Violence and Agression Symposium

Posted June 11, 1998


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 11, 1998
98-06-06-EXT

Violence and Aggression Symposium
to focus on community related topics


The Seventh Symposium on Violence and Aggression will be taking
place from June 15 - 17th, 1998 at the Delta Bessborough. The event
is hosted by the University of Saskatchewan Extension Division and
the Regional Psychiatric Centre.

The symposium, which will cover topics such as: Sex Offender
Community Notification; Managing School Violence; Juvenile Gangs;
and False Memory Syndrome, provides a forum for discussing current
theories, research, and practice in dealing with aggression and
violence.

The four day symposium is broken up into both plenary and workshop
sessions and features prominent professionals and researchers from
the criminal justice and mental health fields. It provides the
opportunity to learn practical, hands-on approaches to issues
confronting workers in the criminal justice, aboriginal justice, mental
health and social service areas.


For more information, please contact:

Shannon Sofko
Extension Division
(306) 966-5642 or on site at the Delta Bessborough