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Upcoming 2013 Training Dates and Locations
St. Louis, MO
September 17-19
September 23-27
December 9-13
Santa Fe, NM
November 5-7
Huntsville, AL
November 19-20
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NCAC's Position Statement on the Decline of Child Abuse
The National Children's Advocacy Center has been actively engaged for almost 30 years in the fight against child abuse by developing and implementing innovative intervention services in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members, delivering child abuse prevention initiatives, increasing public awareness, training professionals working in the field of child maltreatment, assimilating and disseminating emerging research related to child maltreatment to these same professionals, and numerous additional activities. These efforts have been matched and exceeded by countless other organizations and institutions in the United States with one overarching goal - to reduce the incidence and impact of child abuse on our nation's children. Full statement.
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STM Learning products are considered to be the most trusted scientific, technical, and medical resources available to aid in efforts to identify, report, treat, and prevent child maltreatment and domestic violence.
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to view evidence-based, child protection resources.
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13th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect,
Dublin, Ireland
September 15-18, 2013
The conference theme is "Protecting Children in a Changing World" and includes the following
sub-themes:
Prevention of child abuse and neglect through early and sustained involvement.
Interventions and programs for children and families experiencing adversity.
Addressing children's rights and participation.
Reforms in child protection and welfare policy.
Children in and out of home care.
Building the evidence base.
Contemporary issues.
Find Out More
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CALiO IQ
Do You Know?
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Risk-related themes for sexual exploitation were identified in recent research examining low-income African American girls. Which one was not an identified risk-related theme?
A. Difficulty forming trusting relationships
B. Physical aggression in peer relationships
C. Familiarity with adult prostitution
D. Family member involved in prostitiution
E. View girls' sexuality as a commodity
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Make plans to join us for the
30th National Symposium on Child Abuse
in Huntsville, Alabama!
Needing Ethics Continuing Education Credits?
Thursday, March 27, 2014
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
6.00 contact hours
The session will be included in the regular Symposium registration fee. A separate registration rate of $199 is available for people who do not wish to attend Symposium but wish to attend this session.
In conjunction with the 30th National Symposium on Child Abuse,
three dynamic pre-conference sessions will be offered on
Monday, March 24, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For more information about this conference,
please contact Marilyn Grundy at [email protected].
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Advanced Victim Advocacy Training
October 9-10, 2013
Early Registration Discount Deadline: September 9, 2013
Advanced Victim Advocacy Training is only offered once this year. The training focuses on helping Victim Advocates who are working within a CAC to better understand their role and the variety of relationships they encounter. Attendees will broaden their knowledge for conducting effective screening and referral practices, as well as, recognizing and overcoming challenges working with families. Attendees will further their understanding of the roles of the various members of the MDT and receive tips to improve communication and collaboration with team members.
Training Location Training Dates
Huntsville, AL October 9-10, 2013
Register Now
For more information about
Advanced Victim Advocacy Training
please contact Sherelle Palmer at [email protected]
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g In August, NCAC Executive Director, Chris Newlin, wrapped up his two week trip to Australia. He met with the Liverpool Joint Investigation Response Team and the Senior Advisors to the Honorable Pru Goward, Minister for Family and Community Services, to discuss the CAC model and the efficacy of Child Advocacy Centers. Mr. Newlin also presented, "The Multidisciplinary Response to Child Abuse: Children's Advocacy Centers and Evidence-Based Practice," to the Family and Community Services staff. NCAC Trainer, Andra Chamberlin, conducted a five-day Forensic Interviewing class in Wilkesboro, NC and Senior Trainer, Linda Cordisco Steele, conducted a two-day Forensic Interviewing Workshop and Peer Review in Fort Wayne, IN. Representing all of the resources of the agency, the NCAC Prevention Department ended the month by exhibiting at the National Sexual Assault Conference in Hollywood, CA.
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NCAC and NDAA team up to bring you,
Forensic Interviews at Trial: Preparation and Presentation Training
Child abuse prosecutors and forensic interviewers face critical issues when defending a forensic interview in court. Forensic Interviews at Trial: Preparation and Presentation Training focuses on helping interviewers and prosecutors work together as a team to strategically present and defend the forensic interview. The forensic interviewing faculty includes nationally recognized experts who are also practicing forensic interviewers and the prosecutor faculty includes senior attorneys from the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA).
Training Location Training Dates
Huntsville, AL November 19-20, 2013
This two-day training is designed specifically for teams of forensic interviewers and prosecutors. Both will be required to register. Once one team member has registered, the registration will be placed on hold until the teammate has also registered.
Register Now
For more information about
Forensic Interviews at Trial: Preparation and Presentation Training
please contact Ann Leith at [email protected]
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How Much Child Sexual Abuse is "Below the Surface," and Can We Help Adults Identify it Early?
Child sexual abuse (CSA) occurs frequently in society to children aged between 2 and 17. It is significantly more common in girls than boys, with the peak age for CSA occurring when girls are aged 13-17. Many children experience multiple episodes of CSA, as well as having high rates of other victimizations (such as physical assaults). One of the problems for current research in CSA is different definitions of what this means. No recent review has clearly differentiated more severe forms of CSA and how commonly it is disclosed. This full article is located in CALiO under the Practitioners Reference and Resource Center in the Full-Text Open-Access Publication section under the heading of General Publications on Child Abuse.
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Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations about the effectiveness of specific preventive care services for patients without related signs or symptoms. It bases its recommendations on the evidence of both the benefits and harms of the service and an assessment of the balance. The USPSTF does not consider the costs of providing a service in this assessment.
The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or situation. Similarly, the USPSTF notes that policy and coverage decisions involve considerations in addition to the evidence of clinical benefits and harms. This full recommendation statement is located in CALiO under the Practitioners Reference and Resource Center in the Full-Text Open-Access Publication section under the heading of Prevention.
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CAC of the Month
Children's Advocacy Center of Benton County
Little Flock, Arkansas
 The SkyDive for Kids fundraising event benefiting the Children's Advocacy Center of Benton County took place on August 17 and 18 at Skyranch in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The 26 skydivers, including Beverly Engle, the CAC Executive Director, took to the skies to fulfill their life-long dream of skydiving while helping to not only raise funds for the Children's Advocacy Center of Benton County but also awareness about child abuse in Northwest Arkansas. The event was very successful and is already scheduled again for August 2014. View photos of the event.
Way to Make a Difference!
Contact Kara Watkins to nominate your CAC for the CAC of the Month.
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Estimating a Child Sexual Abuse Prevalence Rate for Practitioners: A Review of Child Sexual Abuse Prevalence Studies
Child sexual abuse prevention organizations and practitioners that interact with the public desire a current child sexual abuse prevalence statistic. In 2013, there is not one single definitive study or meta-analysis U.S. practitioners can point to as the basis for a current child sexual abuse prevalence statistic.
This white paper is intended to provide a basis for a range of credible child sexual abuse prevalence rates. U.S. studies that collected child sexual abuse prevalence rate data since 1992 were identified and reviewed. Criteria were established for the age of data, methodology and definition of child sexual abuse. Of the 16 identified studies, six met the criteria established for relevance to practitioners. A range of child sexual abuse prevalence rates has been derived from these studies. This full article is located in CALiO under the Practitioners Reference and Resource Center in the Statistics and Quick Facts section under the heading of Child Abuse.
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Quote of the Month
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"Our children's future and the world's future are one."
- Dr. C. Henry Kempe
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What's New in CALiO™ ?
(Child Abuse Library Online)
New to CALiO this month is the publication, "Sexualized and Dangerous Relationships: Listening to the Voices of Low-income African American Girls Placed at Risk for Sexual Exploitation." The goal of the research in this publication is to enhance the scholarly literature regarding urban African American middle school girls by listening to their narratives about personal strengths and weaknesses and about the challenges and supports in their environments. The publication may be found in CALiO under Practitioners Reference and Resource Center in the Full Text Open Access Publications section under the heading of Child Sexual Exploitation.
Also new to CALiO this month is the "Annotated Bibliography of the Empirical and Scholarly Literature Supporting the Ten Standards for Accreditation by the National Children's Alliance," 2nd Edition. This bibliography is a valuable resource, commissioned by the National Children's Alliance (NCA) and prepared by the National Children's Advocacy Center. The bibliography identifies and explicates the existing research, scholarship, empirical data, formal theory, management practice, complementary professional standards, and other evidence that provides a foundation for each of the standards. The bibliography is located in CALiO in the Evidence Based Practice in the Professional Bibliographies.
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