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Child Abuse: What You Need to Know
Presentation Proposal
1. Presenters:
Sheralyn (Sherry) Shockey-Pope
Masters of Art Developmental Psychology
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, CA Lic. # 37209
Nicol Stolar Petersen
Masters in Social Work
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, CA Lic. # 26051
2. Summary: This seminar will define what is and isn’t child abuse, review child abuse statutes and reporting, what happens to the information once it is reported, agency response time and outcomes, the juvenile court process, the juvenile dependency process, and the newer implications for CPS (exigency, warrants, trafficking, non-minor foster care, KATIE A. lawsuit), as well as reviewing some key strategies in working with children who have been abused
3. Course Syllabus:
a. Review child abuse statutes and define what is and isn’t child abuse
b. What and How to Report child abuse? What do we really have to report?
c. What happens to the information I report?
· Walk through the report system
· Agency response time and outcomes
· Explain the juvenile court process of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
· An overview of the juvenile dependency process today, and the newer implications for CPS (exigency, warrants, trafficking, non-minor foster care, KATIE A. lawsuit)
d. Working with children who have been abused
3. Learning Objectives:
After completing this workshop participants will be able to:
· complete a child abuse form and know who to call if they have questions
· understand the process of CPS and how it relates to therapists
· identify three key strategies/techniques that can be used in their practice with children who have been abused.
4. Method of Presentation and Audio/Visual Needs: Lecture, power-point handout provided; projector
5. Biographical Sketch:
· Sheralyn L. Shockey-Pope, LMFT co-founded Central Counseling Services in Riverside, CA. She specializes in working with people who have experienced traumatic events, anxiety and mood disorders. She is in full-time private practice. Previously she was a Supervisor of the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services Resource Family Training and Assessment Unit, responsible for the County’s training of all foster, adoptive and kinship (relative) family training. She has 25 years of experience working within the CPS or probation department system in three counties. She also instructs for the Public Child Welfare Training Academy (CSUSD Foundation) training new social workers on family engagement, interviewing skills, intimate partner violence, mental health disorders, and self-care skills.
· Nicol Stolar-Peterson, LCSW & CAMFT member, founded Stolar Counseling & Consultation. Nicol has been working with children and their families for over 18 years. She has worked in private therapeutic settings as well as public agencies. Nicol has expertise in the areas of mediation, child forensic interviewing, adoptions, training, child custody evaluation feedback/assessments, co-parenting boot camp, dependency proceedings and CPS/Law Enforcement investigations. Nicol has completed hundreds of child abuse investigations including neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, domestic violence, and child deaths. She also teaches for the Public Child Welfare Training Academy which puts her expertise to work with new social workers across the six Southern California Counties. Nicol is an expert witness in Family Law Court and specializes in child abuse and maltreatment. She has recently been accepted as the Board of Behavioral Sciences expert witness for child custody evaluations.
Training Evaluation – Summary Scores and Comments
Date: August 30, 2015
Title: Child Abuse: What you need to know
Presenter(s): Sherry Shockley-Pope, LMFT and Nicole Stolar-Peterson, LCSW
1. All evaluators rated the level of presentation as “About Right”2. (Average score based on 1-5 Scale
a. Announcements accurately represented presentation ___4.9___
b. Preparation of presenter for the training ___5___
c. Objectives clearly presented and met ___4.85___
d. Knowledge of presenter regarding topic ___5___
e. Clarity of presentation ___4.8___
f. Presentation held your interest ___5___
g. Usefulness of presentation for you ___4.78___
h. Opportunity for questions and adequacy of response ___5___
i. Usefulness of handouts ___4.8___
j. How well cultural competency issues were addressed ___4.9___
k. Your knowledge & understanding of the topic prior to the training ___4.2___
l. Your Knowledge & understanding of the topic after the Training ___4.65__
Comments: Excellent for new or seasoned therapists
Great Training (5)
Power point slide should have been next to each slide
Would have liked more on cultural practices and beliefs as they impact investigation
Addressed a difficult topic in a friendly manner without being depressing
Best presentation I’ve been to on child abuse. Liked the new information