The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) 5th Annual Statewide Battering Intervention and Prevention Project (BIPP) Conference theme is “Coordinated Community Response”. The conference will provide participants with useful tools and opportunities to discuss innovative strategies that enhance coordination between BIPPs and local community systems to protect victims, hold batterers accountable, and enforce the community’s commitment to ending family violence.

The conference will begin at 2 p.m. on Friday, with Judge Roberto Caňas, as the keynote speaker. Following Judge Caňas, participants will have the opportunity to participate in excellent workshops including firearm background checks, use of technology by batterers, and enhancing BIPPs. Later that evening join other conference attendees for a networking dinner at Scholz Garten. This restaurant is the last of the Austin Texas Beer Gardens, has been open since 1866, and is considered the oldest restaurant in Texas. For more information on Scholz Garten and for menu prices/selections visit www.scholzgarten.net Bus transportation will be provided, but space is limited.

On Saturday the conference will begin at 8 a.m. with breakfast for conference participants. Mr. David Adams, Ed.D., the keynote speaker on Saturday, will address participants in a two part general session. Later in the afternoon David will conduct a workshop on parenting and BIPPs. Adams is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Emerge. He has 29 years of experience working with men who batter and is a nationally recognized trainer and researcher. David has published numerous articles about domestic violence and is Co-Chair of the Batterer Intervention Working Group of the Massachusetts Commission on Domestic Violence. David has conducted trainings in over 30 states and five nations. He currently co-leads the EMERGE fatherhood parenting group. After lunch participants will have several excellent workshops to attend. The conference will conclude with CJAD facilitating a panel discussion on Accreditation.

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TCFV hosts conferences on a variety of domestic violence issues for statewide family violence programs and allied groups working with survivors and offenders of domestic violence.  As a membership based organization, Texas Council on Family Violence promotes safe and healthy relationships by supporting service providers, facilitating strategic prevention efforts, and creating opportunities for freedom from domestic violence.

Statewide Executive Directors’ Conference
January 22-23
Austin, TX

Statewide Annual BIPP Conference
April 11-12
Austin, TX

New Workers Institute
June 11-13
Austin, TX

TCFV Annual Conference
September 25-26
Dallas, TX

Economic Justice Summit
To be announced

BIPP Dedication
To be announced

We are excited to announce that the Executive Directors’ Conference will be held on January 22-23, 2008 at the Omni Austin Hotel @ Southpark in Austin. The Executive Directors’ Conference will be 1-1/2 days of networking with peers, will include coaching sessions, breakout table discussions, a networking reception, a networking dinner, two keynote speakers, a General Membership Meeting, and a panel presentation with key funders. Based on the executive directors’ survey, we have invited expert speakers to address key issues. The conference will cover topics such as Human Resources, Legal Issues, Fundraising, and much more! We are thrilled to inform you that TCFV has secured a funder to pay for your lodging and registration fee. Registration is limited to ONE Executive Director (or designee) from a Family Violence Organization that is a TCFV Category I or II member or is funded by HHSC as a 24 Hour Family Violence Shelter Center or as a Family Violence non-Residential Center. For more information and to register for the conference, visit www.regonline.com/ED08. For lodging, reserve your hotel room by January 8. If you have questions about lodging or problems with regonline, please contact our event planner, Beth Plater at bethplater@mac.com . We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

Dedication is a 40-hour curriculum designed to educate and train staff of Battering Intervention and Prevention Programs (BIPPs) and others who work with family violence offenders. This curriculum was designed to meet the requirements of the BIPP Guidelines which call for new staff to receive 40 hours of initial training.

The training series will present the entire 40 hours in two 3-day segments. The series has been priced at a low $80 per segment or $150 if you register for both. The low pricing does not reflect the value of the training, but rather the desire of the Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) to make this training available as widely as possible.

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