Accessing Workshops & Live Sessions

Please note, workshop recordings will be released daily at 9am Eastern. The agenda below is a suggested schedule for attendees. All live sessions will take place December 14 – 16th. Each live session will be recorded and available on-demand until March 15, 2021.  
Workshops are labeled as live events. Unfortunately, we cannot change the text, and the workshop is not live. The workshop recording will be released daily at 9am Eastern.
Schedule at a Glance - December 15th 

Agenda December 15th - All Times EST

Workshop recordings will be released at 9:00 a.m. ET

Session 3A: Stretching Imagination: Optimizing Space, Staff, and Tech in Rural
CACs10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Session 3A: Stretching Imagination: Optimizing Space, Staff, and Tech in Rural CACs

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Overview

As demand for multidisciplinary team and forensic interview services grows in rural communities, it's up to CACs to optimize their resources. Learn how Advocacy Network for Children in Illinois reduced facility costs, improved accessibility to services, and made the most of its forensic interview recording technology.
Speaker

Todd Shackelford

Session 3B: Inspiring Projects Made with NCA Grants10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Session 3B: Inspiring Projects Made with NCA Grants

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Across the country, Chapters and CACs are developing innovative, exciting projects that are game-changers for our movement. Join a panel of NCA grantees as they discuss their inspirations, challenges, and successes while moving the needle forward.
Speaker

NCA Grant Management Team

Session 3C: The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention: Intervening Early to Promote Recovery in Children and their Caregivers10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Session 3C: The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention: Intervening Early to Promote Recovery in Children and their Caregivers

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This workshop will describe the Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI), a brief, trauma-focused evidence-based treatment that was developed to strengthen and capitalize on the significant role that caregivers can play in helping children recover from traumatic events. Careful assessment of both the child’s and adult’s traumatic reactions, history and post-event adaptations has been central to improving outcomes not only for children but for their caregivers as well. In addition to describing the model, the presentation will explore the conceptual basis for the important role that caregivers play in their children’s recovery as well as report findings that demonstrate the clinically significant reductions in caregivers’ post-traumatic symptomatology following their participation in the CFTSI model.
Speakers

Carrie Epstein, LCSW-R & Steven Marans, MSW, Ph.D.

Session 3D: Comparing Sibling Sexual Abuse Across Cultures10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Session 3D: Comparing Sibling Sexual Abuse Across Cultures

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Learn about a unique cross-cultural study comparing therapeutic and legal interventions in sibling sexual abuse cases at the Beit Lynn CAC in Jerusalem, Israel, and Mission Kids CAC in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Speaker

Abbie Newman, R.N., J.D.

Session 3E: Healing Interpersonal & Racial Trauma: Cultural Considerations in TF-CBT for Black Children & Families10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Session 3E: Healing Interpersonal & Racial Trauma: Cultural Considerations in TF-CBT for Black Children & Families

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This workshop will provide an overview of racial stress and trauma, research on organizational barriers and facilitators to service utilization at Children’s Advocacy Centers, and strategies for considering culture in TF-CBT for Black youth.
Speaker

Dr. Isha W. Metzger, PhD

Session 3F: Responding to Risk: What New Data Tells Us About Identifying and Preventing Exploitation10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Session 3F: Responding to Risk: What New Data Tells Us About Identifying and Preventing Exploitation

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To detect child victims of commercial sexual exploitation, particularly when youth cannot self-disclose, we frequently identify “red flags.” But how do we tailor interventions for youth screened as higher risk than the general population? We'll present new findings on proximal risks among high-risk youth confirmed to have experienced trafficking and discuss multidisciplinary practice implications.
Speaker

Amy Farrell, Ph.D., Elizabeth Bouchard

Session 3G: Striving to Thrive, Not Just Survive!10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Session 3G: Striving to Thrive, Not Just Survive!

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During this stressful time of dealing with a global pandemic, our typical ways of adapting to stress may not be as effective. This session will discuss various strategies for coping during these times and into the future. Some areas that will be covered include: Supporting your team, Recognizing signs of stress and anxiety, Practical tips to combat Burnout, Strategies to successfully disconnect and decompress, and Tips to quiet your mind and improve sleep.

Speaker

Melissa E. Milanak, Ph.D.

Session 3H: Intersection of Child Abuse, The Pandemic, Equity and
Poverty: Learnings from our Collective Experience in 202010:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Session 3H: Intersection of Child Abuse, The Pandemic, Equity and Poverty: Learnings from our Collective Experience in 2020

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Presenters will share learning from conversations with representatives from public and private agencies, advocates and researchers about the intersections of these four issues that have impacted the child welfare system. Examples of how organizations have responded to these issues, what we have learned about how these issues intersect, and what changes are required in the future will all be discussed.
Speaker

Christine James-Brown, Julie Collins

Session 3I: Predict-Align-Prevent: Addressing Abuse with Everything We've Got10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Session 3I: Predict-Align-Prevent: Addressing Abuse with Everything We've Got

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Knowing that there is limited funding for prevention initiatives, Predict-Align-Prevent (PAP) aims to leverage existing funding, local expertise, and community-wide prevention activities to develop practical solutions that put children first. Let's combine programs, services, and infrastructure to prevent child maltreatment and related fatalities across jurisdictions.
Speaker

Dyann Daley, MD

Session 3J: Beyond Assessment and Referral: Maximizing Mental Health
Partnerships10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Session 3J: Beyond Assessment and Referral: Maximizing Mental Health Partnerships

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Mental health treatment can be critical to healing from trauma, and CACs play a pivotal role in connecting children to support. We'll review critical basics, including evidence-based trauma treatments for children, and explore innovative ways to leverage and engage clinical partners.
Speaker

Aurora Smaldone, Rebecca Hoffman

Session 3A: Stretching Imagination: Optimizing Space, Staff, and Tech in Rural CACs LIVE Q&A11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Session 3A: Stretching Imagination: Optimizing Space, Staff, and Tech in Rural CACs LIVE Q&A

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Overview

Join a live question and answer session with Todd Shackelford on Session 3A: Stretching Imagination: Optimizing Space, Staff, and Tech in Rural CACs
Speaker

Todd Shackelford

Session 3C: The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention: Intervening Early to Promote Recovery in Children and their Caregivers LIVE Q&A11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Session 3C: The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention: Intervening Early to Promote Recovery in Children and their Caregivers LIVE Q&A

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Overview

Join a live question and answer session with Carrie Epstein, LCSW-R and Steven Marans, MSW, Ph.D. on Session 3C: The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention: Intervening Early to Promote Recovery in Children and their Caregivers.
Speaker

Carrie Epstein, LCSW-R & Steven Marans, MSW, Ph.D.

Session 3E: Healing Interpersonal & Racial Trauma: Cultural Considerations in TF-CBT for Black Children & Families LIVE Q&A11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Session 3E: Healing Interpersonal & Racial Trauma: Cultural Considerations in TF-CBT for Black Children & Families LIVE Q&A

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Overview

Join a LIVE question and answer session with Dr. Isha Metzger on Session 3E: Healing Interpersonal & Racial Trauma: Cultural Considerations in TF-CBT for Black Children & Families.
Speaker

Dr. Isha W. Metzger, PhD

Session 3H: Intersection of Child Abuse, The Pandemic, Equity and
Poverty: Learnings from our Collective Experience in 2020 LIVE Q&A11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Session 3H: Intersection of Child Abuse, The Pandemic, Equity and Poverty: Learnings from our Collective Experience in 2020 LIVE Q&A

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Overview

Join a live question and answer session with Christine James-Brown & Julie Collins from CWLA on Session 3H: Intersection of Child Abuse, The Pandemic, Equity and Poverty: Learnings from our Collective Experience in 2020
Speaker

Christine James-Brown, Julie Collins

Break/Networking Opportunities/Visit Exhibit Hall12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Break/Networking Opportunities/Visit Exhibit Hall

Exhibit Hall Networking

Plenary Session: When Faith Hurts: Effective MDT Responses to the Spiritual Impact of Child Abuse1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Plenary Session: When Faith Hurts: Effective MDT Responses to the Spiritual Impact of Child Abuse

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Many maltreated children are spiritually impacted by abuse and require a coordination of medical, mental health, and spiritual care. This presentation examines this research and explores creative reforms for bringing faith and child protection communities together to protect children and address their needs. The workshop also explores how MDTs can recognize and respond to spiritual injuries before, during and after the forensic interview.
Speaker

Victor Vieth

Plenary Session Live Q&A2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Plenary Session Live Q&A

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Join a live Q&A session with Director of Education Victor Veith from Zero Abuse Project.
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Plenary LIVE Watch Party - REWIND3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Plenary LIVE Watch Party - REWIND

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Overview

Our 2018 conference keynote speaker, Sasha Joseph Neulinger releases his documentary REWIND. 

In his candid personal memoir, Sasha Joseph Neulinger revisits his childhood and the events that tore apart his seemingly-perfect world. For as long as Neulinger can remember, his father was constantly filming— from birthday parties, to hockey games, to holidays. But his camera, trained on the frequent gatherings of a tight-knit family, was also documenting a hidden secret, the revelation of which would lead to a media firestorm, a high-stakes court battle, and a generational reckoning.

Drawing upon an incredibly revealing home video archive, Neulinger revisits these events 20 years later to piece together an unflinching story of the cycles and consequences of abuse, to examine what it means to heal, and to use those experiences to effect positive change in the world. REWIND probes the gap between image and reality and proves just how little, and how much, a camera can capture.
 
Speaker

Sasha Joseph Neulinger

REWIND Live Q&A with Sasha Joseph Neulinger5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

REWIND Live Q&A with Sasha Joseph Neulinger

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Overview

Join a live Q&A session with REWIND Director, Sasha Joseph Neulinger
Speaker

Sasha Joseph Neulinger