How Mary Lost Her Lamb: Rethinking Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in Early Childhood
This workshop explores the overlooked and unspoken realities of child sexual abuse in early childhood. This includes child-on-child sexual abuse, grooming in early childhood, misconceptions about risk and innocence, and the challenges of identifying sexual abuse in young children. Participants will examine their own biases in sexual abuse, sexuality education, and sexual abuse prevention. This […]
“Someday” Never Comes: Breaking Generational Cycles of Familial Abuse
This presentation will highlight key concepts for ending generational cycles of familial abuse, explore how concepts from initiatives to end generational cycles for other public health issues are also relevant, explain the importance of working at this issue from both directions (separate but equally effective programs for victims and perpetrators) and identify key areas of […]
Labor Trafficking 101
A beginning-level introduction to labor trafficking, including key definitions, common signs, and trauma-informed, culturally-responsive approaches to identification and response.
Mindhunters: Tactical Offender Psychology for Investigators and Prosecutors
Understanding offender psychology is essential to recognizing, investigating, and proving child sexual abuse. Mindhunters gives professionals practical insight into cognitive distortions, risk indicators, and grooming behaviors—and shows how these dynamics can drive stronger investigations, interviews, and expert testimony. Suggested Audience: Law enforcement and prosecutors, with some value for other MDT members
Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior: Prosecution and Response
Description: Cases involving youth with problematic sexual behavior are tragically common for prosecutors, forensic interviewers, and other MDT members. However, addressing these cases effectively presents complex challenges and considerations. This workshop, taught by a former prosecutor, offers relevant research and tactics for appropriate intervention and prosecution. Suggested Audience: All CAC and MDT members
Shake it Off: Play Away the Stress
Child Abuse Professionals are faced with difficult situations daily. We will define burnout, discuss ways that our jobs handle different traumatic experiences, and how we cope with them. Audience members will identify ways to cope with stress in the moment as an individual and as a team. We are looking at the multidisciplinary team members’ […]
