Lecture Series

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.

This course is designed to show officers and prosecutors how to draft affidavits and search warrants that will meet any attack from the defense in a Motion to Suppress. The instructors walk the students through the entire process of gathering sufficient probable cause, articulating that probable cause in a search warrant affidavit, and insuring that the search warrant authorizes the officer to search and seize all contraband and evidence relevant to the investigation. Common and not-so-common mistakes are discussed, and the students are given various affidavits and search warrants for their review to see if they can spot mistakes and potential challenges. Solutions are then provided which show how to properly write the affidavit and search warrant in the various scenarios. Each student will receive a 40+ page paper titled “How to Write a Search Warrant” that covers all the essentials to drafting a legally sound affidavit and search warrant. Ultimately, prosecutors and law enforcement will gain confidence and expertise in writing search warrants and defending their affidavits in court. The instructors will task participants with writing a search warrant before the conclusion of day 1. Participants will then receive feedback on their search warrant the following day. Due to the interactive nature of this training, class size will be limited. 

REGISTRATION LINK: Due to limited spots, please contact education@dcac.org to register. Law Enforcement and Prosecutors Only.

This workshop will provide attendees with the ability, knowledge and confidence to help prevent and identify individuals who are abusing drugs and/or alcohol. Attendees will also be taught the strategies and different terms that are consistent with alcohol & drug abuse. There are several identifiers, logos and terms that are commonly related to drug (illegal and over the counter) and alcohol abuse, marijuana abuse, and drug concealment on school, home, and work property. These items, along with much more, will be discussed. Also, over 85 visual aids will be referenced during the training.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://cvent.me/BxrxWa

Dr. Johnson is the owner of The Center for Counseling and Family Relationships, which was established in 2007. Dr. Johnson received her Master’s in Marriage and Family Counseling from Southwestern Seminary in 1999 when she began working in private practice. She received her License as a Professional Counselor in 2001. Dr. Johnson completed her Doctorate in Psychology/Counseling in 2003 along with her License as a Marriage and Family Therapist. She became an LPC-Supervisor and LMFT-Supervisor in 2007. Dr. Johnson also became a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor in 2014. Dr. Johnson specializes in working with trauma through training as an Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Consultant professional, a Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner in Training, and a Trust Based Relational Intervention Practitioner for working with children who have been internationally adopted, adopted domestically, and for children in foster care. She is also a Making Sense of Your Worth Facilitator for adults and parents, whose worth is tied to lies and performance vs. the truth that leads to a connected relationship with God, their children, and others.;

REGISTRATION LINK: https://web.cvent.com/event/2f675c29-18ec-48a2-b7c0-137fb91b952f/websitePage:e0dfdd03-73fa-44f1-b248-aafc803dd5f6

Training will consist of:

Sex Offenders: How They Get That Way and the Basic Facts Your Team Should Know
Sex crime investigators, prosecutors, judges, probation officers, medical staff, child welfare workers and child/victim advocates should be familiar with the various theories about the etiology of pedophilia and development of pro-offending attitudes, plus the more typical patterns of sexual offending (rape, sexual assault & computer crimes against children) committed by juvenile and adult sex offenders. This presentation will highlight (via video taped interviews with various sex offenders) some of the more common pathways to developing deviant sexual interests and criminal sexual behavior patterns.

Creepy but Crucial Information: Advanced Grooming as Described by Sex Offenders
Participants will examine (via film clips of interviews with various types of sex offenders) some of the specific strategies offenders describe using to target, seduce and exploit children and adults. Information was collected from several thousand adult sex offenders who were involved in long-term, court mandated sex offender treatment.

Protecting our Children: “Advice From Child Molesters” A Child Safety and Crime Prevention Program
Participants will have an opportunity to review Oregon’s grassroots prevention project – “Protecting our Children: Advice From Child Molesters.” Initially developed by two veteran sex offender treatment providers, “PYC” has grown into a multi-state, multi-disciplinary child abuse prevention campaign. The project was designed to educate parents, youth service staff, educators, community volunteers and the faith community about child sexual abuse, offender behavior, risk management and more effective prevention strategies.

If They Knew What I Was Thinking: What Sex Offenders Can Teach Us About Interviewing
This presentation examines the relationship between confession rates and sex offender characteristics (ie., offender age, relationship to victim, personality type, offense history and prior experience with the criminal justice system).

REGISTRATION LINK: https://cvent.me/eXnkko

This training will provide a thorough overview on the Components for Enhancing Clinician Experience and Reducing Trauma (CE-CERT) model. Developed by Dr. Brian Miller, CE-CERT is a skills-based approach to improving provider well-being and effectiveness in working with primary traumatic stress. Drawing from what is known about trauma impacts and treatment, CE-CERT posits that secondary traumatic stress is not developed in response to mere exposure to others’ trauma stories but occurs when feeling overwhelmed or helpless. This and other past assumptions of clinician impacts will be discussed. In contrast to self-care strategies that require the individual to engage in a restorative practice after-work, the CE-CERT model proposes micro-interventions done throughout the day. The five skill domains of CE-CERT (i.e., experiential engagement, decreasing rumination, conscious narrative, reducing emotional labor, and parasympathetic recovery) and the acquirable skills within each will be taught through both didactic and experiential activities.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://web.cvent.com/event/d64677a9-2747-4ee8-8b7a-449d04b8f22b/summary

Trauma providers experience higher rates of secondary traumatic stress (STS) and adverse childhood experiences (ACE) than non-trauma providers and the general population, respectively. It is therefore likely trauma providers may have trauma histories that mimic their clients’. Recommendations for effective, ethical practice for and supervision of trauma providers whose trauma histories align with their clients’ trauma histories are scarce. The Components for Enhancing Clinician Experience and Reducing Trauma (CE-CERT) is a skills-based practice approach and method of supervision for trauma providers aimed at mitigating the risks of STS and its associated effects. This presentation will review the implementation of CE-CERT in a real-life example of the supervision and practice of a mental health provider whose primary trauma aligned with a trauma of a client. Overarching considerations for supervision and clinical practice when clinicians’ and clients’ trauma histories align are discussed. Supervisory and practice strategies within the five skill domains are detailed using a real-life example.

NOTE: Please register for ONLY the morning or afternoon session. Completion of a full-day CE-CERT training prior to attending this training is highly recommended, as there will only be a brief review of the CE-CERT skill domains.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://web.cvent.com/event/5b4ddf70-74f2-4c09-a12c-dc27dcc127da/summary

Trauma providers experience higher rates of secondary traumatic stress (STS) and adverse childhood experiences (ACE) than non-trauma providers and the general population, respectively. It is therefore likely trauma providers may have trauma histories that mimic their clients’. Recommendations for effective, ethical practice for and supervision of trauma providers whose trauma histories align with their clients’ trauma histories are scarce. The Components for Enhancing Clinician Experience and Reducing Trauma (CE-CERT) is a skills-based practice approach and method of supervision for trauma providers aimed at mitigating the risks of STS and its associated effects. This presentation will review the implementation of CE-CERT in a real-life example of the supervision and practice of a mental health provider whose primary trauma aligned with a trauma of a client. Overarching considerations for supervision and clinical practice when clinicians’ and clients’ trauma histories align are discussed. Supervisory and practice strategies within the five skill domains are detailed using a real-life example.

NOTE: Please register for ONLY the morning or afternoon session. Completion of a full-day CE-CERT training prior to attending this training is highly recommended, as there will only be a brief review of the CE-CERT skill domains.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://web.cvent.com/event/0f3ca505-14bf-4b1d-9fda-3bd5c2c4fb7f/summary

Trident Training was created by three internationally recognized experts, each of whom train thousands of professionals annually. Trident Training is offering a unique two-day in person masterclass that aims to promote and strengthen multi agency discussion in relation to adults who sexually assault children. Professionals working with victims of sexual abuse require an in-depth understanding of the role of other agencies and departments involved in child protection. As a result, the Multi-Disciplinary Team model requires joint training. 

This special two-day masterclass is designed for an audience that includes law enforcement, CPS/DSS case workers, forensic interviewers, prosecutors (civil and criminal), medical professionals, probation officers, therapists, victim advocates, and CASA volunteers. The class explores the three trainer’s perspectives on four key areas: 

• Understanding in depth grooming behaviors/motivation of offenders, stereotypes, and myths. 
• Investigating advice on interviewing suspects and conducting digital investigations. 
• Supervising adults who sexually assault children. 
• Prosecuting; anticipating the defense, witnesses, court issues. 
• This training uses case study material, unique video of perpetrators speaking about their behavior and panel discussion between presenters to emphasis key points of learning. 

Attendees may include representatives from our partners in law enforcement, medical, the district attorney’s office, Child Protective Services, and DCAC staff. The presentations will be geared to those working with crimes against children. 

REGISTRATION LINK: https://cvent.me/3P1Wm3