Recorded Trainings

Knowledge of how children talk about events can help forensic interviewers select effective questions. This knowledge is also crucial for distinguishing between true contradictions and inconsistencies that might have stemmed from language immaturity or other issues.

This training is for those who have already attended CFIT. Please note: The course does not give an explanation of any forensic interviewing protocols and is not intended as an introduction or basic level course on forensic interviewing. Therefore we are sharing the webinar with only practicing child forensic interviewers at this time.

Dr. Quas presents her latest research on the extent to which findings concerning forensic interviewing of children are applicable to adolescent (including suspected trafficking) victim populations, and answers other questions related to suggestibility and memory.

Karen Saywitz pioneered work that has guided forensic interviews for the past 30 years. Much of her work was designed to identify the most appropriate questions for eliciting essential information without increasing error. Dr. Lyon's lecture, "Happy Mediums in Child Interviewing" will explore how the field has moved toward identifying the right balance between questions that are too specific and potentially leading and questions that are too broad and potentially misleading.

The Karen Saywitz Legacy Award was established in 2021 to honor Dr. Saywitz, who was a pioneer in forensic interviewing and child development. This year's recipient, Dr. Jodi Quas gave a one hour lecture on, "The Value of Rapport and Support on Children’s Disclosures, Reporting and Relationships."

The training is offered to first responders who serve children with developmental disabilities who have been victims of sexual abuse. The training includes a brief overview of developmental disabilities with special attention to intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder, discusses common characteristics of disabilities, highlights facts and statistics, and the frequency in which people with disabilities interface with first responders. (There was a technical glitch and the last 30 minutes of the presentation audio was not recorded.)

This training is for those who have already attended CFIT. Please note: The course does not give an explanation of any forensic interviewing protocols and is not intended as an introduction or basic level course on forensic interviewing. Therefore we are sharing the webinar with only practicing child forensic interviewers at this time.

This training will explore the specifics around trauma and abuse within the special needs community. We will discuss what circumstances place this community in a significantly higher risk category and current research on the impact of trauma to a person with disabilities

This 60 minute course focuses on the role of service providers in partnering with survivors of sex trafficking on the road to healing. The discussion spotlights the importance of survivor centered program models and their impact on our work to support survivors.

Harm reduction is a framework and a set of strategies used to meet the needs of youth and young people engaging in or experiencing in unsafe behaviors and circumstances including commercial sexual exploitation. This presentation will review the philosophy of harm reduction and why it is an effective strategy for mental health professionals and other child-serving systems when working with sexually exploited youth.

This workshop will present a Family Justice Center perspective on serving the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Asexual, and Intersex Community. The session will examine barriers to accessing services and how Strength United has met the community’s emerging needs over the past two years.

Many parents wonder what to teach their children about their bodies, but don’t know how and when it is appropriate. Often, parents are so uncomfortable speaking to children about their bodies, sexuality, and sexual abuse, they end up not talking to them about it at all. It is important that parents feel comfortable with the topic before having a conversation with their kids. During this webinar you will learn some of the ways to help educate your children about their bodies, boundaries, and how to keep them safe from child sexual abuse.

This 1.5 hour webinar will highlight some of the key principles and techniques of this transforming modality. Areas covered include: what is strength-based practice & the power of a positive attitude & culture; the effects of trauma and positive emotions on the brain; mindset bolstering, strength-based communication principles and techniques - including re-framing, positive-predicting and inspirational metaphors; self-esteem building & activities for at-risk children and youth; and a host of creative cognitive behavioral strategies.

Dr. Vilma Reyes will explore ways to apply trauma-informed, relationship-based interventions, and tap into resilience to promote healing and relational repair in families.  Dr. Reyes will present real tools to help families recover from trauma, forced family separation, institutional racism, and toxic fear in support of the well-being of young children and their families.

With the proliferation of technology at our fingertips, and an overabundance of stimulation a click away, we ask/// what effect does technology have on a child's mind? This year's Statewide CATTA virtual conference, "A Child's Mind on Technology," will provide research-based methods to help children establish healthier relationships with technology. Speakers will explore the links between technology, addiction, and resilience, and share tips and tools to help parents and children manage it's use. This training is free to attend. This conference will provide beneficial information for individuals working directly with children -- and anyone hoping to establish a more-balanced relationship with technology in their lives.

This webinar training is designed to increase the cultural sensitivity of professionals working with Latino youth and families. This training is intended for professions who work with child victims of sexual abuse. The main topic to be covered in this training will address the Stigma of Sexual Abuse in Latino Culture and how it creates a barrier for services in Latino families.

It is important that providers committed to working with victims of crime understand not only what racial trauma means but also learn the ways in which its symptomology may show up both within themselves and those they serve. Depending on the skin that one lives in, the ways in which one is impacted by racism is vastly different. As a result, this training will also provide perspective of how different racial groups are impacted. Special focus will be given to how one may be able to guide their own healing and promote resiliency both within themselves and those they serve.

This webinar will take participants on a journey of reconnecting with their own needs so that they can strategize self-care practices that will lead away from burnout and toward a more sustained way of being a helping professional. Participants will leave the webinar feeling empowered and inspired.

While trauma researchers have made great strides in understanding and treating single-episode present-life trauma, we are just beginning to explore the impact of generational trauma and its expression. In this presentation, Dr. Shandi Fuller will describe the impact of generational trauma on our communities and recommend ways to connect and support children and families.

Vicarious trauma (VT) and Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) are frequently used interchangeably to refer to the indirect trauma that can occur when we are exposed to difficult or disturbing images and stories second-hand. Over time, repeated exposure to difficult content can have a negative impact on our functioning and overall mental health, and it is important to develop a sense of our individual warning signs and develop tools to mitigate these negative effects.

This trauma-informed webinar will discuss the significance of haircare for black youth in out-of-home placement, and will take into consideration the abuse and neglect foster children are exposed to both prior to entering systems of care, and upon entering a new home and family system. .The goals of this training are to understand how and why haircare can impact the behaviors, emotions, and self-esteem of black foster youth and to learn trauma-informed methods for addressing this issue with foster youth, biological parents and relatives, caregivers, social workers, probation officers, and congregate care staff.

This event is structured as a live Q&A session. Prior to the session, attendees will receive a link to a recorded presentation by Donna on topics such as:
• The Adverse Childhood Experiences study (ACEs) background
• Do certain ACEs have more effect on the brain and body?
• Gender differences in the impact of adverse childhood experiences
• Along with information on Epigenetics, trauma and schools, social media and more!
Building on ACEs research, Donna Jackson Nakazawa shows us that chronic stress can affect our brains, behavior – and even our immune systems. She'll provide practical tips on what parents, mentors and caregivers can do to help build healthy children.

This webinar will discuss the challenges we currently face in assisting children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how to support families in developing routines and habits that build coping skills.

This presentation will provide some of the necessary tools to help service providers safety plan with survivors of domestic violence in consideration of the unique safety concerns during COVID-19.

Join us for an inspiring presentation given by Erin Runnion, about what we can do to better protect children during and beyond the challenges posed by COVID-19.