Child Sexual Abuse
HUDDLE 2025 Session 4
Case of Multigenerational CSA: Multidisciplinary Response
ISPCAN Resources
This session focused on the actions taken by professionals to address the abuse, and how collaborative efforts across multiple disciplines would have changed the responses. This session demonstrates how different disciplines can work together to provide a collaborative response without incurring additional financial cost.
This documentary REWIND will serve as a case study throughout the training and provide an essential foundation for discussions in the following sessions. What we would have, could have, should have done-- so we can improve on each sectors response, and the multidisciplinary, collaborative response. This innovative online training is designed for mid-career practitioners from various disciplines involved in child protection. It will provide an in-depth exploration of multigenerational child sexual abuse (CSA) within the context of culture, family, and systems of care. Participants will explore how social work, education, medical, mental health, and justice systems interact to protect and respond to children who underwent CSA, gaining a deeper understanding of their roles and impact. This practice-based, case study-driven, and multidisciplinary training will equip participants with practical tools, best practices, and a comprehensive approach to enhance their professional responses to CSA. The training will generate key takeaways both at the practical level and at the policy level.
Listen to the HUDDLE Session 4 Recording
Huddle Date:
May 22, 2025
Region:
Global
Topics:
Collaborative Care Models
Public Health Approach
Multi-generational CSA
Downloadable Resources
HUDDLE 2025 Session 4 - Presentation Slides
ISPCAN HUDDLE 2025 Take-home messages - Session 4
HUDDLE Session 4 - Mentimeter Poll Results
ISPCAN Collaborative Response Framework
ISPCAN Collaborative Response Fillable Template
A Vision To Zero: A Roadmap to Ending Childhood Sexual Violence
Getting To Zero: The Evidence to End Childhood Sexual Violence
External Resources
ISPCAN Collaborative Framework Tool
ISPCAN Collaborative Freamework Resource Guide
Project Concept Note
Creating a collaborative response to CSA in low and middle income countries
Safe Futures Hub - Solution Index
Program Evaluation
HUDDLE SESSION 4 – ATTENDEE DEMOGRAPHICS
Powerful testimonials from attendees of HUDDLE Sessions:
“Affirms the common challenges but also affirms the need to keep trying to expand safety, support, and protection”
“It validated my clinical practice during the intervention sessions with children and adolescents, good learning about other countries child protection part”
“The information presented today directly supports my work in child protection”
Key Learning Objectives for this session:
- Understand the need to differentiate between all key roles and responsibilities within an MDT and recognize how these can be adapted in both resource-rich and resource-limited settings.
- Using the case outlined in "REWIND', participants will examine the process, challenges, and outcomes of establishing an MDT in response to a critical incident and reflect on lessons that can be applied in their own communities.
- Outlining context-specific strategies to foster cross-agency collaboration, communication, and accountability, drawing from 'REWIND' and peer insights.
Each training session will include
- Cutting-edge knowledge
- Best practices
- Context informed paradigm
- Addressing resources of each region
- Public health approach
- For each session, key themes and take-home messages will be framed and disseminated to the participants.
Training Format
Each session will be structured as follows:
🔹 30 min. Initial presentation by experts in the field leading the session
🔹 30 min. Small-group discussions in multidisciplinary breakout rooms
🔹 30 min. Joint discussion to identify key takeaways in policy & practice
Expected Outcomes
- Encouraging participants to think differently and adopt new ideas for their region
- Identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement in policy and practice
- Framing key insights and take-home messages, which will be documented and disseminated
Participants will gain insights into:
- How the public health model can broaden our understanding of the risk and protective environments that impact children
- How assessments and interventions can be positioned to leverage new and emerging findings on risk exposure and resilience
- How services within child protection systems can be strengthened to support families in need
- How services in the community can complement services within the child protection system to support vulnerable children
- How individual actions of the practitioner can embolden a system and lead to better outcomes for children
Session Leaders:
Abbie Newman, JD, RN
Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center USA (PA) 2023-2025 ISPCAN Distinguished Advisory Council
Abbie Newman, RN, JD, CEO of External & Global Affairs at Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center (MKCAC) was a registered pediatric nurse then a lawyer for 19 years before becoming founding Executive Director of MKCAC in 2008, building the collaborative multidisciplinary team into a nationally accredited CAC. As CEO, she drives innovative thought leadership statewide, nationally, and internationally. A past-President and current member of the Pennsylvania Chapter of CACs’ Board of Directors, Abbie works on public policy issues in Pennsylvania, and nationally on issues affecting those impacted by child abuse. Elected in 2021 to the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect's Distinguished Advisory Committee, she spearheaded an international framework project to develop collaborative responses to CSA in low- and middle-income countries. Her ultimate vision is to see children triumph over trauma and reach their full potential, regardless of locale or circumstance.
Sidnei P Filho, PhD
Professor Department of Psychology Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná Brazil
Dr Sidnei Filho is a Professor at the Department of Psychology, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná (UTP), specializing in data-driven research about intimate partner violence, child abuse, and the protection of women and children. I am the Principal Investigator for the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation leading research initiatives focused on adapting the NICHD protocol to Mozambican Portuguese and Mozambican Sign Language. Beyond my academic pursuits, I actively engage in research, prevention, and intervention efforts utilizing a data-centric approach to inform evidence-based strategies. My commitment to addressing global challenges is reflected in my collaboration with international organizations and local communities, fostering cross-cultural partnerships to enhance well-being and safety. I possess extensive experience managing projects across diverse countries, collaborating effectively with professionals of varying backgrounds and specializations.
Diahann G Harrison, JD
Ombudsman Office of the Children's Advocate JAMAICA
Mrs. Diahann Gordon Harrison has served as Jamaica’s Children’s Advocate since January 2012 and was appointed as Jamaica’s first National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons in 2015—the first such role in the Latin American and Caribbean region. An experienced Attorney-at-Law with over 20 years at the Public Bar, she previously served as Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions. Known widely for her advocacy, she champions victim-centered, rights-based protection for children and vulnerable groups and emphasizes accountability for human rights violations. Mrs. Gordon Harrison is also certified by Geneva-based Justice Rapid Response as a global expert on International Criminal Law, she specializes in crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Session Facilitators:
Pragathi Tummala MPH
Antonia Chiesa
Kathi Wells, MD
Sarah Imbesi
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