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Prevention Palooza

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.

April 17, 2025 11:00am- 12:00pm

Trainer: Krista Gonce, Regional Prevention Coordinator, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy

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 8, 2025 11:00am- 1:00pm

Trainer: Malisa Pedro, Whitfield Family Connection Coordinator

 

April 10, 2025 9:00am- 11:00am

Trainer: Amanda Manard, the Vashti Center

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.

April 15, 2025 9:00am- 11:30am

Trainer: Tiffany Sawyer, Director of Prevention Services, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention 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.

April 4, 2025 12:00pm-2:00pm

Trainer: Tiffany Sawyer, Director of Prevention Services, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy

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.

April 3, 2025 9:00am- 12:00pm

Trainers: Terra Johnson & Candice Norris- Brown

Having Difficult Conversations: Healthy Relationships

A large component of preventing exploitation and abuse in childhood and later in life, is to help youth identify vulnerabilities, build safety plans, and understand the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationship characteristics. In this presentation, we will discuss how to navigate these conversations with teens and tweens. Participants will also receive strategies to use when communicating how important it is for youth to recognize the seriousness of red flags in all relationship types.

April 25, 2025 12:00pm- 1:00pm

Trainer: Traci Hurley, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

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.

April 24, 2025 12:00pm- 1:30pm

Trainer: Krista Gonce, Regional Prevention Coordinator, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy

Human Trafficking: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Prevention

 

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 7, 2025 10:00am- 12:00pm

Trainer: Jason Arsenault Training Administrator, Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia
Kayli Herrin, CSEC Victim Advocate, Satilla Advocacy Services

April 28, 2025 10:00am- 12:00pm

Trainer: Jason Arsenault, Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia
Kayli Herrin, CSEC Victim Advocate, Satilla Advocacy Services

IN-clued

Inclued is a specially crafted 3-hour comprehensive sex education workshop. Tailored for youth (ages 14-24), this workshop equips participants with crucial information, valuable resources, and essential tools for protecting themselves against STIs and unintended pregnancies.

April 24, 2025 5:00pm- 8:00pm

Trainer: Leah Berger- Singer, GCAPP

Internet Safety

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.

April 14, 2025 10:00am- 12:00pm

Trainer: Starr Davis, Speaker/ Author/ Non-profit Leader, the Starr Institute, Inc.

Leaps & Bounds: 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.

April 18, 2025 9:30am- 11:30am

Trainer: Joanie Lewis, PSB Program Coordinator/ Psychotherapist, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy

LOVE146: Caregiver

In this guided presentation, participants will learn about the vulnerabilities youth experience and how they connect to grooming tactics. We will discuss realistic steps caregivers can take to identify and respond to suspected exploitation. There will also be practical applications for assisting youth in developing safety plans.

Participants will develop a basic understanding of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and vulnerabilities. 

Participants will learn about safety planning with youth and the resources available to support youth.

April 21, 2025 12:00pm-2:00pm

Trainer: Lea Bennett Fantom, Regional Prevention Coordinator, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy

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 11, 2025 10:00am- 12:00pm

Trainer: Steve Collins, Adults Protecting Children

 

April 25, 2025 10:00am- 12:00pm

Trainer: Steve Collins, Adults Protecting Children

Strengthening Families Workshop

Learn to apply the five Protective Factors in your everyday work. Explore Strengthening Families Georgia's efforts to embed the factors into family-serving agencies and organizations.

April 29, 2025 10:00am- 12:00pm

Trainer: Nikki Berger, Prevention Program Manager, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy

 

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.

April 1, 2025 11:00am- 1:00pm

Trainer: Sandy Chavarria, Hispanic Outreach Prevention Coordinator, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy

Trust-Based Relational intervention: the 5 B's of Relational Trauma

Understanding the effects of relational trauma on people of all ages - children, youth, and adults - can be simplified through the 5 B's of Trauma: Brain, Biology, Body, Behavior, and Beliefs. These 5 categories help explain the various ways stress and trauma impact us. Relational trauma goes beyond just influencing behavior (like aggression, withdrawal, or defiance); it affects the whole person. Explore how each B plays a role in the holistic well-being of individuals.

April 8, 2025 9:00am- 11:00am

Trainer: Adrienne Reeves, Department of Family and Children's Services

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