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Championing Child Protection: Cyndi Cantu Shares Expertise at the Champions of Children Conference

Center for Child Protection

Earlier this month, our very own Cyndi Cantu, Chief Team Relations & Forensics Officer, travelled from Texas to Illinois to speak at the Champions of Children Conference , hosted by the Childrens Advocacy Centers of Illinois. Cyndi presented two sessions, both tackling big questions in the world of forensic interviewing.

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Center for Child Protection

Center for Child Protection

She ensures that the multidisciplinary team follows investigative protocols for child abuse cases and oversees the forensic interview and coordination programs. She oversees the forensic interview department while also conducting interviews to help ensure children have a safe space to share their experiences.

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Travis County Sheriff’s Office

Center for Child Protection

Sheriff Sally Hernandez , Travis County Sheriff's Office Joshua Garrison described how TCSO collaborates daily with the Center for Child Protection by scheduling forensic interviews and managing comprehensive investigations from start to finish. Her leadership has earned her multiple awards for advocacy and public service.

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The Clinical Interview In-person

University of Connecticut

How do you address silence, or an unwillingness to participate in the interview? While many trainings examine symptoms, psychopathology, and existing diagnostic assessment tools, this seminar has the actual clinical interview at its focus. How do you refocus a client or deescalate his or her aggression?

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The Clinical Interview In-person

University of Connecticut

How do you address silence, or an unwillingness to participate in the interview? While many trainings examine symptoms, psychopathology, and existing diagnostic assessment tools, this seminar has the actual clinical interview at its focus. How do you refocus a client or deescalate his or her aggression?

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The Clinical Interview In-person

University of Connecticut

How do you address silence, or an unwillingness to participate in the interview? While many trainings examine symptoms, psychopathology, and existing diagnostic assessment tools, this seminar has the actual clinical interview at its focus. learn the components of motivational interviewing.

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TODAY: U.S. Fifth Circuit Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Two Immigration Cases that will Impact Hundreds of Thousands of Children in Texas 

Children’s Defense Fund

senior administrator of policy and advocacy at CDF-Texas. Journalists are encouraged to call CDF Media Relations Manager John Henry at 708-646-7679 if they would like to set up an interview with CDF-Texas to discuss the potential impacts of both legal cases. Hundreds of thousands of U.S. The post TODAY: U.S.