Multidisciplinary Team

Field Guide for MDT Facilitators

Developed by the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi, West Virginia Child Advocacy Network, and Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas, with input from the field, this guide helps define the purpose of the team facilitator role, providing essential skills, tools and mindsets needed for onboarding.

MDT Orientation Manual

This manual, updated by NRCAC in 2024, provides training information and resources to CACs to assist with onboarding new multidisciplinary team members.

Minimal Facts Guidelines

This guide, created by NRCAC in 2020, assists first responders in obtaining minimal facts during initial responses to abuse allegations, with the aim of reducing trauma to child victims and avoiding redundant interviews.

The Value of the Investigative Team Video

This training video, created by NRCAC in 2022, highlights the importance of law enforcement, child protective services, and prosecution in the multidisciplinary team, and the value of the collaborative investigative process.

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