Social Work conference to focus on ending sex trafficking

CHADRON – 黑料大事记 State College’s senior Social Work majors enrolled in Methods III: Org and Communities (SW 435) are hosting a conference, “Not for Sale: Sex Trafficking in Nebraska,” Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the Student Center Ballroom from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The conference is free and open to the public.
Registration opens at 7:30 a.m., and the conference begins at 8 a.m.
After a short table discussion, members of the CSC Theatre Department will perform 鈥淪he Has a Name鈥 by Andrew Kooman.
Hollie Strand will be the first of four speakers to present at 8:30 a.m. Strand works as a Computer Forensic Examiner at the Pennington County Sherriff鈥檚 Office and her presentation is titled 鈥淥nline Dangers.鈥
Federico Vicente will then present 鈥淪AFE-T Training鈥 and 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Being Done in Nebraska?鈥 at 9:30 a.m. Vicente is the Salvation Army鈥檚 Fight to End Trafficking Program (SAFE-T) Community Outreach Coordinator in Nebraska.
After a short break, a survivor of sex trafficking will present 鈥淓xperiences of Being Trafficked; Hope for Others鈥 at 10:50 a.m.
Attendees will then be provided lunch at 11:30 a.m., accompanied by a speech from President Randy Rhine.
At 12:30 p.m., members of CSC鈥檚 Theatre Department will return to perform the second part of 鈥淪he Has a Name.鈥
The fourth speaker, Joseph Smith, will address attendees at 12:45 p.m. Smith, Madison County Attorney, will present 鈥淧rosecution and Sex Trafficking.鈥
Strand will return to the stage at 1:40 p.m. to present a second topic, 鈥淐hild Sexual Abuse: Bootcamp for Sex Trafficking.鈥
Following Strand, a panel of experts will take part in a question and answer session with audience members. Panel members include Cassie Wegelin, a Scottsbluff State Patrol Investigator, Russel Harford, Dawes County Judge, Nicole Keller, DOVES Program Coordinator for Dawes and Sheridan County and Vicente.
For more information, visit the conference鈥檚 .
Agenda
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7:30-8:00 |
Registration and Refreshments |
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8:00-8:10 |
National Anthem, Color Guard/ROTC, Welcome |
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8:10-8:15 |
Table Talk |
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8:15-8:30 |
鈥淪he Has a Name鈥 (Part 1) |
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8:30-9:25 |
Hollie Strand |
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9:30-10:25 |
Federico Vicente |
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10:25-10:45 |
Break, Video, Table Talk, Moment of Silence |
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10:50-11:20 |
Survivor Story |
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11:30-12:15 |
Lunch; Words from President Rhine |
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12:15-12:30 |
Break |
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12:30-12:45 |
鈥淪he Has a Name鈥 (Part 2) |
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12:45-1:35 |
Joseph Smith |
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1:40-2:50 |
Hollie Strand |
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2:50-3:00 |
Break, Table Talk |
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3:00-3:30 |
Panel of Experts |
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3:30-4:00 |
Retiring of Colors, Final Words, Moment of Silence |
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