Presentations in 2005:
Women, Trauma and Cosmetic Surgery: How Self-Injury is Hidden Within A Culture's Expectation of Youth and Beauty. The Association for Women in Psychology. February 24-27, 2005 in Tampa, Florida.
Child Sexual Abuse and Traumatic Memory. Elmhurst College, Department of Psychology. Elmhurst, Illinois. March 10, 2005.
Child Sexual Abuse as a Pathway to Chronic Shock Symptoms: Anxiety, Depression and Dissociation. The Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. April 6-9, 2005 in Dallas, Texas.
The Relationship Between Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Abuse for Women Experiencing Childhood Sexual Abuse. American Counseling Association Annual Convention, April 11, 2005 in Atlanta.
Maternal Attachment Disorder: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Parenting from a Female Perspective. American Counseling Association Annual Convention, April 11, 2005 in Atlanta.
The Impact of Sexual Trauma and Domestic Violence on Women's Health and Establishing Coordinated Healthcare Services for Women Experiencing Sexual Trauma and Domestic Violence. The Center for Women and Families in partnership with the University of Louisville PEACC Program. National Sexual Assault Awareness Month Training Seminar. April 15, 2005. Louisville, Kentucky on the campus of the University of Louisville, Baxter Auditorium. Contact Amy Mudd at 502-581-7200.
Safe Family Reunification. Prevent Child Abuse Indiana 27th Annual Breaking the Cycle Conference. May 9, 2005. Indianapolis, Indiana. Contact: Katy Gabbert, Prevention Information Specialist or Sandy Runkle, Director of Education. (317) 542-7002.
Changing a Legacy of Trauma with Mothers and Daughters. Prevent Child Abuse Indiana 27th Annual Breaking the Cycle Conference. May 9, 2005. Indianapolis, Indiana. Contact: Katy Gabbert, Prevention Information Specialist or Sandy Runkle, Director of Education. (317) 542-7002.
First Stage Treatment for Sexual Abuse: A Guide for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Professionals Working with Women. The 21st Annual Institute for Alcohol and Drug Studies at the University of Evansville, May 16-19, 2005. Evansville, Indiana. Contact: Bonnie Daly, Assistant Director, Center for Continuing Education University of Evansville (812) 479-2767.
The Right To Be Safe: Adult Education to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse. Integrating Sexual Abuse Prevention Education into Family Services. Community Based Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services for the State of Indiana. June 10, 2005. Indiana Wesleyan College at Indianapolis, Indiana.
Co-morbidity of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse in Adolescent Females. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children 13th Annual Conference, June 18, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Preventing Re-victimization After Sexual Abuse. Voices in Action Annual Conference. July 14-17, 2005. Cincinnati, Ohio. Contact: Holly Sowels-Jenkins, President (513) 745-9555.
Healthy Boundaries for Healthy Relationships. Voices in Action Annual Conference. July 14-17, 2005. Cincinnati, Ohio. Contact: Holly Sowels-Jenkins, President (513) 745-9555.
The Right To Be Safe: Adult Education to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse. Sixth National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention sponsored by The National Children's Advocacy Center. August 10-12, 2005. Huntsville, Alabama.
The Journey of Recovery: A Woman's Perspective. Keynote Address at the Prevent Child Abuse Illinois 11th Annual Conference. October 6 & 7, 2005. Crown Plaza Hotel, Springfield, Illinois. For more information contact Kim Carter Parker (217) 546-6108.
The Right To Be Safe: Implementing and Integrating Education and Training in the Prevention of Sexual Abuse. Presentation at the Prevent Child Abuse Illinois 11th Annual Statewide Conference. October 6 & 7, 2005. Crown Plaza Hotel, Springfield, Illinois. For more information contact Kim Carter Parker (217) 546-6108.
The Female Sex Offender: Opening Pandora's Box. Presentation at the National Association of Social Workers-Indiana Chapter 2005 29th Professional Development Conference. October 7, 2005. Marriott Hotel East at Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information contact Josephine Hughes, Executive Director (317) 923-9878.
Changing A Legacy of Sexual Abuse Trauma Between Mothers and Daughters. The 14th Mid-West Conference on Child Sexual Abuse. October 20, 2005. Sponsored by Professional Development and Applied Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Family Sexual Abuse Treatment, Inc. For more information contact Jim Campbell (608) 263-5130 or 1-800-741-7416.
Treatment for Girls Experiencing Child Sexual Abuse and Teen Dating Violence. The 14th Mid-West Conference on Child Sexual Abuse. October 20, 2005. Sponsored by Professional Development and Applied Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Family Sexual Abuse Treatment, Inc. For more information contact Jim Campbell (608) 263-5130 or 1-800-741-7416.
Bully Abuse: How Children Harm Other Children. PESI Healthcare Education. October 27, 2005 at Roseville, MN and October 28, 2005 at Bloomington, MN. November 16, 2005 in Buffalo, New York, November 17, 2005 in Syracuse and November 18 in Albany, New York. For more information contact Steve Isaacson, PESI Healthcare Education at 1-800-843-7763.
To schedule a presentation please contact Karen A. Duncan at info@healing4women.com
or by telephone at 317-888-4141.
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We look forward to hearing from you!
Colleges and Women's Centers can schedule Karen for a speaking engagement during V-Day rallies or other celebrations on such topics as Raising Awareness About Preventing Sexual Assault and Rape, The Kinship of Sisterhood, Inspiration from A Woman Who Has Healed, Healthy Boundaries-Healthy Relationships, and The Role of Men In Stopping Sexual and Family Violence.
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Comments from Workshops and Presentations (Thank you for your kind words!)
Karen Duncan just spoke to my graduate class on Families, Cultures, and Theories. We've been studying how to prevent and intervene with families, and the subtopic has been serial killers and child sexual predators. Karen was fantastic, helping students to understand the broad range of demographics among predators and the underlying causes for their behavior. She'll be a great asset for social workers in child welfare, but also for health, mental health, families,and schools.
Lorraine
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Indiana University, School of Social Work
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Karen Duncan's presentation was the highlight of the sessions at the American Counseling Association Conference in Atlanta. Karen is a dynamic and engaging speaker, and her message is so important. Her experience, creativity, and no-nonsense approach to helping women and their children impressed me. Karen helps to demystify the treatment of sexual abuse, which encourages women to heal in an environment where they can remove the shroud of shame and secrecy, and step into the light of recovery. I am comforted to know that there are experts like Karen Duncan on the front line of this silenced pandemic. I am excited to learn that she is generous with her knowledge and dedicated to the quality training of other professionals. In terms of her life dedication to preventing, battling, and healing the deep wounds of sexual abuse, Karen impacts me as being worthy of the following quote by Sarah Pound, "When you were born, God said, 'Yes!'"
Kelly W. Grey, MA, Ed, LPC
Assistant Director
UNC Charlotte, Disability Services
Tel.: 704 687-2132 (V/TTY)
Karen,
I was extremely pleased in your session and I believe that the information you have shared needs to be put out there. I have directed fellow counselors to your sites. Please let me know the logistics of coming to San Antonio so that I can disperse this information to the Chair of our department and the Director of the Doctoral program. Again, thanks for all your hard work. I had an invigorating time!
Sincerely,
Jen Alamia, MA
UTSA Doctoral Student
Thanks so much! I really enjoyed your presentation. Your expertise and knowledge was very apparent. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Jerri Pedro
Thank you, thank you, and thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation at the conference the other day. I currently work with homeless men who have a number of PTSD issues through early sexual abuse and also some war veterans. This fall I will be switching gears and working with men and women at Ridgeview, a local private mental health hospital. I am sure that I will be able to apply your presentation very quickly. I love your passion for the work we do!
Michael Brubaker, MDiv, CACII
Atlanta, Georgia
Your presentation was great and very informative especially combined with your wonderful personality. I am sure you have helped a lot of people by just being yourself. I am at TWU working on a master's degree in Counseling and Development. My BA is in Child Development. I have done a lot of volunteer work with Child Protective Services and the Texas Youth Commission. I was interested in your presentation because I have seen a lot of young people who have been sexually abused.
Thanks Again,
Janice Southard
I really liked your presentation. It opened up so many possibilities and clarified some things regarding sexual trauma and substance abuse. On another level it also confirmed some of my beliefs so that is so good to help me stand firm and keep trying to do the right thing in delivering effective care to my clients.
Thank you,
Tammy Conrad
I certainly enjoyed your presentation. You are a great presenter! Not boring at all!
Thank you for the information.
Brenda Edwards
I have been telling everyone that your two sessions were the best that I went to at the ACA conference. I am finishing up my graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and I have been thinking about what to do my thesis on...and your presentations got me thinking about doing something on sexual abuse. Currently I am doing my internship at an adolescent day treatment program where I would say 99% of the clients have been victims of sexual abuse, and as you said, I will be continually working with clients who have a history of sexual abuse, so this topic is certainly relevant.
Thanks again! I learned a lot from you...if you were closer to Wisconsin, I would probably be knocking at your door for an internship placement!
Emily Berge
I've just heard one of the most wonderful conference speakers ever (and you know I've heard a lot of great ones over the years) that I hope we might explore bringing to Kentucky for one of our upcoming conferences. Her name is Karen Duncan, M.A., LSW, LMFT and her website is www.healing4women.com. She has published numerous articles and has a major new book titled Healing from The Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Journey for Women. This woman is truly compelling -- I really cannot say enough in praise of her expertise, depth and style. Hope maybe you two can talk some time soon and you will see what I mean for yourself.
Fred Schloemer
Louisville, Kentucky
Karen,
I was lucky enough to be in the audience of your session on the impact of childhood sexual abuse and mothering at the ACA conference in Georgia. I found you to be the most impressive speaker at the conference.
Laurie Kirkpatrick
Assistant Dean of Student Services
Director of Counseling Services
Dear Karen,
Thank you so very much for this valuable information. The workshop was wonderful.
Elois Sims, LCSW
Karen,
I really enjoyed your presentation. You did a great job. I purchased your book afterwards and look forward to reading it! I work with sexual assault survivors and found what you presented to be very helpful.
Thanks again,
Amy Morgan
Karen,
Your prevention education program "The Right To Be Safe: Adult Education to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse" is very well done. It is extremely clear, poignant and easily used. Thank you very much for your work.
Carol R. Heffer, LCMHC, Vermont
Karen,
I was at the Prevent Child Abuse Conference and heard you speak on Safe Family Reunification. I was very impressed with your knowledge.
Amy Nieman
Harmony House Program
"Very effective, enjoyed learning more about healthy boundaries and the interaction between presenter and audience was great."
"Great!! Exactly what has come up for me (relationships and boundaries)."
"Karen's workshop on preventing revictimization is very good. She should be asked to come back again and again! Good information and a good presenter with a passion for her work!"
"Preventing revictimization was so informative. I was not at the workshop as a professional rather I was there for my own healing so it helps that your honesty about your own personal experience makes the maternal tangible for me as well - I can protect my children!"
"Absolutely excellent!! Great presentation style, very commanding delivery. Certainly could relate to any audience."
"Very informative!! Most of all I enjoyed your passion for your work!! People like you are so refreshing - so often you hear of burnout, I like to see the energy you have in your presentations! Thank you."
"Overall Karen Duncan was very informative and passionate about the subject matter. Thank you!"
"Thank you Karen. I currently have three clients with profound childhood sexual abuse histories."
"I loved your comments about a living legacy through our children!"
"I loved the training, it was simple, easy to understand and practical. So informative with many real life examples."
"Thank you for your skills, gifts and passion regarding this advocacy. The training was informative, practical, relevant and based on experience. The best training I have attended."
"Ms. Duncan was an excellent speaker."
"Very valuable information, Ms. Duncan was very passionate about the material which made the message easier to receive."
"One of the best workshops I have attended."