Training Overview
First Witness is pleased to offer Safe and Strong Child© (SSC©) Train the Presenter to children’s advocacy centers (CACs) and other organizations interested in implementing a child abuse prevention education program in their communities. Join us on April 11 and 12, 2024, to jump-start your SSC© program.
Scholarships for CAC employees in Minnesota.
CAC employees in Minnesota can attend this training free of charge via sponsorship through the Minnesota Children’s Alliance. Register as normal and First Witness will not invoice you. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact MaiXi Ye.
Register for Safe and Strong Child© Train the Presenter
What to Expect at the Training
In Safe and Strong Child© Train the Presenter, participants learn how to present SSC© to students, school staff, and caregivers, use SSC© materials, coordinate a prevention education program, and respond to various classroom situations. As a train-the-presenter course, this course does not prepare participants to train others on how to present the information.
All participants will receive electronic copies of SSC© curriculum materials, classroom presentation aids, and coordination paperwork. Want to jumpstart their SSC© program? A physical Safe and Strong Child© Kit is available in the course registration as an add-on to the training.
Safe and Strong Child© Curriculum
Safe and Strong Child© body safety curriculum aligns with evidence-informed best practices for child sexual abuse prevention. SSC© consists of developmentally appropriate classroom lessons taught interactively through stories, role play, and song in a non-threatening environment. Portions of the curriculum also provide support and education to teachers and caregivers who can help to keep kids safe.
About First Witness Child Advocacy Center
First Witness Child Advocacy Center (CAC) was founded by and for the community and has been serving children and families since 1991. First Witness CAC brings together a collaborative multidisciplinary team of professionals made up of law enforcement, social workers, doctors, therapists, advocates, prosecutors, and public defender’s office.
About Minnesota Children’s Alliance
The Minnesota Children’s Alliance and its members put the needs of children first. We are a membership organization that works with local communities to effectively and efficiently respond to allegations of child abuse.
We work with communities to strengthen coordinated responses to child abuse through multidisciplinary teams (MDTs), develop local Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs), and support professionals in the field through training, research, and advocacy in state and national legislatures.