MDT Orientation

The materials below can form the foundation of an orientation for new team members.

nrcac_mdt_manual_508_may2020 This Multidisciplinary Team Orientation Manual is offered by Northeast Regional Children’s Advocacy Center to provide training information and resources to Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) to assist with onboarding of new multidisciplinary team (MDT) members. The materials within this manual have been created to accompany CAC plans for onboarding new team members and discipline-specific shadowing opportunities.

https://www.mrcac.org/elearning/cc4course/ Core Concepts for Team Facilitation is a self-paced, online course with five lessons, and takes about 2.5 hours. Each lesson contains foundational knowledge and skills for effective team facilitation, and learners can choose to access all of the lessons or select specific lessons to meet a particular need. The content will be beneficial for individuals who are responsible for facilitation of teams, groups of people and/or organizations.

https://ncacvtc.org/#/login is the link become a registered user of National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) which provides access to a wide variety of courses including Cultivating the Role of a Team Facilitator. This is a self-paced online course that contains 10 modules, for a total of about 5.75 hours, covering a somewhat broader range of topics than the Core Concepts course.

Field Guide for MDT Facilitators This guide for new MDT Coordinators provides an overview of the CAC/MDT model along with skills and tools specific to the role of MDT Coordinator/Team Facilitator.

Th Value of the Investigative Team video training was created by NRCAC as an orientation tool for both current and incoming MDT members. This training highlights the importance of law enforcement, child protective services, and prosecution in the multidisciplinary team, and the value of the collaborative investigative process.

This video training was created by NRCAC as an orientation tool for both current and incoming MDT members. This training highlights the importance of case review, provides an example of what case review can look like, and discusses the value of representatives from each discipline attending.

Below you will find links to organizations and sources with a wealth of training, studies, and data on child abuse-related topics for professionals across the spectrum of related fields:

General Resources

Below you will find links to organizations and sources with a wealth of training, studies, and data on child abuse-related topics for professionals across the spectrum of related fields:

Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center
Training and resources for child abuse professionals and multidisciplinary teams including Peer Review, Medical Academy, and capacity-building topics for CACs.

National Children’s Advocacy Center
A wealth of online and in-person training opportunities on all topics relevant to working with child abuse victims and their families, as well as CALiO, the largest online resource library for child abuse professionals.

National Children’s Alliance
National Children’s Alliance is the national membership organization supporting and promoting the CAC model, Child Advocacy Centers, and state chapters. Information on the CAC model, research and outcomes, accreditation standards, and legislative advocacy.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Education and training on all things related to children who have experienced trauma. Trauma types, assessment, treatment, risk factors, and establishing trauma-informed systems.

Northeast Regional Children’s Advocacy Center
Training and resources for multidisciplinary teams on effectively managing an MDT/CAC, as well as specific roles such as forensic interviewing, case review, victim advocacy, mental health, medical assessment and treatment, vicarious trauma, and cultural competency.

Southern Regional Children’s Advocacy Center
Training topics include Trauma-Focused Treatment, team facilitation, Board of Directors Blueprint, and a Secondary Trauma Video Series.

Darkness to Light: End Child Sexual Abuse

Child Welfare Information Gateway
A project of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Extensive library on a wide variety of topics, including factsheets, publications, and state-specific resources.

Western Regional Children’s Advocacy Center
Virtual Training, documents and resources on trauma-informed care, telemental health, team facilitation, and working with tribal communities.

Darkness To Light: End Child Sexual Abuse
A non-profit committed to empowering adults to prevent child sexual abuse by offering trainings and resources for community members.

https://www.nj.gov/dcf/
New Jersey Department of Children and Families.