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This week we are speaking with Dominique Waltower, motivational speaker and Violence Prevention Advocate. Dom will share his personal story of perpetration of domestic violence as well as his rich history of his work with other men to end their domestic violence. My name is Dominique Waltower, I am a motivational speaker and Violence Prevention Advocate. I have been speaking/training publicly for over 9 years and I specialize in presenting in an engaging and thought-provoking manner. I have trained on a variety of topics including Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment, Domestic Abuse, Child Abuse, Anger Management, Stress Management, The Process of Change, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation for Change and De-escalation. I have worked in multiple areas of Human Service Field for over 25 years. I have experience in Child Welfare, Probation, Drug Treatment, Dropout Prevention, Continuing Education and Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Sociology/Psychology from CSU Bakersfield. I am currently a contracted speaker/facilitator with Camp Pendelton Marine Base, UC Davis Continuing Education and A Call to Men. I have spoken at several conferences and trainings on this and other topics. Please have a look at some of my past events: 1. 2015, 2016,2107, 2018, 2019 San Diego County DV Essentials Training 2. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, CRC 40 Hr. DV Training, Encinitas Ca. 3. 2017, 2019 Keynote Speaker, US Marines MCAS Miramar San Diego Ca. 4. 2018, Keynote Speaker, Indigenous Stop Domestic Violence Conference, Brisbane, Australia 5. 2018, Keynote Speaker, DV/ SH 32nd Street Naval Base, San Diego Ca. 6. 2018, Keynote Speaker, Southern Indian Health Council, Barona Ca. 7. 2019, DV/SA/SH Training US Marines Camp Pendleton, San Diego, Ca. 8. 2019 Workshop Presenter, Shifting the Lens Conference Los Angeles 9. 2019, Fort Hood Military Police Brigade, Killeen Texas 10. 2019, Keynote Speaker, US Air Force Presenter Scotts Air Force Base, 11. 2019, Trainer, Option House 40 HR DV Training 12. 2019, DV Training, Center Against Sexual Assault of Southwest Riverside County 13. 2020, Keynote Speaker, New Jersey Judicial Council, New Jersey 14. 2020, Shifting the Lens Conference, Keynote Speaker, Virtual 15. 2020, DV/ SH Training Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Seattle, WA. 16. 2021, Keynote Speaker, California Partnership to End Domestic Violence Annual Conference, Los Angeles, Ca. 17. 2022, Keynote, National Council OF Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno NV 18. 2023, Consultant, Gila River Indian Community, Phoenix Arizona 19. 2023, Keynote Speaker, MCAS Miramar, San Diego Ca. 20. 2023, Keynote Speaker, Fresno State Football, Fresno Ca. 21. 2024, IVAT workshop presenter, San Diego Ca. 22. 2024, Keynote Speaker, Fresno State Football, Fresno Ca, 23. 2024, keynote Speaker, Oregon Judicial Conference, Sunriver Oregon Mentioned during the interview:Dominique Waltower website: https://www.dwaltower.com/ Will2Change: https://www.will2change.org/  

This week we are speaking with Paul Bukovec. Paul will share his rich history of his work in the movement to end domestic violence, the development of early intervention programming, and more! Paul Bukovec, LSW, was the Director of Menergy, a counseling center for men which he founded in 1994. In this capacity he served as chief clinician for a practice that specialized in the treatment of perpetrators of domestic abuse. As head of this treatment program for wife and partner abusers, he was responsible for programming, clinical supervision and the coordination of all direct service, including individual and group evaluation and treatment for offenders, and training and outreach presentations on domestic violence in a wide variety of settings. He served as a consultant and trainer for local and state wide domestic violence agencies and coalitions. To the service community-at-large, Mr. Bukovec served as a case consultant for domestic violence cases involving victims and perpetrators. He spoke at many national and regional professional conferences and was featured as a guest on local television and radio on numerous occasions. He was featured with his program on the ABC-TV news show "20/20," December 1987. In 1984, Mr. Bukovec became the founder and director of Project RAP for Family Service of Philadelphia, designing the first abuser treatment program in the Philadelphia area. During his ten year tenure, Bukovec organized and chaired The Brown Bag Forum, a monthly professional training series featuring local experts speaking on a variety of subjects relating to family violence, which served hundreds of clinicians locally. In 1988, Mr. Bukovec coordinated and chaired a major two-day national conference: Violence in the Family, hosting over 400 professionals from around the U.S. An active member of the state-wide Batterers Intervention Network, Mr. Bukovec was a co-author of Standards for Batterers Programs promulgated by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. He also wrote a monograph, Psychotherapy for The Male Batterer published in The Renfrew Perspective. Mr. Bukovec was a full time assistant professor for four and one-half years in the Child Care Department of Temple University, and a part time instructor for Community College of Philadelphia for several years. He has also been a field supervisor for graduate social work students from Smith College, Bryn Mawr School of Social Work and Social Research, the University of Pennsylvania, Allegheny University, Rutgers University, and Temple University. He guest lectured at most of the local colleges and graduate clinical programs. Paul retired in December of 2013. He now spends his time cooking, writing, camping and hanging out with family. Crusty Bits of Scrapple: Sketches, Scuffles and Tough Tales from Philly by Paul Bukovec

Jackson Katz, Ph.D., is an educator, author, and scholar-activist who has long been a major figure in the growing global movement of men working to promote gender equity and prevent gender-based violence. He is co-founder of Mentors in Violence Prevention, one of the longest-running and most widely influential gender violence prevention programs in North America and beyond. The multiracial, mixed-gender MVP program was the first system-wide prevention initiative in the college and professional sports culture in North America, as well as in all branches of the US military. MVP introduced "bystander" training to the gender violence prevention field; Katz is one of the early architects of this now broadly popular approach. He is also a journalist and author who has published numerous popular as well as academic articles on a range of cultural and political topics, along with three books, the classic Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help, and the award-winning Man Enough: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and the Politics of Presidential Masculinity. His new book is entitled Every Man: Why Violence Against Women Is a Men's Issue, published in February by Penguin Random House UK. The American version is due out in September from Bloomsbury Publishing. Katz is also a regular contributor to Ms. Magazine, where he writes about masculinities, sex, violence, and politics. He is the creator of numerous educational documentaries, including the classic Tough Guise series, as well as The Man Card: 50 Years of Gender, Power, and the American Presidency, released last fall. He is co-founder of the Young Men Research Project, which explores better ways of engaging young men politically. His TEDx talk -- about violence against women as a men's issue, has been translated into 27 languages and has over 5.5 million views. Katz is an acclaimed lecturer who has delivered thousands of speeches and conducted leadership trainings in all fifty U.S. states, eight Canadian provinces, and every continent except Antarctica. Jackson Katz, Ph.D. Founder & President MVP Strategies https://jacksonkatz.substack.com/ https://www.jacksonkatz.com/ https://mvpstrat.com/ For Jackson's talk at TEDxWomen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvSfeCRxe8

JERRY TELLO Jerry Tello is an internationally recognized authority in family strengthening, therapeutic healing, cross-cultural issues, and motivational speaking. Over the last forty years as a noted therapist, author, performer and program developer, Mr. Tello has incorporated his real life experience, together with research-based knowledge, and indigenous, culturally-based teachings, to engage all in a reality-based healing and growth-inspiring experience. Mr. Tello is the author of children's books, professional publications, culturally-based curricula, motivational CD's and other media. Mr. Tello has received numerous awards including the Ambassador of Peace Award and Presidential Crime Victims Service Award. Jerry Tello is a father, grandfather, son, brother and relative of many. He is from a family of Mexican, Texan and Coahuiltecan roots, and was raised in the South Central/Compton areas of Los Angeles. Over the last 40 years, he has dedicated himself to the service of individuals, families, communities. He has done so by speaking to over half of a million people, and training thousands of service providers across the nation. Mr. Tello is considered an international expert in the areas of: transformational healing, men and boys of color, racial justice, and community peace and mobilization. He is co-founder of the National Compadres Network and is currently Director of Training and Capacity Building. He has authored numerous articles, videos, and curricula addressing fatherhood, youth “rites of passage,” culturally-based family strengthening, and healing the healer. He is the author of Recovering Your Sacredness, A Father’s Love, a series of children’s books, coeditor of Family Violence and Men of Color, has served as a principal consultant for Scholastic Books on International Bilingual Literacy curriculum, and has published a series of motivational health and healing CDs. He has appeared in Time, Newsweek, Latina and Lowrider magazines. He is the recipient of numerous awards, which include the 2016 Maria Shriver’s Annual Advocate for Change award, the 2015 White House Champions of Change award, two California Governor’s Awards, the Ambassador of Peace Award presented by Rotary International, and the 2012 Presidential Crime Victims Service award, presented by President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno. Finally, in collaboration with the American G.I. Forum, Mr. Tello was part of an effort providing domestic violence awareness, healing, and support services to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Persian Gulf veterans and their spouses. Presently, he continues to serve families and communities directly at the Sacred Circles Center in Whittier, California and is a member of the Sacred Circles performance group, a group dedicated to community peace and healing. He is the proud father of three children: Marcos, Renee, and Emilio; and grandfather of Amara, Naiya, Greyson, Harrison, Vivienne and Elias. Maestro Jerro Tello: https://www.jerrytello.com/

This week we are speaking with Rhea Almeida. Rhea will share the rich history of her work in the movement to end domestic violence. Rhea V. Almeida, MS, Ph.D., founder of Institute for family services, is a family therapist, trainer and educator. Creator of a Liberation Based Healing Perspective in family therapy, Dr. Almeida is the author of numerous journal articles and four books: Expansions of Feminist Theory Through Diversity (1994), Transformations in Gender and Race: Family and Developmental Perspectives (1998) and co-author of Transformative Family Therapy: Just Families in a Just Society (2008) & Liberation Based Healing Practices (2018). She is Founder of the national Liberation Based Healing Conference currently in its 20th year! In 2005 she received the American Family Therapy Academy Distinguished Award for Innovative Contributions to Family Therapy. She has been profiled in the Los Angeles Times, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, Pure Oxygen, Family Therapy Networker Dr. Almeida is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. She grew up in Uganda and London before coming to the U.S. https://www.instituteforfamilyservices.com/

This week we are speaking with Eric Mankowski. Eric will share his rich history of his work in the movement to end domestic violence by focusing his research and work with those who perpetrate the intimate partner abuse. Eric S. Mankowski (he/him), Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Faculty in Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Portland State University. His research, teaching, and consultation practice address gendered forms of violence in its social ecological and structural contexts, with particular focus on the social construction and transformation of masculinity. His recent work with doctoral students examines restorative justice processes in surrogate IPV victim impact panels, and the relationship between masculinity ideology and desire for power in abusive male partners. He developed the Battering Intervention Program Proximal Outcomes survey, which is used to evaluate programs throughout the U.S. and world. As co-chair of the Oregon Department of Justice Batterer Intervention Programs Advisory Committee, he has studied the implementation of legal standards for partner abuse intervention program throughout the United States. https://www.biscmi.org/the-archives/ https://www.biscmi.org/do-battering-intervention-programs-work/ https://www.doj.state.or.us/crime-victims/advisory-committees-task-forces/batterer-intervention-program-bip-advisory-committee/ https://sites.google.com/view/genderandviolencepdx/home?authuser=0 https://workplacesrespond.org

This week we are speaking with Dan Saunders. Dan will share his rich history of his work in the movement to end domestic violence by focusing his research and work with those who perpetrate the intimate partner abuse. Daniel G. Saunders Professor Emeritus of Social Work Daniel Saunders, professor of social work, established one of the first intervention programs for men who batter and helped to establish crisis and advocacy programs for battered women in the 1970s. His research, teaching, and service center on the problems of dating and domestic violence. His specific studies focus on offender program evaluation, the traumatic effects of victimization, and the response of professionals and the public to dating and domestic violence. His research has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute of Justice. In addition, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholars grant to conduct research at the Te Awatea Violence Research Centre, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Professor Saunders' most recent projects involve an evaluation of supervised visitation programs for the children of battered women and a survey of child custody evaluators regarding their beliefs about domestic violence. Based on his publication record, a 2019 report listed him in the top 100 most influential contemporary social work faculty. In 2024, the analytics company Elsevier listed him among the world's top 2% of scientists. Research Interests/Focus Domestic and dating violence, direct practice, program evaluation. Curriculum Vitae: https://ssw.umich.edu/sites/default/files/documents/faculty/cvs/saunddan_cv.pdf List of Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=L5uCO3AAAAAJ

This week we are speaking with Dr. Trish Singh is the owner and Clinical Director of A New Awakening in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Trish will share her rich history of her work the movement to end domestic violence. Dr. Trish Singh, Ph.D., LPCC Dr. Trish Singh is the owner and Clinical Director of A New Awakening in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There, she leads comprehensive outpatient treatment programs specializing in mental health and substance abuse recovery. With over twenty years of experience, Dr. Singh has dedicated her career to implementing evidence-based interventions that address the complex needs of individuals and families affected by behavioral health challenges. A dedicated advocate in the domestic violence intervention field, Dr. Singh has been instrumental in designing and implementing programming aimed at breaking cycles of abuse, supporting offender rehabilitation, and fostering long-term behavioral change. Her expertise in trauma-informed care and court-mandated treatment programs has positioned her as a trusted resource for community partners, including the criminal justice system, social service agencies, and advocacy groups. At A New Awakening, Dr. Singh continues to expand access to quality behavioral health services, ensuring that individuals receive the support, counseling, and resources needed for lasting recovery and personal growth. A New Awakening, Inc. https://anewawakening.com/

Description: This week, we are speaking with Barbara Hart. Barbara will share the rich history of her work in the movement to end domestic violence. Full bio available here 1988 Manual Safety for Women A Collection of Writings By Barbara J. Hart 2004 Manual Safety for Women Future Directions for BIPs: Examining the Power of Male Peer Support and Building Alternative Support Communities Statement on Accountability Barbara J. Hart, JD: Brief Chronology of Work with Men’s Movement to End Violence AgainstWomen in Pennsylvania

Join us this week for - Speaking Of: Etiony Aldarondo will share his rich history of his work as a researcher, educator, and practitioner in the movement to end domestic violence. Etiony Aldarondo, Ph.D. Dr. Aldarondo is a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience in domestic violence research and advocacy, mental health services, community partnerships, and higher education administration. His academic trajectory includes appointments in the Family Violence Research Program at the University of New Hampshire, Harvard Medical School’s Cambridge Hospital, The Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, Boston College, the University of Miami (UM), and Albizu University. The recipient of various recognitions for educational excellence and community involvement, Dr. Aldarondo’s scholarship focuses on positive development of ethnic minority and immigrant youth, domestic violence, and social justice-oriented clinical practices. His publications include the books Advancing Social Justice through Clinical Practice (Routledge), Programs for men who batter: Intervention and prevention strategies in a diverse society (Civic Research Institute with Fernando Mederos, Ed.D.), and Neurosciences, Health and Community Well-Being (San Luís, Nueva Editorial Universitaria with Dr. Enrique Saforcada and Mauro Muñoz). Dr. Aldarondo has a long history of involvement with grassroots advocacy organizations. He was Founding Executive Director of the National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence as well as Founding Director of the Community and Educational Well-Being Research Center at UM. He is Past Executive Director of The Council on Contemporary Families and is on the board of directors for The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. The Melissa Institute Resources:https://melissainstitute.org/scientific-articles-subject/ The Melissa Institute YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@themelissainstitute

This week we are speaking with Rich Tolman. Rich will share his rich history of his work in the movement to end domestic violence by focusing his research and work with those who perpetrate intimate partner abuse. Rich Tolman Richard M. Tolman is the Sheldon D. Rose Collegiate Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan and an American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Fellow. He is currently a steering committee member of the National Battering Intervention Program Network and co-chairs the NBIPN Research committee. Rich's life work focuses on prevention and intervention to end gender-based violence (GBV). He began this work as a practitioner in a battering intervention program in Anchorage Alaska in 1980. Subsequently he worked in BIPs in Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan. He helped to set BIP standards in both Illinois and Michigan. He was an author of one of the earliest books on battering intervention- Edleson, J. L., & Tolman, R. M. (1992). Intervention for men who batter: An ecological approach. Sage Publications, Inc. His contributions to the domestic violence literature include the development of a widely used measure of psychological maltreatment of women, demonstrating the accuracy of survivors’ predictions of future abuse, research on how intimate partner violence impacts low-income women’s economic, physical and psychological well-being, and adolescent intimate partner violence. Rich co-led a research team that conducted a series of global studies on men’s involvement in prevention of GBV. His current projects include research on survivors' perspectives on the effectiveness of battering intervention, campus sexual assault prevention, the prevention of abuse during pregnancy, and relatedly, on supporting men to be positive partners and parents. Safety For Women: Monitoring Batterers’ Program by Barbara J. Hart Richard M. Tolman, Sheldon D. Rose Collegiate Professor of Social Work, School of Social WorkShon Hart’s Website: ⁠⁠https://www.shonhart.com/ ⁠

This week we are speaking with Jeff Edleson. Jeff will share his rich history of his work in the movement to end domesticviolence by focusing his research and work with those who perpetrate the intimate partner abuse.  Jeff L. EdlesonJeffrey L. Edleson is a Distinguished Professor of theGraduate School in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley. He was appointed to the Harry & Riva Specht Chair in Publicly Supported Social Services in 2016 and served as Dean from August 1,2012, to September 1, 2019. He spent 29 years on the faculty of the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and was Founding Director of the Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse (MINCAVA).   Edleson is ranked as one of the world’s five top scholars studying domestic violence with a focus on children exposed to domestic violence. He has published over 130 articles and 12 books on domestic violence, groupwork, and program evaluation.   He has conducted intervention research and provided technical assistance to programs across North America as well as in numerous countries including Australia, Argentina, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Korea and Singapore. He was a member of the U.S. National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women and of the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Global Violence Prevention workshop planning committee. He was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences’ Panel on Research on Violence Against Women and served as a consultant to the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prof. Edleson is an Associate Editor of the journal Violence Against Women and has served on numerous editorial boards. He is Co-Editor of the Oxford University Press book series on Interpersonal Violence and the Sage book series on Violence Against Women.   He is the co-author with the late Susan Schechter of Effective Intervention in Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for Policy and Practice (1999, co-authoredwith Susan Schechter, NCJFCJ), better known as the “Greenbook”.   His own books include: ·        Working with Children and Adolescents in Groups (1987, with Sheldon D. Rose , Jossey-Bass); ·        Intervention for Men who Batter: An Ecological Approach (1992, with Richard M. Tolman, Sage); ·        Ending the Cycle of Violence: Community Responses to Children of Battered Women (1995, co-editors  Einat Peled and Peter G. Jaffe, Sage); ·        Future Interventions with Battered Women and Their Families (1996, co-editor Zvi Eisikovits, Sage); ·        Evaluating Domestic Violence Programs (1997, Domestic Abuse Project); ·        Domestic Violence in the Lives of Children: The Future of Research, Intervention, and Social Policy (2001, co-editor Sandra Graham-Bermann, APA Books); ·        Parenting by Men Who Batterer Women: New Directions in Assessment and Intervention (2007, co-edited withOliver J. Williams, Oxford University Press); ·        The Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence (2008, co-editor Claire Renzetti,  Sage Reference); ·        Companion Reader on Violence Against Women (2011,co-editors Claire Renzetti and Raquel Bergen, Sage) ·        Battered Women, Their Children, and International Law: The Unintended Consequences of the Hague Child Abduction Convention (2012, with Taryn Lindhorst, Northeastern University Press); and ·        The Sourcebook on Violence Against Women (2018,3rd Edition, co-editors Claire Renzetti and Raquel Kennedy Bergen, Sage)   Prof. Edleson is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and received his Masters and Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has practiced in elementary and secondary schools and in several domestic violence agencies.   School of Social Welfare                                            University of California                                               120 Haviland Hall #7400                                            Berkeley, CA 94720-7400 Phone: (510) 643-6664Email:[email protected]:https://www.jedleson.com/ Referenced during the interview:Group Treatment for Men Who Batter (1985)Internet Archive Wayback Machine:https://web.archive.org/MINCAVA in the Wayback Machine:https://web.archive.org/web/20250101091458/https://ssw.umn.edu/mincavaVAWNET in the Wayback Machine:https://web.archive.org/web/20120724114902/http://dvam.vawnet.org/

This week we are speaking with Bea Coté, Executive Director of the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs. Bea will share her rich history of her work the movement to end domestic violence. Bea Coté M.Ed., LCSW, LMFT Bea Coté is a therapist and advocate who has worked exclusively with abusers for over 24 years. Prior to that, her focus was on child and family mental health and safety. She is the founder of IMPACT+ Abuse Prevention Services, which provides access to DVIP/Battering Intervention services, supports programs like Legacy, and spreads a message of prevention of domestic violence throughout the Carolinas. The IMPACT DVIP is the only such program certified by the State in Gaston, Lincoln, Cleveland and Union counties and also serves Mecklenburg County. Bea trains and consults regionally, nationally and internationally on all facets of domestic violence/intimate partner abuse and has developed an expertise in an overlooked DV demographic: the abuser. She especially enjoys training therapists and family law attorneys. She reminds the community that #OnlyAbusersCanStopAbuse and #InterventionISPrevention and that anytime there is a discussion about domestic violence in your community, those who work with the abusers must be at the table. Bea reminds us that IMPACT+ is rebranding. Find them at www.impactdv.org. "Thank you to our Board, our partners, our advisors and volunteers." (We are rebranding! Find us at www.stepuptofamilysafety.org and on Charity Navigator; or for our IMPACT program referrals, www.impactdv.org) Thank you to Belmont’s Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church for providing us a Gaston County place to meet! Referenced during this podcast episode: A Call For Change Helpline: https://acallforchangehelpline.org/ Battering Intervention Programs article by Bea Coté M.Ed., LCSW, LMFT https://www.biscmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bea-Cote-FA-47-2-Fall24-Cote.pdf

This week we are speaking with Scott Miller, Executive Director of the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs. Scott will share his rich history of his work the movement to end domestic violence. Scott Miller Scott Miller is the Executive Director for the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs and has worked for the DAIP since 2000. Scott coordinates Duluth’s coordinated community response to domestic violence by managing the system change efforts, the Duluth Family Visitation Center and men’s nonviolence program. Scott trains nationally and internationally on the Duluth Model method of organizing. He also develops specific community interventions using the Duluth Model and creates new resource materials and curricula for use in communities working to end violence against women. Scott has also co-authored the latest edition of DAIP men’s nonviolence curriculum Creating a Process of Change for Men Who Batter. Scott works independently as an expert witness in criminal and civil trials to explain how the tactics of abusers and the associated risks generated by battering are linked to the counterintuitive behaviors of victims. Scott has testified more than 40 times in state district courts and federal/military court. In 2021, Scott was hired by the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy through the University of Minnesota School of Social Work in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Scott will provide domestic violence training to child protection workers across the state of Minnesota. From 2001 to 2015, Scott was a contract trainer and forensic interviewer for First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center in Duluth, MN. Scott was responsible for conducting forensically sound interviews of children suspected of being physically or sexually abused as part of a criminal investigation. Scott also trained nationally on how to conduct interviews with children and work from a multidisciplinary team approach in the investigation of child abuse. Scott Miller has been working in the women’s movement since 1985.

This week we are speaking with Dr. Oliver Williams, social justice educator, activist and writer. Oliver will share his rich history of his work in social justice. Oliver Williams, Ph.D. Dr. Williams is a Professor of School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota, in St. Paul, MN. From June 1994 to September 2017 he was the Executive Director of the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVAAC). He has also served as the Director of the Safe Return Initiative that addresses the issues of prisoner reentry and domestic violence from 2003-2016 and the Director of the African American Domestic Peace Project (AADPP) that works with community leaders in 10 cities across the United States to address domestic violence from 2010 to 2021. He has worked in the field of domestic violence for more than forty years. Dr. Williams is a clinical practitioner; working in mental health, family therapy, substance abuse, child welfare, delinquency, and sexual assault programs. He has worked in battered women’s shelters, developed curricula for batterers’ intervention programs and facilitated counseling groups in these programs. He has provided training across the United States and abroad on research and service-delivery surrounding partner abuse. Dr. Williams has been appointed to several national advisory committees and task forces from the Center for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Office on Women’s Health, and the U.S. Department of Education. He has been a board member of various domestic violence and human service organization, including the early days of the National Domestic Violence Hotline 1999-2000 and the National Family Justice Center Alliance Advisory Board, 2006 to 2016. In 2000, he was appointed to the National Advisory Council on Domestic Violence by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and U.S. Attorney General. In 2010 he hosted a roundtable on youth and violence for the U.S. Attorney General and participated in a roundtable with the U.S. Attorney General on issues related to fatherhood and participated in a Whitehouse Roundtable on Fatherhood and Domestic Violence. He has conducted training for the U.S. Military Family Advocacy programs in the U.S. and abroad. He has presented on numerous Family Violence, Research, and Practice organizations in the United States, Kenya, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, Virgin Islands, United Kingdom, and Germany. In 2015 Dr. Williams was invited to speak at the United Nations about domestic violence among Africans in the United States and in Africa. His research and publications in scholarly journals, books, reports and videos have centered on creating service delivery strategies to reduce violent behavior and support victims of abuse. He has consulted with the NFL, MLB, and NBA on issues related to domestic violence. Dr. Williams has received many awards, among them include an award from the American Psychological Association; an International “Telly Award” for his documentary work; the National “Shelia Wellstone Institute Award” The Alliance for Hope from the International Family Justice Center related to his National work on Domestic Violence; and a Distinguish Alumni Award from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work. Dr. Williams received a bachelor’s degree in social work from Michigan State University; a Masters in Social Work from Western Michigan University; a Masters in Public Health and a Ph.D. in Social Work both from the University of Pittsburgh. Will 2 Change: https://www.will2change.org/