Location:
SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center
70 County Route 59
Phoenix, NY  13135

November 18, 2009 9 am-4 pm

FILICIDE - PARENTS KILLING THEIR CHILDREN - AN UNTHINKABLE CRIME

Since 1950 child homicide rates have tripled and homicide is within the top 5 causes of death for children ages 1 to 14.  In 2004, 311 of 578 (54%) of children under the age of 5 were murdered by their parents in the U.S.  Between 1976 and 2004, 30% of all children murdered under the age of 5 were killed by their mothers and 31% were killed by their fathers.  Predicting dangerousness is a daunting task even for psychiatrists.

In this presentation, we will examine in depth some of the more common reasons why parents kill their children.  Additionally, we will discuss the strongest general risk factors seen in parents who kill their children.  We will review signs and systems that would alert Child and Protective Services workers to impending tragedy and discuss possible intervention strategies.

About the Instructor: 
Dr. Paul Martin, Consultant/Trainer: Dr. Martin has been trained as a forensic psychiatrist.  He received his medical degree from the University of Des Moines, served his residency at Case Western University and his fellowship in psychiatry at Syracuse University.  Dr Martin currently serves as a mental health consultant to business, social service, police, parole, probation and other agencies concerning mental health issues in the workplace.  He is certified in mediation and arbitration; has experience with vision casting and solving conflict in the work place environment.  His background as a psychiatrist brings a qualified perspective to problem solving issues in the workplace.

This workshop is approved by NYS Office for Children and Family Services for 6-hour annual required in-service training for all Child Protective workers and supervisors.


Costs:
$89 per person, lunch included Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover accepted.

Special Student rate: $25 per student.

Simply download the How to Keep Our Children Safe Registration (245 KB PDF), fill out, and bring to the Phoenix Center, fax it to 934.4901 or mail with payment to:
SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center
70 County Route 59
Phoenix, NY 13135

You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader (or other PDF reader application). To download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

Questions? Call 315.934.4900 or email phoenix@oswego.edu

Presented by the SUNY Oswego Division of Extended Learning.

Persons with disabilities needing assistance or special accommodations to attend this event contact the SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center by calling 315.312.3358 at least one week in advance.