2012 Florida Krimes Against Kids Conference
August 01 - 03, 2012 / Lake Buena Vista, FL

This annual event (formerly known as the Annual Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Abuse)  has become a favorite for many professionals around the country, including law enforcement personnel, child protective service personnel, attorneys, therapists, counselors, and social workers. The combination of high quality training, tremendous networking opportunities and the excitement of Orlando and the Walt Disney World® Resort promises and experience that will challenge and inspire everyone who attends the conference. The faculty includes presenters who are recognized for their passion and expertise.

More Information:
The Florida Network of Children's Advocacy Centers
2940 East Park Avenue, Suite A
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Tel: 850 671 4791
Fax: 850 671 1224
Email: fncac@fncac.org
Website: http://www.fncac.org/index.php?s=3042

24th Annual Crimes Against Children Conference
August 13 - 16, 2012 / Dallas, TX

A nationally and internationally-recognized conference for professionals from the fields of law enforcement, prosecution, child protective services, social work, children’s advocacy, therapy, and medicine who work directly with child victims of crime.

More Information:
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center
P.O. Box 720338
Dallas, TX 75372
Tel: 214 515 9045 x22
Email: conference@dcac.org
Website: http://www.cacconference.org/dcac/default.aspx

Accreditation Boot Camp
August 14 - 15, 2012/ Huntsville, AL

Boot Camp is for Child Advocacy Centers who are applying for accreditation and re-accreditation for membership to the National Children's Alliance. This training is designed for CACs who are six to eighteen months away from submitting their application.

This course will explore the topics of:

• NCA standards
• The accreditation process
• Writing the application
• Case review and on-site review.

More Information:
National Children's Advocacy Center
210 Pratt Avenue
Huntsville, AL 35801
Tel: 256 533 5437
Fax: 256 534 6883
Website: http://www.nationalcac.org/southern-regional-child-advocacy-center/srcac-train-boot.html

13th National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention
August 28 - 30, 2012/ New Orleans, LA

The 13th National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention will be held at Marriott New Orleans at the Convention Center. Further information regarding topics and conference focus will come soon.

More Information:
Marilyn Grundy
National Children's Advocacy Center
210 Pratt Avenue
Huntsville, AL 35801
Tel: 256 327 3863
Fax: 256 534 6883
Email: mgrundy@nationalcac.org
Website: http://www.nationalcac.org/national-conferences/prev-con.html

Using Peer Review to Generate Corroborating Evidence
August 30 - 31, 2012/ Bentonville, AR

This training is for Multidisciplinary team members and forensic interviewers/any professional who is practicing forensic interviews.

Applications may be completed individually or as an MDT team: Each application must contain a professional who practices forensic interviewing- a member of a multidisciplinary team. You may apply in a MDT group (up to 4 people), but one member must be someone who conducts forensic interviews. Please note that if you apply as a group, the cost is $150 per person. Or you may apply as an individual professional who conducts forensic interviews (for a multidisciplinary team). In this course, peer review practices will be used to improve the ability of forensic interviewers and multidisciplinary teams to generate corroborating evidence. MDT members will watch several child interviews and discuss what, if anything, the interviewer could have done to collect additional information from the child that could have translated into corroborating evidence. The attendees will also share their own forensic interviews and participate in a peer review of their own work. Several years of experience from registrants is not required.


More Information:
The National Child Protection Training Center
Winona State University, Maxwell Hall
Winona, MN 55987
Tel: 507 457 2890
Website: http://www.ncptc.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={8C8B87C9-BF74-4613-BFD0-C94651217493}