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Psychological First Aid Guide for CAC Supervisors
The PFA-CAC Guide provides a descriptive overview of concepts and practices for any supervisor to employ when a critical incident has occurred in the CAC.

Chapters
NCA and RCACs Support for Chapters
To support the network of Chapter organizations around the country, the Regional CACs and the NCA offer a number of services.
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Multidisciplinary Team
Multidisciplinary Team Facilitator Training Guide
This guide lists training opportunities for multidisciplinary team facilitators offered by the four Regional CACs.
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Chapters
Chapter Guide: Facilitating Peer Learning Cohorts for CACs
This guide is designed to help Chapters develop and facilitate successful peer learning cohorts for Children’s Advocacy Center staff.
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Organizational Management
The Outcomes Framework
This framework provides a beginning point for individual CACs, networks of CACs, Chapters, and national networks to choose measures appropriate to their needs.
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Chapters
Statewide Case Management System: Readiness Guide for State Chapters
Chapters can use data for quality improvement initiatives, to undertake collaborative research projects, to identify trends, and to make more compelling cases for funding proposals.
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Organizational Management, Secondary Traumatic Stress
Psychological First Aid Guide for Children’s Advocacy Center Supervisors
The PFA-CAC Guide provides a descriptive overview of concepts and practices for any supervisor to employ when a critical incident has occurred in the CAC.
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Chapters
Providing Training to CACs Readiness Guide for State Chapters
This guide includes a how-to-use section, project considerations, and readiness focus areas, followed by next steps.
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Chapters, Multidisciplinary Team
Multidisciplinary Team Enhancement Initiative Readiness Guide for State Chapters
The MDT Enhancement Initiative, at its core, is a return to the heart of the CAC model.
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Tribal Community Resources
Listen and Learn A Process for Initiating Collaboration between Tribal Communities and Children’s Advocacy Centers
This guide will help CAC professionals who are interested in building relationships with tribal communities.
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Chapters
Grant Administration Initiative Chapter Readiness Guide
This guide is intended to provoke thoughtful questions and conversations that will serve your organization in assessing organizational readiness.
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Organizational Management
Executive Evaluation
One of a nonprofit board's most important responsibilities is to evaluate the executive director.
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Forensic Interviewing, Multidisciplinary Team
Considerations for the Multidisciplinary Team and Children’s Advocacy Center Approach to Recantation
This paper outlines research from the past decade related to children’s disclosure of abuse, caregiver support, and recantation.
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Organizational Management
Competency Review Spreadsheet
Meaningfully evaluating staff is crucial to an environment of continuous improvement and excellence within your organization.
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Organizational Management
Board Bundle for CACs and Chapters
Each tool is designed to provide you with concrete, useful tools to envision, recruit, and evaluate the board of a CAC or Chapter.
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