Child Abuse Prevention Training in South Carolina
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We train professionals who serve children and families in prevention best practices.
Training professionals who serve children and families in prevention best practices, the effects of adversity, and the foundations of resilience is essential for preventing child abuse and neglect.
We aim to ensure that educators, healthcare providers, social workers and community leaders know how to cultivate resilient families and communities, thereby strengthening the safety net for every child. Professional training is not just education—it’s prevention in action.
Become a Trainer in ACEs and Building Resilience
Duration: 2 Days
Unlock the Power of Resilience in Your Community: Become a Trainer in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Building Resilience
Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to understand adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and foster resilience by becoming a certified trainer. This training-of-trainers (ToT) program empowers you to lead others in understanding the impact of childhood experiences while building on community strengths with proven prevention strategies. This training builds upon ACEs knowledge and gives participants actionable next steps.
By becoming a trainer, you will:
- Build understanding. Help individuals, families and organizations address the root causes of trauma and unlock the potential for resilience and recovery.
- Empower others. Equip professionals, educators and community leaders with tools and strategies to better support those affected by ACEs.
- Foster healthier communities. Identify and embrace small yet significant changes that can create healthy environments and thriving families.
Understanding ACEs and Building Resilience
Duration: 2 Hours
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur in a child’s life. Science shows the strong relationship between the adversity we experience as children and negative health and well-being as adults. By better understanding ACEs, what they are and how they can manifest themselves years later, communities can work to prevent future abuse and improve outcomes for South Carolina’s children and families.
After training, participants will be able to:
- Define ACEs and have a basic understanding of their impact on childhood development.
- Identify protective factors and positive childhood experiences (PCEs) and have a basic understanding of their impact on resilience.
- Identify resources to further learn about ACEs, protective factors and PCEs and explore how to apply them personally and professionally.
Promoting Protective Factors
Duration: 3 Hours
What are protective factors?
Protective factors are conditions in families and communities that, when present, increase the health and well-being of children and families. They serve as buffers, helping parents who might otherwise be at risk of abusing their children find resources, support and coping strategies so that they can parent more effectively, even under stress.
After training, participants will be able to:
- List five protective factors that help keep families strong and prevent child abuse and neglect.
- Identify multiple strategies and concrete everyday actions that help build those protective factors across the socio-ecological model.
- Understand what it means to work with individuals in a strength-based way.
Building Hope for Children Conference
This conference, scheduled to be held again in 2026, offers a high-quality learning, networking and resource sharing opportunity for anyone interested in the prevention of child abuse and neglect and the promotion of child and family well-being. Attendees include professionals of all levels in the fields of child welfare, education, healthcare, mental health, childcare and more as well as community stakeholders such as parents and caregivers, guardians ad litem, elected officials and others.
Learning Thursdays
Learning Thursdays is an online learning opportunity that covers foundational prevention topics, including protective factors and adverse childhood experiences. Each session typically lasts 90 minutes and is offered at no cost.
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