Training on Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention

Resources include core/foundation training curricula and materials for child welfare caseworkers on child abuse and neglect prevention that address topics such as primary prevention strategies, parent education and support, protective factors, and more.

Abuse and Neglect of Children and Adults With Developmental Disabilities: A Problem of National Significance: A Web Course for Health Professionals and Other Professionals Serving People With Developmental Disabilities
Partnership for People With Disabilities (2004)
Addresses the complex issues that surface when abuse or neglect of children or adults with developmental disabilities is suspected. Includes prevention strategies. Paid registration required.

Community Tool Box
University of Kansas Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development
Provides training on topics related to community health and development, including step-by-step instruction, examples, checklists, and "plan the work" toolkits.

Culture and Parenting: A Guide for Delivering Parenting Curriculums to Diverse Families (PDF - 290 KB)
University of California Cooperative Extension (2006)
Helps practitioners evaluate the cultural sensitivity of the programs and services they offer to families and provides guidance on how to make parenting programs more culturally sensitive.

Practice Guideline: Integrating Prevention Into the Work of Child Maltreatment Professionals
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Practice Guidelines, 2010
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Presents guidelines designed to assist professionals in going beyond reporting child abuse by integrating best practices for child maltreatment prevention activities into their daily work with children and families.

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in Disaster Emergency Shelters
National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (2006)
Trains emergency shelter staff and volunteers on abuse and neglect, keeping children safe, and how to report suspected maltreatment.

Principles of Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Offers a free online training on prevention that addresses different types of violence; primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention; the social ecological model; and the public health approach to violence prevention. Also see the Child Maltreatment section.

Promoting Child Welfare: Training Professionals to Support Healthy Marriages, Healthy Relationships and Families
Syracuse University, College of Human Services and Health Professions
Presents training to enhance workers' ability to facilitate healthy marriages, couple relationships, and families within the child welfare population with the goal of promoting and improving the well-being of children.

ROPER Online Learning Program
Center for Parent Education and Family Support
Presents basic curricula for professionals on issues related to parenting and family life. Registration required.

Staff Leadership to Create Relationships That Protect Children (PDF - 176 KB)
Center for the Study of Social Policy (2004)
Discusses and provides examples of staff leadership in early childhood programs to reduce risk for child abuse by forming communities of care for participants and by demonstrating positive methods for solving problems.

Training for Prevention
Stop It Now!
Offers free online training to help parents and professionals prevent child sexual abuse and links to other training resources.