Training

Child Safety Matters is a comprehensive, evidence-based curriculum for elementary school students in grades K-5. The program educates and empowers children and all relevant adults with information and strategies to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, all types of abuse, and digital abuse dangers.

Teen Safety Matters is a comprehensive, evidence-informed prevention education program for middle school students in grades 6-8 and high-school students in grades 9-12. The program educates and empowers teens and all relevant adults with information and strategies to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, all types of abuse, relationship abuse, digital dangers, exploitation, and human trafficking.

A presentation bringing awareness to the topic of child abuse, the purpose of the Child Safety Center, the services we provide to victims and their families, and how you can join the fight against child abuse.

Length: 60-90 minutes

Learn how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Stewards of Children® is the only nationally available program scientifically proven to increase knowledge, improve attitudes and change child-protective behaviors. This prevention training, appropriate for any adult, features real people and real stories to show you how to protect children. There is a $17 workbook fee per participant for this training.

Length: 120-180 minutes

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This training teaches parents, caregivers and other adults who work with children about talking to them about sex and sexual abuse. This is an important step in protecting and empowering children, and you will learn some very specific ways to equip children with this knowledge.

Length: 45-60 minutes

Children need warmth and affection that includes care and safe touches in all settings. In this training, adults learn about safe and respectful interactions with children, and how to recognize when someone’s interactions with a child are crossing that boundary. Healthy sexual development, normal healthy touching behaviors and potentially unhealthy touching behaviors will also be discussed.

Length: 45-60 minutes

This presentation discusses the signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, the current child maltreatment and mandated reporting laws in Arkansas, and the roles and responsibilities of a mandated reporter.

Length: 90-120 minutes

An award winning, one-hour documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent Toxic Stress. Now understood to be one of the leading causes of everything from heart disease and cancer to substance abuse and depression, extremely stressful experiences in childhood can alter brain development and have lifelong effects on health and behavior. Resilience chronicles a revolution among pediatricians, therapists, educators and communities, who are using cutting edge brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction and disease.

Length: 90 minutes

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This training discusses Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Toxic Stress & Childhood Trauma. Learn about the relationship between them and how they affect a child’s physical, social, emotional and academic development and the role they play in a child’s (mis)behavior.

Length: 60-90 minutes

Can be combined with the Resilience documentary for a 3-hour training.

A personal body safety program for students in grades K-6. This training is designed to educate children on body safety, listening to their gut feelings, and utilizing the trusted adults in their lives. It is delivered in an empowering and positive way, and in an age-appropriate manner for the different grade levels.

Length: 30-45 minutes depending on the grade level