, and merchants as well as elder, faith-based, and other citizen groups. Ryan has received a Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, three Police Merit Citations, and Unit Citations.
Jessica Naberhaus is currently employed with the Denver Department of Human Services in the Adult Protective Services Program. Jessica has worked with the aging population for over four years primarily in eligibility determination and protective services. Jessica has a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and sociology from Eastern Michigan University and is currently working on her Master of Public Administration at University of Colorado. Law enforcement officers may claim POST credits for attending this course. Please include your PID number of the registration form.