Program areas at Childrens Alliance of Montana
Member and professionals training attendees and scholarships: Child Forensic Interview Trainings, Fall, Summer and Spring (106 participants), Statewide Peer Review (125 participants), CAM provided 18 Statewide Trainings - 6 on-site trainings and 12 webinars and trained 796 professionals in 2022. In person Trainings included: Forensic Interview Trainings, Advanced Forensic Interview Training, Childrens Justice Conference (150 participants), NCA Leadership Conference (1), & CAC Rendezvous. Virtual training topics included: Advanced Medical and Advanced Victim Advocacy Trainings, Rural Telemental Health for Victim Advocates, Implementing TF-CBT via Telehealth, Serving Deaf & Disabled Child Survivors, Serving LGBTQI+ Children and Families Through MDT Process, Advanced TF-CBT for Problematic Sexual Behavior, Regional Chapter Summit (1 participant) and CPS New Worker Training (3).
The CAM ED administers five grants that support the organization. She completes all grant applications, narrative and fiscal reports. CAM Staff administer the Outcome Measurement System Project for Montana CACs to gather on the quality of services provided to Montana children and their families and evaluates the MDT professionals satisfaction of the team process and CAC services. The CAM ED is responsible for furthering the Strategic Plan as adopted by the Board of Directors in 2021. The ED represents CAM at conferences and trainings throughout the year which includes participating on national and regional collaborative work groups. CAM ensures the outreach and awareness aspects of the Organization and the Strategic Plan through news releases, email notifications, presentations and publishing a quarterly newsletter and staffing booths at partner agency conferences. CAM staff conducted 669 technical assistance activities.
CAM provided technical assistance training, and outreach to professionals working with communities, CACs, and MDTs including Tribal MDTS on the Fort Peck and Rocky Boy to develop and sustain a MDT or CAC or to achieve accreditation or re-accreditation with NCA. CAM completed 669 technical assistance activities last year.