APSAC The Legal System Response to Child Maltreatment
2023-08-30 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Legal actions are perhaps the most powerful responses to child maltreatment. Criminal and child protection investigation and forensic interviewing can provide the evidence needed to support a child victim’s disclosure. Prosecution of child maltreatment can hold perpetrators accountable. Juvenile and family court actions can provide for children’s safety and oversee their care in state custody and journey to a permanent home. This commentary introduces readers to a special issue of the journal Child Maltreatment that focuses on the legal system response to child abuse and neglect. We provide an overview of the issue’s 11 research articles and additional commentary piece. These works provide crucial new knowledge on gaining information from child victims involved in the legal system, on the law enforcement and prosecution response to child maltreatment, and on the legal framework supporting child protection.
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Child Abuse: From Suspicion to Disclosure
2023-08-30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Learn the best approach with children who are alleged victims of child abuse in the initial phases of a case, after a concern has been identified. Develop the basic skills and techniques necessary to engage a child in such a way as to minimize suggestibility but still provide support, beyond what is taught in a First Responder Training. Review best practices in identification of a concern and learn to engage these children in a way that maximizes positive case outcomes and minimizes potential behaviors that can hurt cases.
Training Schedule
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Upon completion of this introductory training, you will be able to:

Identify examples of suggestibility and the impact is has on cases.
Learn and/or improve foundational skills of engagement with potential child abuse victims to maximize positive outcomes of future cases.
Develop a plan of action to help you identify situations and strategize interactions that minimize suggestibility and maximize positive outcomes for children.

Is This Training For You?

Law Enforcement
Prosecutors
Social Workers
Tribes/Tribal Partners
Victim Service Providers

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Zero Abuse Project Keeping Faith 2-Day Basic Course
2023-08-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
This course empowers faith communities to recognize and respond to cases of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. Included are discussions detailing the impact of child abuse on a victim’s sense of spirituality and offering concrete suggestions for working with medical and mental health professionals to assist a child in coping with maltreatment. The course also discusses ideal child protection policies for a faith-based institution, including handling a situation in which a convicted sex offender seeks to join a congregation. A review of various child abuse case scenarios and a discussion on appropriate and inappropriate responses allows for real-life problem-solving and feedback.
*This training will be conducted virtually*
Why is this training important for every faith community?

93% of sex offenders describe themselves as being ‘religious’

20% of 2864 church leaders knew of at least one convicted sex offender who was attending or was a member of their church (Christianity Today 2010)
Child abuse Survivor Quote: “I went online to every faith community in my area trying to find a place in which I felt safe to worship. None of them gave me any information about safety policies in their community so I just gave up trying.”

Intended Audience
Clergy, chaplains, youth ministers, faith leaders, counselors and other members of a faith community who may work with children or families impacted by child abuse.
Presented by:

Victor Vieth, Chief Program Officer, Education and Research, Zero Abuse Project
Alison Feigh, Director, Jacob Wetterling Resource Center
Pete Singer, Executive Director, G.R.A.C.E.; Founding Director, Care in Action, Minnesota

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To pay by credit/debit card
To pay for your registration by credit card, please select the first ticket option ( “Credit Card payment”), and then use the pay option “PayPal” – you DO NOT NEED a PayPal account to pay with a Credit Card. When you click “Place your Order”, you will be taken to a page that will allow you to pay by credit/debit card. If you need an invoice to issue payment, please select the 2nd ticket option (“Pay via an Invoice”).
To pay by invoice
If you select this ticket option to register, you will be emailed an invoice within 2 weeks of your registration. There is an additional nominal charge to use this payment method.
To direct the invoice to be emailed to someone else in your agency, please email our Senior Program Manager, Suzanne Severson (suzanne@zeroabuseproject.org) with this information.
Cancellation Policy
A $75.00 cancellation fee will be imposed for cancellations made up to 3 working days prior to a scheduled training – no refunds are allowed less than 3 working days prior to a scheduled training. If available, a registration transfer to another scheduled training within 6 months may be made for a $25.00 administrative fee.
***Group Discount: Buy 4 registrations get the 5th registration free. When selecting this option for purchase, the cost of 5 tickets is set to equal the cost of four full registrations and one free registration. Must purchase all registrations at the same time. Group registrations are not eligible for cancellation or refund (substitutions for registered participants may be made at any time).

Casting the Digital Footprint
2023-08-28 - 2023-08-29 | Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, 1430 Maryland Ave E, St. Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Training Overview
National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) of Fox Valley Technical College is hosting a training opportunity for professionals in law enforcement, prosecution, and related court officials with Detective Edward Merritt.
Technology impacts almost every type of investigation today. Uncover the information technology users knowingly and unknowingly leave behind when accessing and using electronic devices. Learn how to covertly strengthen your investigations by gathering personal, public, and open-source data. Discuss techniques to locate evidence through technologies that can benefit any investigation. This training is only for law enforcement, prosecution, and court-related officials.
Upon completion of this training, you’ll be able to:

Understand the means by which a person leaves a digital “trail” for investigators on multiple digital devices
Examine how to interpret reports of analyzed devices
Apply practices in extracting device histories for investigations
Identify methods to complete research warrants with open-source and social media providers

About the Trainer
Edward Merritt – Detective, Criminal Investigations Division, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
Detective Merritt is a 22 year veteran with a law enforcement agency in South East Tennessee. He is currently assigned to the criminal investigations division where he primarily works cases involving internet crimes against children. In addition to his current assignment, he serves as a technical adviser to his department’s hostage negotiations team and is the team leader for the sheriff’s underwater recovery team (S.U.R.T.). He is a P.O.S.T. certified Child Abuse Instructor and has received training in Advanced Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and Exploitation through the National Advocacy Center. Since 2008 he has attended training in Modern Internet Communications and Cell phone investigations from the FBI and a number of the nation’s private vendors. He is a strong supporter of training in the proper seizure of mobile devices and hopes to one day see a national standard in testifying to cell site location information.
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Responding to Sextortion Related Offenses Against Children
2023-08-24 10:00 - 18:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) of Fox Valley Technical College is hosting a training opportunity for professionals in law enforcement, prosecution, and related court officials with Detective Edward Merritt.
Sextortion using technology is an increasing trend seen by law enforcement. Sextortion refers to the crime where someone employs an abuse of power, usually a threat to expose explicit images, in order to coerce a person to do something. This 1-day training will identify the methods and tactics used by offenders, and describe why youth are vulnerable to these tactics. The training will explain the long-term impact of these crimes on victims, offer a victim-centered response, and provide information on reporting these crimes to law enforcement, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the electronic service provider(s). This course will conclude with identifying effective Sextortion prevention messages for youth, parents and educators. This course is for professionals in law enforcement, law enforcement support, prosecutors, social workers, and tribes/tribal partners.
Upon completion of this training, you will be able to:

Define Sextortion
Identify Sextortion offender tactics
Describe why youth are vulnerable to Sextortion offenders
Explain the impact of Sextortion on victims
Describe multiple reporting venues for the crime of Sextortion
Identify effective Sextortion prevention messaging

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Internet of Things: Criminal Investigation Considerations
2023-08-15 | Franklin, MA, Franklin, MA, United States
Training Overview
National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) of Fox Valley Technical College is hosting a training opportunity for professionals in law enforcement, prosecution, and related court officials with Detective Edward Merritt.
The Internet of Things involves a web of data which requires planning to access and manage. During this training, attendees will explore devices and their systems, which they connect to, to understand how they create valuable evidence and could have significance at crime scenes. Examination through live demonstrations on how to retrieve and review the data, as well as identifying applicable Fourth Amendment concepts and apply them to build a legally defensible and ethical case will be discussed.

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Conducting Child Abuse Investigations
2023-08-14 - 2023-08-18 | Birmingham, AL, Birmingham, AL, United States
Training Overview
National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) of Fox Valley Technical College is hosting a training opportunity for professionals in law enforcement, prosecution, and related court officials with Detective Edward Merritt.
Gather up-to-date information for the investigation and prosecution of all types of child abuse cases utilizing a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach. Learn about medical evidence, interviewing child victims/witnesses and adult suspects/witnesses, and legal issues involved in the investigation and prosecution of child physical and sexual abuse cases. Discuss trends in offenders’ use of technology, the use of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and sextortion. Learn law enforcement investigative techniques that capitalize on new technology.
Training Schedule

August 14, 2023 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
August 15, 2023 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
August 16, 2023 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
August 17, 2023 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
August 18, 2023 | 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Upon completion or this training, you will be able to:

Describe the type of injuries a child may sustain and those that may or may not be as a result of abuse
Define child physical and child sexual abuse
Define characteristics of victims and offenders of child abuse
Describe preferred practices for interviewing minor victims and offending suspects
Describe legal considerations for investigating and prosecuting child physical and child sexual abuse cases

Is This Training For You?

Law Enforcement
Prosecutors
Social Workers
Tribes/Tribal Partners

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Lodging Options
The cost of lodging for non-federal attendees will also be covered the nights of August 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. Class ends at noon on Friday, August 18. Lodging arrangements will be made by MEC Training and TA. Attendees will be responsible for their own travel, food, parking and ancillary expenses associated with attending this training.

Investigating Crimes Against Children with Disabilities - Considerations for Law Enforcement
2023-07-25 09:00 - 10:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is presenting a training opportunity with Dermot Whelan, a Senior Consultant for the Disability Division of Modell Consulting Group, LLC. During this session, participants will increase their knowledge about the needs of crime victims with disabilities and learn about the most effective preliminary investigative steps to take when called to handle a matter involving a victim and/or witness with disabilities.
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2023 Child Abuse Summit: Tips from the Team
2023-07-24 - 2023-07-26 | Huntington Bank Stadium, 420 23rd Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States
Training Overview
Otto Bremer Trust and the University of Minnesota Center for Safe and Health Children are presenting this summit where participants get to learn about the identification and treatment of child abuse and neglect from both regional and national experts. The Summit is designed to provide professionals from all disciplines with the knowledge, tools, and skills to identify and treat all types of child maltreatment, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. The summit will be hosted in-person and on demand.
The Audience this summit is for:

Medical Professionals
Social Workers
Law Enforcement
Child Protective Services
Psychologists
Counselors
Attorneys
Trauma Surgeons and Teams
Students and Trainees

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Special Topics on the Systemic Response to Allegations of Child Abuse
2023-07-19 | Redwood Area Community Center, 901 East Cook Street, Redwood Falls, MN, 56283, United States
Training Overview
Zero Abuse Project (ZAP) is presenting a training opportunity in-person at the Redwood Area Community Center in Redwood Falls for a full day of training on special topics on the systemic response to allegations of child abuse and maltreatment. This training will cover topics such as Preparing Kids and Families for our Process, Considering Grooming and Manipulation, Tech-Facilitated Crimes and the Forensic Interview, and Corroborating Evidence.
This training is designed for child abuse multidisciplinary professionals and youth-serving professionals including, but not limited to, child protection workers, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, mental health workers, advocacy professionals, medical team members, guardian ad litems, supportive services workers, cultural liaisons, teachers, school staff and administrative professionals, child care staff, and youth programming professionals. We encourage you to share this opportunity with other professionals you feel will find it beneficial!
Logistics
Lunch
Lunch of Subway sandwiches will be provided. At registration, you will have the opportunity to note any dietary restrictions.
Location
Redwood Area Community Center
901 E Cook Street, Redwood Falls, MN 56283
Parking is available onsite
About the Trainers
Rachel Johnson is the Lead Forensic Interview Specialist with Zero Abuse Project. She most recently served as the Program Director for the Minnesota Children’s Alliance and has fourteen years of experience in work related to forensic interviewing, multidisciplinary teams, advocacy, child abuse, prevention education, and intimate partner violence, both domestically and abroad. Prior to her work at the Alliance, Rachel served as a forensic interviewer and the Forensic Program Coordinator at First Witness Child Advocacy Center in Duluth, Minn. She is trained in multiple forensic interview protocols and received Bachelor of Science degrees in Public Service, Sociology and Spanish at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn. Rachel is passionate about working directly with children and families, supporting frontline professionals and improving the institutional response to victimization by centering the experiences of victims at all levels of consideration and decision-making.
Caitie Dahl is a Forensic Interview Specialist and Trainer with Zero Abuse Project. Prior to joining Zero Abuse, Caitie served as a Forensic Interviewer, Forensic Program Coordinator, Trainer, and Multidisciplinary Team Facilitator with First Witness Child Advocacy Center in Duluth, Minnesota. Caitie enjoys working with children and providing a trauma-friendly and legally defensible opportunity for victims of abuse to share their experiences. Additionally, she enjoys training professionals in the field to strengthen their responses to reports of child maltreatment and collaborate with other multidisciplinary professionals when working with children and families throughout the investigative process. Caitie received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Superior, where she also studied and conducted research on topics such as coercive interviewing, false confessions, wrongful convictions, and suggestibility and memory errors. Caitie also served as the Program Manager at the campus Gender Equity Resource Center and is passionate about recognizing and addressing the unique needs of LGBTQIA+ youth who have experienced maltreatment.
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This training is being conducted free of charge for participants under grant funding provided by the Minnesota Office of Justice Programs.
A certificate of attendance will be provided for all attendees that complete the entire day of training.

Adapted Protocol for Interviewing Children Who Do Not Speak
2023-07-11 09:00 - 10:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is presenting a training opportunity with Kate Homan, MS, a Senior Consultant for Modell Consulting Group, LLC. During this module participants will receive an introduction to interviewing children who do not speak. Participants will learn how to establish communication with an individual who can only respond using “yes” and “no” in addition to learning how to use the hybrid question style.
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NCAC Components for Enhancing Career Experience and Reducing Trauma
2023-05-16 - 2023-05-18 | Westminster, CO
Training Overview
Compassion Fatigue. Burnout. Vicarious Trauma. Secondary Trauma. Terms that overlap and yet are somewhat different. However, all these concepts have one thing in common – they describe the emotional toll exacted upon workers in the human services who deal intensively and empathically with children and adults who are in engaged in an emotional personal struggle. It is a privilege to work in a profession in which caring about those who suffer is the main tool of our work. But caring also takes a toll. Being close to ground zero when people struggle affects the emotional life of those of us who care.
Components for Enhancing Career Experience and Reducing Trauma, or CE-CERT, is a suite of skills designed to support well-being in professionals who are exposed to secondary trauma. The goal of CE-CERT is not merely to help professionals survive this work. Rather, the goal is to support professionals to have a vocation that is uniquely and deeply satisfying. CE-CERT goes beyond the usual discussion of secondary traumatic stress and burnout to provide specific, practical skills that can be applied to the very real stress that is produced by this work.
CE-CERT training is designed for professionals and supervisors who work in child abuse and neglect, such as those at Children’s Advocacy Centers, members of multidisciplinary teams, and their partners. CE-CERT training is provided in two parts:

Part 1 – Foundations in CE-CERT is a two-day foundational training in the principles and skills of CE-CERT and is intended for all professionals working in child abuse and neglect. This will be held on May 16-17.
Part 2 – CE-CERT for Supervisors is a one-day training specifically for supervisors of child maltreatment professionals. Supervisors will learn how to incorporate CE-CERT into their supervision model with staff. In addition to the one-day training, supervisors are invited and strongly encouraged to participate in 10 one-hour consultation calls scheduled once or twice a month with the CE-CERT trainer. Supervisors who want to participate in Part 2 must have attended the Part 1 training. This will be held on May 18.
Location: Westminster, CO.

CE-CERT training is funded by a federal grant awarded to the NCAC. The training is offered at no cost to participants in the United States, U.S. territories, and local Tribal Nations.
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Applications are open until May 1, 2023.
There is no cost to attend this training. These trainings are being offered nationally and in-person.

Victim Privacy and Statutory Privilege
2023-04-26 11:00 - 12:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Minnesota Alliance on Crime (MAC) is hosting a training opportunity, presented by Adam Petras who is the Assistant Hennepin County Attorney.
This training is an overview and discussion about the rights that crime victims have in protecting their private, confidential, and privileged information.
Learning Objectives:

Discover what personal information and data about or from a victim is protected, and the differences between private, confidential, and privileged information.
Hear about the recent evolution of victims’ right to privacy in Minnesota’s appellate court decisions over the past 3-4 years.
Understand how victims’ advocates can assist and help victims keep their personal information personal and away from the court system.

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This training is free for all to attend live on Zoom, the recording of the event will be available exclusively for MAC members.

First Witness ChildFirst® Expanded Forensic Interview (ChildFirst® EX)
2023-04-19 - 2023-04-21 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Based on the nationally-recognized ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol, this 2.5-day training provides a purposeful and legally defensible process for conducting expanded forensic interviews with children who may not succeed in a standard, single interview due to trauma, developmental, special needs or other complicating issues, including polyvictimization. This training is designed for investigative teams of law enforcement officers, social workers, prosecutors, child protection attorney, and forensic interviewers who have completed a nationally recognized basic child forensic interview training.
This training will teach the expanded interview process as well as research supporting multiple, non-duplicative interviews with child victims and witnesses.
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Zero Abuse Project Serving LGBTQIA+ Children and Families in the Child Abuse MDT Process
2023-04-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
This course will provide an overview of affirmative practices for all multidisciplinary team (MDT) professionals supporting and serving LGBTQIA+ children, youth and families when responding to child abuse and maltreatment. In addition to providing an overview of gender and sexuality terminology, some of the topics covered will include cultural considerations when working with LGBQTIA+ children, youth and families, working with caregivers that are not supportive of LGBTQIA+ youth, preparing the team, family and child for the process, allyship, pronouns, engaging community partners, vetting resources for LGBQTIA+ families, considerations for the forensic protocol and the use of interview aids. While considerations for the forensic interview will be discussed in this course, the primary focus of this training is on the MDT, as a whole.
This training is appropriate for law enforcement, prosecuting attorneys, child protection workers, forensic interviewers, mental health professionals, medical providers, advocates, community liaisons, and youth serving professionals that may interact with LGBTQIA+ children and youth.
This event will be held virtually via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent out to registrants prior to the training.
Learning Objectives

Discuss considerations for engaging meaningfully with LGBQTIA+ victim/survivors and their families in the MDT process, including work with non-supportive parents and caregivers.
Increase understanding of LGBTQIA+ culture, including the issues that affect the LGBTQIA+ community.
Recognize how LGBTQIA+ victim/survivor’s experiences with systems providers and polyvictimzations can affect interactions child abuse professionals may have with LGBTQIA+ victims and their families.
Offer tools for professionals to examine current practices and suggestions for practice to create more affirmative interactions and environments for LGBTQIA+ children and families.

Trainers
Rachel Johnson is the Lead Forensic Interview Specialist with Zero Abuse Project. Rachel most recently served as the Program Director for the Minnesota Children’s Alliance and has fourteen years of experience in work related to forensic interviewing, multidisciplinary teams, advocacy, child abuse, prevention education, sexual assault and family violence, both domestically and abroad. Bettering the systemic response to LGBTQIA+ victim/survivors of sexual abuse and abuse has been an on-going focus of their academic, professional, and community-based work.
Caitie Dahl is a Forensic Interview Specialist and Trainer with Zero Abuse Project. Prior to joining Zero Abuse, Caitie served as a Forensic Interviewer, Forensic Program Coordinator, Trainer, and Multidisciplinary Team Facilitator with First Witness Child Advocacy Center in Duluth, Minnesota. Caitie also served as the Program Manager at the campus Gender Equity Resource Center, and is passionate about recognizing and addressing the unique needs of LGBTQIA+ youth who have experienced maltreatment.
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This training is being offered to professionals in and residents of Minnesota free of charge under a grant funded by MN OJP.

Zero Abuse Project: Adverse Childhood Experiences & Comprehensive Trauma-Informed Care Training
2023-03-08 - 2023-03-09 | Online Webinar
Training Overview

Studies have shown that adverse childhood experiences and traumatic events can have a lasting, negative impact on a person’s health and well-being. This training is designed to help you develop the unique skills needed to support individuals who have experienced adverse childhood experiences and traumatic events.
The training will be presented between 2 half-days (note the different ending times each day):

Wednesday, March 8, 2023: 10:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. (Central)
Thursday, March 9, 2023: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Central)

Part of an organization?
Zero Abuse Project understands that changing the environment and implementing policies on Trauma Informed Care (TIC) can be a difficult task. By sending a team to this training, your organization will have the benefit of multiple professionals receiving expert knowledge to bring back to your agency. Zero Abuse Project believes this is instrumental to agency change. Therefore, ZAP offers one FREE registration for every four registrations purchased.
What participants told us they learned:

TIC is a philosophical shift and not a diagnosis for PTSD
ACEs are prevalent across all economic levels
Trauma manifests into different behaviors than expected
Teachers should teach as if all students have ACE scores

Intended Audience
This training is designed for professionals who work with children and families, including educators and administrators, childcare providers, law enforcement, youth-serving organizations, health and human service providers, faith-based organizations, healthcare, and victim advocates.
Objectives:

Increase awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and impact on well-being.
Explain the physiological effect of trauma on the brain.
Improve knowledge on ACEs, Trauma, and Trauma-Informed Care.
Describe Trauma-Informed Care and its impact on your work.
Generate actionable ideas for applying knowledge to your work with youth and adults.
Enhance the community’s ability to prevent and respond to trauma.

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TO PAY BY CREDIT/DEBIT CARD
For registrations paying with a credit card, please select PayPal as your payment method – we use PayPal’s system to handle our credit card payments, but you DO NOT NEED a PayPal account to use this payment method. When you click “Place your Order,” you will be taken to a page that will allow you to pay by credit/debit card.
To pay for your registration by credit card, please select the first ticket option (“Credit Card payment”), and then use the pay option “PayPal” – you DO NOT NEED a PayPal account to pay with a Credit Card. The system will then take you to the credit card processing page. If you need an invoice to issue payment, please select the 2nd ticket option (“Pay with Invoice”)
TO PAY BY INVOICE
If you select this ticket option to register, you will be emailed an invoice within two weeks of your registration. There is an additional nominal charge to use this payment method.
To direct the invoice to be emailed to someone else in your agency, please email our Senior Program Manager, Suzanne Severson (suzanne@zeroabuseproject.org) with this information.
CANCELLATION POLICY
A $75.00 cancellation fee will be imposed for cancellations made up to 3 working days prior to a scheduled training – no refunds are allowed less than three working days prior to a scheduled training. If available, a registration transfer to another scheduled training within six months may be made for a $25.00 administrative fee.

CornerHouse: Basic Forensic Interview Training
2023-03-06 - 2023-03-10 | CornerHouse Training Site, 1711 West County Road B, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Training Overview
This training teaches the CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol™, a credible, reliable, developmentally flexible, and non-traumatic forensic interview protocol appropriate for children, adolescents, and vulnerable adults involved in a sexual abuse investigation. Training methods include lecture and discussion, review of CornerHouse video-recorded interviews, skill-building exercises, and an interview practicum. These courses are designed for teams of forensic interviewers, child protection workers, tribal social service investigators, law enforcement officers, and prosecuting attorneys. Participants are encouraged to attend as a multidisciplinary team. Courses are outcome-based and include an exam upon completion.
This training is taking place in person in Roseville, MN. Each day training will take place from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Central Time. Friday will be a half day from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. A continental breakfast is offered each day as well as lunch on Monday and Thursday.
Cost: $1,275.00
Register online via CornerHouse
This training is taking place in person in Roseville, MN.
Each day training will take place from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Central Time. Friday will be a half day from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. A continental breakfast is offered each day, as well as lunch on Monday and Thursday.
Please view the cancellation policy here!
Please note that in consideration for the safety of CornerHouse staff, other participants, and the community, CornerHouse highly encourages all in-person attendees be vaccinated and test for Covid-19 before attending training. All attendees should bring a face mask and be prepared to wear it for the duration of the training. Thank you for your understanding.

Communication Considerations for Children with Disabilities
2023-02-28 09:00 - 10:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
During this session from APSAC, participants will learn about general communication considerations for interviewing children with disabilities. These will include many of the same strategies that are utilized in all interviews and investigations and how they can be appropriately applied to interviewing children with disabilities, including any necessary accommodations.
Presenter: Kate Homan
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Member Registration: $50
Non-Member Registration: $65
Member CEs: $10
Non-Member CEs: $25
*This webinar has the same content that was presented in 2022

First Witness ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Training
2023-02-27 - 2023-03-03 | First Witness, 1402 E 2nd Street, Duluth, MN, 55805, United States
Training Overview
The ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol brings the field into the classroom, enhancing the education of front-line child abuse response professionals. This training is designed for investigative teams of law enforcement officers, social workers, prosecutors, child protection attorneys, and forensic interviewers.
Students receive training on the ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol, which includes child development, memory and suggestibility, testifying in court, legal issues, and preparing children for court. This training incorporates lecture and discussion, review of electronically recorded interviews, skill-building exercises, and an interview practicum.
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Technology Related Crimes: A 4-Part Training Series
2023-02-23 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-02-14 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-02-07 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-01-31 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
This 4-part training series presented by the Minnesota Alliance on Crime aims to increase advocates’ understanding of technology-related crimes from multiple perspectives.
Sessions will cover the unique impacts of technology-facilitated stalking and harassment on mental health, an overview of child sexual abuse materials (previously known as child pornography), the law enforcement perspective on how crimes are investigated and evidence is collected, and the legal rights of victims when their privacy is violated through the use of technology.
Part 1: Tuesday, January 31st, 10 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Tech-Facilitated Abuse: Understanding the Trauma Impact
Presented by Francesca Rossi, LCSW of Thriving Through and World Without Exploitation
Part 2: Tuesday, February 7th, 10 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Child Sexual Abuse Materials: An Introduction
Presented by Lauren Coffren, Executive Director, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Part 3: Tuesday, February 14th, 10 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Electronic Crimes Overview: Law Enforcement Investigations
Presented by Detective Ryan Olson, Dakota County Electronic Crimes Taskforce
Part 4: Thursday, February 23rd, 10 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Protecting Victim’s Privacy: Legal rights and protections
Presented by Thi Synavone, Director of Organizational and Staff Development at Standpoint
Register via Minnesota Alliance on Crime
Registration for non-MAC members is $50 for all 4 sessions, or $25 per individual session.
The training is free for MAC member programs. Not sure if your organization is a member of MAC? Check here: https://www.mnallianceoncrime.org/our-member-programs/
MAC will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2023 with a special $30 rate for new member programs! Join MAC starting in 2023 and get the first 6 months of membership for $30. Sign up for the MAC email list to be the first to get the discount code.
The sessions will be recorded, and the recordings will be made available to all registrants. There are no refunds if you cannot attend live, as the recordings will be made available to all who register.

Medical for Non-Medical
2023-02-16 13:00 - 16:00
Training Overview

Dr. Mark Hudson raises awareness of medical evaluations and findings associated with child maltreatment, primarily physical abuse. Dr. Hudson will provide an overview of skin, bone, and head injuries that are most concerning for physical abuse, including basic anatomy and psychiatry. Additionally, he will discuss the importance of considering a child’s developmental abilities and review literature related to shortfalls in children. The target audiences for this training include non-medical professionals who have frequent contact with children or participate in child abuse investigations, evaluations, or legal proceedings related to maltreatment concerns.

About the Presenter

Mark Hudson, MD, received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Minnesota and completed a Pediatrics residency at the University of Minnesota. Following residency, he completed a Child Abuse Fellowship and is Board Certified in Child Abuse Pediatrics. Dr. Hudson is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Ray Helfer Society. He is the Medical Director of Midwest Children’s Resource Center, a medically based Child Advocacy Center at Children’s Minnesota. He is the Executive Director of the Midwest Regional Child Advocacy Center.

About the Midwest Children’s Resource Center and Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center
The Midwest Children’s Resource Center (MCRC) is an accredited child advocacy center by the National Children’s Alliance and a clinic with Children’s Minnesota that offers medical evaluation and case management in alleged child abuse cases, serious neglect, and witness to violence.
Registration – $10
We are excited to host this training for this month. The Alliance believes trauma-informed, anti-racist, and culturally responsive services are essential to helping children heal. We continue to offer the highest quality training, with nationally renowned speakers, virtually.
Cancelation/Refund Policy
The Alliance recognizes that sometimes professionals are called away at the last minute to accommodate the needs of our kids. The Alliance offers a full refund, minus any Eventbrite fees, for cancellation notices received 24 hours in advance of the training. Refunds cannot be issued for cancellations received within 24 hours of the training start time. Please contact MaiXi Ye at maixi@minnestachildrensalliance.org to cancel or refund your ticket(s).

CornerHouse: Basic Forensic Interview Training
2023-02-06 - 2023-02-10 | CornerHouse Training Site, 1711 West County Road B, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Training Overview
This training teaches the CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol™ a credible, reliable, developmentally flexible and non-traumatic forensic interview protocol appropriate for children, adolescents and vulnerable adults involved in a sexual abuse investigation.
Training methods include lecture and discussion, review of CornerHouse video-recorded interviews, skill-building exercises, and an interview practicum. These courses are designed for teams of forensic interviewers, child protection workers, tribal social service investigators, law enforcement officers and prosecuting attorneys. Participants are encouraged to attend as a multidisciplinary team. Courses are outcome-based and include an exam upon completion.
Cost: $1,275.00
Register online via CornerHouse
This training is taking place in person in Roseville, MN.
Each day training will take place from 8:00 a.m. –4:30 p.m. Central Time. Friday will be a half day from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. A continental breakfast is offered each day as well as lunch on Monday and Thursday.
Please view our cancellation policy here!
Please note that in consideration for the safety of CornerHouse staff, other participants, and our community, we highly encourage all in-person attendees be vaccinated and test for Covid-19 before attending training. All attendees should bring a face mask and be prepared to wear it for the duration of the training. We thank you for your understanding.

38th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment
2023-01-21 - 2023-01-27 | Town and Country Hotel, 500 Hotel Circle N., San Diego, CA, 92108, United States
Conference Overview
The objective of the San Diego Conference is to develop and enhance professional skills and knowledge in the prevention, recognition, assessment, and treatment of all forms of maltreatment including those related to family violence as well as to enhance investigative and legal skills. Issues concerning support for families, prevention, leadership, policy making, secondary, and translating the latest research into action are also addressed.
The conference will address a range of important multidisciplinary topics in the fields of child maltreatment, human trafficking, and domestic violence. We are inviting proposals for workshop/interactive sessions addressing one of the following topics:

Child Welfare & Diverse Issues
Forensic Interview
Global Perspectives
Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health
Investigations
Legal
Medical for Medical Professionals
Medical for the MDT
Mental Health/Trauma Counseling
Prevention & Family Strengthening
Scientific Sessions
Secondary Traumatic Stress
Trauma-Informed Systems
Victim Support and Advocacy

Early Bird Rate available through October 21, 2022. Register online.

Zero Abuse Project: Considering Grooming and Manipulation in the Forensic Interview
2023-01-18 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Grooming behaviors are estimated to be present in nearly half of all child sexual abuse cases. It is important for child abuse professionals to recognize manipulative patterns and behaviors that offenders employ to groom their victims for compliance with abuse and non-disclosure, so interventions can be made as early as possible. This training will provide professionals with information on what grooming is, how to recognize grooming behaviors, stages of grooming, a look at legislation regarding grooming across the US, and considerations and techniques for exploring dynamics of grooming and manipulation in the forensic interview.
Learning Objectives

Increase child abuse professionals’ understanding of stages of sexual grooming, and common manipulative behaviors in each stage.
Debunk common misconceptions about grooming.
Improve participants’ ability to communicate about nuanced dynamics in cases of sexual abuse involving grooming.
Provide techniques and sample language for exploring grooming behaviors in the forensic interview.

Register via Zero Abuse Project
To Pay By Credit/Debit Card
To pay for your registration by credit card, please select the first ticket option (“Pay via Credit Card”), and then use the pay option “PayPal” – you DO NOT NEED a PayPal account to pay with a Credit Card. The system will then take you the credit card processing page.
To Pay By Invoice
If you select this payment option, you will be emailed an invoice within 2 weeks of your registration. If you wish the invoice to be sent to someone else in your agency, you must send an email to our Senior Program Manager, Suzanne Severson (suzanne@zeroabuseproject.org), the same day as you register with this information.
Cancellation Policy
No refunds are allowed. You may transfer your registration to another person for a $25.00 administrative fee.
Please note: This training is being conducted live and will not be recorded.

Advocacy Beyond Sentencing: The Department of Corrections
2023-01-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
This 4-part training series aims to increase advocates knowledge of victims rights, systems, and supervision post sentencing. The series is hosted by the Minnesota Alliance on Crime, the Crime Victim Justice Unit, and the Department of Corrections.
Registration is free for all, you can use this form to sign up for any or all of the sessions.
Recordings of the trainings will be posted on the MAC member page, accessible to MAC members only.
Part 4: Wednesday, January 11th, Noon – 1:30 p.m.
The Department of Corrections: Learning the systems, process, terminology, and places where victims and advocates connect
Register through Minnesota Alliance on Crime
