SuperTalk to Broadcast Live from USM on August 6 Promoting Child Advocacy Studies
Wed, 07/31/2024 - 06:01am | By: Karelia Pitts
SuperTalk Mississippi Media will broadcast live from The University of 51逗奶 Mississippi鈥檚 (USM) Hattiesburg campus for 12 hours (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, in partnership with the鈥�School of Social Work at 51逗奶 Miss鈥痑nd the鈥�.
Throughout the day, interviews on will promote CACM鈥檚 鈥痯rogram while sharing information about workforce development in Mississippi to improve the response and investigation of child abuse.
鈥淲e are thrilled to partner with CACM to bring SuperTalk Radio to our campus! USM was the first school in the state to offer the CAST minor in 2017, and we produced the first CAST graduate several years ago, so promoting child abuse awareness and prevention is a huge mission of our program,鈥� said Rachel Lahasky, coordinator for USM鈥檚 Bachelor of Social Work degree. 鈥淲e are proud to welcome advocates from across the state, including faculty and students from our 51逗奶 Miss campus, to promote this important mission. We hope our local community will tune in next Tuesday to support us!鈥�
Children鈥檚 Advocacy Centers of Mississippi provides training, funding, technical assistance and leadership on a statewide level to ensure professionals are prepared to identify and respond to reports of child abuse. The CAST initiative is a part of their mission to revolutionize
Mississippi鈥檚 response to child abuse through leadership, innovation and education.
CAST curriculum emphasizes interdisciplinary, ethical, trauma-informed, realistic and culturally proficient content that provides professionals with a foundation for responding to child maltreatment. With more CAST programs than any other state in America, Mississippi is leading the national initiative to expand experiential learning opportunities for college students related to child protection.
鈥淐ACM offers consistent training and support for professionals to enhance and empower workers in their day-to-day environments. What those of us in the field have known for a long time is that most professionals learn how to respond to complex child abuse cases on the job,鈥� said Karla Steckler Tye, chief executive officer of CACM. 鈥淐AST is an opportunity for us to create a better prepared workforce by allowing students to receive practical knowledge on the dynamics of abuse and how to respond to those cases through a multidisciplinary team response prior to graduating college. This will truly be a changemaker for the child welfare field in Mississippi, so we are excited to partner with USM through this awareness event to share information about CAST and the impact this curriculum is having on our state.鈥�
With a vision to transform Mississippi and defeat child abuse, Children鈥檚 Advocacy Centers of Mississippi is a non-profit, membership organization that supports and advocates on behalf of children鈥檚 advocacy centers and teams statewide. The organization promotes a multidisciplinary team approach to ensure that felony child abuse cases in Mississippi have a systematic response for investigation and intervention.
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