ACEs 101
Explore the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the transformative power of Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs). In this 1-hour presentation, participants will explore the connection between childhood experiences and long-term outcomes, gaining a deeper understanding of how early life events shape individuals’ health, behavior, and overall well-being.
Becoming a More Resilient Parent
Resilience is often thought of as the ability to bounce back from a tough time. In this training we’re going to look at resilience as bouncing forward. Parents frequently model resilience for their children. Our actions – no matter how small – can have a big impact on our children and ultimately, on our communities. This training will discuss our responses to stress, the impacts stress can have, and ways we can promote positive childhood experiences and create resilience through connection.
April 23, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm
Being A Trusted Adult
Using practical information, resources, tips, and role-playing, adults will be empowered to support youth and learn how to confidently help them navigate situations that may arise in life.
Circles of Safety: Understanding the Role of Healthy Sexual Development
Circles of Safety: Understanding the Role of Healthy Sexual Development has identified, refined and shared effective ways for individuals, families and communities to act to prevent child sexual abuse before children are harmed - and to get help for everyone involved.
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Awareness Training
(Human Trafficking)
The purpose of this course is to increase understanding of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) and human trafficking and increase knowledge of community resources available to victims. Participants will also understand the trauma, abuse and victimization associated with commercial exploitation of children and become familiar with the warning signs that trafficking victims may display.
April 12, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm
April 15, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm
Connections Matter Georgia
The Connections Matter Georgia initiative is a collaboration between the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy and Prevent Child Abuse Georgia focused on effectively educating communities about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma, and resiliency. The Connections Matter Workshop is an interactive discussion0based program that can be taken in either two days (2 hours each day) OR one day (4 hours) via virtual Zoom format.
April 24 & 25, 2024 10:00am-12:00pm each day
Healthy Outcomes of Positive Experiences
HOPE (Healthy Outcomes of Positive Experiences) is an interactive workshop that covers the research behind Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) and their mitigating effects on ACEs and the Four Building Blocks of HOPE.
Internet Safety with Starr Davis
Child sexual abuse is an all-too-common, widespread issue. Many victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation live at home and attend school. These children interact with family, educators, youth-serving organizations, professionals, and the community. Therefore, awareness and prevention education are essential to protecting them. Because young people use digital technologies for everyday activities, this presentation will explain why internet safety matters, the risks associated with internet usage and how to teach them to protect themselves while online.
Mandated Reporter
The in-depth facilitator-led Mandated Reporting training by Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) Georgia gives participants the ability to recognize, react, and report child maltreatment, along with a scenario practice.
April 22, 2024 10:00am-11:30am
Technical Assistance Resource Guide (TARG) 2.0 Presentation
The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy (GCCA) has taken on the leadership role in the process of updating the state’s Child Sexual Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking Prevention Education Technical Assistance Resource Guide (TARG). With the addition of legislative mandates from the state to provide sexual abuse prevention education in grades K-9 and education on human trafficking in grades 6-12, there’s truly a need for guidance on implementation and best practice for prevention education in our schools and youth-serving organizations.
The review committee - composed of child abuse, exploitation and trafficking prevention education experts, GA Department of Education, DFCS –have reviewed several new prevention education programs to ensure they cover specific topics with the depth and scope outlined in our state mandates and health education standards. Several programs meet the state’s standards and a few programs go beyond the standard and meet best practice in the field. The updated TARG will be widely distributed throughout Georgia, encouraging schools and youth serving organizations to implement prevention education with best practice. Attendees of this session will be the first to receive the TARG 2.0 once it is released later this year.
Triple P- Positive Parenting Program
Practitioners introduce parents to the five key principles of positive parenting that form the basis of Triple P. These principles are:
• Ensuring a safe engaging environment.
• Creating a positive learning environment.
• Using assertive discipline.
• Having reasonable expectations.
• Looking after yourself as a parent.
Understanding & Supporting Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior
This workshop will provide general information including definitions, statistics, continuum of sexual behavior, key risk and protective factors, important myths vs facts, and current research.
