2006-Present-- Principal, David Mandel & Associates LLC

2006-Present-- Statewide Services Administrator, CT Department of Children and Families' Domestic Violence Consultant Initiative

1988-Present-- Co-Founding Partner, The Non-Violence Alliance

Writing Experience

• Author, Domestic Violence Matters: A child Welfare Domestic Violence Newsletter
• Author, Connecticut Domestic Violence Consultant Initiative: A State Child Welfare Agency Response to Domestic Violence, March 2008
• Co-Author, Batterers' perceptions of the effect of their intimate partne violence on children: Biological and social fathers compared (Violence Against Women, Vol. 13, No. 11, 1179-1191, 2007)
• Author, Dedication, a forty-hour train-the-trainers curriculum for batterer intervention and prevention program staff. Developed for the Texas Council on Family Violence.
• Author, A National Study of Batterers’ Perceptions of their Children’s Exposure to the Violence (Master’s Thesis)
• Author, Being Connected: A Group for Fathers: A curriculum for fathers involved with supervised visitation services. (Current draft being implemented)
• Author, Policy and protocol manual for working with batterers as part of a CPS funded supervised visitation center. (Currently being drafted)
• Author, Creating New Options for Battered Women, Their Children and Abusers: Considering the Applicability of a Hybrid Network/Restorative Justice Intervention in Cases of Domestic Violence (Unpublished Paper)
• Author, An Organizational Perspective on Child Welfare and Batterer Accountability (Unpublished Paper)
• Author, various articles on batterers, Issues in Family Violence, a national quarterly newsletter, 1999-2002.
• Editor and Publisher, Issues in Family Violence.
• Co-author, Program Fundamentals, a program manual for working with batterers.
• Author, Cognitive Assessment of Abusive Fathers, a survey tool to measure batterers’ perception of their children’s exposure to their violence.
• Author, Worker and Supervisor Survey, a survey tool to measure the attitudes and practices of child protection workers regarding batterers
• Author, Case Review Form, an instrument for measuring child protection practices regarding batterers

Clinical Supervision

• DCF Domestic Violence Consultants, 2006-Present
• Clinical Supervision, Department of Corrections Pilot Program for Batterers on Transitional Release, Bridgeport & New Haven, CT, 2000-2005.
• Clinical Supervisor for the Non-Violence Alliance Staff
• Clinical Supervisor, Intensive Domestic Violence Program Staff, Federal Demonstration Project, Bridgeport, CT, 1998-2000.

Research Experience

• Developed child protection staff surveys implemented by federally funded child maltreatment and domestic violence demonstration sites ("Greenbook" sites), 2005.
• Researching the effectiveness of primary care physicians' screening for the perpetaration of domestic violence, 2003-present.
• Developing research protocol for Connecticut Department of Correction's efforts to measure effectiveness of community release programming for batterers, 2004.
• Principal consultant to the COnnecticut Department of Children and Families on the design of a new child protection domestic violence investigation protocol. Research results pending, 2004.
• Conducting research into child protection responses to batterers, 2003 to present.
• Conducting international research into batterers’ perceptions of their children’s exposure to their violence, 2002-present.
• Research batterer’s perceptions of their children’s exposure to their violence, Connecticut sample, 2002.

Batterer Related Training Curriculum Development

• Developed a 6 hour training curriculum for child protection supervisors.
• Developed and implemented a 2 1/2 day training curriculum, Safe and Together.
• Developed 2 day training curriculum for New Hampshire Greenbook project Domestic Violence Specialists and child protection workers on domestic violence case consultation in the context of child protection, April 2006.
• Developed and implemented half day training for child protection supervisors on supervising domestic violence cases, El Paso County Colorado Greenbook Project, El Paso County, Colorado, March 2006.
• Designed and implemented cultural competency training for Connecticut Department of Corrections batterer intervention facilitators, December 2006.
• Designed and implemented training on interviewing and case planning for the Department of Children and Families training Academy, 2005.
• Development and implementation of vicarious traumatization training for domestic violence professionals, July 2005.
• Designed and implemented one day training for court based family services workers, July 2004 & January 2006.
• Designed and implemented one day training on battering in same sex relationships for child protection workers, Spring 2003.
• Designed and implemented one day training on children’s exposure to and perpetration of domestic/dating violence for child protection workers and juvenile justice clinicians, Spring 2003.
• Designed and implemented advanced domestic violence training for child protection supervisors, Spring 2003.
• Principal developer of training/case consultation model of regional child protective services trainings, 2001.
• Designed & implemented a family group conference intervention for a domestic violence perpetrator, 2001.
• Designed and implemented day long training for child protection investigators, 2001.
• Designed outline of training program for batterer intervention professionals, 2001.
• Co-author of half-day training curriculum for child protective services treatment supervisors, 2000.
• Co-author of training outline for statewide satellite video assessment training for child protective services staff, 1999.
• Co-author, “Identifying and Assessing Batterers,” 1998.
• Co-author, “Advanced Group Work with Batterers,” 1998.
• Co-author, two day training for mental health workers, 1998.
• Author, one day training for community corrections staff, 1998.
• Principal author of five day training for probation officers, 1998.
• Principal author of two day training curriculum for probation supervisors, 1998.
• Co-author of child protective service training for new workers, 1997.
• Co-author of two and three day versions of training curriculum for batterer intervention professionals.

Partial List of Trainings/Presentations

• Plenary presenter, Florida DCF Community Education Day, June 2008.
• Keynote, Steamboat Springs Children and Domestic Violence Conference, May 2008.
• Invited Presenter, New Hampshire DCYF Annual Conference, May 2008.
• Invited Presenter, New Hampshire Attorney General's Annual Domestic and Sexual Violence Conference, May 2008.
• Keynote, Amend Institute, May, 2008.
• Invited Presenter, St. Petersburg Florida, February 2008.
• Two day Safe and Together for Kansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence (joint domestic advocate/child welfare audience), September 2007.
• Community Education Training, Pinellas County Florida, September 2007.
• Keynote, "If, When and How.. Best Practices for Parent Child Contact in the Context of Domestic Violence" Conference, Killington, Vermont, May 2007.
• Selected Presenter, International Children Who Witness Violence Conference, London Ontario, May 2007.
• Pre-conference workshop, National Child Abuse and Neglect Conference, Portland Oregon, April 2007.
• Presenter, Safe Contact with Fathers when Domestic Violence is Involved, Colorado, January 2007.
• Two and 1/2 Day National Seminar Workshop, Safe and Together, Denver Colorado, November 2006.
• Keynote Speaker, Colorado Department of Human Services Annual Conference, October 2006.
• Presenter, 19th Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, September 2006.
• Facilitating two days of training, Lane County Greenbook Project, Lane County, Oregon, June 2006.
• Invited Presenter, Injury and Violence Prevention Office of Pinellas County Health Department, June 2006.
• Plenary Speaker, Children and Youth Law Forum, Meriden, Connecticut, May 2006.
• Trainer, Safe Engagement with Fathes when Domestic Violence is Present, Colorado Department of Human Services, March & May 2006.
• Facilitated two all day trainings (Domestic violence & child protection; Principles for effective intervention with batterers) for San Mateo County Department of Human Services, San Mateo COunty, CA, April 2006.
• Keynote Speaker, Effective and Realistic Strategies for Engaging Domestic Violence Perpetrators, Administration for Children Services, NYC, January 2006.
• Train-the-trainers workship for domestic violence consultants, Administration for Children Services, NYC, January 2006.
• Invited Presenter, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence Child Welfare Institute, January 2006.
• Keynote Speaker, National Technical Assistance Collaborative Addressing Domestic Violence and Child Custody (funded by the OVW), San Antonio Texas, November 2005.
• Faculty, Roots to Wings: National Batterer Intervention Providers Conference, Dearborn, MI, November 2005.
• Keynote Speaker, 4th Annual Pikes Peak Domestic Violence Conference, Colorado Springs Colorado, October 2005.
• Two day training for the Alabama Association of Violence Intervention Providers, Birmingham Alabama, June 2005.
• Kenote Presenter (two workshops): Intervening with Batterers: A CPS Imperative, El Paso County Greenbook Project, El Paso County Colorado, May 2005.
• Presenter, Intervening with Batterers in the Context of Child Protection, Administration for Child Services, New York, May 2005.
• Invited Speaker, Intervening with Batterers in the Context of Child Protection. DSS Forum on Domestic violence, Baltimore Maryland, May 2005.
• Preconference Workshop, Intervening with Batterers: A CPS Imperative, 15th National Child Abuse and Neglect Conference (HHS), Boston Massachussetts, April 2005.
• Keynote Speaker, Center for Child Advocacy Community Forum, Napa California, April 2006.
• Facilitator & Presenter, Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Area-wide Summit, Hartford Connecticut, November 2004.
• Invited Plenary Presenter, Santa Clara County Annual Domestic Violence, October 2004.
• Invited Speaker, Statewide Childcare Workers Conference, Southington Connecticut, October 2004.
• Invited Plenary Presenter, Improving Batterer Accountability" An Interdisciplinary Workshop, Groton Connecticut, October 2004.
• Invited Workshop Presenter, 9th International Conference on Family Violence, San Diego California, September 2004.
• Invited Workshop Presenter, 8th Annual Family Violence Research Conference, Portsmouth New Hampshire, July 2004.
• Invited presenter, PAIV Statewide Meeting, May 2004.
• Guest lecturer, Domestic Violence in Advanced Child Protection Law, Quinnipiac Law School, (multiple semesters through 2006).
• National audio conference faculty for federal “Greenbook” sites on batterer accountability, sponsored by the National Council Juvenile and Family Court Judges, March 2003.
• Speaker, Connecticut Employee Assistance Association meeting, 2002.
• Invited Workshop Presenter, Texas Council of Family Violence Annual Conference, 2002.
• Invited Presenter, American Association of Public Children Welfare Administrator’s Domestic Violence Workgroup, 2002.
• Primary Presenter, Batterers and Their Children, Graustein Foundation, 2002.
• Invited Presenter, Domestic Violence Crisis Counseling Conference, Stamford, Connecticut, 2002.
• Regional trainings for child protective services workers on batterer accountability strategies, 2001-2002.
• Principal trainer for Connecticut Department of Corrections staff engaged in batterer educational services, 2001-present.
• Primary Presenter, Statewide warden’s meeting, Department of Corrections, 2001.
• Presenter, 13th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, New Mexico, 2001.
• Co-trainer, twelve statewide trainings for child protective service supervisors, 2000.
• Co-trainer, new workers for the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, approximately twelve classes per year, 1997-2000.
• Co-trainer, quarterly staff development for Intensive Domestic Violence Program Staff connected with Federal Demonstration Project in Bridgeport and Waterbury, CT, 1998-2000.
• Presenter, Mid-Atlantic States Correctional Association, Annual Conference, Ledyard CT, 2000
• Guest Lecturer, Upper Level Domestic Violence and Child Protective Service Class, University of New Haven, 1999.
• Guest Lecturer, Organizational Behavior, Southern Connecticut State University School of Social Work, 1999.
• Principal trainer, five day training for probation officers, 1998.
• Principal trainer, two day training for probation supervisors, 1998.
• Co-trainer, two day training for Catholic Family Services Staff, 1998.
• Multiple trainings for Department of Children and Families, 1995-1997.
• Speaker, Connecticut Parole and Probation Association Annual Meeting, 1997.
• Presenter for national domestic violence conference, Managua, Nicaragua, 1996.
• Presenter, domestic violence conference, Leon, Nicaragua, 1996.
• Primary presenter, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, annual meeting, 1996.
• Speaker, Connecticut Perinatal Association annual meeting, 1996.
• Multi-day Trainer of Trainers, Conflict Resolution, Manchester, CT, 1995.
• Training for Domestic Violence Victim Advocates, statewide, 1991.
• Training for Homeless Advocates, statewide, 1991.
• Training for Connecticut State Criminal Court Judges, 1990.
• Multiple trainings for domestic violence shelter volunteers, 1990-present.
• Presenter, New England Domestic Violence Conference, 1990.
• Presenter, National Men and Masculinity Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990.
• Created and led anti-sexism workshop for male residents of Mutual Housing Association, Hartford CT, 1990.

Other Experience

• Expert Court Testimony
• Consultatn/Trainer, National Demonstration Sites for the Co-Occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence ("Greenbook" sites) 2005-2006.
• Development, Design and Marketing of Public Awareness and Outreach Posters targeted towards men who batter as fathers, Fall 2004.
• Consultant, CHIIPs project, a statewide initiative to train hospital medical personnel to screen for domestic violence, 2004-present.
• Participant, Decision-making in Child Custody Conflicts Involving Domestic Violence: Education Development hosted by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
• Peer Reviewer, Office of Violence Against Women, Safe Havens Grant, March 2003.
• Statewide Domestic Violence Consultant, Connecticut Department of Children and Families, 2001-Present.
• Consultant, ‘rkids Family Center, New Haven CT.
• Co-founder, Professionals Against Intimate Violence, a batterer intervention provider professional association, 2000.
• Member, Domestic Violence Workgroup, National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators
• Trainer, Body-centered Gestalt Human Relations Program, Hartford Family Institute, 2000-2001
• Conducted extensive focus group research with probation officers and victim advocates on best practice approaches with domestic violence offenders, 1999.
• Domestic Violence Delegation Member, New Haven-Leon, Nicaragua Sister City Project, 1996.
• Consultant, COPS grant project, Greater New Haven area.
• Trainer and consultant, Connecticut Violence Prevention Training Network, providing violence prevention and conflict resolution training in school systems, 1993-1996.
• Consultant, Wesleyan University, 1992.
• Member of the Domestic Violence Alternative Sanctions Task Force, 1990.

Licensed Professional Counselor

Masters in Counseling and Psychology, Goddard College. 2003.

Graduate from Professional Training Program in Body-centered Gestalt Therapy, Hartford Family Institute, Hartford CT, 1993-2000.

Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Undergraduate Degree in Government
• Co-founder of men’s consciousness raising and political action group.
• Co-creator of men’s studies tutorial.

Trainer of Trainer course

Study group in Freirian adult education methodology

Use of overhead projector, creation and presentation of training material using Power Point-type programs, and other forms of technology related to training and presentations.

Web page design using Microsoft FrontPage.

Microsoft Publisher.