With more than 500 South Dakotans attending, the 24th Annual Community Response to Child Abuse Conference, begins on October 3 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. The attendees representing 130 regional organizations, schools, and businesses will hear from national [...]

A Few Spots Remain in the Empowering Families Retreat, October 18-19 Limited registration is still available for the Empowering Families Retreat, created by families for families and sponsored by ECCS and the SD Family Engagement Center. A 100 parenting [...]

In this issue: Message from Director: End Online Child Abuse CPCM to Host National Expert on Child Health and Wellbeing eSANE Trainings Online Empowering Families Retreat Court Improvement Program Training Registration SANE Training Opportunities WIC CIAO Learning Opportunities End [...]

Gender-based violence often involves physical violence targeted at the head, neck, and face–through blows to the head or strangulation. Though this has been common knowledge for decades, brain injuries caused by violence are unacknowledged, rarely identified and almost never immediately treated. Trainer: Rachel Ramirez, The Center on Partner-Inflicted Brain Injury at the Ohio Domestic Violence Network

This session will cover research around the risks and vulnerabilities of children accessing the internet, online grooming and exploitation, impacts of children viewing pornography online, what we can do as professionals, parents, and policymakers. Presented by Chrissie Young, Director, CPCM and Heather Knox, Assistant United States Attorney, U.S Attorney’s Office

Understand legal and ethical confidentiality and privacy obligations governing service professionals, develop information-sharing norms, identify other select victims’ rights moments that arise in collaborations. Trainers: Amy Liu and Rebecca Khalil, National Crime Victim Law Institute

In this issue: 2024-2027 Strategic Plan End Online Child Abuse Fatherhood Training Series Available Online CME, CNE, Social Work Continuing Education Available for eSANE Training Sessions Empowering Families Retreat Court Improvement Program Training Registration SANE Training Opportunities WIC CIAO [...]

Fatherhood Training Series Available Online The Fatherhood Training Series is now available to view in full online at SDCPCM.com/Fatherhood. The series includes: Introduction to Fatherhood & Family Dynamics presented by J. Michael Hall, Strong Fathers Strong Families Communication and [...]

Overview of victims’ rights and why they matter to survivors and understand how advocates, medical personnel, law enforcement, attorneys and other allied professionals can help protect those rights. Trainers: Amy Liu and Rebecca Khalil, National Crime Victim Law Institute

Training series on fatherhood. Topics include the impact of involved fathers, co-parenting techniques and strategies, father involvement in maternal and infant health, family resilience, diversity of fatherhood experiences across cultures, and impact of policies on father engagement. Presenters vary.