Registration fee: $20.00 - Scholarships available.

The Serious Physical Child Abuse and SIDS Program provides high quality, up-to-date training to professionals involved in physical child abuse and child death cases. The Shaken Baby Alliance has partnered with leading experts in the field of child abuse, and agencies throughout Texas and the United States to develop outstanding training to meet the needs of professionals. This training is based on the philosophy that professionals with a strong foundational understanding of the medical aspects of physical abuse and forensic investigative techniques will be provided with the tools necessary to investigate and prosecute cases of child abuse, resulting in the protection of our children.

Topics covered:

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Natural death vs. homicide
• Medical Aspects of Physical Child Abuse. An overview of physical child abuse including skin injuries (bite marks, bruises, burn injuries), fractures, abdominal injuries, and head injuries.
• Forensic Investigative Techniques. Utilizing joint investigations, scene investigation & reconstruction, interviewing techniques, record gathering, timeline development, and case preparation to develop strong cases.
• Legal Aspects . How investigators, prosecutors, and other professionals involved in physical child abuse cases can impact a case from offense to prosecution, including charging options, preparing for trial, expert witnesses, demonstrative evidence, punishment issues and information for testifying in court.
• Tools You Can Use! An overview of the services available from The Shaken Baby Alliance for investigators and attorneys working physical child abuse cases.
• Victim Family Impact. A family member of a child abuse victim shares their story of the tragedy and how the professionals involved impacted the family’s life forever.

Who Should Attend?

• Every officer who investigates child abuse
  
• Scene investigation personnel, and supervisors
  
• Also recommended for patrol officers
  

This training is the collaborative effort of investigators, medical personnel and educators in the field of child maltreatment, experts who work daily in the field they are teaching.

Session Dates and Locations: All classes are 8:30 - 4:30

Kerrville
S. Padre Island
Houston
Midland
Amarillo

March 24th, 2006
April 21st, 2006
May 19th, 2006
June 2nd, 2006
July 14th, 2006

*This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Texas Children’s Justice Act.

The following Credits will be given:

CEU, TECLOSE, Adult and Juvenile Probation credits will be given. We are applying for CLE and nursing credits.

To register for this program, Click Here.

Coordinated in partnership by the following agencies:
Tarrant County College Child Abuse Intervention Training Project * The Shaken Baby Alliance * Children's Justice Act of the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services * U. S. Department of Health and Human Services - Administration for Children and Families * Tarrant County Child Fatality Review Team * Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas * Grapevine Police Department * Tarrant County District Attorney's Office * Cook Children's Medical Center* Crossroads Consulting*