CalTrin | Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Children and Adolescents: The Do's and Don'ts for the Criminal Justice System
2024-11-07 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Online Webinar
Training Overview
When a child or adolescent sexually acts out it can be a scary experience for not just a parent, but also for the provider working with the family, especially if the child is justice system involved. This webinar will first correct common myths and misconceptions about children who sexually act out (e.g., the supermajority of these children are highly responsive to treatment and are NOT pedophiles).
The second aspect of this webinar will be a walk-through of the evidence for how to treat these children and the likelihood of success (e.g., with appropriate, evidence-based practices children 3 to 18 who engage in these behaviors are up to 95% successful in treatment and do not sexually reoffend again). Finally, the last part of this presentation will tie parts one and two together to answer the question of how providers in the criminal justice system can best help these families as well as keep the community and public safe.
During this webinar, participants will discuss:

The “rules of thumb” for addressing problematic sexual behaviors (PSBs) in youth.
Methods that are contraindicated and counter-therapeutic for intervening in youth with PSBs.
Specific resources (e.g., NCSBY) and interventions (e.g., PSB-CBT) that are effective in helping youth and families impacted by PSBs.

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OJP | Restorative Justice, Neurodiversity, and Mental Health in the Criminal Legal System
2024-11-01 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
This webinar focuses on how restorative justice approaches are adapted and implemented to meet participants’ needs related to neurodiversity and mental health.
By integrating principles of trauma-informed care and recognizing the diversity of human experiences and abilities, restorative justice can offer a more holistic and compassionate approach to addressing harm, promoting accountability, and supporting the mental health and well-being of individuals within communities.
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Combating Child Trafficking Through Multi-Agency Partnerships
2024-10-31 12:30 - 15:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
The Minnesota Children’s Alliance (The Alliance), DHS/DCYF, and MDH Safe Harbor are partnering to provide a training session for Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) across Minnesota. This training will offer an in-depth review and update on the new Minnesota statutes relevant to child welfare’s mandated response to reports of exploitation and trafficking of minors, as well as their implications for CACs. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the state-wide response to Human Trafficking and how CACs can access and collaborate with providers and resources in the Safe Harbor Network.
This training will dedicate one hour to interactive group work. Participants will collaborate in small groups with their Regional Navigator to explore how each agency can collaborate and improve its coordinated response to child trafficking and exploitation. This group discussion will allow for practical discussions on leveraging each agency’s strengths, fostering communication, and building partnerships to protect vulnerable children more effectively.
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After registering, the Alliance will email you the Zoom link one week before and the day of the training.
Continuing Education
The Alliance will be providing two social work continuing education upon completion of this training. All attendees are expected to attend the entirety of this training. If you are unable to or called away at the last minute to accommodate your client’s needs, please let MaiXi know.

Contact
If you have any further questions/concerns, please contact MaiXi Ye at maixi@minnesotachildrensalliance.org

First Witness Porn, Let's talk About It
2024-10-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Currently, only 62% of our nation’s states require education on healthy relationships. Adolescents are left to fill in the gaps of what healthy sex looks like by turning to media and pornography’s representation of sexual relationships. As child abuse professionals, we can help families understand the disparities of sexual education and encourage facilitating open and age-appropriate dialogue with youth to empower them to make informed decisions around their sexual health and identity.
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NCJTC MDT Response to Child Sex Trafficking
2024-10-21 - 2024-10-24 | Hyatt House Denver/Lakewood at Belmar, 7310 West Alaska Dr, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Training Overview
Improve multidisciplinary team (MDT) responses to child sex trafficking cases. Gather information about improving or establishing a formal MDT in your community. Identify gaps and develop short and long-term response plans with the help of subject matter experts. To attend this training, you must be part of a multidisciplinary team and your team members must attend with you, from a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 10. Each team member should register individually. To make your team easily identifiable, all team members should use the same name for their team leader during the registration process. If you need assistance in building your team, please contact our office at the number/email below.
This 3.5 day team-based training will guide existing Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT) to improve their response to Child Sex Trafficking (CST), as well as assist those who seek to establish a formal MDT in their communities to more effectively respond to CST cases. Subject matter experts will work with teams to identify gaps and develop short and long-term response plans.
To attend this training, you must be part of a multidisciplinary team and your team members must attend with you, from a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 10. Each team member should register individually. To make your team easily identifiable, all team members should use the same name for their team leader during the registration process. If you need assistance in building your team, please contact our office at the number/email below.
Attendance at a course such as System Response to High Risk Victims-Child Sex Trafficking (HRV CST) or Investigative Strategies in Child Abduction Cases (ISCAC), or have a working knowledge of child sex trafficking is highly recommended.
Upon completion of this training, you will be able to:

Differentiate between responses to traditional child abuse and child sex trafficking cases
utilize the components of an effective MDT for child sex trafficking
Recognise and locate youth at risk victimization
Create a plan that encompasses strengths, challenges and a direction for your MDT response to child sex trafficking

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Register by Friday, September 6, 2024
Tuition/instructional costs, as well as course materials, are provided by the Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance Program. For in-person training, attendees are responsible for making and funding their costs of attendance, including but not limited to lodging, travel, meals, incidentals, etc.
The Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance Program (MEC Training and TA) through funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, is able to provide lodging assistance to a limited number of non-federal attendees. This assistance is based on need and is not guaranteed to every applicant. Priority will be given to those from historically underserved communities. Lodging assistance will cover the cost of room and tax for the nights of October 20, 21, 22 and 23, 2024. Class ends at 12:00pm on Thursday, October 24, 2024. Lodging arrangements for those who are approved for lodging assistance will be made by MEC Training and TA. If you would like to apply for lodging assistance, please click HERE.

Zero Abuse Project Keeping Faith 2-Day Basic Course
2024-10-21 - 2024-10-22 | 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.
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.
Presenters

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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***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).
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.

MENTOR | Cultivating Wellness and Resilience: The Power of Hope
2024-10-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Join for an interactive webinar to discover the power of hope and its transformative impact on individuals, organizations, and communities. Our expert panelists will share research and practical strategies to cultivate hope in yourself and those around you. In this webinar, you will participate in a HOPE inventory to measure your level of hope, gain practical tips and techniques to foster hope in your daily life and work, and network with others who are passionate about building a more hopeful future. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the pathway to a more fulfilling and resilient life.
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CalTrin The Cannabis landscape: Public Health and Policy Implications
2024-10-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
This presentation will provide a background in how cannabis products have evolved in the wake of legalization in many U.S. states, including descriptions of different modes of use, changing THC content, and market trends. The problem of unregulated hemp-derived products, such as Δ8-THC, will be touched on. The presenter will describe how cannabis use impacts physical and mental health, who is at greatest risk of harm, and how policy changes and consumer education could help reduce risks.
Learning Objectives

Recognize at least three types of cannabis products available in legal adult consumer markets in the U.S.
Describe three ways in which cannabis use affects health
Discuss different cannabis policies that could reduce harm from use

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CalTrin Concrete Support
2024-10-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
During this session, we will discuss everyday strategies for increasing access to concrete support for families. This session will be presented in an engaging lecture format.
Learning Objectives

Review how Concrete Support helps keep families strong and prevents child abuse and neglect
Identify key strategies and everyday actions that help families access Concrete Support
Explore what it means to help families develop tools and skills in a strengths-based way
Share Protective Factors resources for providers and families

Pre-Work

Review the Center for the Study of Social Policy Strengthening Families website
Read about Strengthening Families and the Strengthening Families Framework (CSSP) (2pp)
Review The Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework Handout (CSSP)

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GGSC Mindfulness and Resilience to Stress at Work
2024-10-14 - 2024-12-31 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
The Greater Good Science Center (GGSC), a research institute at the University of California – Berkeley, has self-paced training that offers research-based strategies for building resilience to stress and fortifying our well-being in the face of challenges. It explains the biological and psychological impact of stress, helps you distinguish between harmful and helpful forms of stress at work, and provides strategies for handling stress in healthy and productive ways.
The course zeroes in on the practice of mindfulness, the moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and sensations that comes without judging those thoughts and feelings as good or bad. In recent years, there has been a surge in scientific research on mindfulness, with many studies documenting the value and advantages of fostering mindfulness in workplace settings. This course covers the landscape of mindfulness science, explains why it’s relevant to modern workplaces, and describes how it can be effectively folded into your workplace, drawing on case studies from several major companies that have implemented their own mindfulness programs.
Learning Objectives

How stress can impair our performance and well-being at work, and harm organizations.
The differences between healthy and toxic stress, and how to leverage healthy stress for success.
The benefits of mindfulness for helping you build resilience to stress, as well as innovation and team spirit at work.
Research-based strategies for cultivating mindfulness within yourself and your organization.

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OJP Recognizing Trauma in Older Adults and Adopting Trauma-Informed Principles: Implications For Law Enforcement
2024-10-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Whether it occurred recently or decades ago, trauma can influence the interactions that elder justice professionals, including law enforcement, have when working with older victims. In this webinar, attendees will learn how trauma affects behaviors and emotions and the signs and symptoms of trauma observed in older adults. Attendees will learn how understanding trauma can improve engagement with older victims and create more positive outcomes for law enforcement investigations. A detective with the Cambridge Police Department will discuss how and why the entire department adopted trauma-informed practices.
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APSAC Upstream Prevention: Support Minoritized Families & Understand Their Lived Experiences
2024-10-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Child welfare system exposure to parents and children is traumatic on multiple levels. Trauma is inflicted by punitive systems oversight and sadly manifests across generations. Themes identified as trauma are living in poverty, persistent fear of family disruption, and ongoing anxiety during interactions with authorities. Many of our established social and human services have been structured based on the insidious nature of racism and oppression. The lived experiences of child welfare system-impacted parents are rarely considered from a social justice perspective. Parents and children endure the oversight of the child welfare system in myriad ways, and these experiences usually vary based on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The presence of authorities with the power to disrupt one’s family is a pervasive and enduring trauma. Whilst acknowledging racism is embedded in many human service systems, it follows that child welfare system policies and practices are by design intended to admonish parents for improper care of their children. Child, parent, and family assessments are made without any consideration of family strengths, resilience, or the indisputable fact that systemic racism is the culprit of sub-optimal parenting. It is critical to understand that lower socioeconomic status cannot be disentangled from lived experiences of racism and oppression which results in pervasive systems oversight. Racialized poverty-related family surveillance is harmful to minoritized families in that they are traumatized whilst they navigate oppressive oversight and pervasive codified racism. This presentation will encourage reflection on the notions that racism is the mechanism by which child welfare system racial disproportionality is evidenced through policies underpinned by design flaws, policy-mandated reporting, and placement options. Consequently, racial disparities are grounded and proliferate in systemically oppressive organizations and ultimately pose a threat to the public health of society. Qualitative data will be presented in the historical context of systemic racism that underpins the treatment of Black families in the U.S.
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CalTrin Expanding Social Supports to Achieve Better Outcomes
2024-10-08 11:30 - 14:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Did you know that having social connection and support in your life makes you live 3.7 years longer than someone without support? Come to the Social Support workshop to learn what you can do to increase your lifespan and have a happier and healthier life. During this fun and interactive workshop, you will learn about why we all need support in our lives. You will also utilize hands-on tools to assess, plan for, and develop social connections and support. Practical tools and techniques will be shared during the training to promote the expansion of support systems and connections. Typically, system professionals do not recognize the development of support systems as an important component of their role. When families are struggling, access to support is often the answer to success. This training is ideal for anyone working with youth and families that could benefit from creating a robust support system.
Participants will

Understand the value and benefits of social support
Utilize tools to assess social support
Practice skills to enhance social support

Who should attend: All staff of family resource centers (FRCs), child abuse prevention councils (CAPCs), community-based organizations, and other child- and family-serving systems.
Pre-Work
Watch You Can Save Someone’s Life Today | Dr. Julie Radlauer-Doerfler | TEDxMiami (12:51)
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This is an interactive training. Please be prepared to participate in activities such as group discussion, break out rooms, and/or demonstration. Your training experience will be best with the use of a web cam, audio, and a training environment conducive to active participation.
This training will NOT be recorded.
California privacy laws mandate consent for recording conversations using AI applications. To ensure a respectful and secure learning environment for all participants, AI assistants are not allowed in CalTrin training. We value an accessible learning environment. If you require an accommodation to support your learning, please email us at least three business days before the training.
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Using Cultural Intelligence to Enhance Trauma-Informed Care and Healing-Centered Engagements
2024-10-02 12:00 - 13:30
Training Overview
The Minnesota Children’s Alliance (the Alliance) is excited to have Brandon Jones, executive director at the Minnesota Association of Children’s Mental Health and chair of the Alliance’s board of directors., to present on Leadership Training Series to explore the dimensions of strong leadership and develop or strengthen your skills to guide your team.

This training will provide participants with a learning opportunity to move forward with Understanding, Equity, and Diversity Inclusion work. Most have had training and learning opportunities in “Cultural Competence,” but there continue to be struggles and issues finding the best ways to connect and treat our client populations. This training will provide participants with a learning opportunity to move forward with understanding Equity and Diversity Inclusion work in a Trauma-Informed Framework.

About the Presenter
Brandon Jones, serving as the Executive Director of the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health, brings a wealth of expertise in consulting and therapy. His focus areas encompass Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Historical and Intergenerational trauma, Social/Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Leadership, and the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). Brandon’s academic journey boasts a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Minnesota, a master’s in Community Psychology from Metropolitan State University, and a master’s in Psychotherapy (MFT) from Adler Graduate School. His distinction as a 2013 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow also speaks to his dedication to leadership excellence. His life ethos is encapsulated in the motto: “Live life with Purpose on Purpose”.

Registration is Free!
Registered attendees will receive a Zoom link 1 week and 1 day before this training event starts.
The Alliance believes trauma-informed, anti-racist, and culturally responsive services are essential to helping children heal. We continue to offer virtually the highest quality training, with nationally renowned speakers.
Continuing Education Credits
Social Work credits will be available for all eligible participants providing services in Minnesota, US.

MACMH Empowering Refugee Youth: Harnessing Interpersonal Neurobiology to Navigate Trauma
2024-09-25 09:00 - 12:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Interpersonal neurobiology will be introduced as a framework by which clinicians and educators can understand how to work best with refugee youth with trauma backgrounds. The biology of trauma and relationships within the context of refugee experiences will be addressed in depth.
This training will address school-aged children and adolescents and is appropriate for Juvenile/Restorative Justice, social services professionals, school system professionals, and mental health professionals.
Learning Objectives

Participants will learn how interpersonal neurobiology conceptualizes the human experience within the context of trauma and development.
Participants can apply key principles of interpersonal neurobiology when working with refugee youth.
Participants will be able to articulate and identify interventions that promote healthy functioning in refugee youth with trauma backgrounds.

About the Trainer
Zamzam Dini, LAMFT is a trauma therapist and licensed associate marriage and family therapist. She is also a PhD candidate in Family Social Science, specializing in Couple and Family Therapy at the University of Minnesota. Zamzam’s research focuses on refugee trauma and the intergenerational transmission of trauma in refugee family systems. Zamzam is also a second-generation Somali refugee.
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There is 3 hours of CEHs.

CornerHouse Training for Minnesota: Professionals Part of an MDT
2024-09-23 12:30 - 15:30, 2024-09-23 09:00 - 12:00 | CornerHouse Training Site, 1711 West County Road B, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Training Overview

CornerHouse is presenting a training opportunity to MDT members within the state of Minnesota. MDT members include any Child Advocacy Center (CAC) staff, law enforcement/peace officers, Department of Children and Families, attorneys and advocates within a county attorney’ office, medical providers and educators who serve/work with their local Child Advocacy Center. Please email if you have questions regarding the MDT requirements.

This training cover:
Introduction to the updated CH diagrams.
The updated CornerHouse diagrams were created with a consideration of expanding inclusion and representation, to be reflective of the array of individuals who participate in forensic interviews and with continued consideration of forensically sound practices grounded in both research and practical experience.
Introduction/Refresher on utilizing Anatomical Dolls in Forensic Interviews.
Anatomical dolls have been proven to improve communication for children, adolescents and even adults in many ways. Proper instruction and use of Anatomical dolls is critical. CornerHouse and the CornerHouse Protocol advocate for children to have multiple ways and modes to communicate.
Forensic Interviewing for Children with Disabilities.
Children with disabilities are at increased risk and vulnerability for abuse and maltreatment. Specific considerations related to language, cognition and processing need to be assessed and addressed in the interview. A coordinated response with the entire MDT and preparation with caregivers, educators (IEPs) and others with pertinent information is critical to the interview. This training will increase participants’ knowledge of victimization rates and risks for children with disabilities and methods to increase interviewing skills.

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Monday, September 23, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Monday, September 23, 2024 | 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NCJTC Organizational Resiliency Starts With You!
2024-09-23 - 2024-09-24 | Fox Valley Technical College, 1825 N Bluemound Drive, Appleton, WI, 54914, United States
Training Overview
Discover the relationship between self-care and organizational resilience. Organizational resiliency promotes an inclusive work environment, strengthens employee retention, and improves workplace satisfaction. Gain strategies to understand, assess and support work culture and morale. Explore how ethical leadership influences a resilient culture and how a focus on self-care impacts organizational effectiveness. This training suits community members, corrections officers, court system personnel, educators, emergency management, law enforcement, prosecutors, social workers, tribes/tribal partners, and victim services providers.
Learning Objectives

Leverage new tools and opportunities to assess current overall personal health
Identify health pitfalls and methods to control health challenges
Apply how personal health contributes to the overall morale and health of an organization
Demonstrate and apply tools and strategies agencies can use to assess and/or potentially improve organizational health
Consider how healthy organizations create plans to manage health and morale on an ongoing basis

About the Trainers
David Frattare currently serves as the Statewide Commander for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. Commander Frattare is responsible for the investigation, coordination and supervision of investigations involving the sexual exploitation of children and serves as the national representative for the Internet Crimes Against Children program in Ohio. From 1997 to 2009, Commander Frattare was employed as a Special Agent with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Child Predator Unit. Commander Frattare is a Special Deputy with the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office and a Task Force Officer with Homeland Security Investigations Cleveland. He is an Associate Instructor for the National Criminal Justice Training Center at Fox Valley Technical College, a Law Enforcement Trainer for The Innocent Justice Foundation, and a Senior Chaplain with the International Fellowship of Chaplains.
Melissa Kaiser was the first Human Trafficking Navigator hired for Eastern North Dakota, contracted with the North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force. Melissa was employed with the Bureau of Criminal Investigations as their first Victim/Witness Specialist, and assisted in creating the integrated victim services and law enforcement program in ND. Melissa graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social work from Minnesota State University Moorhead. She was a member of the North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force for six years, and during that time she was the vice chair of the Labor Trafficking Subcommittee. Melissa has trained over 11,000 professionals and students on the topics of trafficking, creating and maintaining multi-disciplinary teams, and secondary traumatic stress. She currently lives in Clearwater, FL, and working nationally and internationally in the anti-human trafficking field.
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Register by Monday, August 19, 2024.
This fee includes 16 hours of training, program materials, instructional costs, and refreshment breaks. Participants are responsible for costs and arrangements related to meals, travel, and lodging.

The New York Foundling & APSAC Webinar Series on Controversial Topics
2024-09-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-07-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
APSAC and the New York Foundling are presenting webinar series on controversial topics. See below for more information and dates on each webinar.
Webinar Series
Online Sexual Abuse of Children and Youth
Presented by David Finkelhor, PhD. | Wednesday, February 14, 2024 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CT/2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
This workshop will review recent research on the varieties of online abuse of children, and highlight misconceptions and stereotypes that inhibit effective practice and awareness. It will discuss prevention strategies, and put particular emphasis on the evidence-based track record of comprehensive prevention education. It will suggest better prevention messages and content and flag areas where additional work needs to be done in crafting effective responses. It will put Online abuse in the context of all the varieties of child victimization and draw out the implications.
“Just the Facts”: Best Practices for Minimal Facts Interviewing
Presented by Thomas Lyon, JD, Ph.D | Wednesday, March 27, 2024 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CT/2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
Complexities of Child Serious Injury and Death Investigations
Presented by Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS and Leigh Bishop, JD | Thursday, May 9, 2024 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CT/2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
This webinar is designed to train multidisciplinary professionals about the investigation of serious injuries and fatalities in infants and toddlers and how to integrate investigations with medical and forensic findings. Participants will learn how to collect and interpret key findings in order to reach appropriate case determinations – free of social bias – and with all disciplines conducting thorough investigations and communicating clearly with each other to achieve the most accurate and just results on behalf of the child and the offender.
Is Cannabis Legalization Really Impacting the Maltreatment of Children? The Highs and the Lows
Presented by Stacie LeBlanc, JD, MEd and Darrell Armstrong, Eds-MFT, MDiv, DDiv | Thursday, July 25, 2024 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CT/2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
Are Black and Hispanic Children Over-Reported, Over-Substantiated and Over-placed Compared to White Children? The Data Say “No”
Presented by Brett Drake, PhD | Tuesday, September 10, 2024 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CT/2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
Are Black and Hispanic children “overreported” to Child Protective Services (CPS)? We present national data from CDC, the Census and the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect. We compare racial differences in child maltreatment reports to racial differences in a range of known risks (e.g. poverty) and outcomes (e.g. infant mortality). We found that Black children are being reported to CPS at a rate lower than would be expected given their high exposure to risks and high levels of non-maltreatment negative outcomes. Hispanic children are reported to CPS at a rate lower than their risk exposure would suggest, but similar to their rates of negative outcomes, such as infant mortality. This is consistent with the well-known “Hispanic Paradox”. We also used bivariate and multivariate statistics to determine if Black and Hispanic children are substantiated or placed more than White children once reported. There were only small differences by race/ethnicity. In recent years, multivariate models show Black children are substantiated and placed slightly less often than Whites, while Hispanic children and White children are substantiated and placed at similar rates.
Why and How White Child Protection Advocates Must Talk to Black Parents About the Harms of Corporal Punishment?
Presented by Stacey Phatton, PhD | Tuesday, December 17, 2024 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CT/2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
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Cancellation/Refund Policy
No cancellation and no refunds. Registration is transferable. Requests for transfer to a future event will also be considered on a case-by-case basis.

MACMH Secondary Trauma & Compassion Fatigue
2024-09-10 12:30 - 14:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
This training will focus on Secondary Trauma/Compassion Fatigue, Mental Illness, PTSD, & Pathology of Secondary Trauma and will cover plausible interventions that can assist with lessening the distress associated with Secondary Trauma and Helper Resources.
Learning Objectives

Define Secondary Trauma
Assessing the severity of secondary trauma
Treatment of secondary trauma

About the Trainer
My name is Irwin Thompson, LICSW. I am an African American Mental Health Therapist; The client population/s I serve are predominately African American Individuals and Groups. I work with Children, Adolescents, and Adults; and I provide culturally specific services to African American Individuals and Groups. Some of the topics I address when working with African American Individuals and Groups are: Loss of Language, Re-connecting to an Intellectual Heritage, Black Pain, and De-Stigmatizing Mental Illness.
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There is 2 CEHs available.

NCJTC Sexual Offenses: Mind and Motivation
2024-08-26 - 2024-08-27 | Georgetown Police Department, 3500 D B Wood Rd, Georgetown, TX, 78628, United States
Training Overview
Gain an introduction into the psychology, or mindset, of those that commit sexually motivated crimes. Learn about sex offender typologies and patterns of behavior. Explore the relationship between paraphilia, such as exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism, and criminal acts. Review and dissect real case examples to gain insight into offender modus operandi. Knowledge obtained can be applied during interview and interrogation to help resolve sexually motivated cases. This training is suitable for community correction officers, law enforcement, prosecutors, and social workers.
Learning Objectives

Identify the psychology, mindset and types of sex offenders
Apply investigative strategies to sexually motivated crimes
Understand classifications and personality traits which help identify key points in an abuser’s statement and behavior
Perform quality investigations and interviews for successful prosecutions

Highlighted topics include:

Situational vs. Preferential Sex Offenders and Paraphilia
Sexual Addiction
Child Molesters
Case Studies
Female Sex Offenders and Typologies for Female Child Molesters
Rapist Typologies with Case Studies

About the Trainer
Bill Carson is the Chief of Police for the Maryland Heights (MO) Police Department. He has more than forty years of experience as a police officer in the St. Louis metropolitan area, and has served sixteen years in criminal investigation units as a detective, a supervisor and eventually a commander, having experience in juvenile, sex crimes, homicide, and undercover narcotics & vice investigations. In addition to this experience, he has received several hundred hours of specialized training related to the investigation of sex crimes.
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This fee includes 16 hours of training, program materials and instructional costs. Participants are responsible for costs and arrangements related to meals, travel, and lodging.

Historical Trauma, Toxic Stress, and Indigenous Communities
2024-08-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Join us as we “Connect the Dots” in understanding how ongoing Historical Trauma and Toxic Stress not only directly impact our Indigenous Communities, but our broader society as well. As helping professionals, it is our duty to understand the neuroscience and epigenetics behind toxic stress, to understand the current day implications, and to find ways to make paradigm shifts in the way we do the work as well as in the way our systems and policies are impacting our community members. The impact of colonization, historical trauma, intergenerational adversities, childhood trauma, ongoing racism and discriminatory practices continue to challenge us; it is only when we look holistically at what our society, communities, families and individuals need that we will be able to overcome these challenges.
About the Trainer
Linsey McMurrin, a citizen of the Leech Lake Nation of Ojibwe, is committed to the ongoing process of integrating trauma-sensitive, equity driven, restoratively based and culturally responsive approaches into the organizations, institutions, systems and policies throughout our communities and beyond in order to cultivate environments in which everyone can find pathways to healing and success. She believes a firm understanding of the root causes of the contemporary issues we face as a society today is paramount to making true and lasting change that is necessary for individuals, families and communities to thrive. Linsey centers her approach around the importance of building relationship through authentic connection and empathetic listening, as these are the building blocks of cultivating the thriving and inclusive communities we all want for our children, both now and for generations to come.
Registration is Free!

Registered attendees will receive a Zoom link 1 week and 1 day before this training event starts.
We are excited to start the new year with this training. The Alliance believes trauma-informed, anti-racist, and culturally responsive services are essential to helping children heal. We continue to offer virtually the highest quality training, with nationally renowned speakers.

Continuing Education Credits
Social work continuing education credits will be available for all eligible participants providing services in Minnesota, US.
Cancellation Policy
The Alliance recognizes that sometimes professionals are called away at the last minute to accommodate the needs of our kids. Please contact MaiXi Ye at maixi@minnesotachildrensalliance.org if you have any questions or concerns.

Understanding and Treating Youth Depressive Disorders
2024-08-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Institute for Human Services (IHS) is presenting a two-hour intermediate level, live virtual course on Understanding and Treating Youth Depressive Disorders. This training is appropriate for social workers, counselors, psychologist, and other helping professionals who treat youth.
This training delves into the realm of youth depression, highlighting various types of major depression. Participants will learn to differentiate between youth who are “down” and youth who have a depressive disorder. This training discusses protective factors that can help depressed youth enhance their overall sense of well-being. Participants will learn interactive techniques designed to help youth explore how to think about the aspects of depression they struggle with. This training will also explore how to handle common challenges and create healthy motivation and provide numerous practical suggestions on how to support individuals grappling with depression. These suggestions are youth friendly and will focus on making small but sustainable lifestyle changes.
Learning Objectives

Differentiate between the youth with the blues and youth depressive disorder diagnoses.
Develop at least three strategies to utilize a youth’s protective factors to help mitigate their depression and enhance overall well-being.
Implement at least three strategies to support young individuals experiencing depressive symptoms.

About the Trainer
Jim Still-Pepper, MA, LSW is the Director of Community Based Clinical Services at Allwell Behavioral Health Services Inc., a community mental health center where he has worked for over 3 decades striving to get clinical services out of the centers, and into the community. Jim is the founder of Still Light Seminars LLC, a motivational training and consulting company; he has trained nationally and internationally focusing on mental health, and care of, children and adolescents. He is also an adjunct instructor in Ashland University’s Founders School of Continuing Education. He develops online courses around behavioral interventions and understanding the mental health of students.
Register Through IHS
This training is approved for two social work continuing education credits.
Note: This course is offered via Zoom for a $10 training fee or $20 with 2 CE credits. A few days prior to the session you will receive connectivity instructions via email. To earn CE credits, participants must attend the session in its entirety, remain on camera, complete an evaluation, and pay the training and CE fees at the time of registration. Questions? Email training@ihs-trainet.com or contact our office at 614-251-6000 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT. If you need additional accessibility supports, please contact us in advance of the training to make necessary arrangements.

Adverse Childhood Experiences & Comprehensive Trauma-Informed Care Training
2024-08-02 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-08-01 08:30 - 12:30 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
Zero Abuse Project is presenting a training opportunity that will help professionals who work with children and families to develop necessary skills to understand ACEs and trauma.
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.
Part of an organization?
We understand 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. We believe this is instrumental to agency change, therefore we are offering 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.

Register through Zero Abuse Project
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 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.

IHS What's new in Foster Licensing for Kin?
2024-07-17 12:00 - 14:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview
A new federal rule gives states the flexibility to establish approval standards and policies for kin foster homes that differ from those required for “traditional” foster homes. As a result, many jurisdictions are re-imagining the kinship licensing process to reflect the unique strengths, needs and circumstances of kin caregivers. In this session we will review the new rule – it’s rationale, what it means and what it doesn’t mean. We will explore the recommended model standards created by national organizations and identify some of the key areas states are most commonly addressing as they update requirement for kin foster parents. Time will be built in for discussion and sharing among participants.
This intermediate two-hour live, virtual course is appropriate for social workers, CPS staff and administrators, licensing specialists, and others connected to kinship care.
Learning Objectives

Describe key provisions of the new federal rule on approval standards for kinship foster homes.
Consider how they can integrate into their own work elements of the model standards recommended by national organizations.
Implement state and local updates to the kinship approval process with an awareness of the rationale for a kin-specific approval process.

About the Trainer
Maureen Heffernan, MSSA, LISW-S is an independent child welfare consultant and trainer. She has worked across the United States assisting child welfare jurisdictions to achieve better and more equitable outcomes for vulnerable children, youth, and their families. Her focus areas include kinship care, family search and engagement, youth permanency, foster care, and the recruitment, development and support of foster and adoptive families. She has extensive work experience in public and private child welfare settings, including direct service, supervision, and leadership positions.
Register through IHS
There are two social work continuing credits available ($20).

IHS Intersection of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Neurodevelopmental Conditions
2024-06-27 12:00 - 14:00 | Online Webinar
Training Overview

The intersection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Neurodevelopmental Conditions is complex. Some neurodevelopmental conditions such as Down Syndrome have a strong genetic component. Others have long been strongly associated with ACE’s including conduct problems, and depression. More current research indicates there is an association between ACE’s and intellectual disability, anxiety, and ADHD as well. Family stressors significantly impact children with NDC’s as they are less able to modulate their individual stress responses. Families, in turn, may experience increased stress due to the demands of parenting a child with NDC’s. ACE’s can delay the diagnosis of children’s conditions interfering with the start of needed services.
This will look at the current research on these topics and identify the implications for working with children and families facing these complicated concerns. Families and systems get stuck in a vicious cycle of reaction and frustration. By mapping out the possible connections we can work with a family or system to identify opportunities for positive intervention.

This intermediate-level, live course is appropriate for all human services professionals supporting those with Neurodevelopmental conditions and adverse childhood experiences.
Learning Objectives

Discuss the intersection of genetic and environmental risk factors in the development of neurodevelopmental conditions.
Describe the complex interaction between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Neurodevelopmental conditions.
Identify practice implications for working with children and families impacted by both ACE’s and Neurodevelopmental conditions.

About the Trainer
Laura has twenty years of experience as a child and adolescent mental health clinician and Crisis Text Line volunteer. Laura worked with children, their parents and their school districts to diagnose, treat and manage anxiety disorders in children at home and in the community. Her goal was to empower even the youngest child to find ways to “shrink the worry monster” so that they could focus on having fun, building relationships, and learning. Trainer and researcher regarding resilience as an individual and community skill. Laura provides clinical consultation regarding child and adolescent mental health. Her trainings focus on child development, mental health, developmental disabilities, ethics, trauma-informed care, resilience, and each person’s individual solutions to life’s challenges.
Register through IHS
There is two social work continuing education credits available ($20).

CornerHouse | That's Not Attitude, It's Adolescence: Strategies for Interviewing
2024-06-18 13:30 - 16:00 | CornerHouse Training Site, 1711 West County Road B, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Training Overview
Conducting forensic interviews with adolescents can presents unique challenges and opportunities.
Adolescents are not children, and they are not adults. They may present in a perplexing, even off-putting manner. This can make conducting a person-centered, developmentally appropriate forensic interview seem elusive. However, it is not the adolescent that is the challenge, but the capacity of the interviewer to understand the unique factors impacting the functioning of the adolescent.
Laying a foundation with current research, this session will help to identify the issues of cognitive, physical, and socio-emotional development that influence the skills and abilities demonstrated by the adolescent in a forensic interview. It will also address the significant and sometimes unexpected impact of trauma on the adolescent. Understanding the effects of trauma, development, and life experience allows a shift in perspective, and expands the range of considerations about and within the forensic interview.
Combining research-based knowledge with practical experience, this session will offer unique strategies and techniques for meeting the needs of adolescents while maintaining the principles of a forensically-sound, person-centered approach.
Learning Objectives

Capably differentiate biased assumptions from realistic expectations regarding the skills and abilities of adolescents as a whole
Understand the possible impact of development, life experience and trauma on the presentation of an adolescent in the forensic interview
Increase confidence and strategies for conducting person-centered and forensically sound interviews with adolescents

Register through CornerHouse
If you meet the requirements of a first responder or are part of an MDT (Multi-Disciplinary Team) in the state of Minnesota, you can qualify for FREE Registration. Due to this special funding from the Children’s Justice Act, we are limiting registration for this course to MN professionals only.

Zero Abuse Project Abusive Head Trauma & Child Death: A Symposium for Prosecutors
2024-06-11 - 2024-06-13 | Renaissance Albany Hotel, 144 State Street, Albany, NY, 12207, United States
Training Overview
As prosecutors grapple with the repercussions of an increase in physical abuse and abusive head trauma, it is critical to provide training to improve the overall quality of the criminal investigation and prosecution of these complicated cases.
In response to these trends, Zero Abuse Project and the New York Prosecutors Training Institute will jointly host an in-person training for prosecutors dedicated solely to the topics of abusive head trauma and child death. The training will use multidisciplinary subject matter experts from the field to address topics such as medical findings and literature, investigation techniques, improved multidisciplinary approach, preparation and direct examination of the state’s experts, preparation and cross-examination of defense experts, pre-trial litigation, and topics around professional well-being.
Topics will include the latest in abusive head trauma science and medical evidence, investigating deaths involving medically complex children, corroborating crime scenes in child death cases, and more!
Register through ZAP
There is no registration fee for the symposium, however attendees are required to cover their own travel and meal costs.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits

NYPTI will provide CLE credits ONLY to New York prosecutors.
Zero Abuse Project will apply for CLEs in additional states on a case-by-case basis. During registration, attendees can indicate their state and license number. Any CLE requests must be made at least 45 days in advance of the conference and are subject to the discretion of Zero Abuse Project.
