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CALLING ALL JUNIOR ARTISTS! We're so excited to announce this STATEWIDE t-shirt design contest! ALL 10 & 11 year old Kansas residents are welcome to submit a design. Your shirt could be worn across the state of Kansas to spread awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month (and beyond)! Prize: $250 Visa gift card!
Submit your design: https://forms.gle/WbC4kKgduKzha4rD9

Training opportunities provided through NCA funding.

Forensic Interviewing:

Presenting Evidence in Child Forensic Interviews: Virtual. (Feb 21-22 other courses offered through the year.)
https://ncjtc.fvtc.edu/training/details/TR00314763/TRI0987352/presenting-evidence-in-child-forensic-interview-online FREE!

Victim Advocacy:

Advocacy in Action: Foundations of Advocacy: Virtual. (Program offered by CACKS.)
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​Victim Advocacy Guidelines: (Resources available and offered through MRCAC.)
Victim Advocacy Guidelines. (mrcac.org)

Victim Advocacy Toolkit: (Resources available and offered through NCAC.)
Victim Advocate Toolkit – VA Toolkit. (nationalcac.org)

KAVA: Virtual. (Dates TBD; accepted by application only.)
https://grants.ks.gov/programs/kava/about-kava

Mental Health:

TF-CBT required prerequisite: Virtual. (Dates TBD.)
TFCBT-Web.

​TF-CBT: Virtual Options.
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NCAC TF-CBT: Dates to be determined.
​https://www.nationalcac.org/trauma-focused-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-training/

​National Therapist Certification Program: (January and February.)
​https://tfcbt.org/event/trauma-focused-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-training-and-consultation/

The University of Oklahoma Health and Sciences Center: Virtual. (Dates TBD.)
https://psbcbt.ouhsc.edu/PSB-CBT-Training/Advanced-TF-CBT-for-PSB

Team Trainings:

International Symposium Child Abuse and Neglect: (March 20-23 Huntsville AL.)
Registration 2023 – International Symposium on Child Abuse. (nationalcac.org)

NCA Leadership Conference: (Dates TBD, normally early June, Washington DC.)
NCA Learning: NCA Leadership Conference - The Future Of Possible 2022. (nationalchildrensalliance.org)

Dallas Crimes Against Children Conference: (Aug 7-13, Dallas Tx.)
https://cacconference.org/

Crime Victims Rights Pre-Conf: (May 2-4 in Wichita.)
Home - Kansas Governor Grants Program. (KGGP) (ks.gov)

Governors Conference: (Dates TBD, held in the fall.)
Governor's Conference - Kansas Children’s Service League, Inc. (kcsl.org)

Other training resources if needed:

Team Facilitator trainings: (For leading your CAC or MDT.)
Team Facilitation – Midwest Regional Children's Advocacy Center. (mrcac.org)

Midwest Regional Medical Academy: (Newly updated courses for pediatric/adolescent cases.)
Medical Academy – Midwest Regional Children's Advocacy Center. (mrcac.org)

Cultural Competency trainings: (Reducing Disparities, cultural competencies, foreign language interpreters, LGBTQIA.)
Resource Library – Midwest Regional Children's Advocacy Center. (mrcac.org)