2025 – July 29 – Victim Advocate Round Table
Join the Victim Advocate Round Table on July 29! Agenda will include: Challenges of the Victim Advocate Position, Self-Care, Successes for Children and Families This will be held via zoom. A link will be provided as you register. Register now for this event
2025 – July 31 – Forensic Interviewer Round Table
This will be held on Zoom. This Round Table is for Indiana CAC forensic interviewers to meet and share with other forensic interviewers - their successes, challenges, self-care, and NCA Standards. If time permits, we will peer review one interview. Register now for this event
2025 – August 5 – Director Round Table
Susie's Place 7519 Beechwood Centre Rd #500, Avon, Indiana, United StatesThis is an in-person event that will include a virtual session with First Witness on Trauma- Informed Leadership Methods in Victim-Serving Organizations This will be held at Susie's Place. Register now for this event
2025 – Aug 20 – Forensic Interviewer Training – Recantation
This will be held via Zoom. This training will discuss the dynamics behind recantations of child abuse disclosures, both in forensic interviews and outside of forensic interviews. This session will review frequently asked questions about recantation, such as "Why does recantation happen?", "Can we avoid recantations?", "How do we minimize the likelihood of recantation?", and "What ... Read more
2025 – Oct 23 – Victim Advocacy Training – Working with Resistant or Reluctant Caregivers
This will be held via Zoom. This advanced session will guide advocates to dive deeper into the relationships that they have with social services and law enforcement alongside the families they serve in the advocacy role. We will discuss the implications, and the intersectionality of the notorious systems labeled ‘non-compliant’ caregivers throughout a case and/or ... Read more
2025 – Dec 3 – 5 – Expanded Forensic Interviews
Based on the nationally recognized ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol, this 2.5-day training provides a purposeful and legally defensible process for conducting expanded forensic interviews with children who may not succeed in a standard, single interview due to trauma, developmental, special needs, or other complicating issues, including poly-victimization. This training is designed for investigative teams of ... Read more