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Joseph F. Rice School of Law

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Training

We offer trainings throughout the year on various topics related to children's law and child well-being. All of our programs are developed by former practitioners with years of experience and expertise in the topic area and are designed to ensure you get the most out of your training experience. Please check back for updates - trainings are added throughout the year.

  

Advanced Mandated Reporter Training: Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect

This online training is designed for professionals who have already completed the Children’s Law Center’s Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Training (Mandated Reporter Training) and would like to gain further knowledge related to mandated reporting. This training is being offered:
•  March 20, 2025 (9am - 11am)
•  March 20, 2025 (12pm - 2pm)

Child Death Investigations: Overview of the Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach

This 2-hour virtual training will provide an overview of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach to child death investigations in SC and address the manner and causes of child deaths, the expectations of an MDT response according to the SC Child Abuse Protocol, and applicable criminal statutes. This training will be held from 9 - 11 am:
•  January 9, 2025
•  February 19, 2025
•  March 6, 2025
•  April 8, 2025
•  May 7, 2025
•  June 5, 2025

ChildFirst® South Carolina

ChildFirst® South Carolina is an intensive five-day course in which students learn the necessary skills to conduct an investigative interview—also known as a forensic interview—of a suspected child abuse victim. This interactive course combines lectures and demonstrations supplemented with homework assignments and a written examination at the end of the course.
This training will be offered at the Children’s Law Center's Training Center  in Columbia January 27-31, 2025; April 28-May 2, 2025; and additional dates in 2025 TBA .
This registration is not for DSS staff. If you are a DSS employee, register for this course on the DSS LMS only.  

Conducting Reenactments in Child Death Investigations

This 1-day, in-person training focuses on conducting reenactments with caregivers in child death investigations and incorporates hands-on practice in a mock crime scene apartment.
This trainining is being held at the Children's Law Center's Training Center in Columbia on:
•  February 18, 2025
•  March 25, 2025
•  June 17, 2025

GAL/CASA Training: Family Preservation, Foster Care, KinGAP, and the Child and Family Team Meeting

This training, offered exclusively for current guardians and attorneys with the 
Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program and Richland County CASA, will 
provide an overview of family preservation, foster care, the Child and Family Team 
Meeting (CFTM) process and KinGAP, the SC Kinship Guardian Assistance Program. This training will be held vritually on January 17, 2025.

Medical Aspects in Child Abuse Investigations (Virtual Trainings)

The Children’s Law Center is offering focused presentations on various medical aspects of child abuse investigations. Each presentation will cover the unique medical aspects of a different form of maltreatment. These virtual trainings will be offered as follows:

Medical Aspects of Physical Abuse 
• April 2, 2025 (10 - 11:15 am)
• April 24, 2025 (9-10:15 am)
Medical Aspects of Sexual Abuse
April 10, 2025 (9-10:15 am)
Recognizing Medical Child Abuse
• February 6, 2025 (9:30 - 10:45 am)
Recognizing Medical Neglect & Failure to Thrive
• February 26, 2025 (2-3:15 pm)
Understanding Medical Aspects of Abusive Head Trauma
• January 22, 2025 (9:00 - 10:15 am)

Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Webinar

This webinar is designed for mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect, and professionals who have frequent contact with children, who play a key role in protecting children by identifying possible maltreatment and reporting it to the agencies responsible for investigation and intervention. 
This webinar will be conducted through Microsoft TEAMS from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm on:
January 16, 2025, January 21, 2025,
February 10, 2025, February 20, 2025,
March 10, 2025, March 26, 2025

Training of Trainers: Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect

This training is for professionals who have attended a basic mandated reporter training with the Children’s Law Center and are interested in conducting mandated reporter training within their organization. This free, online training  is being offered from 9 am - 4 pm on:
January 23, 2025 (Participants will also be required to conduct a virtual presentation on Jan. 30th)
May 15, 2025 (Participants will also be required to conduct a virtual presentation on May 22nd)

Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect

This interactive online training is designed to equip mandated reporters with information regarding their role and responsibilities as mandated reporters and to increase their awareness, knowledge, and skills in reporting child abuse and neglect.

South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol Training

This on-line, self-paced training consists of approximately 3.5 hours of instruction and includes the following topics: Introduction to the SC Child Abuse Response Protocol; The Initial Child Abuse Response for DSS and Law Enforcement First Responders; Referral to a SC Children’s Advocacy Center and Services Provided; The Forensic Medical Exam and the SC Children’s Advocacy Medical Response System; The Investigative Process, Joint Investigation (DSS and law enforcement), and Special Issues; The GAL and Court Appointed Special Advocate; The Court Process and Preparing the Child for the Courtroom; and Resources, Revisions, and Maintenance of the Protocol.


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