As a part of facilitating Child Abuse Response MDTs, it is a major role of CAC staff to promote resiliency amongst their MDT members. This can include a variety of strategies and will be dependent on the individualized needs of your team. This training will discuss how CAC staff and MDT members can work together […]
Case Review is an essential tool for well-functioning MDTs and helps to facilitate discussion about case status and services that help the specific families in the case being reviewed, as well as helps improve services for families in the future. This training will discuss the importance of conducting regular case review meetings, and different options […]
The National Children's Alliance requires that all accredited CACs collect and document specific case information and investigative outcomes to inform ongoing continuous quality improvement, and for the betterment of cross-MDT communication. This training describes how CACs and MDTs can develop and maintain effective case tracking processes, tracking essential information from the day of the interview […]
Victims of online exploitation face unique obstacles on their path to recovery. When the trauma of abuse is exacerbated by the presence of digital evidence—including non-consensual images, distribution of child sexual abuse material, or ongoing online harassment—the complexities of healing and securing justice multiply exponentially. This workshop will dissect these challenges, providing investigators, prosecutors, and […]
This essential course focuses on the mental health and long-term wellbeing of professionals who regularly engage in infant or child death cases. Learning outcomes for personal and institutional resilience include the ability to: 1. Recognize signs of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue in self and others. 2. Implement personal wellness practices and institutional supports. 3. […]
CACWA works with CACs and multidisciplinary partners (MDTs) to facilitate a coordinated response to allegations of child abuse and supports professionals in the field through training, technical assistance, research, funding, and advocacy.
