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Message ID: 11083

Date: 2022-04-13

Author:Wendy Anson

Subject:Re: Upcoming webinar on Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse

Hi Linda, I met you long ago at an ISSTD meeting and of course impressed at all your good work. Below is my documentary link: "Flashback, the science behind recovered memory of child sexual abuse*" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0lSXh_fE7Y , endorsed by Jim Hopper on his website. I've been told it could be of good forensic use because we have people like Bessel, John Briere, Judith Herman, Lenore Terr, Ruth Lanius explaining aspects of the phenomenon of recovered memory. I'm told it's pretty evergreen as far as the science goes (Chris Brewer, in a lovely email exchange). It's been said that it would be good for forensic use, judge(s) and prosecuting (and perhaps) defense attorneys to view because they could understand the science behind recovered memory and use that knowledge productively in the court proceedings and perhaps more justice could be served for young (and older) plaintiffs. You also may enjoy the sparring match between Loftus and Briere, shot at an APA meeting. Please feel to distribute, share and use it as you please, gratis. The only thing that would be of extreme value would be to know if it indeed serves or is helpful to this judicial part of things. Any feedback at all would be very helpful! Warmest, Wendy *3,766 views Mar 1, 2021 “Flashback” is an 80-minute feature documentary that dramatically reveals the science behind the long-standing controversy of ‘recovered memory’ of child sexual abuse. Exclusive footage brings the social history of the conflict to life as world-class, renowned experts come together at key flashpoints over the years to passionately and eloquently spar over whether or not you can, as Elizabeth Loftus challenges, “be molested every night for a 10 year period and then totally repress it until it comes out in therapy 20 years later.” Dramatic, compelling research from emerging brain science and the moving, engrossing stories from victims of child sexual abuse and amnesia punctuate the story of the evolving evidence and bring it to a logically convincing conclusion. World-class brain/mind researchers and clinicians featured include: Bessel van der Kolk (Traumatic Stress); Judith Herman (Trauma and Recovery); Elizabeth Loftus (The Myth of Repressed Memory); Richard McNally (Remembering Trauma); Onno van der Hart (The Haunted Self); Chris Brewin (PTSD: Malady or Myth?); Joseph LeDoux (The Emotional Brain); Daniel Siegel (The Developing Mind); Eli Somer (the University of Haifa, past president of ISSTD); J.D. Bremner (Trauma, Memory, and Dissociation; Does Stress Damage the Brain?); Lenore Terr (Too Scared to Cry; Unchained Memories); John Briere (Principles of Trauma Therapy; Child Abuse Trauma); Roland Summit (Child Abuse Accommodation Syndrome); Pamela Freyd (founder of FMSF), and others About Wendy Anson: Producer/writer Wendy Anson, Ph.D., received an EMMY award for her role as producer on the PBS series on child development, “Time to Grow.” She worked as a researcher and line producer on Tony Kaye’s recent award-winning documentary on abortion, “Lake of Fire,” and as producer and researcher/writer in the science and society department of KCET-TV. She worked as a researcher/writer on many projects for Adrian Malone, the executive producer of COSMOS with Carl Sagan. Anson earned her PhD in educational psychology and technology from the Rossier School of Education, USC. She recently won an Annenberg Multimedia Scholar in Multimedia fellowship where she developed a multimedia post-traumatic stress disorder tool designed for both pre-schoolers and war veterans. She is also a producer of distance education, working with streaming video and cable TV. Wendy Anson, PhD Founder, Synapstory Production Group, Inc. 69706 Indio Ave Mountain Center, CA. 92561 818.317.0483 On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 7:43 AM Linda Williams > wrote: In recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Wellesley Centers for Women and Massachusetts Children’s Alliance have joined together to co-host a webinar on the prosecution of child sexual abuse. During the program, Drs. Stephanie Block, Linda M. Williams, and Hannah M. Johnson will share insights from their white paper, Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse: Challenges in Achieving Justice. They will be joined by Assistant District Attorney Kate MacDougal who will discuss the relevance of this work to the field. Save the date! Apr 25, 2022 01:00 PM in Eastern Time Please use this link to register. https://wellesley.zoom.us/webinar/register/5516497913088/WN_e51czASGSACQnLnCBs9Qag Linda M. Williams, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist Director, Justice and Gender Based Violence Research Initiative Wellesley Centers for Women Wellesley College 106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02481 linda.williams@wellesley.edu twitter: @ProfLWilliams phone: 781-283-2498 http://www.wcwonline.org/jgbvr

Hi Linda, I met you long ago at an ISSTD meeting and of course impressed at all your good work. Below is my documentary link: "Flashback, the science behind recovered memory of child sexual abuse*" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0lSXh_fE7Y , endorsed by Jim Hopper on his website. I've been told it could be of good forensic use because we have people like Bessel, John Briere, Judith Herman, Lenore Terr, Ruth Lanius explaining aspects of the phenomenon of recovered memory. I'm told it's pretty evergreen as far as the science goes (Chris Brewer, in a lovely email exchange). It's been said that it would be good for forensic use, judge(s) and prosecuting (and perhaps) defense attorneys to view because they could understand the science behind recovered memory and use that knowledge productively in the court proceedings and perhaps more justice could be served for young (and older) plaintiffs. You also may enjoy the sparring match between Loftus and Briere, shot at an APA meeting. Please feel to distribute, share and use it as you please, gratis. The only thing that would be of extreme value would be to know if it indeed serves or is helpful to this judicial part of things. Any feedback at all would be very helpful! Warmest, Wendy *3,766 views Mar 1, 2021 “Flashback” is an 80-minute feature documentary that dramatically reveals the science behind the long-standing controversy of ‘recovered memory’ of child sexual abuse. Exclusive footage brings the social history of the conflict to life as world-class, renowned experts come together at key flashpoints over the years to passionately and eloquently spar over whether or not you can, as Elizabeth Loftus challenges, “be molested every night for a 10 year period and then totally repress it until it comes out in therapy 20 years later.” Dramatic, compelling research from emerging brain science and the moving, engrossing stories from victims of child sexual abuse and amnesia punctuate the story of the evolving evidence and bring it to a logically convincing conclusion. World-class brain/mind researchers and clinicians featured include: Bessel van der Kolk (Traumatic Stress); Judith Herman (Trauma and Recovery); Elizabeth Loftus (The Myth of Repressed Memory); Richard McNally (Remembering Trauma); Onno van der Hart (The Haunted Self); Chris Brewin (PTSD: Malady or Myth?); Joseph LeDoux (The Emotional Brain); Daniel Siegel (The Developing Mind); Eli Somer (the University of Haifa, past president of ISSTD); J.D. Bremner (Trauma, Memory, and Dissociation; Does Stress Damage the Brain?); Lenore Terr (Too Scared to Cry; Unchained Memories); John Briere (Principles of Trauma Therapy; Child Abuse Trauma); Roland Summit (Child Abuse Accommodation Syndrome); Pamela Freyd (founder of FMSF), and others About Wendy Anson: Producer/writer Wendy Anson, Ph.D., received an EMMY award for her role as producer on the PBS series on child development, “Time to Grow.” She worked as a researcher and line producer on Tony Kaye’s recent award-winning documentary on abortion, “Lake of Fire,” and as producer and researcher/writer in the science and society department of KCET-TV. She worked as a researcher/writer on many projects for Adrian Malone, the executive producer of COSMOS with Carl Sagan. Anson earned her PhD in educational psychology and technology from the Rossier School of Education, USC. She recently won an Annenberg Multimedia Scholar in Multimedia fellowship where she developed a multimedia post-traumatic stress disorder tool designed for both pre-schoolers and war veterans. She is also a producer of distance education, working with streaming video and cable TV. Wendy Anson, PhD Founder, Synapstory Production Group, Inc. 69706 Indio Ave Mountain Center, CA. 92561 818.317.0483 On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 7:43 AM Linda Williams > wrote: In recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Wellesley Centers for Women and Massachusetts Children’s Alliance have joined together to co-host a webinar on the prosecution of child sexual abuse. During the program, Drs. Stephanie Block, Linda M. Williams, and Hannah M. Johnson will share insights from their white paper, Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse: Challenges in Achieving Justice. They will be joined by Assistant District Attorney Kate MacDougal who will discuss the relevance of this work to the field. Save the date! Apr 25, 2022 01:00 PM in Eastern Time Please use this link to register. https://wellesley.zoom.us/webinar/register/5516497913088/WN_e51czASGSACQnLnCBs9Qag Linda M. Williams, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist Director, Justice and Gender Based Violence Research Initiative Wellesley Centers for Women Wellesley College 106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02481 linda.williamswellesley.edu twitter: ProfLWilliams phone: 781-283-2498 http://www.wcwonline.org/jgbvr