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Sessions
Community Empowerment
Sessions on youth education for healthy development, parent support, home visiting, and parent education.
Under a Watchful Eye: Child abuse prevention in youth-serving organizations
Presented by: Alison Feigh
This presentation will provide resources to both adults working within YSOs who are diligently trying to keep their programs safe and community members wanting to learn more about warning signs and prevention.
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Let’s Talk Grooming
Presented by: Aubree Derksen
This session is a condensed version of the longer Keeping Them Safe training (by Arpeggias LLC) currently being piloted through University of Minnesota Extension.
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Let’s Talk About It…Really Talk About It
Presented by: Bree Theising and Cheyenne Wilson
In this workshop, advocate and trainer Bree joins survivor and author Cheyenne to provide practical tools and resources across multiple modalities. Together, we’ll explore how to engage children, caregivers, and community members in conversations that can spark prevention and healing—and how to push for systemic change so these discussions are normalized and continued in schools.
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The Role of Faith Communities in Preventing Child Maltreatment
Presented by: Victor Vieth
Attendees will receive concrete, research supported practices for empowering faith communities to take a leadership role in preventing the physical and sexual abuse of children and in meeting national standards for becoming a trauma-informed community.
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School Empowerment
Sessions on classroom education for youth, training for school staff, prevention and intervention using community resources.
Not A Number: An interactive youth trafficking and exploitation prevention classroom curriculum
Presented by: Allan Bakke and Stephanie Darnell
Not A Number is a highly interactive curriculum by Love146 that teaches youth how to protect themselves from human trafficking and exploitation through information, critical thinking, and skill development.
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The Power of Collaborative Prevention Education
Presented by: Gracie Getschel
This presentation informs participants of the importance of engaging the community in child abuse prevention and additionally identifies ways in which professionals working with children can engage the community in conversations that involve child abuse prevention.
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The Importance of School Policies Related to Disclosures of Abuse and Mandated Reporting
Presented by: Jeffrey Dion
This session will examine model policies for responding to disclosures of abuse, and the making of a mandated report.
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Recognizing and Responding to Grooming Behaviors in School Settings
Presented by: Rita Farrell and Caitie Dahl
This training is designed to equip school personnel with a clear understanding of what grooming is, how to recognize manipulative behaviors across its stages, and how to respond appropriately and effectively.
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Systemic Change
Sessions on public health campaigns, infant and early childhood home visiting, using multidisciplinary teams for prevention, maltreatment reporting training, and support.
Preventing Child Abuse Using the Circle of Parents Support Group Model
Presented by: Barb Sorum
In this session, participants will learn about the power of the Circle of Parents model and steps for starting Circle of Parents groups in their own communities.
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Chronically Online: Understanding and supporting adolescents in today’s digital age
Presented by: Carly Hiti and Andrea White
The presenters will share tangible tips on how to support youth by engaging in open conversations about safe social media use and equip them with critical thinking skills to safely navigate the digital landscape.
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Ethical Considerations in Mandated Reporting
Presented by: Michelle Harris
Participants will learn potential ethical and or challenging situations to be proactive professionals.
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Mindful Communities: Community-led approached to preventing childhood maltreatment and promoting healing
Presented by: Neerja Singh
This session introduces the Mindful Communities model—a liberatory, community-rooted framework for preventing childhood maltreatment and promoting early relational healing.