6th Annual Virginia CIT Coalition Conference:
Every Shift, Every Day: Safety, Wellness & Resiliency
October 16 – 18, 2018
The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center
Thank you to everyone who contributed and attended the 2018 Virginia CIT Conference! Presentations and pictures from the conference are linked on this page. Check out conference photos here, on the Virginia CIT Shutterfly page: 2018 Conference Photos.
Keynote and Workshop Presentations
Presentations will be posted here as we receive them from the presenters.
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Wednesday, October 17th |
| Keynote Presenters:
Pete Earley & Kevin Earley |
| Morning Breakout Sessions:
#1 Cops Helping Cops: The Virginia Law Enforcement Assistance Program (VALEAP) #2 Managing Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue for the CIT Responder (Managing Compassion Fatigue Vicarious Trauma and Burnout) #3 Predictors of Dangerousness in Correctional Settings (Dangerousness in a correctional setting) #4 JP’s Law in the Commonwealth #5 Peer Recovery Specialists & The Opioid Epidemic (PRS_Opioid Crisis) #6 A Tale of Two Cities: A Look at Co-Response Teams in the Shenandoah Valley (A Tale of Two Cities presentation) |
| Keynote Speaker:
Sgt. (ret.) Nick Margiotta & Gabrielle Guerra (Margiotta and Guerra) |
| Afternoon Breakout Sessions:
#1 The Benefits of Unexpected Partnerships for High Risk Offenders: Alexandria’s Forensic Consultation Team. #2 Lock and Talk in Virginia: CIT Roles in a Community Initiative #3 Peer Support Services (Peer Support Services ) #4 REACH Crisis Services for the Developmentally Disabled #5 Youth Crisis: Doing What Works (Youth in Crisis) #6 Everyday Law Enforcement Officer Wellness and Critical Incident Response |
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Thursday, October 18th |
| Keynote Speaker:
Sgt. (ret.) Chris Scallon (VA CIT Officer Wellness and Vicarious Trauma) |
| Breakout Sessions:
#1 Change is a Coming: System Transformation Excellence and Performance in Virginia (STEP-VA) (Change Is Coming) #2 CIT & Community Engagement: A Look at Three CIT Programs #3 Starting a Successful Police Peer Support Program (Police Peer Support, Peer Support Pamphlet, VOEMS Accreditation Application Packet, LINE DUTY, IAPC CIMS Policy) #4 Predictors of Dangerousness in Correctional Settings (Dangerousness in a correctional setting) #5 A Tale of Two Cities: A Look at Co-Response Teams in the Shenandoah Valley (A Tale of Two Cities presentation) #6 Everyday Law Enforcement Officer Wellness and Critical Incident Response |
| Keynote Luncheon:
Sgt. (ret.) Chris Scallon (VA CIT Trauma-Informed Policing) |
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