2025 – November 24 – Mandated Reporter Training: Meets Accreditation Standard 9

Join us for a session on Mandated Reporting on November 24 at 1pm ET. This training will meet the National Children’s Alliance Standard 9, Child Safety and Protection, Essential Component G, for accreditation.  You will receive a certificate of attendance with the date and number of hours of the training. The Mandated Reporter online training is designed to … Read more

November 2025 – Core Victim Advocacy Training

First Witness Victim Advocacy Training November 10, 12, 14 This training runs from 10am-5:30pm ET each day and is a virtual training at no cost to attendee.  There is pre-reading required to attend this course. Victim advocates associated with Children’s Advocacy Centers, including Victim Assistance professionals from Prosecutors Offices are welcome to register. This training meets all … 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

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 – August 5 – Director Round Table

This 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

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