"The Child Trauma Academy offers a series of cost-effective introduction to viewing maltreated and traumatized children through the lens of neurodevelopment. Each week, for 10 weeks, participants sit in on a 1.5 hour clinical consultation/interdisciplinary staffing conducted by Dr. Perry and the ChildTrauma Academy Fellows. During each session, the clinical challenges posed by a client (as presented by a subscribing clinician) are reviewed and discussed in context of a developmental/neurodevelopmental perspective. The case-based series' teaching model, which requires participants to join a conference call as well as log in to an Internet site providing visual supplementation, has been very useful in helping clinicians and front-line staff better understand the neurodevelopmental principles involved in many of the primary symptoms displayed by the children they serve. "

FaithTrust Institute wants your sermons addressing child abuse, rape, and domestic violence. Please email your sermons as a Microsoft Word attachment and as a video or audio file to training@faithtrustinstitute.org. Include your name, faith tradition, and contact information (phone number and mailing address). Sermons will be judged on the following criteria:
* Clarity and accuracy of information about the issues
* Well-grounded presentation of theological context
* Use of sacred texts from your faith tradition
* Creativity in presenting the nuances of victimization and our faith traditions
Deadline is November 30, 2009.

This workshop will feature Dr. Karina Walters, of the School of Social Work at the University of Washington. An enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Dr. Walters founded and directs the university-wide, interdisciplinary Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at the University of Washington and is an affiliate faculty of the West Coast Poverty Center. Her research focuses on historical, social, and cultural determinants of physical and mental health among Native American individuals, families and communities as well as cultures of poverty and two-spiritedness.

"Considered some of the most challenging cases to prosecute, sexual assault cases present unique situations for prosecutors, investigators and victim-witness personnel. Prosecuting Sexual Assaults and Related Violent Crimes provides thoughtful analytical and strategic analysis to present the most successful prosecution of these cases while offering investigatory and trial techniques to counter attacks on the science; DNA databases, CODIS hits and "CSI-expectations."

This year’s conference promises new opportunities to share information essential to improving service systems for children with serious emotional and behavioral disturbances and their families.

This international conference provides a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth, networking, and the dissemination of new knowledge in the area of sexually traumatized boys and men. This four-day event will feature numerous workshops for male survivors of sexual abuse, their loved ones/partners, and professionals who work with them. Call for presentation deadline is April 15, 2009.