"Family Aggression: Causes & Consequences"

First Biennial Conference of the International Family Aggression Society

18th & 19th March, 2008

Venue: University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, PR1 2HE

CONFERENCE AIMS

The University of Central Lancashire is pleased to announce the first biennial conference of the International Family Aggression Society.

The aim of this conference is to bring together academics, researchers, policy makers and service providers who are involved in working towards understanding, preventing and/or treating family aggression or the consequences of it. The focus of this conference is therefore broad and includes aggression between romantic partners, parent to child aggression, child to parent aggression, sibling aggression, elder aggression, and aggression to companion animals. As aggression within the family home contributes to physical and psychological injury, family breakdown, disrupted schooling and employment, antisocial behaviour and criminality, ill health and higher mortality papers on these topics are also encouraged. The multifaceted nature of family aggression highlights the need for a multidisciplinary approach and therefore papers from all disciplines are welcomed.

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE INFORMATION

** Confirmed Keynote Speakers **

- Professor Murray Straus, University of New Hampshire, Title to be confirmed

- Professor Richard Tremblay, University of Montreal "The impact of the family on the developmental trajectories of physical aggression from early childhood to adolescence"

- Professor David Farrington, University of Cambridge "Family factors in the Intergenerational transmission of antisocial behaviour"

- Professor John Archer, University of Central Lancashire, Title to be confirmed

** Invited Symposia **

Honour Violence and Killings; Risk Factors for Family Violence; Post-Separation Harassment; Sexual Aggression in Intimate Relationships; The Role of the Family in Childhood Origins of Aggressive Behaviour; Fatal Family Violence; Child Victims of Familial Sexual Abuse

CALL FOR SYMPOSIA, PAPERS AND POSTERS

We are looking for oral and poster presentations on any aspect of family aggression, its causes or consequences. Please submit your abstract using the abstract submission form which can be downloaded from http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/science/psychol/ifas/ifasindex.html.

The closing date for abstracts is 31st October 2007. Please note that presenters need to register for the conference and pay the registration fee (there are a limited number of DFP sponsored places and also a limited number of places at a reduced rate for charity/voluntary service providers). The conference language is English.

Please address all abstracts and enquiries to: -

Emma Kelly

Conference Officer

Conference and Events Management Office

University of Central Lancashire, Foster Room 10, Preston PR1 2HE, UK

Tel: +44 (0) 1772 892654

Fax: +44 (0) 1772 892977

Email: eakelly1@...

 

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Dr. Roxanne Khan, C.Psychol

Lecturer in Forensic Psychology

[Forensic Psychologist in Training]

Department of Psychology

Darwin Building

University of Central Lancashire

Preston, PR1 2HE

T: +44 (0) 1772 - 895175

F: +44 (0) 1772 - 892925

E: RKhan2@...

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