Trainings Archive - Zero Abuse Project https://zeroabuseproject.org/trainings/ Fighting Sexual Abuse of Children Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:44:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://zeroabuseproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/favicon.png Trainings Archive - Zero Abuse Project https://zeroabuseproject.org/trainings/ 32 32 Google is a Snitch: When Child Sexual Victimization Meets Technology https://zeroabuseproject.org/trainings/google-is-a-snitch-when-child-sexual-victimization-meets-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-is-a-snitch-when-child-sexual-victimization-meets-technology Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:44:46 +0000 https://zeroabuseproject.org/?post_type=trainings&p=38591 This session provides a deep dive into how technology plays a pivotal role in child sexual victimization cases, from the discovery of abuse to prosecution. It explores the way offenders use technology to facilitate abuse and how investigators, prosecutors, and other professionals can leverage digital evidence to secure convictions. By analyzing real-life cases and technological ... Read more

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]]> This session provides a deep dive into how technology plays a pivotal role in child sexual victimization cases, from the discovery of abuse to prosecution. It explores the way offenders use technology to facilitate abuse and how investigators, prosecutors, and other professionals can leverage digital evidence to secure convictions. By analyzing real-life cases and technological tools, participants will gain a better understanding of the growing intersection between child abuse and digital platforms, and the strategies for turning tech-facilitated abuse into tech-facilitated justice. 

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]]> 38591 Leveling the Playing Field: Turning Tech-Facilitated Abuse Into Tech-Facilitated Convictions https://zeroabuseproject.org/trainings/leveling-the-playing-field-turning-tech-facilitated-abuse-into-tech-facilitated-convictions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leveling-the-playing-field-turning-tech-facilitated-abuse-into-tech-facilitated-convictions Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:41:06 +0000 https://zeroabuseproject.org/?post_type=trainings&p=38587 Convicting offenders who sexually abuse children is challenging. Sexual abuse occurs in private, is committed by trusted adults, and is perpetrated against victims who have limits on their ability to disclose. Technology is a game changer. While it is a means to abuse children, tech is also a means to achieve justice. This presentation provides ... Read more

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]]> Convicting offenders who sexually abuse children is challenging. Sexual abuse occurs in private, is committed by trusted adults, and is perpetrated against victims who have limits on their ability to disclose. Technology is a game changer. While it is a means to abuse children, tech is also a means to achieve justice. This presentation provides guidance on how to make tech work for victims by showing how to find powerful evidence, defend admissibility of that evidence, and how to present a persuasive case for juries and judges. 

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]]> 38587 Clinging to Joy https://zeroabuseproject.org/trainings/clinging-to-joy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clinging-to-joy Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:30:58 +0000 https://zeroabuseproject.org/?post_type=trainings&p=38580 The work we do matters. The way we treat our families, colleagues and clients matter. Respect and inclusion matters. Showing up to do this work now comes with new and crushing challenges. It can be very difficult to find joy through sleepless nights of wondering and planning for the unknown. Clinging to joy is one ... Read more

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]]> The work we do matters. The way we treat our families, colleagues and clients matter. Respect and inclusion matters.

Showing up to do this work now comes with new and crushing challenges. It can be very difficult to find joy through sleepless nights of wondering and planning for the unknown. Clinging to joy is one way to hold on to our humanity and stay connected to your communities.

Using humor, story-telling, wisdom from colleagues, and anecdotes from the field, this session will explore ways to create space for the good

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]]> 38580 Impact of Trauma: Recognizing Signs and Fostering Recovery https://zeroabuseproject.org/trainings/impact-of-trauma-recognizing-signs-and-fostering-recovery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impact-of-trauma-recognizing-signs-and-fostering-recovery Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:17:25 +0000 https://zeroabuseproject.org/?post_type=trainings&p=38577 This training emphasizes the biological and psychological impacts of trauma and provides practical tools for recognizing signs of trauma in children and adolescents. Participants will learn trauma-informed strategies to help mitigate these effects and promote resilience and recovery. Designed for professionals who work with youth, this course equips learners to respond effectively and compassionately to trauma-impacted young people.

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]]> This training emphasizes the biological and psychological impacts of trauma and provides practical tools for recognizing signs of trauma in children and adolescents. Participants will learn trauma-informed strategies to help mitigate these effects and promote resilience and recovery. Designed for professionals who work with youth, this course equips learners to respond effectively and compassionately to trauma-impacted young people.

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]]> 38577 Caring for Children at Risk: Recognizing and Responding to Abuse and Neglect https://zeroabuseproject.org/trainings/caring-for-children-at-risk-recognizing-and-responding-to-abuse-and-neglect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caring-for-children-at-risk-recognizing-and-responding-to-abuse-and-neglect Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:11:57 +0000 https://zeroabuseproject.org/?post_type=trainings&p=38574 This course offers a comprehensive introduction to recognizing, responding to, and preventing child abuse and neglect. Participants will explore types of maltreatment, the legal and ethical responsibilities of professionals, and the cultural factors that shape recognition and intervention. Emphasis is placed on identifying risk factors, distinguishing abuse from other life challenges (such as poverty), and engaging children and families using trauma-informed communication. Learners will build critical skills to assess and respond to child maltreatment while maintaining humility and respecting the rights and needs of children and families.

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]]> This course offers a comprehensive introduction to recognizing, responding to, and preventing child abuse and neglect. Participants will explore types of maltreatment, the legal and ethical responsibilities of professionals, and the cultural factors that shape recognition and intervention. Emphasis is placed on identifying risk factors, distinguishing abuse from other life challenges (such as poverty), and engaging children and families using trauma-informed communication. Learners will build critical skills to assess and respond to child maltreatment while maintaining humility and respecting the rights and needs of children and families.

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]]> 38574 The Glass Generation & Extended Reality: Promise, Pitfalls, and Protecting Youth in the Immersive Tech Age https://zeroabuseproject.org/trainings/the-glass-generation-extended-reality-promise-pitfalls-how-to-protect-our-youth-in-an-immersive-tech-age/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-glass-generation-extended-reality-promise-pitfalls-how-to-protect-our-youth-in-an-immersive-tech-age Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:01:04 +0000 https://zeroabuseproject.org/?post_type=trainings&p=38570 This essential training provides child-serving professionals—such as youth workers, social workers, and educators—with a foundational understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR). Participants will explore the benefits and risks of these technologies, particularly their implications for child abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Special focus is given to the rise of AI-generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and other forms of digital exploitation. The course offers practical strategies for identifying vulnerabilities, recognizing warning signs, and responding effectively when a child may be at risk.

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]]> This essential training provides child-serving professionals—such as youth workers, social workers, and educators—with a foundational understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR). Participants will explore the benefits and risks of these technologies, particularly their implications for child abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Special focus is given to the rise of AI-generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and other forms of digital exploitation. The course offers practical strategies for identifying vulnerabilities, recognizing warning signs, and responding effectively when a child may be at risk.

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]]> 38570 Love, Power, and Homicide: When Intimate Partner Violence Turns Fatal https://zeroabuseproject.org/trainings/love-power-and-homicide-when-intimate-partner-violence-turns-fatal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=love-power-and-homicide-when-intimate-partner-violence-turns-fatal Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:56:11 +0000 https://zeroabuseproject.org/?post_type=trainings&p=38567 This course examines the deadly progression of intimate partner violence (IPV), highlighting how coercion, control, and escalation can lead to intimate partner homicide (IPH). Using case studies and experiential investigative analysis, students will identify warning signs, assess risk factors, and explore best practices for investigating potential IPH. The course emphasizes the role of power and control in abusive relationships and evaluates systemic responses that may either prevent or contribute to fatal outcomes. Students will also learn to communicate with surviving family members and next of kin using trauma-informed, compassionate approaches.

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]]> This course examines the deadly progression of intimate partner violence (IPV), highlighting how coercion, control, and escalation can lead to intimate partner homicide (IPH). Using case studies and experiential investigative analysis, students will identify warning signs, assess risk factors, and explore best practices for investigating potential IPH. The course emphasizes the role of power and control in abusive relationships and evaluates systemic responses that may either prevent or contribute to fatal outcomes. Students will also learn to communicate with surviving family members and next of kin using trauma-informed, compassionate approaches.

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]]> 38567 Breaking the Cycle: Generational Trauma and Trauma-Informed Family Engagement in School Settings https://zeroabuseproject.org/trainings/breaking-the-cycle-generational-trauma-and-trauma-informed-family-engagement-in-school-settings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-the-cycle-generational-trauma-and-trauma-informed-family-engagement-in-school-settings Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:52:09 +0000 https://zeroabuseproject.org/?post_type=trainings&p=38564 This training equips school-based professionals—especially School Resource Officers (SROs)—with the tools to recognize, understand, and respond to generational trauma within families of youth. Building on foundational knowledge of trauma and behavior, this course focuses on how trauma is often mirrored across generations, impacting both children and their caregivers. Participants will explore the science of trauma ... Read more

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]]> This training equips school-based professionals—especially School Resource Officers (SROs)—with the tools to recognize, understand, and respond to generational trauma within families of youth. Building on foundational knowledge of trauma and behavior, this course focuses on how trauma is often mirrored across generations, impacting both children and their caregivers. Participants will explore the science of trauma transmission, cultural and historical contributors to generational harm, and the critical role of trauma-informed communication strategies when engaging with families. Practical frameworks and real-world scenarios will help participants move beyond frustration and toward compassionate, constructive partnerships with caregivers and parents who may themselves be trauma survivors or struggling with behavioral challenges.

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]]> 38564 Preventing Secondary Trauma and Building Educator-Officer Resilience https://zeroabuseproject.org/trainings/preventing-secondary-trauma-and-building-educator-officer-resilience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preventing-secondary-trauma-and-building-educator-officer-resilience Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:49:27 +0000 https://zeroabuseproject.org/?post_type=trainings&p=38561 This training supports both educators and officers by exploring the toll of ongoing exposure to youth trauma, offering shared tools for boundary-setting, wellness, and building cross-role support systems.

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]]> This training supports both educators and officers by exploring the toll of ongoing exposure to youth trauma, offering shared tools for boundary-setting, wellness, and building cross-role support systems.

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]]> 38561 Understanding the Neurobiology of Trauma for First Responders https://zeroabuseproject.org/trainings/understanding-the-neurobiology-of-trauma-for-first-responders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=understanding-the-neurobiology-of-trauma-for-first-responders Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:44:55 +0000 https://zeroabuseproject.org/?post_type=trainings&p=38558 This training explains how trauma affects youth brain functioning, especially in high-stress situations, and provides officers with strategies to interpret trauma-related behavior and reduce harm.

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]]> This training explains how trauma affects youth brain functioning, especially in high-stress situations, and provides officers with strategies to interpret trauma-related behavior and reduce harm.

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