Training Catalog

Welcome to the Zero Abuse Project Training Catalog!

You can use the filters on the to browse the full scope of training Zero Abuse Project is able to offer for your organization. Please note that the On Demand filter can be used to quickly identify our trainings that have been pre-recorded and are available to watch. Most other trainings are available for organizations to book on a fee-for-service basis.

Through our Trauma-informed Prosecutor Project, we are able to offer a select menu of trainings for Prosecutors and other MDT members at no cost. Please select the Trauma-informed Prosecutor Project filter to view these trainings.

If you are an individual seeking training, please visit our Events & Training Calendar to view and register for upcoming trainings hosted by Zero Abuse Project. Unfortunately, Zero Abuse Project cannot book an individual’s request for training.

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Like a Footprint in Wet Cement: Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Children

The ongoing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) studies out of Kaiser Permanente and the Center for Disease Control suggest that childhood maltreatment and family dysfunction are major risk factors for the leading causes of illness, death and poor psychological adjustment in the United States. Cumulative adverse childhood events have a role in poor physical health, problematic health risk behaviors, learning challenges,

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The Children Are Not Okay: Impact of Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is pervasive in our communities – with 1 in 4 females experiencing abuse at the hands of a partner during her lifetime. Children are not immune or shielded from the violence. Not only do millions of children witness the abuse of their mother, but many experience child abuse themselves. This session will discuss the prevalence of DV, the

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Attachment and Bonding: Fostering Safe and Healthy Relationships

The first few years are critical in brain development as well as establishing safe, secure and nurturing relationships. This training can be used or supplemented to learn early child development with the goal of supporting parents and caregivers. Stressors in the home are risk factors for child abuse and maltreatment. Professionals will increase their knowledge of development in order to

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No Words Needed: Working with Recanting and Nonverbal Victims

Recantation is not a death blow to a prosecution. In fact, many child sexual abuse cases have been won by prosecutors even when the child victim recanted or was nonverbal. Learn the facts about recantation in confirmed cases of child sexual abuse, and develop strategies to prevent recantation, minimize its effects, support victims throughout the judicial process, and succeed at

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Investigating, Prosecuting, and Treating Juvenile Sex Offenders and Children with Sexual Behavior Problems

The tragedy of youth sexually abusing other children is frequently encountered by prosecutors and other multidisciplinary team members, yet it poses significant and persistent challenges. This workshop provides pertinent research and practical strategies for the effective, appropriate investigation and prosecution of juvenile offenders, alongside treatment considerations and appropriate intervention strategies for children with sexual behavior problems.

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Forensic Aspects of Online and Social Media Usage Among Children: Implications for Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, Legal, and Mental Health Professionals

Social Media is not going away. As social media adapts and changes, young people are either creating the adaptations or adapting right along with it. Professionals can face a steep learning curve as they attempt to respond to new risks in the lives of the young people they serve. This presentation provides tools to help professionals get on the front

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Your FIRST Response to Alleged Child Maltreatment

Protecting children from child abuse and maltreatment requires that everyone understand how to recognize, respond and report any form of maltreatment a child may experience. FIRST response is often the single most important step in effectively responding and reporting maltreatment. FIRST will give you and your community the tools necessary to better protect kids. The training combines both lecture and

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