Workshop Presentations:  “The Best Kept Secret: Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse”


“Building Bridges: Connecting Colorado's Children and Youth to Their Past and Their Future,” Colorado's 15th Annual Child Welfare Conference, Keystone, Colorado, June 1st, 2006:

“Excellent speaker—True survivor—Very informative—Great material”
    - Monika Evanson, B.A., Arapahoe County DHS

“Excellent, Necessary, Great Presentation & Use of Time, Thank You! This will benefit kids/victims with whom I work in the future because I’ll now recognize the dynamics of maternal incest.”
    - Amy Seymour, Master’s degree in Educational Counseling, Child Protection Investigations,
       Lincoln County Dept. of Social Services

“Innovative research presented. This information is eye opening in the field of child protection!”
    - Linda Prien, BSW, MSW, Social Caseworker
       Arapahoe County DHS

“This was great. Sharing your story has helped enlighten me. Having this knowledge can help me help my workers protect children.”
    - Jacinta Bowden, M.A.
      Social Caseworker Supervisor
      Dept. of Human Services, Denver, Colorado

“. . . Your personality, energy, and willingness to talk about this and share personal information are inspiring. The handouts were well written as well and very informative.”
    - Stacia Schmied, Child Protection Caseworker
       Arapahoe County Dept. of Human Services

“Julie was a fantastic presenter who offered a wealth of information, including personal stories. She should be offered more opportunities to further discuss a very important, yet still secretive, topic.”
    - Andrea Titulaer, LPC, NCC
       Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI

“Wonderful presenter, passionate. I left the workshop feeling that I will be able to help survivors.”
    - Valerie Smith, LCSW
       VCS Counseling Services, Chicago, IL

“Thanks for speaking out about this important topic; I feel much more equipped to work effectively with several of my female victim/survivors in therapy. Excellent!”
    - Wendy S. Upadhyay, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist
       St. Agnes Hospital, Wisconsin

“Julie’s presentation about sexual abuse far exceeded any lecture or text book that I had obtained in graduate school. I admire this woman’s courage and wish her much happiness that she richly deserves. The topic is an increasing problem in the United States.”
    - Patti A. Williamson, MSW
       Family Counseling Center, Dongola, IL

“Excellent presentation! I think you are one neat person! So fun & engaging to hear you speak! Thank you for sharing your story!
P.S. I never fill out these types of evaluation forms, but I needed to tell you how much I enjoyed this presentation!”
- Stacey Hoffman, Sexual Assault Caseworker
    YWCA of the Sauk Valley, Sterling, IL