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Description

Abilene Police Department

Forensic Investigator of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations

• New, full-time Forensic Interviewer position.

CAC of Hidalgo County

Border Starr Kids

• New, full-time Forensic Interviewer position.
• New, full-time Family Advocate position.
• Video-conferencing equipment.
• Colcoscope (sexual assault examination equipment).
• Development of one shared cross-discipline collaboration protocol.
• Local multi-disciplinary team (MDT) training.

Dallas CAC

DCAC Forensic Interviewer and Case-Intake System Upgrade

• New, full-time Forensic Interviewer position.
• Case-Intake System Upgrade: Needs assessment, development, testing, implementation, and training.

Nueces County CAC

Direct Services

• New, full-time Forensic Interviewer position.
• New, full-time Victim’s Assistant position.

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Description

Volunteer Recruitment

• New, full-time CASA Volunteer Recruiter Position.

Navarro County CAC

Child Abuse Improvement Project

• New, part-time CASA Volunteer Recruiter/Trainer Position.

Texas CASA

Quality CASA Advocacy and Volunteer Recruitment

• Implement and utilize the CJA-funded messaging platform to increase the number of CASA volunteers and heighten public awareness.
• Provide training and technical assistance (TA) to local CASA programs on communication strategies, etc.
• Provide enhanced monitoring and technical assistance to local CASA programs with identified problems or needs.
• Collect statewide statistics and provide TA to local programs on data entry, etc.
• Develop and maintain a statewide Volunteer Council to make recommendations re: training, etc.
• Develop Permanent Managing Conservatorship (PMC) project initiatives to pilot at local CASAs.

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CAC of Smith County

 Kids in Court (KIC)

• New, full-time KIC Coordinator: service and court coordination, referral, and assistance.
• Kids Kourt™: Curriculum to prepare clients for the court experience.

Rusk County CAC

Court School

• Development and implementation of a court school to prepare child victims to testify in court.

Zero to Three

Fort Bend County Court Team for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers

• Convene individual monthly case staffings for each child in out-of-home care.
• Convene monthly court team meetings to discuss system-level issues (service provision & coordination).
• Conduct three local trainings.
• Provide technical assistance and conduct local sites visits to support the development of court teams in new areas.

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CAC of Tom Green County

 CASA Permanency Plan

• New, full-time CASA Case Manager Position: Re-enter 48 PMC cases and manage CASA volunteers that will advocate for permanent placement through the courts.

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CAC of Texas

Strengthening CAC MDTs and Leadership

• Team Leadership Training: Cross-training of established MDTs of similar size and scope.
• Better Outcomes Through Effective Team Facilitation Training: Training to enhance the facilitation and leadership skills of CAC staff and MDT members.
• Orientation and Advanced MDT Training
• Executive Director Networking Forums: Cross-training and information sharing between CAC directors.
• Train the Trainer: Transitioning training responsibility from consultant to CACTX staff.
• Advanced Forensic Interviewer Training: “I Know You”: Same Child/Different Allegations.

Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse

Texas Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (DEC)

• Learning Sites: Provide training and assistance to local DEC alliances designated as official learning sites (models).
• On-demand local DEC training.
• State-wide DEC Conference.
• Train the Trainer: Training DEC faculty on updated curriculum, etc.
• NADEC National Conference attendance.
• Program Evaluation: Electronic survey of all past DEC training attendees.
• Quarterly meetings of local DEC alliances: strategic planning, etc.
• E-news & website updates.

Northeast Texas CAC

MDT Capacity Building

• MDT attendance at 2009 Crimes Against Children Conference.
• MDT Regional Training: Conduct a one-day seminar for MDT members unable to attend other training.
• Volunteer recruitment activities.

TCU Institute of Child Development

Training Conference to Improve Outcomes for Children in Care

• Statewide judicial and multi-disciplinary conference on how to improve successful assessments and placements through the use of attachment theory, neurochemical testing, and model safety plans.

Texas Foster Family Association

Annual Training Conference

• Statewide conference for foster families and child welfare professionals offering up to 25 training hours.

Texas Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders-Intervention Training

• Development and implementation of an online training program for CASA volunteers on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
• Training will focus on identifying children with FASD, teaching intervention strategies to use on behalf of children with FASD, offering ways to assist these children in the justice system, etc.

University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio

Accidental and Inflicted Mechanisms of Injury in Children: A CD ROM for investigative, legal, and law enforcement professionals.

• Development and distribution of a DVD that characterizes injuries in young children involving internal structures commonly encountered by child welfare professionals.
• DVD will include highly detailed and completely described anatomy, coupled with animated visual depictions of the injuries/anatomies/mechanisms.

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Center for Child Protection

Training: Protecting Children, Saving Lives

• Speaker fees to conduct a 3-day training for all 350 members of their Child Protection Team.

• Travel expenses and speaker fees to conduct a 1-day training for all 350 members of their Child Protection Team.

• Travel and administrative expenses to conduct a 1-day training for their 58 MDT members.

Gregg County Family Law Council

Training: Techniques to Aid those Working with the Attachment Challenges of Children in the Foster Care System

• Speaker travel expenses and materials for a 2-day training targeting child welfare professionals and foster parents.

Henderson County HELP Center

2009 Multidisciplinary Team Training

• Expenses to conduct a 2-day training for Henderson County’s MDT members.

• Expenses for 10 MDT members to attend CACTX's Advanced MDT Training Session.

Attendees

Program Title

Description

29 MDT Members

CACTX Team Leadership Training

• CACTX Team Leadership Training cultivates leadership among core disciplines addressing child sexual and physical abuse by bringing together local CAC teams facing similar challenges for cross-training, peer learning and networking.

1 Program Director

Center for Juvenile Justice Reform Certificate Program for Individuals

• The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University advances a balanced, multi-systems approach to fighting juvenile crime that holds youth accountable and promotes positive child and youth development. It supports this reform agenda through a variety of activities, primarily a groundbreaking program of intensive study designed for public agency leaders responsible for policy development and implementation in their jurisdictions.

20 Law Enforcement
1 Social Worker
4 District Attorneys
2 Medical
15 CPS
2 Therapists
4 Forensic Interviewers

2009 Crimes Against Children Conference

• Crimes Against Children Conference provides practical instruction to those professionals responsible for combating the many and varied forms of crimes against children, using current information, the newest ideas and most successful intervention strategies.

5 Law Enforcement

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Training Sessions on Child Abuse Investigations (CAI) and Child Abuse Sexual Exploitation Investigations (CASEI).

• OJJDP’s CAI and CASEI programs provide participants with the knowledge, understanding, investigative techniques, and resources necessary to respond effectively to the unique challenges encountered in family and caregiver child abuse cases.

2 Program Directors

2009 National CASA Conference

• The National CASA Annual Conference provides a unique opportunity to join leading consultants, legal and social service professionals as well as representatives from the entire CASA/GAL (Guardian Ad Litem) network. Through education, training and networking opportunities, attendees discover new ideas and solutions to fortify themselves as they carry out our service to abused and neglected children.

1 Attorney

Texas Judicial Summit

• Nationally recognized speakers will explore issues of attachment and bonding between child and caregiver, and emerging concepts related to child development and neurodevelopment.  Learning about these issues will empower judges, attorneys, and child welfare professionals to better serve the children and families who rely on their decisions.

2 Forensic Interviewers

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)  Child Forensic Interview Clinics

• APSAC Child Forensic Interview Clinics focus on the needs of professionals responsible for conducting investigative interviews with children in suspected abuse cases. This comprehensive clinic offers a unique opportunity to participate in an intensive 40-hour training experience and have personal interaction with leading experts in the field of child forensic interviewing.

1 District Attorney
1 Law Enforcement
1 CPS
1 Forensic Interviewer

• The National Symposium on Child Abuse is a multidisciplinary training conference offering numerous networking opportunities and more than 130 state-of-the-art workshops from pioneers in the field and those working to address emerging issues. Workshop tracks are designed specifically for Administration, Child Protective Services, Interviewing, Law Enforcement, Legal, Medical, Mental Health/Treatment, Prevention, Victim Advocates, and Wellness.