Speaker: Jacqueline Page, Psy.D. Description: This session is designed to be a conversation about the realities of sibling sexual abuse. What we know about its prevalence, barriers to reporting and […]
Victim Advocate Roundtable is held the fourth Wednesday of every month from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. The group is open to victim advocates working with CACs and MDTs in […]
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Orientation is held on the first Wednesday of the month from 10:00-11:30 AM. MDT Orientation will provide foundational information to new MDT members that will further their […]
Washington Statewide Forensic Interviewer Peer Review meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month from 11:00 AM-12:30 PM. These meetings are an opportunity for forensic interviewers across the […]
Victim Advocate Roundtable is held the fourth Wednesday of every month from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. The group is open to victim advocates working with CACs and MDTs in […]
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Orientation is held on the first Wednesday of the month from 10:00-11:30 AM. MDT Orientation will provide foundational information to new MDT members that will further their understanding […]
Washington Statewide Forensic Interviewer Peer Review meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month from 11:00 AM-12:30 PM. These meetings are an opportunity for forensic interviewers across the […]
Victim Advocate Roundtable is held the fourth Wednesday of every month from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. The group is open to victim advocates working with CACs and MDTs in […]
Speaker: Jessica A Pryce, Ph.D. Description: This presentation focuses on how leaders from child and family serving organizations can work to understand and mitigate the problems of racism, marginalization, and […]
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Orientation is held on the first Wednesday of the month from 10:00-11:30 AM. MDT Orientation will provide foundational information to new MDT members that will further their understanding […]
Washington Statewide Forensic Interviewer Peer Review meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month from 11:00 AM-12:30 PM. These meetings are an opportunity for forensic interviewers across the […]
Victim Advocate Roundtable is held the fourth Wednesday of every month from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. The group is open to victim advocates working with CACs and MDTs in […]
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Orientation is held on the first Wednesday of the month from 10:00-11:30 AM. MDT Orientation will provide foundational information to new MDT members that will further their understanding […]
Washington Statewide Forensic Interviewer Peer Review meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month from 11:00 AM-12:30 PM. These meetings are an opportunity for forensic interviewers across the […]
Victim Advocate Roundtable is held the fourth Wednesday of every month from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. The group is open to victim advocates working with CACs and MDTs in […]
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Orientation is held on the first Wednesday of the month from 10:00-11:30 AM. MDT Orientation will provide foundational information to new MDT members that will further their understanding […]
Washington Statewide Forensic Interviewer Peer Review meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month from 11:00 AM-12:30 PM. These meetings are an opportunity for forensic interviewers across the […]
Victim Advocate Roundtable is held the fourth Wednesday of every month from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. The group is open to victim advocates working with CACs and MDTs in […]
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Orientation is held on the first Wednesday of the month from 10:00-11:30 AM. MDT Orientation will provide foundational information to new MDT members that will further their understanding of the CAC movement and model, who is part of an MDT, and how case review works. The content in training will assist CACs in […]
Washington Statewide Forensic Interviewer Peer Review meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month from 11:00 AM-12:30 PM. These meetings are an opportunity for forensic interviewers across the state to review forensic interviewing techniques for cases involving suspected child abuse. Peer review provides a space for thorough discussion and interview feedback as well […]
This training is intended for forensic interviewers seeking to advance their understanding of basic communication techniques that are reliable, legally defensible, effective, and accommodating for individuals with disabilities who are alleged victims of abuse or neglect. Considerations and adaptations to account for individual disability, language capacity, and cultural background will be discussed. Participants will learn […]
This training is intended for forensic interviewers who want to learn how to communicate with individuals who do not speak or who are considered “non-verbal.” This workshop will discuss adaptations to account for individuals who do not speak, use gestures, use a communication device, or speak few words. Participants will have increased understanding of verbal […]
Victim Advocate Roundtable is held the fourth Wednesday of every month from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. The group is open to victim advocates working with CACs and MDTs in Washington State including CAC-based, community-based, and systems-based advocates. This is a supportive space to network, share current practices in the field, and receive input on […]
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Orientation is held on the first Wednesday of the month from 10:00-Noon. MDT Orientation will provide foundational information to new MDT members that will further their understanding of the CAC movement and model, who is part of an MDT, and how case review works. The content in training will assist CACs in their […]
Washington Statewide Forensic Interviewer Peer Review meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month from 11:00 AM-12:30 PM. These meetings are an opportunity for forensic interviewers across the state to review forensic interviewing techniques for cases involving suspected child abuse. Peer review provides a space for thorough discussion and interview feedback as well […]
This workshop will examine the cultural distinctives of marianismo and machismo in Hispanic culture and how these values can perpetuate violence within family systems especially towards women and children. We will discuss in detail these cultural distinctives and how the cultural stigma about speaking out can actually keep victims in cycles of abuse. Presenters: Hilda […]
Victim Advocate Roundtable is held the fourth Wednesday of every month from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. The group is open to victim advocates working with CACs and MDTs in Washington State including CAC-based, community-based, and systems-based advocates. This is a supportive space to network, share current practices in the field, and receive input on […]
Accreditation is the highest level of membership that a CAC can achieve as part of NCA's nationwide network. It is a rigorous process that ensures quality evidence-based services are being provided by CACs for children and families according to NCA's National Standards of Accreditation. In this series we will review each of the standards and associated […]
The purpose of forensic interview peer review is to provide Forensic and/or Child Interview Specialists and MDT Partners with an opportunity to review forensic interviews, discuss specific interview techniques, provide feedback regarding the quality of documentation, and review relevant research. Peer review meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month from 11:00 AM-12:30 […]
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Orientation is held on the first Wednesday of the month from 10:00-Noon. MDT Orientation will provide foundational information to new MDT members that will further their understanding of the CAC movement and model, who is part of an MDT, and how case review works. The content in training will assist CACs in their […]
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.
