A Look Inside DCAC’s Forensic Interview Team, with Jessica Ulmen What is your role within the agency, and what does an average day look like for you? As a forensic interviewer at Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, I interview children of all ages on behalf of law enforcement. Each day, I get to talk to two […]
A Look Inside DCAC’s Training and Community Outreach Team
What is your role within the agency, and what does an average day look like for you? I am a Bilingual Training and Community Outreach Specialist and every day is different in my role! I am often representing DCAC out of the office doing presentations in the community or running exhibition booths. These presentations can […]
May Family Activity – Dice Question Game
A Look Inside DCAC’s Family Advocacy Team
What is your role within the agency? As a Family Advocate, I provide wraparound support services to clients and their non-offending family members. There are so many ways to support the families that walk through DCAC’s doors, and the primary way I do that is by facilitating trauma screenings after a disclosure of abuse. These […]
A Look Inside DCAC’s MDT Coordination Team | Part 2
What is your role within the agency? I am a part of the Center’s Multidisciplinary Coordination Team (“MDT Coordination” Team), which is comprised of both Case Coordinators, who focus on the investigative portion of child abuse cases, and Care Coordinators, who focus on victims of child sex trafficking/high-risk youth and the services they need. Each […]
A Look Inside DCAC’s MDT Coordination Team
What is your favorite part about your job? My passion for advocating for the most vulnerable in our community first began when I was 14 years old; I volunteered for the domestic violence program where my mother worked. Later, I worked for that same program for 12 years – first as a child advocate and […]
A Note from the CEO
As April unfolds, so too does National Child Abuse Prevention Month – a poignant reminder of the ongoing battle to protect our most vulnerable. It is a month that holds profound significance as we amplify our efforts to shine a light on the pervasive issue of child abuse. It’s a time to raise awareness, foster […]
April Family Activity – Build Your Own Pinwheels
Help DCAC Spread HOPE and awareness for Child Abuse Awareness Month with this month’s family activity.
A Look Inside DCAC’s Therapy Team
What is your role at DCAC? In my role as a therapist at DCAC, I work with children and their non-offending family members to assess, diagnose, and, most importantly, treat symptoms of trauma. Through trauma therapy, I am able to help families learn skills and strategies to help them learn, cope with, and process their emotions […]
March Family Activity – Egg Matching Game
Spring has sprung! Looking for a fun and seasonal way to bring the family together? Try our this colo
