Prevent Child Abuse Cobb Training Opportunities
Cobb Collaborative leads the Prevent Child Abuse Georgia (PCA Georgia) local council for Cobb County. Cobb Collaborative educates, engages, and empowers local people and organizations to improve outcomes for children and families in Cobb County. In this role as Prevent Child Abuse Cobb, the Collaborative will continue work within our programming to bolster child abuse and neglect prevention efforts and awareness in the community.
The following are training opportunities available through PCA Cobb. Information request link can be found directly below training descriptions:
Becoming a More Resilient Parent
Resilience is often thought of as the ability to bounce back from a tough time. In this training we’re going to look at resilience as bouncing forward. Parents frequently model resilience for their children. Our actions – no matter how small – can have a big impact on our children and ultimately, on our communities. This training lasts 2 hours and can be presented virtually or in-person.
Mandated Reporter Training
Child serving professionals and volunteers may suspect child abuse or have a child disclose abuse to them through their work with children. However, barriers such as fear of reporting, the inability to recognize all forms of child maltreatment, and vague organizational policies may prevent professionals from making a report of child maltreatment. This 90-minute training can be virtual or in-person.
Lean on Me: Creating a Culture of Support
While it is important for Mandated Reporters to understand their role in recognizing and reporting abuse, expanding their scope to that of Mandated Supporter empowers them to be proactive in their response against child abuse and neglect. The concept of Mandated Supporters replaces family surveillance with a variety of supportive responses to bolster and nurture family well-being.
These virtual trainings help participants better understand strategies to connect families to resources and support to reduce ‘family overwhelm’ and prevent child abuse and neglect.
Partners in Prevention: What Can I Do?
This presentation is perfect for lunch and learns or coffee chats and ranges in time from 30 to 60 minutes depending on your group’s availability.
This presentation includes:
- An overview of Prevent Child Abuse Georgia’s resources and programming
- The impact of adverse childhood experiences
- Prevention strategies at the individual, community, and societal level
- How you can be part of prevention
Film Screenings (Virtual/In-Person)
- Resilience reveals how toxic stress can trigger hormones, wreaking havoc on children’s brains and putting them at a greater risk for disease, homelessness, prison time, and even early death. (Learn more.)
- Paper Tigers examines the effects of childhood trauma and how one community transformed its culture to respond. The film follows six students as teachers, administrators, health professionals and counselors support them through stressful life events. (Learn more.)
Want more information about PCA Cobb training opportunities?
Please click here and fill out our PCA Cobb Training Opportunity Interest Form. We will get back to you ASAP with requested information.