Supporting Heroes in Mental Health Foundational Training (SHIFT) was developed by the Innocent Justice Foundation (a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization) with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). With a team made up of globally recognized mental health professionals, and Internet Crimes Against Children Commanders, SHIFT aims to help exposed individuals and supporting mental health professionals work together to mitigate the negative effects of viewing child abuse images.
The Innocent Justice Foundation
The Innocent Justice Foundation is 501(c)(3) charitable organization that leverages high technology solutions that can help rescue millions of sexually abused American children and prevent future abuse. We take requests from law enforcement agencies nationwide battling on the front lines to protect innocents, give justice to abused children, take predators off the streets, and make our neighborhoods safe again.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. OJJDP supports states and communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system so that it protects public safety, holds offenders accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitative services tailored to the needs of juveniles and their families. OJJDP administers the Internet Crimes Against Children task force program nationwide.
Instructors
Jane Stevenson – RN. SCPHN. BSc (Hons) OH. MSc (appl. Psych). IOSH.
Jane Stevenson is an Occupational Health nurse consultant who developed and administered the mental health and wellness programs for several UK Child Exploitation and On Line Units starting over eight years ago. She has been Head of both the National Crime Squad (NCS) and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) Occupational Health and Welfare. As a Fellow of Bramshill Police Staff Collage, Jane also conducted two influential research projects on wellness for exposed individuals and their supervisors. She has continued to work with many governmental organizations developing mental health and wellness programs in the UK, and has helped develop national guidelines for UK policing.
Ms. Stevenson was the lead mental health professional who developed the SHIFT curriculum and will lead the training sessions throughout the year.
Lt. Joe Laramie
Lieutenant Joe Laramie has been with the Glendale, Missouri Police Department for 30 years, with more than 27 years of experience in the area of child protection. He taught D.A.R.E. for 15 years, and has been the Program Director for the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. He has served on the National ICAC Task Force Executive Committee, as Co-Chair of the National ICAC Operations Committee and ICAC liaison to the NetSmartz Workshop of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Lt. Laramie holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Bellevue University, is a 2004 graduate of the FBI National Academy and presents nationally on the topic of Internet crimes against children and Internet safety.
Lt. Laramie acted as an adviser in the development of the SHIFT curriculum and was an instructor of SHIFT programs at the Huntsville Symposium on Child Abuse in 2010 as well as a regional training in St. Louis.
Sgt. Chuck Arnold
Sgt. Arnold is the Commander of the San Diego Internet Crimes Against Children task force.
Sgt Arnold acted as an adviser in the development of SHIFT curriculum and will be an instructor at the 2010 National Internet Crimes Against Children task force conference, the 2011 Chadwick Conference for the Maltreatment of Children in San Diego, and the 2011 SHIFT Regional Training in Washington State.
Deputy Chief Michael Sullivan
Deputy Chief Sullivan is a thirty-year veteran of law enforcement, currently assigned as the Deputy Chief of the Investigations Division for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office as the ICAC Task Force Commander. He is a member of the ICAC Advisory Board, and the Co-Chair of the ICAC Emerging Technology Group. Deputy Chief Sullivan’s experience in law enforcement is vast, having served as a member of State and Federal Narcotic Task Forces, working in an undercover capacity. He was also responsible for the data entry and leads collection for major cases as a member of the DuPage County Illinois Major Crimes Task Force. Deputy Chief Sullivan has also been a member of the teaching faculty at North East Multi-Regional Training, the College of DuPage, the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy, and the Fox Valley Technical College/OJJDP. He has created training classes for the investigation of child exploitation and delivered that training to local, state and federal law enforcement officers and prosecutors. Deputy Chief Sullivan is also the author of two books, Safety Monitor and Online Predators, which focus on the use of computers to victimize children. Deputy Chief Sullivan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law Enforcement Administration from Western Illinois University.
Deputy Chief Sullivan acted as an adviser in the development of the SHIFT curriculum and was an instructor of SHIFT programs at the 2010 Dallas Crimes Against Children conference and will also be instructing again at the same conference in 2011.
Lt. Kristian Carlson
Lt. Kris Carlson is currently the Commander of the Burlington, Vermont Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (VT-ICAC). Lt. Carlson consults with various organizations across the nation and is a national presenter for the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) and an instructor for the national Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force/Technical Assistance program. He is also the co-author of the text, “An Introduction to Vermont Criminal Law.” Additionally, Lt. Carlson is an adjunct faculty member at Champlain College where he has provided instruction in the areas of computer forensics and criminal procedure. Lt. Carlson earned his Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies/Criminology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and earned his Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell where his studies focused on domestic/familial violence.
Lt. Carlson acted as an adviser in the development of the SHIFT curriculum and was an instructor at the 2010 HTCIA conference, the 2011 Chadwick Conference, a live Fireside Chat (webinar) on ”Finding a Mental Health Professional For Your Unit”, the 2011 SHIFT Regional Trainings in Massachusetts and New Mexico, and will also be instructing in Hawaii.
Detective Lieutenant Tom Kish
Det./Lt. Kish is the Commander of the Michigan State Police’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force.
Detective Lieutenant Kish acted as an adviser in the development of SHIFT curriculum and will be an instructor at upcoming trainings.
Special Agent Scott Hughes
Special Agent Scott Hughes started his Law Enforcement career in 1979 with the Teton County Sheriff’s Office in Jackson, Wyoming. During his tenure with the Sheriff’s Office, he gained experience in many areas of Law Enforcement. After retiring from the Teton County Sheriff’s Office in 2001 he became a Special Agent with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, where he is currently assigned as Team Leader of the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In this current assignment Special Agent Hughes and the ICAC team conduct investigations of child exploitation involving the Internet and other computer crimes. Special Agent Hughes has twice been named the Teton County Wyoming Peace Officer of the Year, as well as the 1999 Wyoming Peace Officer of the Year.
Special Agent Hughes has taught the SHIFT Regional Training in Iowa,a nd will be instructing at the 2011 ICAC Conference in San Jose, CA.
Dr. Anne Balboni
Dr. Balboni is the state coordinator & clinical director of the state wide Rhode Island CISM TEAM, Inc. She is an ICISF’s faculty and an ICISF approved instructor for numerous ICISF classes. She is a member of the Rhode Island Disaster Mental Health Task Force and serves as adjunct faculty at Community College of Rhode Island in the Emergency Management Program. Dr. Balboni is an international speaker assisting various groups in the development of protocol for crisis intervention and disaster response.
Private practice includes CISM intervention, education & consultation with emergency service organizations, schools & industry. Dr. Balboni is Board Certified, Diplomate, with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and is a member of the International Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists.
Dr. Balboni has instructed the SHIFT program at regional trainings in Washington state, Massachusetts, and New Mexico.
Dr. Lawrence Thompson
Dr. Lawrence Thompson, Jr., is the Director of Therapy and Psychological Services at The Harris County Children’s Assessment Center (CAC) in Houston, Texas. As director, Dr. Thompson oversees a team of over thirty mental health clinicians at both the master’s and doctoral levels. He also provides individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, and crisis intervention to clients of The CAC and regularly consults with members of CAC partner agencies. Dr. Thompson received his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from The University of Michigan in the year 2000 and is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Texas. His most pronounced expertise lies in the area of trauma and personality disorders. Dr. Thompson has provided expert testimony pertinent child sexual abuse in hundreds of court proceedings and regularly presents on topics pertaining to trauma, psychotherapy, and mental health.
Dr. Thompson has instructed at the SHIFT program at the Iowa regional training.
