“We greatly value the expertise of the Juvenile Justice Fund in partnering with the Professional Excellence Project. The training conducted by the Fund on Interviewing Children and Adolescents is one of the most requested and highly praised courses offered and will go far in assisting DFCS workers statewide with the difficult task of investigating child abuse reports. Solid training is one road to helping protect Georgia's children.” |
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Child Protection Training
In May 2007, the Juvenile Justice Fund (JJF) began working with Georgia State University to design and deliver a statewide training course for front line DFCS staff on Maximizing Information from Children: A Developmental Approach. This new and innovative course has been designed to assist front line child protection workers who observe, investigate, interview, assess risk, place, and treat children and adolescents who are the subject of maltreatment reports. The course curriculum shares information on current research and best practice regarding interviewing and eliciting free-recall narratives from children and adolescents. Professionals leave the training with a host of new tools and interview aids to assist them in their daily practice and communication with children of all ages. This course remains one of the most requested trainings by DFCS staff statewide.
For more information on Child Protection Training, please contact:
Sharon Simpson Joseph, Esq.
Executive Director
404.224.4415
sharon.josepgh@fultoncountyga.gov
