Center For Innovation And Resources Inc

The Child Abduction Training Program (funded by Cal OES) - The Child Abduction Training Program works to support the efforts of the California Child Abduction Task Force in providing education and resources to professionals and volunteers involved in the prevention, recovery, investigation, and prosecution of cases of abducted children.

Training Logistical Support & Delivery - Individual county or agency fee for service contracts. The Organization provides high quality training and technical assistance to agencies on an individual request basis. Contracts vary in size from a one-day training session to a multi-event series. Relevant content that fits the mission and goals of the contracting agency is developed and delivered utilizing the Organizations organizational expertise. Services typically provided include a subject matter expert, coordination of logistics, registration and event management, and follow-up support.

Greater Bay Area Child Abuse Prevention Council Coalitions Innovative Partnerships Project - The Greater Bay Area Child Abuse Prevention Council Coalition has subcontracted with the Organization to provide coordination of their Innovative Partnerships Project. This project is designed to evaluate and reorient the Coalitions community education efforts in light of the protective factors outlined within the Strengthening Families Framework and other current research and to develop quality new materials for the region.

The Northern & Southern Child Sexual Abuse Training and Technical Assistance Centers (Funded by Cal OES) - The Northern & Southern Child Sexual Abuse Training and Technical Assistance Centers develop and implement training and technical assistance activities designed to improve and strengthen the knowledge of professionals who provide treatment to victims of child sexual abuse and their families, as well as child advocacy centers and direct service providers, who provide services related to child sexual abuse investigations.

Initial Child Interview Training Project (ICIT) (funded by CalOES) - This training project developed and distributed three video training modules and accompanying field guides for first responders. The goal of the project is to train law enforcement, social services, and other mandated reporters on best practices for the initial child abuse disclosure. These best practices include minimizing disclosure and, therefore, the trauma related to potential abuse. These training modules will be free and available around the clock through an easy-to-use website.