ChicagoCAC hosts free and low-cost education and professional development for social workers, counselors, teachers, youth-serving organizations, and other professionals and community members.
Below you’ll find our upcoming virtual offerings. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. A link to pay for and receive Continuing Education credits will be available at the conclusion of the training for Illinois licensed social workers, counselors, or psychologists.
Please note that webinars are live and not recorded.
Domestic Violence and Immigration
September 23 from 2 – 3:30 PM
Facilitated by Colleen Montgomery, LCSW, ICDVP, CCTP, Program Director for CAN Hope, in partnership with Daniela Hernandez, BA, Domestic Violence Community Educator of Mujeres Latinas En Acción
Get ready for Domestic Violence Awareness Month by joining us for an important and informative webinar by renowned domestic violence survivor service provider Mujeres Latina en Acción. Hosted by Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center (ChicagoCAC), the ChicagoCAC CAN Hope Initiative has partnered with Mujeres Latinas en Acción to offer this free webinar on the intersections of domestic violence and immigration. Learn about those intersections and what you can do to support survivor immigrants.
Main Topics:
1. Understand domestic violence and its effects on survivors and children
2. Explore the unique barriers and sociopolitical culture that immigrants navigate
3. Gain resources and tools to provide culturally appropriate support services through a trauma-informed lens
CEUs will be available for licensed professionals for a small fee.
Coordinated Community Responses and Domestic Violence
October 1 from 10 AM – 12 PM
Facilitated by by Colleen Montgomery, LCSW, ICDVP, CCTP, Program Director for CAN Hope
Presenters: Ascend Justice, Sara Block, Managing Director of Advocacy and Partnerships; Between Friends, Heather MacLaren, LCPC, BCDMT, ICDVP, GLCMA, Counseling & Support Services Manager; Family Rescue, Tessa Kuipers, MA, ICDVP, Program Director & Policy Advisor
Coordinated community responses (CCR) have long been touted as one of the best evidence-based systems-level approaches for ending domestic violence. If you’ve ever wondered what a CCR actually looks like in action, you are not alone, and we are here to guide you! Launch Domestic Violence Awareness/Activism Month by joining us for this informative webinar to learn more about CCRs, how the intervention is already showing up for survivors through co-located partnerships in Chicago and Illinois, and ChicagoCAC’s vision for CAN Hope’s CCR and individual advocacy center. Get inspired by hearing directly from multiple domestic violence survivor service providers as they highlight their co-located partnerships and successes in various institutions or agencies. Interwoven throughout this webinar, we’ll also be sharing all sorts of different ways to engage in Domestic Violence Awareness/Activism Month, so bring your calendar and your curiosity and we’ll see you there!
CEUs will be available for licensed professionals for a small fee; ICDVPs will be available for licensed professionals through a generous partnership with Between Friends.
Keeping Children Safe for Professionals – In-Person Training
October 29 from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM at Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center, 1240 S. Damen Ave in Chicago
Facilitated by ChicagoCAC Education Specialists
For the first time in several years, ChicagoCAC is offering a FREE in-person Keeping Children Safe for Professionals training to those who work with youth in an organizational or community setting. Topics include the prevalence and impact of child sexual abuse, how to respond to youth disclosures and/or concerning and inappropriate behavior, an overview of mandated reporting, ChicagoCAC’s role in child abuse investigations, and what prevention looks like in youth-serving organizations.
REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 50 INDIVIDUALS, so sign up today for your chance to attend this vital training – we hope to offer this opportunity again in the future! If you have questions before or after registering, please reach out to lbaudler@chicagocac.org
Note: parking is available but limited at ChicagoCAC
CEUs will be available for licensed professionals for a small fee.