About The Child Abuse Response Certificate Program
The Child Abuse Response Certificate Program was developed to respond to the needs of community professionals who may encounter abused children in their roles at work. Many professionals have requested training so that they can identify a child at risk, and can best assist in an investigation without jeopardizing criminal or child welfare proceedings. This intermediate to advanced program will support you in the challenging task of working with abused children and their families.
The Child Abuse Response Certificate Program, in which a certificate of participation is issued by The Canadian Society for the Investigation of Child Abuse, is a 30 hour program consisting of 5 core workshops. The five one day workshops which run from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM include:
Responding to Child Abuse
Assessing Family Dynamics
Understanding False Allegations
The Psychopathology of the Abused Child
Testifying as a Witness in Court
Participants can either elect to complete the certificate program or can take individual workshops, as desired. Certificates for individual workshops will also be issued at the end of workshop day. Workshops offered by CSICA have been accredited as a provider of Approved Continuing Education (ACE) for Category A training (#1100) by the Association of Social Work Boards.
Workshops must be completed in order to receive a certificate of credit.
