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The Stephens Co. MDT is scheduled for Tuesday 6/15/10 at noon at the Power House for Kids.

Read the latest from Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia.  Articles include: 

Zach & Ariel's Story, Legislative updates, and Center Spotlights.

Center Spotlights of CAC's in this month issue include:

• The Gateway Center in Cordele
• Children's Tree House in Columbus
• The Tree House in Winder
• A Better Way in Cartersville
• SafePath in Marietta
• A Child's Voice in Loganville
• Harbor House in Rome.

CACGA Newsletter – Spring 2010

Sponsored by the Supreme Court of Georgia's Committee on Justice for Children and in partnership with the Ofice of the Child Advocate & Division of Family and Children Services.

Strategies for Justice
Advanced Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and Exploitation
NCPCA
August 23-27, 2010
Location: National Harbor, Maryland

(Brochure)

Strategies for Justice offers an advanced training for experienced child abuse professionals and multi-disciplinary teams in an environment that reinforces the importance of collaboration. Strategies for Justice explores institutional barriers to the protection of children and offers strategies for reshaping our institutional responses to be truly victim centered and multidisciplinary. Recognizing the inadequacy of our responses to cases involving adolescent victims of abuse and the potential for these children (often runaway/throwaway/homeless youths) to become victims, we have created an agenda that emphasizes the importance of protecting adolescent victims, both male and female. A full day of training is dedicated to improving the institutional responses to child victims of prostitution/human trafficking.

Topics include:

• Recent Research Affecting Child Abuse Investigations & Prosecutions
• Child Advocacy Centers & Multidisciplinary Teams: Panel Presentation
• Forensic Interviews for Criminal Purposes Only? How About Some Other Uses
• Multi-Disciplinary Teams in Today’s Economy
• Cross-Screening for Intimate Partner Violence
• Strategies for Interviewing Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
• Accomplice Liability
• Juvenile Sex Offenders & SORNA
• The Link between Child Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence & Animal Abuse
• Therapy Animals Supporting Kids
• Serial Child Torture & Its Roots in Neglect
• Burns
• Drowning, Hypothermia & Hyperthermia
• Confessions
• Crawford v. Washington, Is It Testimonial?
• Sexomnia As a Defense
• Digital Evidence & Forensic Interviews
• Vicarious Trauma

Who should apply:

This course is specifically designed for the experienced child abuse professionals and multi-disciplinary teams. We encourage child advocacy centers to bring their MDT partners for this week-long strategy session.

WHEN WORDS MATTER

Hyatt on the River When Words Matters is a four-day National Conference hosted each year in a state that has implemented the ChildFirst Forensic Interview Training Program. This year it is being held in beautiful Savannah, Georgia. When Words Matter brings together nationally recognized experts from different areas of the Child Protection Field for this informative an innovative conference. The topics covered will be useful for prosecutors, law enforcement officers, child protective service workers, forensic interviewers, child counselors/psychologists, medical professionals, victim advocates, and anyone else who interviews children or prepares them for court.

Conference Location: We are pleased to host When Words Matter at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, Georgia.

Hotel Accommodations: The Hyatt Regency is located in downtown Savannah, which runs along the banks of the beautiful Savannah River. The Hyatt Regency is uniquely situated on River Front Plaza. While in Savannah, you can take a leisurely stroll to view stately homes, architecture and sights that have made this city famous. A block of rooms has been reserved at a special conference rate for those who register early.

You can reserve a room today by clicking HERE.

The special rate is only available for the Hyatt Regency in Savannah.

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Tuition Fee: WWM tuition fee is $200.00 per person before 6/1/10. Registrants after 6/1/10 pay $250 per person. (The refund cut off date is 6/12/10.)

Refund Policy: Please download the refund form here and submit to jennifer@ncptc-jwrc.org. The refund deadline is June 12, 2010. An administration fee of $25 will be retained for all refund requests.

Hey Team members! In an effort to keep everyone up to date and save paper, I will be posting training events and news updates here on our website. I am excited to share information and learning opportunities with you. If there is something that you come across and want to share with the team, just send me an email and I ‘ll post it to the blog.

Florida Network Children's Advocacy Center is hosting the 7th Annual Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Abuse – August 4-6, 2010 in Orlando Florida.  Call the Power House for Kids for more information at (706) 886-2290 or  http://www.fncac.org/index.php?s=3043