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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.

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Essentials of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Experiences in childhood matter. Numerous research studies have shown how childhood stress and trauma can impact adult health. The Ace Study is the largest study investigating the health and social effects of negative childhood experiences. Now that we have the research, what can we do about it? The cycle of violence, generational poverty and abuse, homelessness, substance abuse, incarceration, perpetration

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Serving LGBTQIA+ Children and Families in the MDT Process

This course will provide an overview of affirmative practices for all multidisciplinary team (MDT) professionals supporting and serving LGBTQIA+ children, youth and families when responding to child abuse and maltreatment. In addition to providing an overview of gender and sexuality terminology, some of the topics covered will include cultural considerations when working with LGBQTIA+ children, youth and families, advocacy, preparing

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Practical Applications for Identifying and Prosecuting Child Torture as a Multi-Disciplinary Team

The Multi-Disciplinary model ensures team collaboration for the investigation of child abuse cases. The responsibility to detect and intervene in cases of child torture rests with every member of the team. Recognizing and addressing the signs of child torture can raise challenges for the team as a whole. Using case examples and updated research, this presentation will provide practical applications

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Trauma-Informed Approaches to Victims of Technology Facilitated Abuse

Victims who have experienced abuse have unique challenges on the path to healing. When that abuse includes technology or a virtual component, the healing may be even more complex.  This presentation will discuss some of those challenges and provide prosecutors with the tools needed to achieve justice for these vulnerable victims.  

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Leveraging Medical Experts and Evidence in Child Exploitation Cases

Medical experts and evidence are key components in every child abuse prosecution.  In cases of online child exploitation, medical experts and evidence can be used to corroborate a statement, explain a timeframe of abuse or possibly prove elements of an offense that may be otherwise difficult.

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Introduction to ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences)

Experiences in childhood matter.  Numerous research studies have shown how childhood stress and trauma can impact adult health.  The Ace Study is the largest study investigating the health and social effects of negative childhood experiences.  Now that we have the research, what can we do about it? 

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Advanced Forensic Interviewing Training: Dolls & Diagrams for Practice, Investigation, and Prosecution

The training provides multidisciplinary team members an understanding of the research and proper use to assist with investigation and prosecution when forensic interviews include the use of interviewing aids of anatomical dolls and diagrams.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences & Trauma-Informed Care Training

Early life experiences are the foundational building blocks for development, learning, and health throughout a person’s lifetime. Trauma can have a long-term effect on well-being and functioning for children, adults, families, and our community. The Zero Abuse Project offers well-established training on adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and trauma-informed care (TIC).

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Making it Count: 10 Tips on Picking Your Best 12

A prosecutor has three chances to speak directly to the jury and Jury Selection is the first. Make it count by planning focused questions, using your time wisely, and weaving themes of your case throughout the process.  Learn how to use voir dire questions to cultivate potential jurors understanding of the difficult nature of providing testimony in a child sexual abuse

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Effective Presentation of Child Abuse Cases to a Jury: An Updated Multi-Media Approach

This presentation will deliver a comprehensive multi-media roadmap on effective prosecution of a child abuse case. Court exhibits, testimonial examples and jury-tested techniques will be used to facilitate a discussion on utilizing the members of the multi-disciplinary team to prepare a prosecutable case.  

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Normal is Normal: Effective Use of Medical Evidence in the Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse Cases

This webinar will discuss the importance of pediatric sexual assault exams in cases of child sexual abuse and how to present the findings of that exam to a jury.  A majority of the exams will be “normal” and that evidence can be used to corroborate a child’s statement using expert medical testimony.  The testimony of the expert can also be

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Maternal Darkness: Illuminating Female Perpetrators of Crimes Against Children

The research on female perpetrators of abuse against children has historically been lacking.  As more is learned about this unique population of predators, police and prosecutors must develop an increased understanding of the unique dynamics of these crimes.  This workshop will examine several issues that surround the investigation and prosecution of female perpetrators.

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No Perfect Victim: Combatting Issues and Overcoming Jury Bias in Cases with Difficult Kids

We know there is no perfect victim.  But we also know children in vulnerable situations make a perfect target for predators.  This workshop will discuss the issues faced by prosecutors in handling cases where the current charges may be only one of many challenges faced by a child victim.  

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Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care Strategies

Self-care should be an individual priority, but it cannot be achieved without support from your professional and personal communities. True self-care requires support and resources from leadership.

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When the Child Abuser Carries a Badge

In many cases of child sexual and physical abuse, perpetrators use religious or spiritual themes to justify their abuse of a child. Although no known religion in modern culture suggests that sexual abuse is condoned or taught as part of its tenets, some church leaders engage in conduct suggesting the child is equally, if not more to blame than the

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Under a Watchful Eye: What Dance Professionals Need to Know About Child Abuse

Dance Professionals are uniquely positioned as mentors, leaders, and community builders to have a huge positive influence in the lives of children. We also know that parts of dance culture can attract unhealthy and, in some cases, predatory individuals looking to insert themselves into positions of power and authority as a way of causing harm. This 2-hour online class will

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Keeping Faith: Advanced Course

This course is designed for faith and child protection leaders who have completed Zero Abuse Project’s two-day Keeping Faith course. Attendees receive instruction on preventing abuse in vulnerable populations including children with disabilities and sexual and gender minority youth. There is also an in-depth workshop on the sexual behaviors of youth and a detailed exploration of the cognitive distortions of

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Interviewing Reluctant Children

Children face many barriers when disclosing child abuse and maltreatment. Research tells us that even in cases where there is external corroborating evidence children only disclose 42-50% of the time in the formal interview. This training provides guidance on how to address reluctance in the forensic interview process, specifically with regard to the multidisciplinary team response, how to prepare children

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Keeping Faith: Empowering Faith Communities to Recognize and Respond to Child Maltreatment

Many maltreated children are spiritually impacted by abuse and require a coordination of medical, mental health, and spiritual care. This course examines this research and explores creative reforms for bringing faith and child protection communities together to protect children and address their needs. The course also explores how MDTs can recognize and respond to spiritual injuries before, during, and after

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When Words Hurt: Investigating and Prosecuting Cases of Emotional Maltreatment

Students will receive an overview of the literature concerning the emotional abuse of a child and will receive concrete suggestions for investigating these cases and for proving an allegation of emotional abuse in either a civil child protection or a criminal case.

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Responding to Child Abuse During a Pandemic: 25 Tips for MDTs

Many child protection professionals believe child abuse is likely to increase during the COVID-19 pandemic as most abusers are parents or siblings now have more complete access to the child victim. In turn, the victim may no longer have schoolteachers, faith leaders, or other mandated reporters accessible for help or who may be able detect a sign of abuse. Children

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When The Smoke Clears: Cross Examining the Defense Expert’s Attack on a Forensic Interview

Many defense attorneys attempt to deflect juror attention away from a child’s allegations of abuse by attacking the manner in which the child was interviewed. The implicit or explicit claim is that the interviewer purposefully or unwittingly planted the allegation of abuse in the child’s mind. Fearful of the anticipated attack on the investigative interview, some prosecutors decline to file

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Working with Parents Withholding Life-Saving Medical Care on the Basis of Religious Belief

In the United States, hundreds of children have died and thousands more have endured pain or illness that could have been prevented with basic medical care. This workshop addresses instances in which medical care is withheld on the basis of religious belief. The workshop explores the basis for these beliefs and the possibility of working within myriad cultures to nonetheless

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Working with Molly: A Culturally Sensitive Approach to Parents Using Scripture to Justify Corporal Punishment

Although there is a large body of research finding medical and mental health risks associated with corporal punishment, most parents continue to hit their children as a means of discipline. In many instances, the practice is justified based on religious teachings. Using a case history, this presentation discusses the basis for these teaching and offers concrete, culturally sensitive approaches for

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Unto the Third Generation: A Call to End Child Abuse in 30 Years

In this moving and hopeful address, students will learn the five obstacles that prevent us from ending child abuse and will learn about sweeping changes now taking place in our child protection system that will enable us to significantly reduce and perhaps eliminate child abuse over the course of the next three generations. The keynote is based on a scholarly

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