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Team Facilitation Skills Intensive

The task of facilitating a multidisciplinary team can be incredibly rewarding, but not without its challenges. Playing a vital role on the team, a skilled facilitator can help the MDT to function smoothly and efficiently. From navigating conflict to ensuring the best possible services for children and families, a facilitator often has to wear many hats.

Team Facilitation Skills Intensive is designed to empower facilitators with the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to effectively coordinate the MDT response to child abuse in their community.

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TARGET AUDIENCE

This training is open to team facilitators located in the Northeast Region - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Note: Preference will be given to those with introductory training in MDT facilitation.

GOALS OF THIS TRAINING

  • Enhance skills as facilitators to build authentic relationships and create a culture of engagement and collaboration.
  • Enhance communication skills that will result in collaborative team communications.
  • Gain insight into and strategies for identifying system issues that 
impact cases and team 
dynamics.
  • Promote collaborative decision-making and healthy, productive methods of addressing conflict.

TRAINING SCHEDULE

Team Facilitation Skills Intensive is a 6-month commitment. Participants are expected to attend all sessions in full and complete all pre-work and between session assignments. Please see the schedule for 2024 below pending DOJ approval.

In-person Intensive (2.5 days): May 14-16, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA
Virtual Intensive (1.5 days): September 17-18, 2024
3 monthly group coaching calls (virtual) between June and August

COST

There is no cost for this program. If you are accepted, travel and lodging will be covered on a reimbursement basis. Meals will not be provided.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications closed. Applicants will be notified of the status of their application starting Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

Seating is limited to 20 participants. Priority is given to registrants who demonstrate they are currently responsible for the facilitation of team multidisciplinary meetings as well as ongoing team coordination and communication. Due to limited availability and high demand for this course, it is required that those who apply attend the training in its entirety.

CONTACT

For more information, please contact admin@nrcac.org.

Please note: NRCAC staff is able to provide training to the Northeast Region - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. If you have a request for training and you are outside of the Northeast Region, please contact your region for guidance.

Leadership, Exchange, & Coaching Project (LEC)

LEC builds the capacity of leaders in the CAC movement to provide dynamic, purposeful leadership. The LEC vision is to create strong, healthy, effective organizations and partnerships. By taking the time for professional growth and development, CAC executives can advance the ultimate success of their organization’s mission.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This program is open nationally to CAC directors and associate directors who have been in their positions for one to two years.

WHAT CAN LEC BRING TO YOUR ORGANIZATIONS AND THOSE THAT LEAD IT

CAC directors can be extremely isolated in their roles. LEC creates a unique support network of colleagues and offers an exceptional growth opportunity.

  • Inspires CAC leaders to lead from a compassionate, strengths-based perspective
  • Creates peer networks in order to strengthen the collective CAC leadership and encourage continuous improvement in the CAC model
  • Teaches the best of organization theory to the benefit of CACs
  • Provides professional individual coaching tailored to each participant

TRAINING SCHEDULE

Participants are expected to attend all sessions in full and complete between session assignments. Please see the schedule for LEC 14 below pending DOJ approval.

Meeting #1 (Virtual): January 30 - February 1, 2024
Meeting #2 (In-person): July 24 - 25, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA
Meeting #3 (Virtual): January 2025
Periodic video and phone meetings with facilitators and peers

COST

There is no cost for this program. If you are accepted, NRCAC is able to cover lodging and reimburse travel costs for in-person meetings for LEC participants from the Northeast Region. Candidates from outside of the Northeast Region are encouraged to check with their RCAC, state, and/or local CACs for funding support. Meals will not be provided.

FACILITATORS

Martha Lask will oversee and manage LEC.

LEC will be facilitated by:

  • Sue Ascione, Training Specialist with NRCAC
  • Zacha Belok, Master Somatic Movement Educator & Therapist
  • Diana Goldberg, Founder & Principal, DG Organizational Consulting

HOW TO APPLY

Applications closed.

Seating is limited to 30 participants.

CONTACT

For more information, please contact admin@nrcac.org.

"LEC is the greatest thing that ever happened to me... If what we’re talking about is developing leaders, that’s what happened to me: understand it (leadership) own it, and let myself be that."

- Executive Director from Oklahoma

Multidisciplinary Team Training (1-2 day)

The Northeast Regional Children’s Advocacy Center’s one or two-day Multidisciplinary Team Training is designed to help facilitate team development, enhance team skills and team relationships.

Team Work

TOPICS TO BE COVERED INCLUDE

  • Building team ground rules
  • CAC standards
  • Team development model
  • Conflict resolution
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Team member orientation

TEAMS WILL WALK AWAY WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF

  • Team members’ and disciplines’ roles and responsibilities
  • How teams coordinate their efforts for more successful outcomes for children
  • How team members balance agency commitment with team commitment
  • Opportunities to create or improve their investigative process and working relationships with the assistance of a knowledgeable facilitator.

CONTACT

For more information, please contact admin@nrcac.org.

Please note: NRCAC staff is able to provide training to the Northeast Region - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. If you have a request for training and you are outside of the Northeast Region, please contact your region for guidance.

 

 

Good Teams Take Work

 

Succession Planning Training

NRCAC staff is available to meet with CAC directors and board of directors to provide training on succession planning.

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A succession plan is essential for planned leadership transitions and for emergency situations to sustain a healthy, functioning organization in accordance with the new standards for accreditation.

This training will provide documentation for NCA standards of accreditation requirements (Organizational Capacity).

The CAC has a written succession plan to ensure the orderly transition and continuance of operation of the CAC.

CONTACT

For more information, please contact admin@nrcac.org.

Please note: NRCAC staff is able to provide training to the Northeast Region - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. If you have a request for training and you are outside of the Northeast Region, please contact your region for guidance.

"NRCAC is an incredibly valuable resource. The high quality training and technical assistance offered is always delivered in a timely, effective and friendly way. The growth and development of CAC programs in our state would not be possible without you!"

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

NRCAC is available to meet with CAC directors and MDTs regarding the expansion of CAC services to include CSEC cases.

The training can be customized to meet the needs of your community, including:

  • Gain a foundation of knowledge and raise awareness to begin building a CAC response to CSEC cases;
  • Learn from successful CSEC programs in CACs;
  • Understand the role of each discipline in working with CSEC cases;
  • Recognize new partners needed to work with sexually exploited youth;
  • ldentify regional and national resources and tools for continuing efforts;
  • Increase awareness of the CAC role in CSEC response

CONTACT

For more information, please email admin@nrcac.org

Please note: NRCAC staff is able to provide training to the Northeast Region - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. If you have a request for training and you are outside of the Northeast Region, please contact your region for guidance.

 

 

 

"To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart."

-Eleanor Roosevelt

Secondary Traumatic Stress: The Impact of Working in the Child Abuse Field

This training, which can be taught as either a workshop, half day training, or full day training, is for CACs and MDTs to discuss the impact of dealing with traumatic material on a daily basis.  This training, addresses the emotional, mental, and physical toll that is often imposed on those in helping professions. During this workshop, professionals will learn how to strengthen themselves and their organizations against compassion fatigue and burnout. They will also learn how to incorporate resiliency into their everyday work lives.

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WHAT THIS TRAINING WILL PROVIDE

  • Define vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, empathic stress, and understanding the signs and symptoms;
  • Learn the five pillars of resiliency;
  • Evaluate your resiliency;
  • Review strategies that can help strengthen child abuse professionals in their workplace to be more resilient.
  • This training will provide documentation for NCA standards of accreditation requirements (Organizational Capacity)

CONTACT

For more information, please contact admin@nrcac.org.

Please note: NRCAC staff is able to provide training to the northeast region - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. If you have a request for training and you are outside of the Northeast Region, please contact your region for guidance.

 

 

 

“No one can whistle
a symphony.
It takes a whole orchestra to play it.”

-HE Luccock

NCA Accreditation

NRCAC staff is available to meet with State Chapters, CAC directors, board of directors, and multidisciplinary teams to prepare for the newly revised 2023 National Standards of Accreditation. NRCAC staff is also available to meet with CACs to prepare for their Site Visit with NCA.

National Standards of Accreditation for Children's Advocacy Centers 2023 Edition      Putting Standards into Practice 2023 Edition

CONTACT

For more information, please contact admin@nrcac.org.

Please note: NRCAC staff is able to provide training to the Northeast Region - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. If you have a request for training and you are outside of the Northeast Region, please contact your region for guidance.

 

 

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”

-Helen Keller

Team Facilitator Training 2.0

The task of facilitating a multidisciplinary team can be incredibly rewarding, but is not without its challenges. Playing a vital role on the team, a skilled Facilitator can help the MDT to function smoothly and efficiently. From navigating conflict to ensuring the best possible services for children and families, a facilitator often has to wear many hats. This training is aimed at building capacity within the Team Facilitator role and supporting them in what is often an isolated position.

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GOALS OF THIS TRAINING

  • Enhance skills as facilitators of team meetings and ongoing team communication and relationships
  • Enhance participatory discussion that involves all team members
  • Gain insight into and strategies for identifying system issues that 
impact cases and team 
dynamics
  • Promote collaborative decision-making and healthy, productive methods of addressing conflict

TRAINING SCHEDULE

Participants are expected to attend all sessions in full and complete all pre-work and between session assignments. Please see the schedule for 2023 below.

Orientation (virtual): June 28, 2023
Intensive #1 (in-person): July 18-20, 2023
Intensive #2 (in-person): September 19-21, 2023
(2) Coaching calls (virtual) in between intensives

REGISTRATION

Applications closed. Applicants will be notified of the status of their application between May 30 - June 2, 2023.

Registration is limited to 20 participants and priority is given to registrants who demonstrate they are currently responsible for facilitation of team multidisciplinary meetings as well as ongoing team coordination and communication. Due to limited availability and high demand for this course, it is required that those who apply attend the training in its entirety. There is no cost for this training, and NRCAC will cover travel and lodging costs.

TEAM FACILITATOR TRAINING 2.0 FACULTY

Tony DeVincenzo, M.A.
Tony is a Training Specialist with Northeast Regional Children's Advocacy Center. He has previously served as the Director of Programs/MDT Coordinator for Deirdre’s House, the Child Advocacy Center for Morris County, NJ. Prior to his employment at the CAC, Tony served 25 years in law enforcement, a majority of which involved investigating crimes against children. During that time, he also served as forensic interviewer and was an active member of the Morris County MDT. Tony retired as a Lieutenant from the Prosecutor’s Office after supervising the Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit, Megan’s Law Unit, and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. In addition to his law enforcement and CAC roles, Tony has been an adjunct faculty member in the Criminal Justice Department at County College of Morris and Rutgers University, and the Child Advocacy Program at Montclair University. He has trained on a variety of topics including child abuse investigations, forensic interviewing of children, and the CAC/MDT model. Tony has been an active member of the New Jersey State Chapter and recently served as Board President. Tony@nrcac.org

Kori Stephens, MPH, ACC
Kori is a culture curator, leadership coach, organizational consultant, and wholeness revolutionary. Her mission is to amplify the resilience of communities by empowering radically aligned leaders. Kori dedicated 11 years of her career to the child abuse field at the Midwest Regional CAC serving as a strategic advisor, organizational consultant, trainer, facilitator and leadership coach. She believes that leading people is both a responsibility and a gift that requires a deep commitment to personal growth and evolution. In 2020, Kori launched Resonance Rising to support her mission through consulting, coaching and the development of the Resonant Leader Lab. For more on Kori and her work visit www.resonancerising.org.

CONTACT

For more information, please contact admin@nrcac.org.

Please note: NRCAC staff is able to provide training to the Northeast Region - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. If you have a request for training and you are outside of the Northeast Region, please contact your region for guidance.

Multidisciplinary Team Academy

Multidisciplinary Team Academy is a two-day training designed to facilitate team development, enhance team skills and team relationships. Teams must have core representation from CAC Director, Child Protective Services, Law Enforcement, and Prosecution/DA. Other team members should include representation from Victim Advocacy, Mental Health, Medical, Team Coordinator, Forensic Interviewer, or CAC Staff. Each team in attendance should consist of 6-7 team members.

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TOPICS TO BE COVERED INCLUDE

  • Building team ground rules
  • Case flow charts
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Team development model
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • CAC standards
  • Protocols
  • Team building
  • Conflict resolution
  • Team member orientation

TEAMS WILL COME AWAY FROM THIS TRAINING WITH

  • A better understanding of team members' and disciplines’ roles and responsibilities.
  • How teams coordinate their efforts for more successful outcomes for children.
  • How team members balance agency commitment with team commitment.
  • An action plan of the next steps to further the development of the team and/or CAC.
  • An opportunity to create or improve their investigative process and working relationships with the assistance of a knowledgeable facilitator.

CONTACT

For more information, please contact admin@nrcac.org.

Please note: NRCAC staff is able to provide training to the Northeast Region - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. If you have a request for training and you are outside of the Northeast Region, please contact your region for guidance.

 

 

 

No single discipline can
adequately respond
to an allegation of
child abuse.

Training

NRCAC provides access to training nationally and regionally on topics related to, but not limited to: multidisciplinary team development, team facilitation, forensic interviewing, commercial sexual exploitation of children, and specialized medical training. NRCAC staff is able to provide training to the Northeast Region - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. View our current training calendar here.

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LEADERSHIP, EXCHANGE, AND COACHING PROJECT (LEC)

LEC is a year-long program that builds the capacity of leaders in the CAC movement to provide dynamic, purposeful leadership to their organizations. The LEC vision is to create strong, healthy, effective organizations and partnerships. By taking the time for professional growth and development, CAC executives can advance the ultimate success of their organization’s mission.
Learn More >>

MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM ACADEMY

Multidisciplinary Team Academy is a two-day training designed to facilitate team development, enhance team skills and team relationships. Teams must have core representation from CAC Director, Child Protective Services, Law Enforcement, and Prosecution/DA.
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TEAM FACILITATION SKILLS INTENSIVE

Team Facilitation Skills Intensive is a 6-month long program designed to support those tasked with the facilitation of a multidisciplinary team.
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Please note: NRCAC staff is able to provide training to the Northeast Region - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. If you have a request for training and you are outside of the Northeast Region, please contact your region for guidance.

 

 

"NRCAC is an incredibly valuable resource. The high quality training and technical assistance offered is always delivered in a timely, effective and friendly way. The growth and development of CAC programs in our state would not be possible without you!"