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Training Opportunities
Forensic Interviewing:
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FIT: Preparing for the CST Forensic Interview - NCJTC
Audience: Forensic Interviewers working with CST victims Date: Self-paced Location: Virtual Link: FIT: Preparing for the CST Forensic Interview | Internet On-line, 100% Online | May 31, 2024 (fvtc.edu) Cost: Free |
Victim Advocacy:
Victim Advocacy Peer Forum - RCAC Collaborative
Topic: The Advocate's Role in Medical Services
Date: February 5 (1pm-2:30pm CT)
Location: Virtual
Link: RCAC Victim Advocacy Peer Forum Registration
Cost: Free
Topic: The Advocate's Role in Medical Services
Date: February 5 (1pm-2:30pm CT)
Location: Virtual
Link: RCAC Victim Advocacy Peer Forum Registration
Cost: Free
Advocacy in Action: Foundations of Advocacy: Virtual. (Program offered by CACKS.)
Stay tuned for updates!
Stay tuned for updates!
Victim Advocacy Toolkit: (Resources available and offered through NCAC.)
Victim Advocate Toolkit – VA Toolkit. (nationalcac.org)
Victim Advocate Toolkit – VA Toolkit. (nationalcac.org)
KAVA: Virtual. (Dates TBD; accepted by application only.)
https://grants.ks.gov/programs/kava/about-kava
https://grants.ks.gov/programs/kava/about-kava
Mental Health:
Mental Health Peer Consultation Forum - WRCAC
Topic: The Importance of Engaging Challenging Caregivers
Date: February 4, 2025 (11-12:30pm CT)
Location: Virtual
Link: WRCAC/NCA Mental Health Peer Consultation Forum Registration
Cost: Free
Topic: The Importance of Engaging Challenging Caregivers
Date: February 4, 2025 (11-12:30pm CT)
Location: Virtual
Link: WRCAC/NCA Mental Health Peer Consultation Forum Registration
Cost: Free
Abuse Detection and Prevention - The MEND Project/IVAT
Audience: Psychologists, social workers, therapists, and LPCs
Dates: Virtual On Demand
Location: Virtual
Link: Abuse Detection and Intervention for Licensed Professionals - The Mend Project
Cost: Dependent on CEUs
Audience: Psychologists, social workers, therapists, and LPCs
Dates: Virtual On Demand
Location: Virtual
Link: Abuse Detection and Intervention for Licensed Professionals - The Mend Project
Cost: Dependent on CEUs
Psychological First Aid and Victim Assistance - OJJDP Vital Subjects Webinar
Audience: Relevant to CAC and MDT professionals
Location: Virtual
Link: Video Player (ovcttac.gov)
Cost: Free
Audience: Relevant to CAC and MDT professionals
Location: Virtual
Link: Video Player (ovcttac.gov)
Cost: Free
TF-CBT required prerequisite: Virtual. (Dates TBD.)
TFCBT-Web.
TFCBT-Web.
TF-CBT: Virtual Options.
Check back for updates!
Check back for updates!
NCAC TF-CBT: Dates to be determined.
https://www.nationalcac.org/trauma-focused-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-training/
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/
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
https://psbcbt.ouhsc.edu/PSB-CBT-Training/Advanced-TF-CBT-for-PSB
Team Trainings:
Justice and Joy: Exploring Youth and Family Engagement - OJJDP
Audience: CAC and MDT professionals
Date: January 16 (2pm-3:30pm CT)
Location: Virtual
Link: Justice and Joy: Exploring Youth and Family Engagement | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Cost: Free
Audience: CAC and MDT professionals
Date: January 16 (2pm-3:30pm CT)
Location: Virtual
Link: Justice and Joy: Exploring Youth and Family Engagement | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Cost: Free
Fundamentals of Team Facilitation 1: For New MDT Facilitators - RCAC Collaborative
Audience: MDT facilitators (regardless of job title, ideally with fewer than 18 months experience in the role)
Applications Close: January 17, 2025
Dates: February 18-19, 2025
Location: Virtual
Link: Fundamentals of Team Facilitation 1: For New MDT Facilitators – Regional Childrens Advocacy Centers
Cost: Free
Audience: MDT facilitators (regardless of job title, ideally with fewer than 18 months experience in the role)
Applications Close: January 17, 2025
Dates: February 18-19, 2025
Location: Virtual
Link: Fundamentals of Team Facilitation 1: For New MDT Facilitators – Regional Childrens Advocacy Centers
Cost: Free
Litigation and Evaluation Involving Abuse Allegations in Family Court Cases (LEFCC) - IVAT
Audience: Legal and MH professionals
Date: March 7-9
Location: San Diego, CA
Link: Litigation and Evaluation involving Abuse Allegations in Family Court Cases (LEFCC) 2025 Application
Cost: $300
Audience: Legal and MH professionals
Date: March 7-9
Location: San Diego, CA
Link: Litigation and Evaluation involving Abuse Allegations in Family Court Cases (LEFCC) 2025 Application
Cost: $300
Honoring Cultures: Mitigating Bias in the Forensic Interview - MRCAC ft. Josh Bissell from CACMI
Audience: Relevant to CAC and MDT professionals, especially forensic interviewers
Dates: Available ongoing
Location: EduNet
Link: https://www.mrcac.org/course/honoring_cultures/
Cost: Free
MDT Facilitator Microlearning Series - RCAC Collaborative
Audience: MDT Facilitators
Dates: Available ongoing
Location: Virtual
Link: MDT Facilitator Microlearning Series – Regional Childrens Advocacy Centers (regionalcacs.org)
Cost: Free
MDT Peer Forums 2024-2025 Schedule - RCAC Collaborative
Audience: MDT Facilitators
Dates: March 31, 2025
May 8, 2025
September 9, 2025
Location: Virtual
Link: MDT Facilitator Peer Forums – Regional Childrens Advocacy Centers (regionalcacs.org)
Cost: Free
Audience: Relevant to CAC and MDT professionals, especially forensic interviewers
Dates: Available ongoing
Location: EduNet
Link: https://www.mrcac.org/course/honoring_cultures/
Cost: Free
MDT Facilitator Microlearning Series - RCAC Collaborative
Audience: MDT Facilitators
Dates: Available ongoing
Location: Virtual
Link: MDT Facilitator Microlearning Series – Regional Childrens Advocacy Centers (regionalcacs.org)
Cost: Free
MDT Peer Forums 2024-2025 Schedule - RCAC Collaborative
Audience: MDT Facilitators
Dates: March 31, 2025
May 8, 2025
September 9, 2025
Location: Virtual
Link: MDT Facilitator Peer Forums – Regional Childrens Advocacy Centers (regionalcacs.org)
Cost: Free
International Symposium Child Abuse and Neglect: (Typically March)
Registration 2025 -- Check back soon!
Registration 2025 -- Check back soon!
NCA Leadership Conference: (Dates TBD, normally early June, Washington DC.)
https://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/
https://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/
Dallas Crimes Against Children Conference: (August, Dallas Tx.)
https://cacconference.org/
https://cacconference.org/
Crime Victims Rights Pre-Conf: (Spring)
Home - Kansas Governor Grants Program. (KGGP) (ks.gov)
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)
Governor's Conference - Kansas Children’s Service League, Inc. (kcsl.org)
Other Training Resources & Webinars:
Who are the Girls and Gender-Expansive Young People: Understanding the Data - Justice and Joy National Collaborative/NTTAC
Audience: CAC and MDT Professionals
Date: On-demand
Location: YouTube
Link: https://youtu.be/Vkmpw5Hh3gk?si=2qGG1ya-kbl4zFND
Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: Raising Awareness for Juvenile Prosecutors - NDAA
Audience: Prosecutors
Date: On-demand
Location: YouTube
Link: https://youtu.be/5DjSl-P0Uj4?si=KE2meV2KCAfzEgPQ
Audience: CAC and MDT Professionals
Date: On-demand
Location: YouTube
Link: https://youtu.be/Vkmpw5Hh3gk?si=2qGG1ya-kbl4zFND
Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: Raising Awareness for Juvenile Prosecutors - NDAA
Audience: Prosecutors
Date: On-demand
Location: YouTube
Link: https://youtu.be/5DjSl-P0Uj4?si=KE2meV2KCAfzEgPQ
Online ICWA Course - NICWA
Audience: CAC and MDT professionals working with indigenous communities
Date: Self-paced
Location: Virtual
Link: Online ICWA Course » NICWA
Cost: $100
Audience: CAC and MDT professionals working with indigenous communities
Date: Self-paced
Location: Virtual
Link: Online ICWA Course » NICWA
Cost: $100
Resource Collection: Understanding Male Socialization, Stigma, and Reactions to Sexual Violence - National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Link: Understanding Male Socialization, Stigma, and Reactions to Sexual Violence | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Link: Understanding Male Socialization, Stigma, and Reactions to Sexual Violence | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Confidentiality Best Practices for MDTs: From Releases to Case Reviews
Amelia Siders, PhD, and Salli Kerr
https://www.mrcac.org/course/confidentiality-bestpractice/
The purpose of this recorded resource is to provide a didactic and interactive training that utilizes breakouts and, role-plays, and case vignettes to demonstrate confidentiality practices involved in working at a CAC for both mental health and victim advocate staff.
Risk and Resilience: Understanding How Trafficking and Exploitation Impact Native Youth
Anne LaFrinier-Ritchie
https://www.mrcac.org/course/risk-resilience/
This recorded resource will address the trafficking and exploitation of Indigenous youth. Historical context and current systems of oppression impacting trafficking and exploitation against Indigenous youth will be addressed by the presenter. The presenter will share recommendations on incorporating culture and tradition in building resilience among Indigenous youth. The presentation will also cover how childhood traumatic experiences and systems responses, compounded by current systemic racism, cause harm that is exploited by traffickers and how systems professionals can adjust responses to create the best outcomes throughout the lifespan, including incorporating culturally responsive services into care.
Amelia Siders, PhD, and Salli Kerr
https://www.mrcac.org/course/confidentiality-bestpractice/
The purpose of this recorded resource is to provide a didactic and interactive training that utilizes breakouts and, role-plays, and case vignettes to demonstrate confidentiality practices involved in working at a CAC for both mental health and victim advocate staff.
Risk and Resilience: Understanding How Trafficking and Exploitation Impact Native Youth
Anne LaFrinier-Ritchie
https://www.mrcac.org/course/risk-resilience/
This recorded resource will address the trafficking and exploitation of Indigenous youth. Historical context and current systems of oppression impacting trafficking and exploitation against Indigenous youth will be addressed by the presenter. The presenter will share recommendations on incorporating culture and tradition in building resilience among Indigenous youth. The presentation will also cover how childhood traumatic experiences and systems responses, compounded by current systemic racism, cause harm that is exploited by traffickers and how systems professionals can adjust responses to create the best outcomes throughout the lifespan, including incorporating culturally responsive services into care.
Team Facilitator trainings: (For leading your CAC or MDT.)
Team Facilitation – Midwest Regional Children's Advocacy Center. (mrcac.org)
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)
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)
Resource Library – Midwest Regional Children's Advocacy Center. (mrcac.org)
