DkIT River Project Annual Community of Practice Conference
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DkIT River Project Annual Community of Practice Conference

Keeping the spotlight on Coercive Control: A multi-agency approach.

By River Project @ DkIT

Date and time

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 09:30 - 16:00 GMT

Location

Dundalk Institute of Technology

Dublin Road A91 K584 Dundalk Ireland

Agenda

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM

Opening Address

Dr. Stephanie O'Keefe


Dr. Stephanie O’Keeffe was appointed as the first CEO of Cuan in February 2024. Dr O’Keeffe previously worked in the Health Service Executive (HSE) as the National Director of Health and Wellbeing a...

10:35 AM - 11:00 AM

Coercive control: A paradigm shift for practice

Davina James-Hanman


Davina James-Hanman is an independent Violence Against Women Consultant, specialising in coercive control and Domestic Homicide Reviews. She was formerly the Director of AVA (Against Violence & Abuse...

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM

Title of Presentation TBC

Detective Chief Superintendent Colm Noonan


Detective Chief Superintendent Colm Noonan, An Garda Síochána, Irelands’ National Police Service is head of the Garda National Protective Services Bureau (GNPSB) since November 2021. He has strategi...

11:55 AM - 12:20 PM

"Coercive Control? It depends..."

Dr. Susan Lagdon


Dr Susan Lagdon is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology (Mental Health) at Ulster University and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. Susan is also co-chair of the Northern Ireland Forensic Manage...

About this event

  • Event lasts 6 hours 30 minutes
  • Paid venue parking

The conference will offer an opening address from Dr. Stephanie O'Keefe, CEO of CUAN and keynote addresses from:-

Davina James-Hanman OBE, Independent Violence Against Women Consultant

Detective Chief Superintendent Colm Noonan, Garda National Protective Services Bureau

Dr. Susan Lagdon, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Ulster university

This will be followed by a Questions & Answers session from all the guest speakers.

Post lunch, there will be parallel sessions offering a diverse range of oral presentations across Education, Training & Research in the area of DSGBV with an opportunity also to have a Q&A session with the speakers. There will also be important networking opportunities throughout the day.

Important information:
Consent for Videos and photos at the Community of Practice Conference: By registering for this event you consent to the DkIT RiVeR project using photos and videos from the event that may include you. The photos and videos may be used for reporting, documenting, promotional or any other legitimate interest on RiVeR project digital or print channels. By registering, you confirm that you understand you will not be compensated for this, nor will you be asked for any additional permissions about photography and videography at the event.

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