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Upstream Child Abuse Solutions

We provide upstream interventions and strategies for reducing adverse childhood experiences and promoting resilience so children can have positive, supportive, and healthy relationships. Our mission is to equip professionals with innovative tools to create lasting change in communities.

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UP Programs

Training programs designed to empower professionals, caregivers, educators, and youth with tools to prevent trauma and support child well-being.

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UP 4 Witnesses – Helping Champions Succeed in Court
UP 4 Teens – Teens, Sex, and the Law
UP 4 Parents – Empowering Champions to Make Parenting Painless
UP 4 Advocates – NCA Approved Victim Advocacy Curriculum
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UP FOR CHAMPIONS, in partnership with THE UP INSTITUTE, supports the professionals working to solve child abuse and neglect globally, through advocacy, public education, and family support programs. It is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that aims to create safe and healthy communities for children and their families. UP FOR CHAMPIONS works with community, state, and national organizations to expand and disseminate knowledge about child abuse and neglect.

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 We provide upstream interventions and strategies for reducing adverse childhood experiences and promoting resilience so children and families can have positive, supportive, and healthy relationships.

Coaching, Consulting, and Customized Training

Strategic support for youth-serving organizations, including policy, accreditation, DEI, and more.

Train the Trainer

Prevention-focused internships tied to academic programs.

Expert Witnessing

Professional review and testimony in child welfare and family violence cases.

Media Resources

Trauma-informed children’s books and resource development, including the Check Out series.

Internships

Scalable training programs with model fidelity for local delivery.

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  • This training was absolutely AMAZING! I learned so much. I finally feel like I and the field of advocacy was validated. That validation will push me so far into the future and help so many families. Biggest take away was "change the language, change the game".

    CAC Family and Victim Advocate

  • Stacy Leblanc is literally my favorite person ever! She is so passionate and positive and I love her way of teaching. You can really tell that she is an experienced presenter!

    Tulane CAST Student

  • Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion with everyone at the conference.

  • The information was very in-depth and specific and I have never been able to get that training before. I am very grateful for facilitators.

    CAC Family and Victim Advocate

  • Professor LeBlanc's lectures are super engaging as she ties in many of her life experiences in working in the legal system.

    Tulane CAST Student

  • Le Blanc’s lectures were always an absolute pleasure I love how she made this course feel interactive.

    Tulane CAST Student

  • I enjoyed gaining insight from these extremely knowledgeable [trainers]. I appreciated the opportunity to share solutions to challenges and gaining a different perspective. This was a wonderful training and I definitely look forward to next year!

    CAC Family and Victim Advocate

  • Thank you so much for the opportunity to gain more knowledge as an advocate.

    CAC Family and Victim Advocate

  • Thank you so much for this incredible opportunity. Throughout this internship, I've learned a lot about legislative advocacy and program development. I've also intensified my passion for law, especially in terms of advocating for children and other vulnerable populations. I hope we can keep in touch because I still have so much to learn from you!

    Vincie Wing Sum, Intern 2021

  • We were delighted to have you as our guest speaker at the Justice Catherine D. Kimball Summer Institute. The teachers wanted to extend the time allotted - this is a great compliment to you!

  • Professor LeBlanc's lectures are super engaging as she ties in many of her life experiences in working in the legal system.

    Tulane CAST Student

  • The facilitators were absolutely wonderful!

    CAC Family and Victim Advocate

  • The trainers and training content kept my attention for both days.

    CAC Family and Victim Advocate

  • LeBlanc is now my favorite professor I have ever taken. She is truly an amazing professor and is genuine about teaching her content and makes it engaging and not boring for the class.

    Tulane CAST Student

  • All of the lecturers were good but LeBlanc somehow managed to turn some of the most horrific things a human can do into stories of hope and resilience and not everyone can do that.

    Tulane CAST Student

  • This training exceeded my expectations. It was truly amazing, and it was so wonderful to be able to be challenged and have content that is on an appropriate level and skill set for advocates! The facilitators were a veritable font of knowledge.

    CAC Family and Victim Advocate

  • The UP Institute advanced victim advocacy training was well coordinated, informative and enjoyable. I appreciate the time and attention to detail that was provided by both Viola and Stacie. It was an honor to have been trained by such a powerhouse team!

    CAC Family and Victim Advocate

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Protect brains. Prevent childhood trauma.Recent brain scans have revealed that children living with unstable families where the child is exposed to constant arguing between the parents or themselves are abused/neglected, have brain changes similar to combat solders after returning from active duty. In some cases, the brains of abused children are in even worse shape than the combat soldiers.

Childhood trauma and the trauma experienced by combat soldiers can create similar, long-lasting changes in the brain’s structure and chemistry. The core reason is that the brain, whether developing or mature, adapts to a high-stress, unpredictable environment by entering a persistent state of hypervigilance, prioritizing survival over other functions.

The key difference lies in the context of the trauma. A child’s brain is still developing, making it highly susceptible to having its core structures and functions altered. A soldier’s brain, which is already mature, is changed by extreme stress but is less fundamentally altered than a child’s.

The shared neurobiological process: an over-activated internal alarm system.

Trauma forces the brain to initiate a “fight or flight or freeze” response for survival. When this state becomes chronic, it changes the brain’s baseline functioning, creating a state of constant, heightened alert. This process affects key brain regions involved in emotion, memory and rational thought.

I am running out of rom here but I will put a breakdown in the comments section of each brain region affected and altered by trauma.

If you have children, it is best to never argue in their presence and always treat your child with love, patience, respect and tender care, punish gently when necessary and use bad behavior as a teachable moment instead of harshly punishing your tiny creation.

If you experienced trauma as a child and never actively did intentional work to heal your brain or nervous system, you are likely experiencing chronic symptoms well into adulthood as a result. The good news is, any damage done is likely not permanent if you’re willing to do the work. Your trauma was never your fault, but healing has become your sole responsibility. See comments for exercises.

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I was honored to present on Forensic Social Work to more than 100 amazing MSW students at Cal State Monterey Bay! 💙💛Their passion for justice is exactly what inspires me to continue teaching and sharing this work. A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Karen Rotabi-Casares for the kind invitation, and to Dean Phil Post, the faculty, and students for such a warm welcome and truly inspiring conversation. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to connect with the next generation of social work leaders who will carry this important work forward. #nofsw #forensicsocialwork #fswalliance #nsuacademicaffairs #ChildAdvocacy #socialworkeducation #theupinstitute #csumb ... See MoreSee Less

I was honored to present on Forensic Social Work to more than 100 amazing MSW students at Cal State Monterey Bay! 💙💛Their passion for justice is exactly what inspires me to continue teaching and sharing this work. A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Karen Rotabi-Casares for the kind invitation, and to Dean Phil Post, the faculty, and students for such a warm welcome and truly inspiring conversation. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to connect with the next generation of social work leaders who will carry this important work forward. #NOFSW #ForensicSocialWork #FSWAlliance #NSUAcademicAffairs #ChildAdvocacy #SocialWorkEducation #TheUPInstitute #csumbImage attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment

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⏰There's still time! Join APSAC tomorrow, July 23rd, for a powerful webinar with Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAPSAC & Leigh Bishop, JD.

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Ethics and Professional Responsibilities

  • Beyond the Basics: Separating Myth from Fact
  • College, Sex and the Law – Seniors
  • Collaborative Practice & Evolving Ethical Standards
  • Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children 2.0 Premier Screening and Workshop Stop Drop, Don’t Roll: Responding to Disclosure of Sexual Abuse
  • Developing Risk Assessments in Response to Increasing Rates of Child Maltreatment: Policy and Practice Protocols for Neglect and Mental Abuse
  • Discover Numerous Services and Funding Sources for Children
  • Four Decades of Advocacy, Education, and Impact: The Evolution of NOFSW Connecting People to Transforming Justice
  • Get Over It: How the Multidisciplinary Team Members Can Help
  • GRAMMYs: Greatest Research on Addressing Maltreatment of the Year
  • No Hit Zone Refresher for Children’s Hospital Staff and Residents
  • Overview of Child Maltreatment Statistics and Promising Prevention Practices
  • Overview of Trauma-Informed Response and Centers
  • Overview: What a Forensic Medical Program and Children’s Advocacy Center Can Do for You
  • Prevent Now Evidence-Based Training
  • Professional Opportunities Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Professional Responsibilities of Attorneys Handling Child Abuse Cases
  • Public Health Approaches to Sexual Violence
  • Recognizing and Reporting Abuse
  • Resolving Ethical Challenges in Custody & Child Abuse Cases in Family Court
  • School Corporal Punishment: Legislative Update and Advocacy
  • Social Work and the Court: Best Practices and Ethical Duties to Court and Clients
  • Suggestibility, False Memory, and False Allegations in Child Abuse
  • Teens, Sex and the Law (All Grades)
  • Testifying in Court: The Importance of Social Workers Getting It Right
  • The Dark Side of the Bible: Faith Issues and Prevention of Child Maltreatment
  • Think Tank: Creating a Non-Violent Future in the US – Strategies for Ending Corporal Punishment of Children Across Diverse Settings and Institutions
  • When Parents Kill Children and Social Workers Get Blamed

Forensic Interviewing and Disclosure Processes

  • A Review of the Updated APSAC Practice Guidelines on Forensic Child Abuse Interviewing
  • Audio Recording of Child Abuse Pediatric Hospital Consult Histories from Caregivers: 17 Years of Experience and Legal Questions
  • Basis Forensic Training for Pediatricians to Meet National Children’s Alliance Standards
  • Can You Make a Difference? YES
  • Cultural Competency in Interviewing
  • Delayed Disclosure of Abuse
  • Do No Harm
  • Developing and Refining Interviewing Skills with Children
  • Effective Techniques for Forensic Interviewing
  • Forensic Interview Training for Interviewing Children and Adults with Disabilities
  • Forensic Interviewing in Child Abuse Investigations
  • Forensic Interviewing Panel
  • Forensic Social Work: A Conversation with Faculty and Students on Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Forensic Social Work: A Missing Component in Educating BSW Students
  • Forensic Social Work: Key Points for Testifying in Court
  • Forensic Social Work: Key Points to Being Prepared for Court Cases
  • Forensic Social Work: The Value of Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Forensic Social Work in Child Abuse Cases
  • International Forensic Social Work
  • Interviewing Ethnically and Culturally Diverse Children
  • Interviewing Reluctant Children
  • Issues of Risk Assessment and Disclosure in Child Sexual Abuse: William Friedrich Memorial Child Sexual Abuse Research, Assessment and Treatment Panel
  • Journal of Forensic Social Work: Meet the Editors Q & A
  • Motivational Interviewing and Coaching Parents that Use Physical Discipline
  • Overview and Highlights of the APSAC 2023 Practice Guidelines on Forensic Interviewing of Children
  • Overview of the Latest Forensic Interviewing Guidelines
  • Overview on Utilizing Forensic Examiners and Working with Child Victims
  • Pioneers in Forensic Interviewing
  • Preparing Sexual Assault Victims and Their Families for Trial: A Discussion of Effective Techniques for Interviewing
  • Public Health Approaches to Sexual Violence
  • RADAR vs. NCAC: A Comparison of Two Forensic Interview Protocols of Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure Rates
  • Reducing Disclosure Failures in NICHD-based Forensic Interview Protocols
  • Stop, Drop, and Roll In
  • Suggestibility Issues and Current Research in Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures
  • Suggestibility, False Memory, and False Allegations in Child Abuse
  • Traffic Jam: Identifying and Responding to Juvenile Human Trafficking Survivors
  • Understanding the Forensics and Legal Aspects of Abusive Head Trauma
  • Welcome and Overview of APSAC Services for Advancing Interviewing Clinic
  • What to Say and What Not to Say to Child Victims?
  • When Victims Take It Back: Understanding Recantations, Part 1
  • Working Toward Consensus in Child Forensic Interviewing
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Mandatory Reporting and Beyond

  • Advanced Victim Advocacy Training
  • Are We Better Together? A Review of History and Research on Multi-Disciplinary Teams
  • Beyond Mandated Reporting Consultation and Training Customized for TIPPS
  • Beyond Mandatory Reporting
  • Beyond Mandatory Reporting Plenary
  • Beyond Mandatory Reporting: Recognizing, Reacting and Reporting
  • Beyond Mandatory Reporting: Recognizing, Reporting and Trauma-Informed Response
  • Beyond Mandatory Reporting: Recognizing, Responding and Reporting
  • Child Maltreatment: Role of Children’s Advocacy Centers
  • Dealing with Issues of Child Maltreatment in the Catholic School and Parish: Recognizing, Reporting, Preventing Child Abuse
  • Engaging Non-Offending Parents
  • Highlights and Gaps of State Legislation Protecting Children
  • Identifying and Reporting Abuse in the Dental Practices
  • Informative Presentation on the CARE Center and Mandatory Reporting
  • International Child Development Program (ICDP): Child Violence Prevention Training
  • Mandatory Reporting & Beyond Blame
  • Mandatory Reporting & Painless Parenting
  • Mandatory Reporting & Prevent Now
  • Mandatory Reporting & Working with Parents
  • Mandatory Reporting: Insight on Louisiana Laws Impacting Minors and Adults
  • Mandatory Reporting: Signs of Abuse, Intro to Darkness to Light
  • Mandatory Reporting: Train the Trainers Plenary
  • Mandatory Reporting, Ethics, Legal, and Professional Issues
  • Mandatory Reporting; Painless Parenting; & Teens, Sex, and the Law
  • Mandatory Reporting; Teens, Sex, and the Law; & Painless Parenting
  • Maximizing the Practice Relevance of the APSAC Prevention Guidelines
  • Moving Beyond Mandatory Reporting from Recognizing, Reacting to Reporting to Resolving Child Maltreatment
  • Navigating High-Risk Dynamics: Exploring Strategies for Protecting and Supporting Individuals Impacted
  • No Hit Zone Implementation Training
  • No Hit Zone Training Session 2: The How!
  • No Hit Zone Training Session 2: The Why!
  • No Hit Zone Training Session 3: Alternatives to Corporal Punishment: Parenting Practices That Work
  • Painless Parenting
  • Painless Parenting & Mandatory Reporting Training
  • Simple Solutions: Recognizing, Reacting, Reporting, Referring and Preventing Child Abuse in Pediatric Practice
  • Stewards of Children
  • Stop, Drop and Instead of Rolling, Mandatory Reporting Training
  • Strategies and Techniques in Child Custody Evaluations
  • Teens, Sex and the Law
  • Teens, Sex, and the Law for Parents, Staff and Board
  • Teens, Sex, and the Law for Teen Club Members
  • Teens, Sex and the Law: Juvenile Sexual Behaviors and the Intersection of Law
  • The Role of CACs and MDTs in Recognizing and Responding to Juvenile Sex Trafficking
  • Train the Trainer – Teens, Sex and the Law
  • What To Do If You See Child Abuse in Public
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Human Trafficking

  • Preventing Human Trafficking: Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse
  • Traffic Jam: Identifying and Responding to Juvenile Human Trafficking Survivors

Community Education

  • Beyond the Basics: Separating Myth from Fact When Suspicions of Child Abuse Arise
  • What To Do If You See Child Abuse in Public

Teens, Sex, and the Laws

  • Teens, Sex, and the Laws: National Overview and Comparison of State Laws
  • Time to Talk: Teens, Sex, and the Law: Addressing Consent, Sexting and More
  • Teens, Sex, and Laws for Teens
  • Teens, Sex, and Laws for Parents and Caretakers
  • Teens, Sex, and Laws for Professionals
  • Train the Trainer
  • Teens, Sex and the Law: Connected and Savvy Panel Discussion on Sexting and Sex Abuse Prevention in Youth Serving Organizations

Corporal Punishment and No Hit Zones

  • Addressing Corporal Punishment
  • Ask the Experts: Advice about Your Toughest Cases: Roundtable Discussion
  • Best Practices for Providing Prosecutorial and Victim Advocacy Services for Vulnerable Victims Including Children, Elderly, and Adults with Disabilities
  • Calling All Brave Advocates: Changing Social Norms Regarding Corporal Punishment
  • Changing Social Norms with No Hit Zones
  • Child Physical Abuse Prevention: Norms Regarding Corporal Punishment and the Role of Pediatricians
  • Facilitated Town Forum on Corporal Punishment
  • National Summit and Initiative to End Corporal Punishment in the USA
  • No Hit Zone Refresher for Children’s Hospital Staff and Residents
  • No Hit Zones & Corporal Punishment
  • No Hitting Zones: Can We Make This a National Goal?
  • Overview of National Initiatives to End Corporal Punishment (NIECP)
  • Painless Parenting – Advising Parents to Stop Using Corporal Punishment
  • Positive Parenting, Corporal Punishment, Spanking, and No Hit Zones
  • Prepping for Success: Preparing Child Victims and Witnesses for Court
  • Prosecuting Child Abuse Utilizing a Comprehensive Child Abuse Manual and the Experts
  • Summit: Creating a Non-Violent Future in the US – Strategies for Ending Corporal Punishment of Children Across Diverse Settings and Institutions
  • Think Tank: Creating a Non-Violent Future in the US – Strategies for Ending Corporal Punishment of Children Across Diverse Settings and Institutions
  • Vulnerable Populations

Legislative Advocacy and Translating Research

  • “No Hitting Zones”? Can We Make This a National Goal?

Child Physical Abuse Prevention

  • ABC’s of No Hit Zones: Why Organizations Need No Hit Zones, Building Blocks & Longevity Tips
  • Changing Social Norms with No Hit Zones
  • Child Physical and Psychological Abuse
  • Creating Safe Spaces with No Hit Zones
  • Creating Safe Spaces: No Hit Zones
  • Disseminating the Most Promising Practice to Reduce a Key Risk Factor for Physical Abuse: No Hit Zones
  • Don’t Zone Out on the Key Risk Factor for Child Abuse
  • Implementations and Research Outcomes of No Hit Zone Training Video
  • Keynote: No Hit Zones – Preventing ACEs in Your Zone
  • No Hit Zone Overview and Registration
  • No Hit Zone Refresher for Children’s Hospital Staff and Residents
  • No Hit Zone Training Session 1–3 (Why, How, Alternatives)
  • No Hit Zones for Protecting Our Children
  • No Hit Zones for Protecting Our Children: Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
  • No Hit Zones: A Simple, Low-Cost Tool to Address a Key Risk Factor of Child Abuse
  • No Hit Zones: A Simple, Low-Cost Tool to Address a Key Risk Factor of Child Abuse – Painless Parenting Evaluation of Implementation with Home Visitors
  • No Hit Zones: A Simple Solution for a Complex Child Abuse Risk Factor
  • No Hit Zones: Creating Safe Spaces to Address the Most Prevalent Risk for Child Abuse
  • No Hit Zones: Low-Cost, Low-Effort Interventions to Reduce the Hitting of Children in Our Communities
  • No Hit Zones: Solutions to a Complex Risk Factor
  • No Hit Zones to Prevent Violence Against Children
  • No Hitting Zones: Can We Make This a National Goal?
  • Preventing Physical Punishment of Children in Light of APA’s Policy
  • Simple Solutions to Address Child Physical Abuse and Psychological Abuse
  • SPARE the CHILD Part Three: From Spanking to Positive Parenting
  • Straight Talk About Parenting Challenges & The No Hit Zone Alternative
  • Straight Talk: Abuse, Corporal Punishment, & the No Hit Zone Perspective
  • Testifying: Child Physical Abuse

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention

  • A Frank Discussion About Child Sexual Abuse
  • Become a Steward of Children
  • Child Sexual Abuse
  • Darkness to Light Part I
  • Darkness to Light Part II
  • Darkness to Light: Making Prevention Pay for Itself
  • Keynote: Frank Discussion on Child Sex Abuse
  • Molestation and Sexual Abuse by Clergy
  • Myth Busters: Addressing Child Sexual Abuse – Lessons Learned the Hard Way
  • Navigating the Minefield of Responding to Juvenile Sexual Behaviors
  • Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth
  • Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth: Definition, Scope, Reasons for Increased Incidence, Screening, and Resources

Child Abuse Prevention

  • Advanced Victim Advocacy Training
  • An Empowerment Framework to Prevent Child Maltreatment During Early Childhood
  • Beyond the Basics: Separating Myth from Fact
  • CARE Center, Centralized Intake and Reporting
  • Child Abuse and More
  • Child Abuse Lecture
  • Child Abuse Overview
  • Child Abuse Prevention & Child Maltreatment
  • Child Abuse: Are We Making a Difference?
  • Child Custody Evaluations and Investigations with Child Abuse or Domestic Violence Allegations: Implications for the MDT
  • Child Physical and Psychological Abuse
  • Child Sex Trafficking: When Victims Don’t Act Like Victims
  • Child Victimization
  • Developing Risk Assessments in Response to Increasing Rates of Child Maltreatment: Policy and Practice Protocols for Neglect and Mental Abuse
  • Documentation and the Child Abuse Case
  • Don’t Zone Out on the Key Risk Factor for Child Abuse
  • Ending Violence to Children in the United States: Changing Social Norms About the Hitting of Children – Utilizing No Hit Zones to Shift Harmful Norms
  • Investigating and Providing Assistance in Cases of Child Abuse
  • Keeping Kids Safe – Panel Participant
  • Lives Cut Short: A Project to Document Child Maltreatment Fatalities
  • Maximizing the Practice Relevance of the APSAC Prevention Guidelines
  • Moderated Primary Prevention: What Is It? How Can It Effectively Be Done?
  • No Hit Zones for Protecting Our Children: Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
  • No Hit Zones to Prevent Violence Against Children
  • Observing Child Abuse Prevention Month During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Pass the Prevention
  • Policy Proposals for Reform: Preventing Child Maltreatment
  • Population-Level Approaches to Primary Prevention of Child Physical Abuse
  • Prevent NOW – Session
  • Preventing Future Harm: Taking Action to Reduce Violence
  • Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Resilience: Prevent Child Abuse Globally
  • Signs, Symptoms, & Solutions of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
  • Simple Tools and Conversations for Mitigating a Key Risk Factor for Child Abuse
  • Spare the Child
  • Time to Talk: Teens, Sex, and the Law
  • Trauma-Informed Response
  • Universal Prevention – Creating a Culture of Child Safety
  • What to Do If You See Child Abuse in Public
  • What to Say, What Not to Say, to Child Victims and Their Families on Their Legal Path
  • Who Cares About Abused Children?
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Abusive Head Trauma, Child Torture, & Fatalities

  • Abusive Head Trauma: Investigation and Prosecution Manual
  • Lives Cut Short: A Project to Document Child Maltreatment Fatalities
  • Trees for Champions
  • Understanding the Forensics and Legal Aspects of Abusive Head Trauma

Child Physical Abuse and Risk Factors

  • A Multi-Pronged Approach to Ending Physical Punishment of Children in the US
  • A Simple Solution to a Complex Risk Factor
  • Advanced Victim Advocacy Training
  • Beyond Corporal Punishment: The No Hit Zone Strategy for Reducing Child Abuse
  • Child Custody Evaluations and Investigations with Child Abuse or Domestic Violence Allegations: Implications for the MDT
  • Child Physical Abuse Forensics
  • Child Physical and Psychological Abuse
  • Child Sexual Abuse: Helping Younger Victims Recover
  • Child Sexual Abuse: Key Concepts and Strategies
  • Child Sexual Abuse: Serving Justice through Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Corporal Punishment, Painless Parenting, & No Hit Zones
  • Dealing with Issues of Child Maltreatment in the Catholic School and Parish: Recognizing, Reporting, Preventing Child Abuse
  • Disseminating the Most Promising Practice to Reduce a Key Risk Factor for Physical Abuse: No Hit Zones
  • Don’t Zone Out on the Key Risk Factor for Child Abuse
  • Faith & NHZs (No Hit Zones): Tools & Strategies for Engaging Faith Communities
  • Family Courts, Interpersonal Violence, Child Abuse, and Custody Issues
  • Four Decades of Advocacy, Education, and Impact: The Evolution of NOFSW Connecting People to Transforming Justice
  • Implementing No Hit Zones: Addressing the Key Risk Factor for Child Physical Abuse
  • Linking Research, Practice, Advocacy and Policy to Unleash the Power of Prevention
  • Motivational Interviewing and Coaching Parents that Use Physical Discipline
  • No Hit Zone Training and Implementation
  • No Hit Zones for Protecting Our Children: Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
  • No Hit Zones: A Simple, Low-Cost Tool to Address a Key Risk Factor of Child Abuse – Painless Parenting Evaluation with Home Visitors
  • No Hit Zones: Low-Cost, Low-Effort Interventions to Reduce the Hitting of Children in Our Communities
  • No Hit Zones: Solutions to a Complex Risk Factor
  • No Hit Zones to Prevent Violence Against Children
  • Overview of the National Initiative to End Corporal Punishment
  • Physical Punishment
  • Population-Level Approaches to Primary Prevention of Child Physical Abuse
  • Positive Parenting, Corporal Punishment, and No Hit Zones
  • Positive Parenting, Corporal Punishment, Spanking, and No Hit Zones
  • Preview of Anticipated Updates to APSAC’s Guidelines: Psychosocial Evaluation of Suspected Sexual Abuse in Children
  • Reducing Child Abuse by Rethinking Discipline
  • Resilience: Prevent Child Abuse Globally
  • Simple Solutions to Address Child Physical Abuse and Psychological Abuse
  • Simple Solutions: Recognizing, Reacting, Reporting, Referring, and Preventing Child Abuse in Pediatric Practice
  • Simple Tools and Conversations for Mitigating a Key Risk Factor for Child Abuse
  • Straight Talk About the Harms of Corporal Punishment
  • Straight Talk Abuse, Corporal Punishment, & the No Hit Zone Perspective
  • Suggestibility Issues and Current Research in Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures
  • Systematic Review of Population-Level Interventions with a Mass Media Component for the Prevention of Child Physical Abuse
  • The Crazy Things Child Abuse Experts Say and Do: Lessons Learned and Things to Avoid
  • The Effects of Parental Deployment on Young Children and Strategies for Intervention
  • Time to Talk: Teens, Sex, and the Law – Addressing Consent, Sexting, and More
  • Utilizing No Hit Zones to Shift Harmful Norms
  • Victim Advocacy Training (24 hours)
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Child Sexual Abuse

    • Keynote: Frank Discussion on Child Sex Abuse
    • Myth Busters: Addressing Child Sexual Abuse-Lessons Learned the Hard Way
    • Molestation and Sexual Abuse by Clergy
    • A Frank Discussion About Child Sexual Abuse
    • Navigating the Minefield of Responding to Juvenile Sexual Behaviors
    • Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth: Definition, Scope, Reasons for Increased Incidence, Screening, and Resources
    • Child Sexual Abuse
    • Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth
    • Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth: Definition, Scope, Reasons for Increased Incidence, Screening, and Resources
    • Child Sex Trafficking: When Victims Don’t Act Like Victims
    • Understanding the dynamics of child sexual abuse & Investigating and Documenting Sexual Abuse
    • Testifying: Child Sexual Abuse
    • Child Sexual Abuse Course Overview
    • Child Sexual Abuse
    • Suggestibility Issues and Current Research in Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures
    • Public Health Approaches to Sexual Violence

Investigation and Prosecution of Child Maltreatment

  • Advanced Practicum for Direct and Cross Examination and Testimony
  • Building Trauma-Informed Social Services and Criminal Justice Responses to Interpersonal Violence
  • Child Abuse Investigation: Advanced Issues, Connections Count
  • Child Development Legal Overview
  • Child Sexual Abuse: Key Concepts and Strategies
  • Challenges to Protecting Children in Family Court
  • Current Issues in Prosecuting Child Abuse Cases
  • Culturally Competent Child Abuse Interviewing
  • Developing and Refining Interviewing Skills with Children
  • Developing Risk Assessments in Response to Increasing Rates of Child Maltreatment: Policy and Practice Protocols for Neglect and Mental Abuse
  • Documentation and the Child Abuse Case
  • Family Courts, Interpersonal Violence, Child Abuse, and Custody Issues
  • Law Enforcement Training Session
  • LDAA Preparing Child Victims for Court
  • Litigation Strategies and Skills
  • Overview of Child Maltreatment Statistics and Promising Prevention Practices
  • Professional Responsibilities of Attorneys Handling Child Abuse Cases
  • Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse
  • Prosecuting Criminal Abuse and Neglect
  • Public Health Approaches to Sexual Violence
  • Research and Trend Report and Safe Environment Efficiency Study Proposal
  • Resolving Ethical Challenges in Custody & Child Abuse Cases in Family Court
  • Resources Available for Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Prosecutions
  • Social Work and the Court: Best Practices and Ethical Duties to Court and Clients
  • System Failure in Family Courts When There Are Allegations of Abuse
  • Testifying in Court: The Importance of Getting It Right
  • The Dark Side of the Bible: Faith Issues and Prevention of Child Maltreatment
  • The Ways to Utilize the Medical Experts in Your Investigation
  • Understanding the Forensics and Legal Aspects of Abusive Head Trauma
  • Utilizing the Children’s Advocacy Center Multi-Disciplinary Approach for the Successful Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence Cases Involving Children
  • What to Say and What Not to Say to Child Victims?

MDT: Understanding, Investigating and Prosecuting

  • CARE Center, Centralized Intake and Reporting
  • Child Maltreatment: Role of Children’s Advocacy Centers
  • Dealing with Issues of Child Maltreatment in the Catholic School and Parish: Recognizing, Reporting, Preventing Child Abuse
  • Dealing with the Aftermath of Identified Abuse: Getting from Reporting to Healing
  • Developing Risk Assessments in Response to Increasing Rates of Child Maltreatment: Policy and Practice Protocols for Neglect and Mental Abuse
  • Legal Issues Regarding the Physically and Sexually Abused Child
  • Legalization of Cannabis and Child Maltreatment
  • Mandatory Reporting: Child Maltreatment – Reporting, Responding, & Reacting
  • Overview of Child Maltreatment Statistics and Promising Prevention Practices
  • Preparing the Child Victim for Court
  • “Simon Says”: How Medical Providers Can Improve Communication with the Multidisciplinary Team and Juries to More Effectively Protect Children
  • Understanding the Dynamics of Child Sexual Abuse: Investigating and Documenting Sexual Abuse

Child Maltreatment Essentials: Awareness, Response, and Prevention

  • An Empowerment Framework to Prevent Child Maltreatment During Early Childhood
  • Beyond Mandatory Reporting: Child Maltreatment – Reporting, Responding, & Reacting
  • Beyond the Basics: Separating Myth from Fact
  • Child Maltreatment: Role of Children’s Advocacy Centers
  • Child Neglect: Where Do We Go from Here?
  • Child Sexual Abuse: Serving Justice Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Challenges in Collaborative Practice: Domestic Violence and Child Abuse
  • Darkness to Light: Making Prevention Pay for Itself
  • Dealing with Issues of Child Maltreatment in the Catholic School and Parish: Recognizing, Reporting, Preventing Child Abuse
  • Developing Risk Assessments in Response to Increasing Rates of Child Maltreatment: Policy and Practice Protocols for Neglect and Mental Abuse
  • Don’t Zone Out on the Key Risk Factor for Child Abuse
  • Family Courts, Interpersonal Violence, Child Abuse, and Custody Issues
  • GRAMMYs: Greatest Research on Addressing Maltreatment of the Year (2022/2023/2024/2025)
  • Keeping Kids Safe – Panel Participant
  • Legalization of Cannabis and Child Maltreatment
  • Linking Research, Practice, Advocacy, and Policy to Unleash the Power of Prevention
  • Maximizing the Practice Relevance of the APSAC Prevention Guidelines
  • Moderated Primary Prevention: What Is It? How Can It Effectively Be Done?
  • National Summit and Initiative to End Corporal Punishment in the USA
  • Overview of Child Maltreatment Statistics and Promising Prevention Practices
  • Painless Parenting
  • Policy Proposals for Reform: Preventing Child Maltreatment
  • Positive Parenting, Corporal Punishment, Spanking, and No Hit Zones
  • Prevent NOW – Session
  • Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Strategies and Programs for Education, Awareness, and Intervention
  • Preventing Sexual Abuse: Training Curriculum Insights from the Department of Children and Family Services
  • Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Shining a Light on Prevention of and Response to Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in the United States
  • Simple Tools and Conversations for Mitigating a Key Risk Factor for Child Abuse
  • Spare the Child
  • Straight Talk About the Harms of Corporal Punishment
  • The Crazy Things Child Abuse Experts Say and Do: Lessons Learned and Things to Avoid
  • The Dark Side of the Bible: Faith Issues and Prevention of Child Maltreatment
  • Victim Advocacy Training (24 hours)
  • Working with Child Maltreatment in the Era of COVID-19

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Resilience

  • ACEs 101
  • ACEs 101: Trauma-Informed Response, Becoming a Survivor, & Understanding Dynamics and Community Resources
  • ACEs and Resilience
  • ACEs and Resiliency
  • ACEs: The Impacts, Solutions, and Careers
  • ACEs: The Latest Research and Best Practices
  • Approaches and Models for Treating and Preventing Trauma, Stress, & Grief from the COVID-19 Virus: A Focus on Children
  • Beyond Corporal Punishment: The No Hit Zone Strategy for Reducing Child Abuse
  • Child Maltreatment Pioneers: History Matters
  • Child Sexual Abuse: Helping Younger Victims Recover
  • Child Victims of Trauma: The Importance of Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Get in the Zone: Strengthening Support for Families and Professionals
  • Grooming and Child Protection
  • Innovative Solutions for Heroes Protecting Children and Families Impacted by Child Sexual Abuse (12 hours)
  • Keynote: ACEs Update
  • Keynote: No Hit Zones – Preventing ACEs in Your Zone
  • Moving Beyond ACEs with Resilience
  • Navigating Emotional Currents in Collaborative Divorce
  • Navigating High-Risk Dynamics: Exploring Strategies for Protecting and Supporting Individuals Impacted
  • Promising Change in Attitudes Towards Corporal Punishment
  • Promoting Resilience in Caregivers and Families Surviving Domestic Homicide
  • Remedies for the Aftereffects of Childhood Trauma: The Whole Family Approach
  • Social Workers Out-Front on the Harms of Corporal Punishment
  • Straight Talk About the Harms of Corporal Punishment
  • Straight Talk: Abuse, Corporal Punishment, & the No Hit Zone Perspective
  • Strategies for Engaging Nonoffending Caregivers and Addressing Professional Challenges in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
  • The Effects of Parental Deployment on Young Children and Strategies for Intervention
  • The Newest ACE on the Block
  • Trauma-Informed Care and the Impact of COVID-19 on Child Welfare Practice
  • Understanding and Supporting Child Victims: Why Are Victims Still Not Coming Forward Today? Update on ACE Study
  • Understanding Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Vicarious Trauma

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