Preparing for CAC-Military Collaboration: Identifying Military Families and Tracking Military Affiliation

Recorded On: 11/18/2020

Identifying a military case connection is the first step to collaborating with military partners to ensure coordinated and comprehensive services for children in military families. This webinar will orient CAC personnel and CAC MDT partners on the importance of assessing for military affiliation at case intake and how to use NCAtrak to track and report on this information. CACs will also learn practical tips for implementing the practice of assessing for and tracking military affiliation.

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Identifying Military Families and Tracking Military Affiliation Webinar
11/18/2020 at 2:00 PM (EST)  |  Recorded On: 11/18/2020
11/18/2020 at 2:00 PM (EST)  |  Recorded On: 11/18/2020
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Darci Fritz, MS

Director of Program Evaluation and Grant Development at the Child Advocacy Center in Norfolk, Virginia, at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

Darci Fritz, MS, is the Director of Program Evaluation and Grant Development at the Child Advocacy Center in Norfolk, Virginia, at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. Ms. Fritz has a degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies. She oversees the implementation and measurement of program services and outcomes, research initiatives, and grant activities. Ms. Fritz has directed and coordinated federal cooperative agreements and grant projects and reports to federal and non-federal agencies on program services and outcomes. She has served as a Co-Facilitator for the National Children’s Alliance Military Collaborative Workgroup for the past two years and has been a military wife for going on 20 years. Ms. Fritz is particularly interested in early childhood development, developing and implementing plans for sustainability of program services, providing best-practice services to vulnerable child populations, and in evaluating the overall effectiveness of program services and interventions while monitoring individual differences in the development of youth and families.

Heather Provencher, LCSW

Senior Manager for Federal Partnerships

National Children’s Alliance

Michelle Harkey, MS, CCTP, CVA

Director of Quality Assurance and Systems Development, Military Partnership Project Coordinator, Durant Children's Center, Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault

Michelle Harkey, MS, CCTP, CVA has been a victim service provider since 2002, providing trauma informed services focused on at-risk youth and children in the foster care system. Based on her dedication to youth in need, she founded Stars Mentoring Services, LLC, an internationally accredited child and family service organization that provided therapeutic mentoring to at-risk youth within foster care and counseling services for military personnel, first responders, and crime victims and their families. She is the current Director of Quality Assurance and Systems Development at the Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault in South Carolina as well as the Military Partnership Program Coordinator for Durant Children’s Center. She provides direct victim services, training, and technical assistance related to domestic violence and sexual assault in the Pee Dee region. Additionally, she provides program support and oversees the operations for Durant Children’s Center as the liaison between Shaw AFB, SC and Ft. Jackson, SC. Mrs. Harkey is a national training consultant for the Department of Justice with The Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC). She has provided trainings about trauma, domestic violence, and nonprofit management nationally. She has developed successful partnerships with faith-based groups, military, and higher education communities to disseminate effective messages about youth violence, trauma-informed care, and support for victims of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and bullying. She also provides services to victims and educates youth and families about violence. As a previous trainer for the U.S. Department of Defense, she created effective threat assessments and developed policies and procedures regarding emergency management, large-scale victim service response, and prevention for universities and schools across the nation. Mrs. Harkey holds a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and Social Services. She has multiple certifications in clinical trauma and disaster management and completed many school emergency management trainings provided by the U.S. Department of Education. She is also a US Air Force veteran.

Troy Price

NCAtrak Training & Application Specialist

National Children's Alliance

Troy Price has 22 years experience in advocacy services and not-for-profit leadership with a person/client centered approach that fully embraces technology to strengthen services. Troy is currently the NCAtrak Training and Application Specialist at National Children's Alliance.