Programs & Services
Family Support Services
The family support program provides services to non-offending caregivers of children interviewed at the Center. A Family Support Worker will sit with the non-offending caregiver while their child is being interviewed.
Services provided by the Family Support Worker include:
- A supportive, welcoming and child-friendly environment
- Emotional Support
- Crisis Intervention
- Referrals for counseling or any other services needed (i.e. domestic violence shelters, parenting classes, restraining orders, housing, etc.)
- Information about victim compensation
- Information about child protection and the criminal system
- Education about age appropriate sexual behavior
- Follow-up support and help as needed
Forensic Interviews
We conduct forensic interviews of children when there are allegations of child maltreatment, or a child is a possible witness to a violent crime. “Forensic Interview” can be an intimidating phrase, but the goal of a forensic interview is to gather information regarding the allegations in a way that does not traumatize the child, in an environment that is welcoming and warm. The interview consists of a trained professional talking with a child regarding concerns or allegations of maltreatment in a developmentally appropriate, non-threatening, non-leading, child-friendly manner. The interviews assist the Department of Human Services and law enforcement in child abuse investigations. In addition, our interviewers have received advanced training in forensic interviewing, which includes training in child development, memory and suggestibility, linguistics, and child trauma.
Education, Training & Prevention
The Larimer County Child Advocacy Center offers a wide variety of training opportunities. In the past, we have provided training to a variety of agencies including service organizations, religious organizations, schools, therapists, child protection workers, and law enforcement agencies.Available Training Topics:
- Larimer County Child Advocacy Center: who we are and what we do
- Minimal Facts Protocol
- Interviewing Children (includes information on question types, memory and suggestibility, child development and process of disclosure)
- Dynamics of Sexual Abuse
- Mandated Reporting
- How to respond to a child’s disclosure of sexual abuse
- Stewards of Children Adult Based Sexual Abuse Prevention Training
- Other topics as requested
Lunch with the CAC
The LCCAC coordinates monthly brown bag lunches on topics related to child maltreatment.Prevention
School-Based Prevention: Talk About Touching: A Personal Safety Curriculum – tbd Stewards of Children: Adult Based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training – tbd
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