Executive Director
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
Professor, School of Social Work
University of Minnesota at St. Paul
Dr. Williams will serve as the presenter for the session entitled "Elements of a Contract," which is scheduled for the morning of Tuesday, March 19, 2007 . He will also co- facilitate the workshop on Fatherhood and Domestic Violence, scheduled for the afternoon of Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Oliver Williams, Ph.D. is a practitioner as well as an academician. As a practitioner, he has worked in the field of domestic violence for more than 25 years and has provided individual, couples, and family counseling. He has been a child welfare and delinquency worker, worked in battered women's shelters, developed curricula for batterers intervention programs and facilitated counseling groups in these programs. He has provided training across the United States and abroad on research and service-delivery surrounding partner abuse. Dr. Williams' extensive research and publications in scholarly journals and books have centered on creating effective service delivery strategies to reduce violent behavior. He serves on several national advisory boards and received numerous awards for his work addressing issues of domestic violence. Dr. Williams received a bachelor's degree in social work from Michigan State University ; a Masters in Social Work from Western Michigan University ; a Masters in Public Health and a Ph.D. in Social Work both from the University of Pittsburgh . Dr. Williams has received numerous awards and commendations honoring his work in domestic violence and fatherhood.
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