Event

Description

WRCAC is pleased to begin hosting virtual Victim Advocate and Mental Health Partnerships Peer Consultation Forums. Each forum starts in a large-group format with an introduction to the topic. Participants are placed in Zoom breakout rooms of five to six to allow for small group discussions and resource sharing and support. Participants are encouraged to share work experiences and challenges in small groups and solicit feedback from peers. At the end, participants are brought back together in one large group for a Q&A with the experts.

Targeted Audience

Support and partnerships between victim advocates and mental health staff can be critical elements in serving children and families seen at children’s advocacy centers (CAC). Victim advocates and mental health clinicians are encouraged to attend as a team to provide the best opportunity for joint learning and rich discussion in sharing best practices in the partnership role.

This forum is intended to support and inform those relationships with presentations and discussions on topics that impact both disciplines and help us to understand:

• • • How is the work similar?
    • How is it different?
    • Where do things intersect to provide the highest quality and most efficient client care?

Participation is open to eligible victim advocates and mental health clinicians throughout the US.

Facilitators

• • • Amelia Siders, PhD, State Chapter Liaison, Western Regional Children’s Advocacy Center
    • Salli Kerr, Training Specialist, Western Regional Children’s Advocacy Center

Learning Objectives 

As a result of this forum, participants will:

1. 1. Receive informal peer consultation around issues of importance
   2. Have the opportunity to share best practices with other advocates and clinicians and develop ways to be supportive of one another in their work
   3. Gain resources and ideas from presenters, clinicians, and advocates to support their work with children and families
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Schedule

The Victim Advocate and Mental Health Partnerships Peer Consultation Forms are scheduled as follows:  (UPDATED: 9/23/2024)

• • • October 17, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PDT – Utilizing the Perpetrator Pattern-Based Approach When Advocating for Caregivers and Children Who Experience Domestic Violence
    • January 23, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. PST – Topic TBD
    • April 17, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PDT – Topic TBD
    • July 10, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. PDT – Topic TBD

*Please note times vary to accommodate participants from across multiple time zones

How to Register

Click here to register. Registration for each forum will open separately, 3 weeks before the forum date.

Please note that only victim advocates and mental health clinicians currently serving CAC clients are eligible to participate.

Questions?

Contact Kelsey Roberts at kroberts2@rchsd.org.