Training
The CAC’s goal is to empower community members and professionals with information, knowledge, and tools to positively impact children and families who have experienced abuse.
Our trainings focus on the following:
- Prevention: Increasing awareness and understanding of child abuse and fostering safety;
- Intervention: Providing information on recognizing the signs, responding to disclosure, reporting abuse, and the multidisciplinary team response;
- Treatment & Therapy: Increasing skills and knowledge for professionals who are helping victims recover and heal.
Please click here to schedule a consultation with our Prevention staff.
Training Offerings
Youth Serving Organizations
- Keeping Kids Safe:
Basic Child Sexual Abuse Prevention, 2 hours - Problematic Sexual
Behavior:
Prevention and intervention best practices, 1hours - CSEC 101:
Basics of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, 1 hour - Handle With Care
Connecting first responders and school staff to support
children after a traumatic event, 30-45 min - Trauma Sensitive Classrooms:
Practical tips for creating a trauma sensitive classroom
2 hours - Mandated Reporting
1.5 hours - Self Care for Educators
1 hour
Caregivers
- Keeping Kids Safe:
Child sexual abuse prevention 1.5hrs - Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior
Identifying and preventing problematic sexual behavior
1 hr - Online Safety
Tips and tools for how to create a safe online environment
for children 1.5hrs - Project Selfie
An online safety training for youth 7th-12th grades 1.5hrs - Recognize and Respond to Child Abuse 1.5hrs
Peer to Peer Relationships
- Healthy Relationships and Consent:
Grades K-12, (2 lessons, each) 45mins - Body Safety and Boundaries:
Body autonomy and setting boundaries for grades K-6, 45mins - Project Selfie:
An online safety program for youth in Grades 7-12, (2 lessons, each) 50mins
Self Empowerment
- Healthy Relationships and Consent:
Grades K-12, (2 lessons, each) 45mins - Body Safety:
Grades K-3, 45mins - Project Selfie:
An online safety program for youth in Grades 7-12, (2 lessons, each) 50mins - Bounce Back:
A 10-week small group intervention program for children who have experienced trauma
Grades K-5
24 Hour Hotline:
(800) 792-5200
In Hampshire County, call:
413-775-5000
(Amherst, Chesterfield, Cummington,
Easthampton, Goshen, Hadley,
Hatfield, Middlefield, Northampton, Pelham, Plainfield,
Westhampton, Williamsburg, Worthington)
413-493-2600
(Huntington, Southampton)
413-205-0500
(Belchertown, Granby, South Hadley, Ware)