11th Annual AGM Conference Agenda, March 29-31, 2003
Presenters and workshops subject to change. (Updated almost daily: Last Update, Mar 10, 2003)
Check regularly with this website for changes.
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We are grateful that this Conference is sponsored
Thanx a Lot!! |
We want to invite any Probation Officer who would like to make a presentation to their peers of their professionally related project, paper, or thesis to join with the presenters or make their own presentation. |
Saturday Afternoon:
1:00 PM Golfing
at the Aquadel Golf Course, http://www.tee-off.ca/courses/bc005.htm Lindell Beach, south end of Cultus Lake. Not an organized tournament (yet) but a good place to meet old friends at 1:00 PM.4:00 PM Registration
begins in the Lobby of the Training Centre. short term visitors are welcome, but due to security regulations of the RCMP, every guest must register at the front desk and obtain a pass.
$60.00 covers the whole cost of the two day conference.
$40.00 for one day. This INCLUDES membership in the BCPOA!!
You MUST book your accomodation separately (AND SOON!) through Executive Inns by Phoning 1-866-660-5666 Tel 604-703-2400 Fax 604-703-2450 or booking ONLINE at
CLICK HERE to download a BCPOA AGM & Conference Registration Form
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Happy Hour in the Lounge6:30 PM Dinner in the Mess Hall:
Saturday Evening 7:15 PM WELCOME & Introductions: Blair Peden,
7:30 PM "A Blast from the Past":
Sunday Morning:
(If you are travelling with a significant other, please indicate if they would be interested in a group tour of the tourist attractions in the Fraser Valley. We can book a van or a Limo if there is enough interest)
NOTE: No additional cost for two guests in a room, but meals will cost the extra guest $25.00/day.
8:00 AM: Breakfast in the Mess Hall Opening Remarks by President PEDEN and outline for the day.
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EXERCISE: After Breakfast, (or any time during the day) enjoy a walk on the Rotary Trail, immediately behind the Training centre's property along the banks of the Vedder river. Enjoy Salmon leaping, eagles and herons fishing. Be sure to bring some bells and pepper spray to ward off the bears! |
9:00 AM: Plenary Talk:
"Leadership in Community Justice"
Superintendent Ward Clapham recently completed his 22nd year of service with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He is presently the Team Leader (Officer in Charge) at Richmond Detachment. This 210 member Detachment consists of 300 staff (including civilians) and serves a population of approximately 165,000. Supt Clapham's passion is in the area of Community Policing. His interest in these areas began in 1991 soon after the philosophy was introduced to the RCMP. He has published several articles and workbooks in the areas of Community Policing and Root Problem Solving. For the past 7 years, Ward has been lecturing in the area of Community Policing across North America and is very active implementing this philosophy at all levels. Ward has a Police Leadership Website at http://www.wardclapham.com
Dr. Anderson's undergraduate work was in Psychology and English (B.A., 1967), master's level work in university teaching and Counseling Psychology (M.A., 1973). His Professional Education Certification was completed at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (1971). His undergraduate and master's level academic work was completed at California State University, Chico; and his doctoral studies were with Robert Marx, Ph.D., at the University of Massachusetts School of Management, and Allen Ivey, Ed.D., at the School of Counseling and Consulting, through Columbia Pacific University in San Rafael, California (1992). He holds the designation of Certified Executive Coach (CEC) from the National Association of Business Coaches. Dr. Anderson has been a full time faculty member in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice for 29 years at the University College of the Fraser Valley since 1973.
ConsultingCoach.com10:00 AM: Provoking thoughts and Feelings
A CHOICE OF:
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1. COLLABORATING TO PUT AN END TO CHILD EXPLOITATION:
A workshop/Panel to explore ways to prevent child exploitation
 -BA Criminology UCFV. www.sasurrey.org Provides a day program and residence for young women ages 16-29 leaving the streets. Provide support in lifeskills, education and addictions issues.
Abbotsford City Police ICE Program (Intervening in Child Exploitation) a program to track and monitor youth who are known or suspected to be victims of exploitation.  been an advocate for the cybertip.ca web site in Parliament. He spoke out recently criticizing the Liberal government for not getting serious about protecting children given the shortcomings of its proposed child protection legislation, Bill C-20 "Well Mr. Speaker, in Canada 14 year olds cannot legally drive, they cannot vote, they cannot legally buy cigarettes or alcohol, they cannot attend restricted movies. Yet in Canada 14 year olds are routinely sexually exploited and it’s all legal, as long as they consent. Will the Minister please explain why this is?" |
2. INSPIRATION: ROCK THE BOAT!! http://www.rocktheboat.ca/ An Inspirational and motivating presentation by Chris Kinman, Therapist for Connections, counseling program for probationers. Learn to speak a language of gifts and discover your rhizome community! |
12:30 PM Lunch in the Mess Hall:
1:00 PM Plenary Address
"The Possible Unintended Effects of the New School Councils on Future Prison Populations:
Justice for Special Needs"
John Simpson retired after spending twenty years as a private independent case manager for Brain Injured Clients and prior to that he spent 29 years in Insurance claims for ICBC. During his career he has helped hundreds of people whose lives were suddenly devastated by an aquired brain injury. John Simpson believes that at this time too many special needs children go unrecognized--there is limited support for them. Right now these children fall between the cracks, which result in negative outcomes. They are treated so poorly that they turn to substance abuse, violence and crime. Probation officers who make the effort to understand these clients can and should speak out on behalf of their clients to raise awareness, understanding and compassion. The John Simpson Centre And The Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association
Sunday Afternoon:
1:45 PM Probation Officers as Peacemakers
A CHOICE OF:
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1. PANEL DISCUSSION:
Panel members will be given a fictional case. They will introduce themselves, then they will give their opinion on how a probation officer should proceed. This is an impressive list of experienced and influential panelists! After the panel, the presenters will break out into smaller rooms for a more in depth discussion with interested parties. Be sure to indicate on your registration form which breakout session you are interested in attending, so we can arrange sufficient room size.
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2. RESPONSIBLILIZATION STRATEGIES: In recent years, Probation & parole Officers have morphed into being risk assessors and risk managers rather than case workers and counsellors. Dr. Silverstein uses the language of David Garland who has been writing about how our approches to governing "troublesome populations" has changed with the resurgence of the advanced liberal state whereby governments are going to do a lot less rowing and a lot more steering and regulating. PO's have become travel agents instead of travel guides. Have we simply become correctional technicians? Has Risk analysis replaced compassion and justice? Can Justice be measured with actuarial tables? Dr. Silverstein will look at how as risk managers, we have become "facilitators" in developing individual offender "responsibilization" strategies, family responsibilization strategies, and community responsibiliztion strategies in managing the risk of troublesome offender populations. Are we leaving the real work of Justice to community volunteers? While the changing role of the caseworker to casemanager does entail a change from cousellor to technician, it also brings with it new opportunities for probation officers to work with individual offenders, family members, and community persons in empowering them to take more individual, family, and community responsibility for crime and corrections.
Dr. Silverstein has seventeen and a half years experience in corrections as a chief of case management and occupational therapy, supervisor of parole officers, head of living unit, head of social development, and a correctional officer. Dr. Silverstein is presently working on the role of gender at parole hearings, the use of race and ethnicity in managing risk, the change from casework to case management approaches in the new penology, the role of citizen advisory committees. His teaching interests are corrections, advanced theoretical perspectives of crime, research methodology, qualitative research, and "men - masculinities & crime". |
Seen enough yet??
CLICK HERE to download a Registration Form4:30 PM Annual General meeting of the British Columbia Probation Officer's Association:
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6:30 PM Banquet:
The Probation Officer as Advocate
7:00 PM Plenary Address:
"Unlocking Aboriginal Justice: Land Claims and the Gladue Courts"
Judge Point is highly respected and loved by his people. Under his governance, the Stó:lö Nation made great strides in their struggle to be respected and honored as the original citizens in the Fraser Valley. Together with his wife, Gwen, they have worked hard to see Stó:lö First Nations Youth dramatically improve school performance. But Judge Point believes that justice for his people is closely tied to a fair and reasonable settlement of their land claims. This conference is significant for Judge Point, because his people have a strong claim on the very lands on which we are holding our conference: the Former Chilliwack Armed Forces Base.
8:00 PM: Social Hour
in the Lounge, Library & Billiards Room
9:30-10:30 PM: Hockey Tournament: Sudden Death final between MCFD Employees and PSSG employees :
Bring your skates and join the MCFD or the PSSG team. Or, if you want prepare to cheer on the team of your choice! Twin Rinks is nearby, and not impossible to walk to, if you don't get carried away at the Wine & Beer Tasting party. Admission is $5.00, and participation is $10.00 (for ice rental)
Monday Morning: Probation Officers as Healers
9:30 AM A Choice of
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1. Panel Discussion: "Harm Reduction: How can a Probation Officer implement it?"
Harm Reduction: pros and Cons. While most treatment programs and research recommend harm reduction, the Courts and police still expect total abstinence. Probation Officers are caught in the middle. How can the philosophy and practice of harm reduction be used to protect the public as well as the client? Panelists will introduce themselves, then give advice how they think a probation officer could respond to a fictional case. |
2. Workshop on Dealing with significant others in a Sex Offender's Life: 3. A Workshop For Family Justice Counsellors: Collaborative Divorce: a more compassionate way to deal with marriage breakdown. Charlotte R. Gottschau BA, LLB.
1023 McLean Drive Ms Gottshau was formerly a probation Officer. She has been in practice as a family lawyer since 1989 and is certified by the British Columbia Law Society as a family law mediator. The Mediation Development Association Of B.C. quarterly has published several of her articles and she has written and presented papers for the Family Advocates Group and for Continuing Legal Education. Ms Gottshau is also a guest instructor in mediation for the Continuing Legal Education PLTC program, and has been very active in the Restorative Justice movement. Don Kawano BA, LLB
Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell Don Kawano is a graduate of George Elliot Secondary School in Lake Country, BC. Don has been practising law since 1977. Before becoming a lawyer, he taught and coached volleyball at a junior secondary school in Dawson Creek, B.C. He has had a wide range of experience in many diverse fields of law. Presently he devotes most of his time and energies to family law. He brings a flexible, open-minded approach to legal matters, and has a warm, engaging style with clients and other counsel. He is involved with the Professional Legal Training Program for articled students and he participates in the UBC Law School mediation program. Mr. Kawano obtained his qualifications as a Family Law Mediator in May, 1998, and took the Advanced Civil Mediation course in December, 1999. In October, 2001 he "saw the light", and took his training in Collaborative Family Law. Claire Sutton MA, RCC, CEAP Ms Sutton is a solution-focused professional. She has done extensive research in the area of major life transitions including a thesis on the transition into single life, from a positive perspective, following the termination of a committed relationship. The best interests of the children, the positive involvement of both parents, respect and accountability are paramount in Claire's successful work with her clients. Member of the International Coach Federation |
 (Ottawa) most recently head of the UCFV Criminology and Criminal Justice department, has been named to the new position of Dean of Research and Industry Liaison University College of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, BC.
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12:30 PM --LUNCH:
1:00 PM PLENARY ADDRESS: The National Registry of Sex Offenders
The Hon. Randy White
http://www.randywhite.ca/ Randy White is the Member of Parliament for Langley-Abbotsford, BC. He is currently the Chief Critic for the Solicitor General. Mr. White has committed himself to improving the status of victims of crime, reforming the prison system, and creating a national drug strategy. In 1996, he created the Victims Bill of Rights. He is Co-Chair for the Parliamentary Committee for the Non Medical use of Drugs. Also an active proponent of Bill C-333, an act to establish and maintain a national registry of sex offenders. Past Director and Vice-President of the Upper Fraser Valley Child Development Pre-school for handicapped children. Recipient of the Paul Harris Fellowship - Rotary International's highest award for "Service Above Self"
1:30 PM Workshops: A CHOICE of
3:00 PM Meeting of the executive of the BCPOA (Open to members)
Directions to the RCMP Training Centre:
You get all this for only $60.00 which includes membership in the BCPOA. Don't Miss out!!
Rev. Dave Gustafson, , from Langley's Community Justice Initiatives a VORP program. A pioneer in Restorative Justice and a skilled mediator in dealing with victim/offender conflict. 
Dr. Martin Silverstein, BA (Toronto), BA (Queen's), MA (Ottawa), PhD (Arizona State) Professor of CRIMINOLOGY/CRIMINAL JUSTICE, University College of the Fraser Valley.
