Events

Victim Advocacy Training

Date: Ongoing
Virtual

The Louisiana Alliance of Children's Advocacy Centers has partnered with several organizations and experts in the field of Victim Advocacy to create a 25 hour training that meets the 2023 National Children's Alliance Standards for Accreditation. The training is self paced and requires each participant to navigate the training by listening to each session in its entirety.

Online Victim Advocacy Training

Region 2 Forensic Interview Peer Review

Date: March 19, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Virtual Training

LCYTC Monthly Coordinator Roundtable

Date: March 26, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Virtual Meeting

Presenting Evidence Forensic Interview Course

Start date: April 3, 2024
End date: April 4, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Virtual Training; must register at https://ncjtc.fvtc.edu

CAC Day at the Capitol

Date: April 11, 2024
All-day event
Location: Baton Rouge

In-person

Child First Forensic Interview Protocol Training

Start date: April 22, 2024
End date: April 26, 2024
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Slidell Office

In-person training;
ChildFirst® is the forensic interview training program of Zero Abuse Project. Students receive training on the ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol, child development, memory and suggestibility, testifying in court, legal issues and preparing children for court. This training incorporates lecture and discussion, review of electronically recorded interviews, skill-building exercises and an interview practicum. ChildFirst® is an intensive five-day course in which students learn the necessary skills to conduct a competent, investigative interview of a child abuse victim using the ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol. ChildFirst® is an interactive course which combines lectures with demonstrations and hands-on experience. ChildFirst® is a flexible model and takes a holistic approach and explores for all forms of maltreatment. Students will conduct a 30 minute interview with an actor/actress playing the role of an abused child and will be critiqued on their performance and take a written exam. ChildFirst® is the ideal course for investigators, child protection workers, forensic interviewers, and prosecutors seeking to enhance their ability to speak to children.

LCYTC Monthly Coordinator Roundtable

Date: April 30, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Virtual Meeting

Quarterly Peer Review Facilitator Meeting

Date: May 15, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Virtual Meeting

LCYTC Monthly Coordinator Roundtable

Date: May 28, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Virtual Meeting

LACAC Statewide Peer Review

Start date: June 13, 2024
End date: June 14, 2024
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: New Orleans. LA - location TBA

In-person

LCYTC Monthly Coordinator Roundtable

Date: June 25, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Virtual Meeting