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.

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.

NRCAC staff is available to meet with CAC Directors and Board of Directors to provide training on Succession Planning.

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 insure 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 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 & national resources and tools for continuing efforts;
• Increase awareness of the CAC role in CSEC response

CONTACT

For more information, please contact Michele Mullen, at Michele@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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 consists of 6-7 team members.

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.

LEC 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.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The main Leadership Exchange and Coaching project is for CAC Directors and Associate Directors who have been in their positions for one to two years.

LEC 13 Recruitment is now closed. If you are interested in applying for LEC 14, please email admin@nrcac.org with your contact information.

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 their organizations
• Provides professional individual coaching tailored to each participant

RESOURCES

Developing Yourself as a CAC Leader: Lessons and Insights from the Leadership Exchange and Coaching Project (view PDF file)

LEC Suggested Articles

LEC FACULTY

Martha Lask
Martha Lask co-developed and facilitates NRCAC’s Leadership Exchange and Coaching Project, (LEC), now in its 13^th cohort. LEC builds leadership capacity, supports mentoring of new directors and  provides structured peer support and individual coaching for leaders of Child Advocacy Centers across the country. A former nonprofit executive director, Martha also consults to large pharmaceuticals as well as small nonprofits, bringing special expertise in leadership coaching, team coaching and in facilitating dialogue across organizations, departments and supervisory levels. Other projects: leadership development for a regional child care organization; coaching of clinical development teams for a large pharmaceutical. Martha is adjunct faculty at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) where she co-teaches “Coaching for Leaders, I and II”, integrating coaching theory and practice with body and movement based practices.  Martha was trained in the LeaderCOACH model by Perrone-Ambrose Associates, Inc. She has an MS in Organization Development from American University, a certificate in Contemplative Dance/Authentic Movement and is completing a certification with the International Coach Federation.

Sue Ascione
Sue Ascione, MS, is a Training Specialist with the Northeast Regional Children’s Advocacy Center. She has served over 30 years in the field of family violence as a direct service provider to victims of child abuse and domestic violence, and in leadership positions at child-serving nonprofit organizations in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Sue served 16 years as the Executive Director of the Children's Advocacy Center in Lawrence County, PA. She has been a mentor, trainer, and consultant to many emerging and developing child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams to identify challenges, barriers, and organizational development needs to plan the changes necessary for quality improvement. Sue provides training on many topics, including Vicarious Trauma, Victim Advocacy, Team Development, and Minimal Facts.

CONTACT

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

NRCAC provides access to training nationally and regionally on topics related, 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.

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.
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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 FACILITATOR TRAINING 2.0

Team Facilitator Training 2.0 is a three-month long program designed to support those tasked with the facilitation of a multidisciplinary team.
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OTHER TRAININGS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST

COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN (CSEC)

NRCAC is available to meet with CAC Directors and MDTs regarding the expansion of CAC services to include CSEC cases.
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MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM TRAINING

Upon request, NRCAC will provide a one- or two-day MDT training. This training is designed to help facilitate team development through building team ground rules, reviewing CAC standards, following a team development model, facilitating conflict resolution, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and planning for new team member orientation.
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NCA ACCREDITATION

NRCAC staff is available to prepare your organization for the NCA Accreditation 2023 standards.
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SUCCESSION PLANNING

A succession plan is essential for planned leadership transitions and for emergency situations to sustain a healthy, functioning organization.
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VICARIOUS TRAUMA & BUILDING RESILIENCY IN CHILD ABUSE ORGANIZATIONS

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.
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SCHEDULED NATIONAL TRAININGS

THE ADVOCATE'S ROLE IN THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPONSE TO CHILD ABUSE

This virtual training is intended to fulfill the 24.0 hours of core training for victim advocates required in the National Children's Alliance Standards for Accredited Members. This training covers the nine competencies set forth in those standards and will include evaluation of an increase in skills and knowledge in those attending the training.
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FUNDAMENTALS OF TEAM FACILITATION

This virtual training is intended to fulfill the 8.0 hours of core training for MDT Facilitators (regardless of their actual job title) required in the 2023 National Children's Alliance Standards for Accredited Members. This training covers an overview of the MDT Facilitator's role in the CAC/MDT model, an introduction to team development and skills for building trust and safety on the team.
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MDT FACILITATOR PEER FORUMS

The Regional Children's Advocacy Centers are partnering to host bi-monthly virtual MDT Facilitator Peer Forums to provide a space for MDT Facilitators to connect with their peers across the country doing similar work.
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CUSTOMIZED TRAINING

To request a customized training for your CAC/MDT please contact us at 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.