PAEDIATRIC TRAINING COURSE IN
THE ASSESSMENT OF SUSPECTED SEXUAL ABUSE IN CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS
THE ASSESSMENT OF SUSPECTED SEXUAL ABUSE IN CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS
Programme - Friday 6 March 2026
9.00am-9.30am Registration
9.30am-10.30am Multidisciplinary Investigation
- Dr Susana Pereira, Paediatrician, Puawaitahi
- Karen Togi, Nurse Specialist, Auckland DHB
- Sloane McLeod, Specialist Child Witness Interviewer, NZ Police
- Juanita Harrison, Psychologist Team Leader, Oranga Tamariki
- Detective Sergeant Vanessa Pratt, NZ Police
10.30am-10.45am Morning Tea Break
10.45am-11.15am Examination Findings – Quiz #3
- Dr Jeanine Nunn, Te Puaruruhau
11.15am-12.00pm Burn-Out and Vicarious Trauma
- Debbie Watkin, Educational Psychologist, Ted Manson Foundation
12.00pm-1.00pm Lunch Break
1.00pm-1.30pm Examination Findings – Quiz #4
- Dr Patrick Kelly, Te Puaruruhau
1.30pm-3.00pm Reality Court
Three break-out rooms, with an experienced paediatrician expert witness and two criminal lawyers in each room. In each room, volunteers will have the opportunity to “go on the stand” using cases taken from the formal statements provided in the online pre-learning. Each volunteer will have 5 minutes to give evidence in chief, 5 minutes for cross examination and 5 minutes for discussion and feedback. This will be followed by 30 minutes of group discussion and Q & A about the whole process of preparing for and giving evidence in criminal court.
Three break-out rooms, with an experienced paediatrician expert witness and two criminal lawyers in each room. In each room, volunteers will have the opportunity to “go on the stand” using cases taken from the formal statements provided in the online pre-learning. Each volunteer will have 5 minutes to give evidence in chief, 5 minutes for cross examination and 5 minutes for discussion and feedback. This will be followed by 30 minutes of group discussion and Q & A about the whole process of preparing for and giving evidence in criminal court.
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Reality Court 1 - IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
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Reality Court 2 - IN-PERSON ONLY
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Reality Court 3 - IN-PERSON ONLY
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3.00pm-3.15pm Afternoon Tea Break
3.15pm-4.15pm Questions and Discussion
- Dr Patrick Kelly, Dr Susana Pereira, Dr Silvana Campanella, Dr Jeanine Nunn, Emma Gilbert
4.15pm-4.20pm ~ Mihi Whakamutunga
