IVAT San Diego Summit

 
 

30th San Diego International Summit on Violence, Abuse and Trauma Across the Lifespan 

August 18 - 21, 2025 at the Town & Country Resort, San Diego, CA

Affiliated Training August 17, 2025

 

Register by June 30th to receive the Early Bird Discount!


The San Diego Summit

The San Diego Summit is a unique forum for professionals across all disciplines and philosophies to gather for in-depth exchange of current information on all facets of violence, abuse and trauma prevention, intervention, treatment, and research. We are one of the very few events that include researchers, practitioners, advocates, survivors, and front-line workers from all disciplines to share information, discuss controversial issues, and engage in difficult dialogues. Evident in our uniquely comprehensive programming, the Summit focuses on linking research, practice, policy and advocacy to promote violence-free living for all. Opportunities for networking, continuing education, specialty certifications, and more make this an event you don’t want to miss.

 
 
 
 

“This was my first IVAT. It superseded my expectations. The variety of speakers and classes that were offered was amazing. The organization from sign ins to room locations was well thought out and easily understood. The staff were knowledgeable and helpful. I left each session wanting to learn more and do more. I left the conference motivated to find solutions and unite others in my quest. Thank you for all of the hard work, time, dedication, expertise, knowledge and heart it took to put this conference together

 

30th Summit Tracks

1. Adult Survivors of Abuse and Trauma

2. Adolescent and Emerging Adult Trauma, Campus Assault, and Youth Violence

3. Child Maltreatment/Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

4. Historical Trauma, Systemic Trauma, and Marginalized Populations

5. Intimate Partner Violence: Offenders

6. Intimate Partner Violence: Victims/Survivors

7. Labor and Sex Trafficking

8. Legal, Forensic, and Criminal Justice Issues

9. Primary Prevention/Early Intervention

10. Sexual Victimization

11. Trauma in General

Highlights

Earn CEs and specialty certifications to fulfill your annual requirements and refine your skill set.

Network and collaborate with professionals from across disciplines

Gain applied knowledge by hearing from acclaimed keynote speakers.

Attend panels and workshops that cover hot-button topics like #MeToo, Campus Sexual Assault, and more.

Refresh your self-care routine by attending a variety of self-care opportunities.

29th San Diego Highlight Video

 
 
 

Advanced Training Opportunities

Register for an Affiliated Training session on August 17th, 2025!

Designed to give you actionable skills and advanced insights for your work, IVAT is proud to offer Affiliated Training sessions to kick off the 30th San Diego International Summit. Each session offers 7 Continuing Education credits!

Affiliated Trainings may be added onto Summit Registrations at an additional cost.

To register for Affiliated Training only, please select "Affiliated Training Only" as your admission item when registering.

 
 

MEGA♪ Specialized Risk Assessment Training VIRTUAL

L.C. Miccio-Fonseca, PhD

MEGA♪ assesses level of risk for coarse sexual improprieties and/or sexually abusive behaviors in youth (4-19). Tested on over 4,000 youth internationally (the largest validation studies in its field). The MEGA♪ alerts the level of interventions, the frequency and duration of preventive interventions to be implemented (i.e., which may or may not include treatment).

This training provides certification on how to administer the assessment, as well as how to interpret and apply the MEGA♪ findings.

 
 

Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (SARA v3) Training

Elizabeth Gilchrist, PhD

The SARA v3 is an evidence-based decision support tool for assessing and managing risk for intimate partner violence.

The aim of the workshop is to ensure you feel confident when assessing clients using the SARA v3 and to develop awareness of how risk management plans can be formulated.

*This workshop is designed for professionals with some background training and knowledge of risk courses.

 
 

Collaborative Change Model (CCM) Training

Mary Jo Barrett, MSW

CCM is a practical three-tiered strength-based contextual model which simplifies the understanding and treatment of intergenerational abuse, trauma and neglect.

CCM is a meta framework that can be applied to all treatment models, taking the natural cycle of change and making it conscious and present in the room.

 
 

Resilience in Action: Overcome What Seems Impossible

Azim Khamisa

Melaina Spitzer, MA, ACC

This one-day interactive workshop offers a restorative approach to building emotional and spiritual resilience, focusing on individuals affected by trauma and those who support them.

Participants are introduced to ten trauma-responsive strategies that promote healing and post-traumatic growth by examining the impact of thought patterns and early life experiences on resilience capacity.

 
 

Adjudicating Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse When Custody is In Dispute

Seth Goldstein, JD

Shannon McHugh, PsyD

Hon. Scott Gordon (Ret.), JD

This day-long institute will present a portion of the curriculum "Adjudicating Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse When Custody is In Dispute", created by the National Judicial Education Program to Promote Equality for Women and Men in the Courts and the American Bar Association.

This program is intended to provide the latest information regarding child sexual abuse in child custody matters for the attorney, mental health professional and others involved in the adjudication of these cases.