Workshop Registration Details

PURPOSE: The purpose of this education activity is to enhance the knowledge and skills of the participant in the area of child sexual abuse by addressing recognizing, (victims and perpetrators), responding and reporting child sexual abuse in an effort to intervene, prevent and protect.
MEET THE TRAINER: Barbara Marek has been a Licensed Peace Officer in the state of Texas since 1985. She is a Special Victims Unit Criminal Investigator and holds a Master Peace Officer License. She has specialized in the investigation of child sexual abuse cases since 1989. She is also a Certified Instructor for TCOLE (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement) and has taught Law Enforcement Officers for the surrounding counties at Victoria College in Victoria, TX. In 1998 she was selected by the State of Texas to co-train Social Workers working for Child Protective Services. Barbara served as Chairman of the Jackson County Community Resource Coordination Group (CRCG) from 1997 until 1999 and was a member of the County's Community Safety Plan Committee. In 2003, Barbara became an Advanced SAFVIC Instructor (Sexual Assault/Family Violence Investigator Course) through the state of Texas providing training to Law Enforcement Officers throughout the state of Texas. Barbara was featured in the 1998 July issue of "Texas Woman" magazine, profiled as "Championing Children's Rights". In 1999 she started her own training company. She wrote a training program to teach others how to recognize, respond and report child sexual abuse in an effort to intervene early, protect and prevent. Her goal is to help prevent child sexual abuse through education and awareness.

This workshop is geared towards ALL ROMA ISD TEACHERS ONLY. There will be a repeat session on the same day in the afternoon. If this time slot does not work for you, look for the session labeled "3 HOURS-PM Child Sexual Abuse: The Other Three R's: Recognizing, Responding, and Reporting". Please note that seating is limited in both sessions.

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