Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky offers a wide range of training opportunities for professionals, caregivers, and community members dedicated to building safer environments for children.
From foundational prevention education to advanced workshops on trauma-informed care, our sessions are built to educate, empower, and inspire.
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Whether you are a professional working to protect children or you are a parent, the following presentation will provide insight into how perpetrators groom children online and what parents and caregivers can do to keep kids safe. The following training was conducted and current as of May, 2019. As technology quickly evolves so do the statistics and electronics utilized by youth. As such, we will work to update this training annually. Special thanks to our presenter, Major Jeremy Murrell with the Kentucky State Police.
A trauma-informed approach in legal practice can reduce re-traumatization of victims, provide recognition on the role trauma plays in the lawyer-client relationship and provide legal professionals with the opportunity to increase connections to their clients and improve advocacy. When children who have experienced trauma receive support and advocacy early on, the cycle of abuse and neglect can be prevented for the next generation.
Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky is proud to be an official No HIT Zone. No HIT Zones are a proactive way to promote, calm, safe and caring environments where violent behavior is not tolerated. It not only provides public notice that hitting is not acceptable in the identified No HIT Zone property but provides training to staff and volunteers on addressing situations in which adults are using physical discipline with children or need to de-escalate a situation which may lead to violence.
Learn about typical stages of child development, understand child sexual development, and prepare yourself to talk with adults and children about healthy child sexual development as a tool to prevent child sexual abuse. Special thanks to Dr. Anita Barbee, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar at the University of Louisville for providing this training.
This Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma curriculum is designed for ALL high school students, as the classroom provides an ideal environment to emphasize that violence and injuries to infants are preventable as students are likely to be exposed to infants and toddlers through their lifespan. The curriculum is made available to educators for free with the understanding that they will use the feedback tools.
The course is ideal for current curriculum work in Consumer Science, Early Childhood Development, Early Childhood Education, Family Studies, Physical Activity and Health class, or any curriculum of study where students are on a path for healthcare (nursing, nurse aid, medical professional, etc.). Complementary high school education standards are also included.
