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Psychological First Aid Guide

When an extraordinary event has threatened the physical or psychological well-being of their team, Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) leaders may need guidance to support their staff. The Psychological First Aid (PFA-CAC) Guide for Children’s Advocacy Center Supervisors provides information about supporting CAC staff after a critical incident has occurred.

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STS Blueprint: A Guide to Addressing Secondary Traumatic Stress at Children’s Advocacy Centers

CAC professionals are regularly exposed to child trauma as part of their work, and this exposure can lead to secondary traumatic stress (STS), which can have negative impacts on both professionals and organizations if left unaddressed. The STS Blueprint: A Guide to Addressing Secondary Traumatic Stress in Children’s Advocacy Centers was designed to help CACs develop an organizational plan to address secondary traumatic stress among CAC staff.  

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Emergency Preparedness and Response Guide for CACs: Planning for the Unexpected

This guide addresses the importance of being prepared and resilient, offering ideas for CACs to navigate disruptions and shift to alternative plans when necessary.

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Mental Health, Organizational Management

Mental Health Linkage Agreement

This Sample Linkage Agreement created by the Regional CACs is a resource for CACs establishing mental health referral, assessment, and treatment services for CAC clients.
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Medical, Organizational Management

Medical Linkage Agreement

This Sample Linkage Agreement is a resource for CACs establishing medical referral, assessment, and treatment services for CAC clients through partnerships with other community organizations.
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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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Organizational Management

The Emergency Preparedness and Response Guide for CACs: Planning for the Unexpected

This guide addresses the importance of being prepared and resilient, offering ideas for CACs to navigate disruptions and shift to alternative plans when necessary.
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Organizational Management, Victim Advocacy

Supervisor Manual for the Field Guide to Family Advocacy

This manual is a companion guide to the Field Guide to Family Advocacy and is geared toward professionals who supervise family advocates.
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Organizational Management, Secondary Traumatic Stress

STS Blueprint: A Guide to Addressing Secondary Traumatic Stress at Children’s Advocacy Centers

This guide was designed to help CACs develop an organizational plan to address secondary traumatic stress among CAC staff.
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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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Organizational Management

Human Resources Toolkit

The HR toolkit includes an initial checklist to enhance your HR practices followed by several resources and tools.
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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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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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Multidisciplinary Team, Organizational Management

Children with Problematic Sexual Behavior: Recommendations for the Multidisciplinary Team and Children’s Advocacy Center Response

This white paper focuses on how cases of children ages 12 and younger who initiate PSB, the child victim(s), and their families can be successfully served by CACs and MDTs.
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