Applying a Multidisciplinary Lens to Trauma Work with Children and Families

We are excited to announce that the Prince William County Child Advocacy Center will be hosting a free training on September 25, 2025:

 

Applying a Multidisciplinary Lens to Trauma Work with Children and Families.

 

Come learn about how to best support families as they navigate abuse and the aftermath.

This training will be from 9am-4pm in Auditorium of the Dr. AJ Ferlazzo Building.

 

Contact hour certificates via the CAC will be provided for free.

CEU certificates via NASWVA $12.  

 

9am:  Trauma 101: Trauma’s Effects on Children and Families

Presenter: Heather Martinsen, MSW, PWC Community Services

 

10am: Minimal Facts Interviews

Presenter: Val Wenhold, PWC Child Protective Services

Rebecca Wachter, LCSW, PWC Child Advocacy Center

 

11am: Understanding & Sustaining Ourselves in Trauma Work

Presenter: 1SG Whitney Lanier, MS, PWC Special Victims Bureau

 

1pm: Supporting Families and Children through the Forensic Medical (SANE exam) Process

Presenter: Chelle Demarias, MS, BSN, RN, SANE-A, INOVA FACT

 

2pm: The Intersection of Court and Therapy

Presenters: Stephanie Buck, JD - Commonwealth Attorney’s Office

                                                          Caroline Lochabay, JD – PWC County Attorney’s Office

                                                         Clyte Portis, LCSW, BC-TMH –PWC Child Advocacy Center

 

3pm: Integrating Play into Clinical Trauma Interventions

Presenter: Laura Thomas, LCSW – PWC Child Advocacy Center

 

We look forward to welcoming counselors, social workers, law enforcement, DSS, attorneys, and medical professionals as we discuss how to support children moving forward from trauma.

 

 

Register Here: https://forms.office.com/g/0Bw7khwKkh?origin=lprLink