The Advocate's Role in the Multidisciplinary Response to Child Abuse training is intended to fulfill the 24.0 hours of core training for victim advocates required in the 2023 National Children's Alliance Standards for Accredited Members. This training covers the twelve competencies set forth in those standards and will include evaluation of an increase in skills and knowledge in those attending the training. There is no cost to participate in this training.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you have previously met the nine components of the 2017 training standards for victim advocacy, you will only need additional training documentation for the following three new components along with the 2017 documentation to meet the 2023 standards:
- Cultural responsiveness and addressing the implicit bias in service delivery
- Caregiver resilience
- Domestic violence/family violence/children’s exposure to domestic violence and poly-victimization
* If you have not previously met the nine components of the 2017 standard, you will need training documentation for all 12 components of the 2023 standard.
Target Audience
This training is appropriate for advocates who take part in providing the constellation of services to children served by a children's advocacy center (CAC) across the country. This includes victim advocates employed by the CAC, working at a partnering District Attorney's office, and/or staff of a community-based organization. Applicants should be advocates with less than five (5) years of experience AND who have not yet completed the 24 hours of training required to meet NCA Standards.
Facilitators
- Sara Lee, MS, Program Manager - MRCAC
- Michele Mullen, LCSW, Training Specialist - NRCAC
- Christina Rouse, Program Manager, CAC Development - SRCAC
- Salli Kerr, Training Specialist - WRCAC
This training will enable participants to
- Demonstrate an increased knowledge of the unique role of victim advocates in responding to the needs of children and families
- Understand strategies to engage and empower supportive caregivers in their own healing and support of child maltreatment/abuse victims
- Increase understanding of multi-disciplinary team dynamics and implications for victim advocates as integral and active team members
Schedule
This course includes four 5-hour sessions of live instruction via Zoom and approximately 4 hours of independent pre/post work to complete 24.0 hours total of instruction. This training will be offered four (4) times annually with different start times due to the national audience and different time zones. Applications will open one at a time. Please see upcoming trainings scheduled for 2022-2023 below. Please make sure to pay attention to the time zone you are in, to note what time the training would begin. There is only one session taking place per cohort.
Cohort #11 | Applications now closed
Sessions will occur Wednesday and Thursday: 4:00 - 10:00am HST | 6:00am - 12:00pm AKDT | 7:00am - 1:00pm PT | 8:00am - 2:00pm MT | 9:00am - 3:00pm CT | 10:00am - 4:00pm ET
- Session 1: September 13, 2023
- Session 2: September 14, 2023
- Session 3: September 20, 2023
- Session 4: September 21, 2023
Cohort #12 | Applications opening in November 2023
Sessions will occur Wednesday and Thursday: 12:00pm - 6:00pm ET | 11:00am - 5:00pm CT | 10:00am - 4:00pm MT | 9:00am - 3:00pm PT | 8:00am - 2:00pm AKST | 7:00am - 1:00pm HST
- Session 1: December 6, 2023
- Session 2: December 7, 2023
- Session 3: December 13, 2023
- Session 4: December 14, 2023
Cohort #13 | Applications will open February 2024
Sessions will occur Wednesday and Thursday: 10:00am - 4:00pm ET | 9:00am - 3:00pm CT | 8:00am - 2:00pm MT | 7:00am - 1:00pm PT | 6:00am - 12:00pm AKST | 5:00am - 11:00am HST
- Session 1: March 6, 2024
- Session 2: March 7, 2024
- Session 3: March 12, 2024
- Session 4: March 14, 2024
Cohort #14 | Applications will open May 2024
Sessions will occur Tuesday and Thursday: 12:00pm - 6:00pm ET | 11:00am - 5:00pm CT | 10:00am - 4:00pm MT | 9:00am - 3:00pm PT | 8:00am - 2:00pm AKDT | 6:00am - 12:00pm HDT
- Session 1: June 11, 2024
- Session 2: June 13, 2024
- Session 3: June 18, 2024
- Session 4: June 20, 2024
Cohort #15 | Applications will open August 2024
Sessions will occur Wednesday and Thursday: 10:00am - 4:00pm ET | 9:00am - 3:00pm CT | 8:00am - 2:00pm MT | 7:00am - 1:00pm PT | 6:00am - 12:00pm AKDT | 4:00am - 10:00am HDT
- Session 1: September 18, 2024
- Session 2: September 19, 2024
- Session 3: September 25, 2024
- Session 4: September 26, 2024
Sign up for your Regional Children's Advocacy Center's mailing list to be notified when applications open
- Midwest: https://mrcac.tfaforms.net/f/rcac22a
- Northeast: http://eepurl.com/c4eHH5
- Southern: https://www.srcac.org/contact-us/
- Western: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/5987901/WRCAC-General-Mailing-List-Form
Questions?
Contact your Regional Children’s Advocacy Center’s representative in your region:
- Midwest: Sara Lee
- Northeast: Michele Mullen
- Southern: Christina Rouse
- Western: Salli Kerr