The Lecture Series is held at various times throughout the year in DCAC’s state-of-the-art training facility. The Lecture Series is designed for the sole purpose of providing training to only those people employed by governmental and nonprofit agencies in the fields of law enforcement, prosecution, child protective services, social work, children’s advocacy, therapy, probation, parole, and medicine who work directly with child victims of crime and whose intent is to help children in their healing process.
There is no cost to attend, but participants must pre-register online.
Registration is limited to professionals employed in governmental and nonprofit agencies who work directly with children and families. Please note, some trainings are further restricted to only those professionals in the fields of law enforcement, prosecution, child protective services, social work, children’s advocacy, therapy, probation, parole, and medicine who work directly with child victims of crime whose intent is to help children in their healing process. DCAC staff reserves the right to refuse registration and/or admission to any individual who does not meet these criteria. If you have any questions about your registration, please email Lana Ahrens at lahrens@dcac.org.
Continuing Education
Continuing professional education credit has been applied for on behalf of the following groups:
- Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT)
- All attendees seeking CEU accreditation must check with their licensing board to ensure CEU approval is given.
- Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors (LPC)
- All attendees seeking CEU accreditation must check with their licensing board to ensure CEU approval is given.
- Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners (MSW)
- Attendees wishing to obtain TCOLE credit must self-report through their department. Lecture Series is not able to submit on their behalf.
OUT-OF-STATE ATTENDEES
Training credit may be awarded at your state’s licensing agency’s discretion.
PLEASE NOTE
Only ONE certificate per registration can be obtained after completion of session survey. No certificates will be given to attendees who did not register.
September Lectures
Trading Ice Pops for Innocence
Training Type: Case Study
Restricted for professionals working with child victims of crime.
September 14, 2020
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
In February of 2016, Cedar Hill Police began investigating a series of Sexual Assaults against young males. Each incident shared similar traits with the main focus of Ice Pops and Church Shoes. Detectives began working several leads from the community, but were ultimately lead to the Offender when a Forensic Interviewer recognized the same traits in a case being worked by Dallas PD (Child Exploitation Unit). Willie Lee Bell Jr was a youth minister at a local church in Cedar Hill TX. He relocated to Texas from Tennessee after allegations of inappropriate conduct with a minor were made to the local police. It was also discovered that Mr. Bell was in the process of many other ventures in Cedar Hill, including the creation of a new youth ministry. He was charged with two counts of Aggravated Sex Assault child and one Indecency with a Child, with a sentence totaling 100 years.
Detective Michael Hernandez has been involved in Law Enforcement since 2005 and was assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division in 2014. Initially investigating Domestic Violence, he was reassigned to Crimes Against Children. Michael also took on Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC), and since then has been assigned to the Dallas Police Departments ICAC Task Force, as well as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Cyber Child Crimes Task Force. As part of the Criminal Investigations, Michael has obtained several Computer and Cell Phone Forensic certifications. He is currently a Certified as a TCOLE Instructor and a Master Peace Officer. Outside of Law Enforcement, Michael attended Dallas County Community College where he pursued a Degree in Computer Information Technology. Since 2017, Michael has been an Adjunct Instructor for outside private corporations. He has traveled the country and taught law enforcement officers from several agencies in the subject of Online Investigation, Dark Web Investigations, Social Media Methods, and Open Source Investigations.
Brandie Wade is an Assistant District Attorney with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. She has been with the Dallas County DA’s Office for thirteen years, prosecuting various felony cases including sexually violent crimes against children and adults. She is currently assigned to the Crimes Against Children Division.
TO REGISTER: http://www.cvent.com/d/dnqlly/4W
