2018 Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention Yearbook

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2018 Mississippi Nurses’ Association Annual Convention Convention Speakers FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 JOINT SESSION SPEAKER 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Child Abuse Laws, Reporting Duties Ta’Shia Gordon, Special Assistant Attorney General, Bureau of Victim Assistance, Mississippi Attorney General’s Office Ta’Shia Gordon is a Special Assistant Attorney General with the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office working with the Children’s Division of the Bureau of Victim Assistance. Ms. Gordon collaborates with other state agencies and organizations to work to improve the juvenile justice and child welfare systems to reduce juvenile delinquency, truancy, dropout rates, cyberbullying, exploitation of children, child abuse, and child neglect through training and technical assistance. Ms. Gordon is tasked with special projects, coordinates the Mental Health Task Force meetings, and manages the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative grant. Ms. Gordon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Mississippi State University, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She has dedicated a great deal of her career to improving the lives of children, and has extensive knowledge and experience in general chancery court practice, family and civil law matters, and judicial administration. Ms. Gordon formerly served as Deputy Director of the Administrative Office of Courts at the Mississippi Supreme Court, and has also been a Staff Attorney and Court Administrator in the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Chancery Court Districts in Mississippi. Ms. Gordon worked as a Staff Attorney for Family Violence and Victims Services in the Family and Children Division for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and was also employed as a Staff Attorney for the Mississippi Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement Division. 34
2018 Mississippi Nurses’ Association Annual Convention Convention Speakers FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 JOINT SESSION SPEAKER 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Abused Not Broken-A Child’s Story Riley Herrin, Forensic Interviewer Kids HUB Child Advocacy Center Riley Herrin has been working with survivors of sexual violence since 2010 as a victim advocate. She currently works for Kids HUB Child Advocacy Center as a Forensic Interviewer. She has been trained in ChildFirst Protocol, Family and Victim Advocacy, Darkness to Light, Green Dot Bystander Intervention, and has given over 250 presentations focusing on primary prevention of sexual violence and education. Ms. Herrin found her passion in helping others, specifically survivors of sexual violence, early in life. She started her career as a victim advocate and prevention educator in 2010 working at the Shafer Center for Crisis. During her time at Shafer, Ms. Herrin worked closely with survivors of all ages and provided numerous presentations. Ms. Herrin is a Master’s Degree Social Work student at the University of Southern Mississippi where she acts as Co-President of the Student Association of Social Workers. 35
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