Program

Thursday, June 2, 2011

4:30 – 6:30 pm
Love & Punishment - A documentary film introduced by Co-Director Dr. Michel Meignant

7:00 - 9:00 pm
Corporal Punishment, Nonviolence, & Children’s Rights
George Holden, Ph.D.: Welcome & Introductions
Paul Ludden, Ph.D.: Welcome
Raffi Cavoukian: Nonviolence—A Key Child Honouring Principle
Mali Nilsson: Children’s Rights to Protection from all Forms of Corporal Punishment - Video 1/Video 2
Dawn Ford: One Youth’s Perspective - Video
Johny O’Donnell: Valuing Young People: Engagement, Input and Outcomes - Video

Friday, June 3

7:00 - 9:00 pm
The State of the Law Around the World Joan Durrant, Ph.D. (Moderator)
Peter Newell : Global Overview - Video 1, Video 2 & Video 3/Paper
Sonia Vohito: Achieving Prohibition Of C.P. of Children in Tunisia and Kenya - Video/PowerPoint
Beth Wood: Report from New Zealand Four Years Post Law Change - PowerPoint/Paper

10:35 - 12:00 noon
The State of Research Around the World George Holden, Ph.D. (Moderator)
Murray Straus, Ph.D.: Some Comments on the History of Research on Spanking - PowerPoint
Elizabeth Gershoff, Ph.D.: Research Evidence of the Negative Child Outcomes linked with C.P. - PowerPoint
Bernadette Saunders, Ph.D.: The Importance of Listening to Children’s Views and Experiences: Insights From Qualitative Research about Physical Punishment in Childhood - PowerPoint

1:30 - 3:10 pm   Break-out Sessions
Towards the Prohibition of C.P. in American Homes Liz Gershoff (Moderator)
Howard Davidson, J.D.: Legislating an End to Parental Corporal Punishment: All, Half a Loaf, or Nothing? - PowerPoint
Deana Pollard Sacks, J.D.: Changing Disciplinary Choices by Changing Social Norms - Video
Susan Bitensky, J.D.: International Human Rights Laws and CP
Benjamin Shmueli, Ph.D. Who’s Afraid of Banning Corporal Punishment? A Comparative View on Current and Desirable Models - PowerPoint

Encouraging Positive Discipline in Schools Worldwide Sombat Tapanya (Moderator)
Emily Laurie: Encouraging Positive Discipline in Schools Worldwide - Video/PowerPoint
Sombat Tapanya: Promoting Positive School Discipline in Thailand - Video
Dipak Naker : What Will it Take to Prevent Violence against Children at School? - Video
Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.: Positive Discipline for Developing Capable Young People - PowerPoint

3:30 – 5:00 pm   Break-out Sessions
Encouraging Positive Discipline in Homes Worldwide Joan Durrant (Moderator)
Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.: Why do Parents Punish?
Penelope Leach, Ph.D.: What are the Universals in Parenting? - PowerPoint
Joan Durrant: From Punishment to Mentorship
Raj Mohan: Positive Discipline Leads to Freedom - PowerPoint

Facilitating the Prohibition of C.P. in American Schools Nadine Block (Moderator)
Susan Bitensky, J.D.: The Surprising Existence of American Traditions and Legal Duties Against School Corporal Punishment
Deana Pollard Sacks, J.D.: Outlawing School Paddling: The Efficacy of Existing Methods - Video
Nadine Block: 25 Years of Advocacy for C.P. Bans: Lessons Learned - Paper/PowerPoint
Johny O’Donnell: Engaging Students

Saturday, June 4

8:30 - 10:00 am   Break-out Sessions
Engaging Parents Paul Mason (Moderator)
Michelle Knox, Ph.D.: New Answers to Old Questions: Helping Parents with the Issue of Spanking - Video 1 & Video 2/PowerPoint
Penelope Leach, Ph.D.: Too Young for Discipline - Video/PowerPoint
Seth Scholer. M.D.: Evidence That a Brief Intervention Can Affect Parents’ Attitudes about Punishment - Video/PowerPoint

Engaging Faith Communities Janet Heimlich (Moderator)
Chris Dodd: The Importance of Working With Religious Leaders and Their Communities To End C.P. of Children - PowerPoint
Rita Swan: My Experiences Getting The Methodist Church To Pass Anti-C.P. Resolutions in 2004
Raffi Cavoukian: The Sanctity of the Child

Engaging Cultural Communities Brigitte Vittrup, Ph.D. (Moderator)
Lisa Fontes, Ph.D. Not Good For Kids?: Helping Culturally Diverse People Change their Views of C.P.
Asadah Kirkland: Raise Your Skills, Not your Hands
Sonia Vohito: Engaging with Communities in Africa: Innovative Experiences from Zambia and Ethiopia - Video/PowerPoint

Engaging Teachers, Doctors, & Other Professionals Cathy Taylor, Ph.D. (Moderator)
Cathy Taylor: Parents’ Professional Sources of Advice Regarding Child Discipline and Use of C.P.
Sombat Tapanya: Working with Teachers, Child Protection Workers, and Medical Doctors
Michel Meignant: Engaging Scientific Film Makers To Promote Elimination of Corporal Punishment
Beth Wood: Engaging Professionals: The New Zealand Experience - PowerPoint

Engaging Youth Joan Durrant, Ph.D. – (Moderator)
Johny O’Donnell: Engaging Youth in Anti-Violence Initiatives
Zoey Roy & Tristan Banyay: A Model of Youth Participation in Decision Making - PowerPoint

10:15 - 11:45 am   Break-out Sessions
Brainstorming Strategies toward Ending C.P. in Schools Nadine Block (Moderator)
Nadine Block: Four Statewide bans on School Paddling since 2000: Can we do better? - PowerPoint
Rep. Alma Allen, Ph.D.: My Experiences in the Texas State Legislature
Rep. Barbara Norton: My Experiences in the Louisiana State Legislature

Brainstorming Strategies toward Ending C.P. in Homes Joan Durrant, Ph.D. (Moderator)
Peter Newell; Mali Nilsson

11:50 - 12:30 pm
Plenary: Integrating Strategies, Recommendations, & Next Steps
George Holden, Ph.D. & Peter Newell (Moderators)

1:30 - 3:00 pm Post Summit Meetings: Next Steps, cont.