Huddle 2025 Curriculum

This virtual training series is designed to foster global learning through a series of thematic sessions, expert-led workshops, and interactive activities. This curriculum presents a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach, combining both bottom-up and top-down methodologies.

All sectors will HUDDLE UP and co-create international best practice for managing cases of child sexual abuse with a trauma informed, public health approach.

Key Learning Objectives

  1. Understand Global Challenges: Gain insights into international challenges in protecting children and intervening in cases of child sexual abuse.

  2. Learn Best Practices: Explore cutting-edge strategies and best practices for addressing child sexual abuse from diverse global perspectives.

  3. Enhance Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Develop practical knowledge and skills for effective collaboration across disciplines in child protection work.

  4. Update Knowledge and Skills: Acquire the latest international knowledge, practices, and tools to address child sexual abuse effectively.

  5. Build a Professional Network: Join an international community of leading professionals dedicated to advancing child protection efforts.

What you will receive

  1. Four weekly online small group interactive learning led by global experts (exact dates coming soon)

  2. Earn 3 continuing education credits(CEU)

  3. Continued mentorship after training to apply learning and consult on cases

  4. Co-create Global Best Practices for case management of Child Sexual Abuse

  5. This is a FREE special ISPCAN member opportunity for accepted applicants

  6. Contribute to a special issue for the Journal of Child Protection and Practice on Child Sexual Abuse Case Management

Training Agenda

Strengthening Interdisciplinary Strategies to Address Child Sexual Abuse: Insights from "Rewind"

Multigenerational child sexual abuse, in the context of culture, family and systems of care will be explored. How the medical, mental health, and justice systems interact to protect and heal the child will be deeply examined. From the eyes of the child, we will hear the case, as it unfolds using his home movies as he recreates and tells his story.  Then we will have the chance to hear from him about what he sees as missed opportunities, now looking back.

Over the course of 4 weeks we will spend 2 hours every Wednesday to breakdown the case and have small group, interactive discussions.

The first 2 weeks in the month will be dedicated to a bottom-up approach, exploring core themes identified in the case study presented in the film Rewind. This approach promotes organic learning and communal insight through participant-led discussions and activities, allowing themes and solutions to develop naturally.

The second two weeks in the month will be dedicated to complex issues related to child sexual abuse through a top-down approach. The top-down method involves expert-led discussions to generate policies and solutions based on established knowledge and research. This phase will include whole group sessions and workshops designed to facilitate global knowledge exchange, among professionals from diverse fields. All sessions will be led by ISPCAN experts.

Employing the context inform approach and to enhance the program’s relevance, a brief preliminary questionnaire may be sent to participants in order to identify their primary topics of interest and to measure the impact of this training on your work.

Day 1: Huddle Concept Introduction and "Rewind" Film Analysis

9:00 - 9:30 Opening Session

Overview of the huddle concept, objectives and expected outcomes.

Introduction to the film, followed by screening and concluding remarks.

Also includes a short break

Guided workshops addressing bottom-up themes from the case study: identification, disclosure, reporting, the family dynamic and the role of context.

Activities may include breathing exercises, Tai Chi, or Yoga.

Day 2: Top-Down Strategies for Enhancing Child Sexual Abuse Response

"experts by experience" role in CSA

Continuation of the top-down themes with a focus on international exchange of best practices, policies, and knowledge. The sessions will address public health approaches, prevention, and integrating "experts by experience.”

Activities may include breathing exercises, Tai Chi, or Yoga.

Activities may include breathing exercises, Tai Chi, or Yoga.

Day 3: Integration and Take-Home Messages

Linda Theron is wonderful lecturer and researcher in this field.

Each workshop will present their key take home messages- that will be a nice opportunity to provide professionals that will choose to this platform

Activities may include breathing exercises, Tai Chi, or Yoga.

ISPCAN Experts (Developing Curriculum + Trainers)

Medicine and Healthcare

Aby Casas, MD

Chair Elect

National Institute of Pediatrics / SIPINNA

MEXICO

Medicine and Healthcare

Fujiko Yamada, MD PhD

Director

Jaspcan

JAPAN

Medicine and Healthcare

Jordan Greenbaum, MD

Secretary

Medical Director ICMEC

USA

Medicine and Healthcare

Martin Finkel DO

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at Rowan University,
USA

Medicine and Healthcare

Kathi Wells, MD

Director

Kempe Center

Denver, USA

Law and Justice

Diahann G. Harrison, JD

Ombudsman

Office of the Children's Advocate

Jamiaca

Social Work

Carmit Katz, PhD

Director

Haruv Institute

Tel Aviv, Israel

Public Health

Pragathi Tummala MPH

Chief Executive Officer
ISPCAN
Colorado, USA

Education and Social Work

Rocco Briganti, PhD

CEO Specchio Magico Cooperativa Sociale Onlus

CISMAI

Italy

Mental Health

Brooks Keeshin MD

Psychiatry and Pediatrics

University of Utah

Utah, USA

Clinical Psychology

Pablo Munoz D.Psy

Associated Professor at the Department of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Forensic Law Enforcement

Sidnei P Filho, PhD

Professor Department of Psychology

Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná

Brazil

Public Health

Abbie Newman, JD, RN

Chief Executive Officer, External and Global Affairs

Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center

PA, USA

Public Health

Jill Korbin PhD

Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences,
Ohio, USA

Public Health

Dick Krugman MD

Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado Department of Pediatrics, Kempe Center
Colorado, USA

Public Health

Todd Herrekohl PhD

Professor, Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families, University of Michigan School of Social Work, USA

Medicine

Denise C. Abdoo, PhD, CPNP

Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine | Children’s Hospital Colorado Child Protection Team

Epidemiology

John Fluke PhD

Professor, Kempe Center, University of Colorado Dept of Pediatrics, Colorado, USA

Evaluation & Quality Improvement

Rebecca Orsi Hunt, PhD

Assoc Research Professor, Kempe Center, University of Colorado Dept of Pediatrics, Colorado, USA

Lived Experience

Sasha J Neulinger

Film Maker, Rewind
Founder of Voice for the Kids

We can do better. Let's learn from the data and from our past mistakes to create gold standards for child sexual abuse case management.

We invite you to join us in this groundbreaking, new grand rounds we are launching in Denver with our partner, Haruv Institute and hosted by Kempe Center.