2007 California Welfare and Institutions Code Chapter 4.5. Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training Centers 18275-18279.5

CA Codes (wic:18275-18279.5)

18275.  The Legislature finds that there is a need to develop
programs to provide the kinds of innovative strategies and services
which will ameliorate, reduce, and ultimately eliminate the trauma of
child sexual abuse.
   The Legislature also finds that for the purposes of developing and
providing these programs and services, and for the training of, and
providing information to, city and county personnel throughout the
state, it is necessary to expand the services provided by the child
sexual abuse prevention demonstration center established pursuant to
the former provisions of this chapter.



18276.  The functions and goals of the program developed by the
centers shall include all of the following:
   (a) Provision of counseling and practical assistance by onsite
professionals to sexually abused children and their families,
particularly to victims of incest.
   (b) Hastening, where in the interests of the child, the process of
reconstitution of the family and the marriage.
   (c) Marshaling and coordinating the services of all agencies
responsible for the sexually abused child and his or her family, as
well as other resources to ensure comprehensive, supportive case
management.
   (d) Employment of a model that fosters self-managed growth, rather
than a medical model based on curing disease, and that avoids static
theory and methods.
   (e) Responding to individual physical, emotional, and social needs
of clients so that supportive services are individually tailored and
applied as long as necessary.
   (f) Facilitation of the expansion and autonomy of self-help groups
and provision of guidance to the membership, such as (1) training in
cocounseling, self-management, and intrafamily communication
techniques, and (2) training in locating community resources.
   (g) Informing the public at large and professional agencies about
the existence and supportive approach of the program with the aim of
encouraging victims and offenders to seek the services of the program
voluntarily.
   (h) Development of informational and training materials and
seminars to enable emulation or adaptation of the program by other
communities, emphasizing the program's stress on cooperation and
coordination with all appropriate elements of the criminal justice
system and law enforcement system.



18276.5.  (a) The two centers selected pursuant to Section 18277
shall develop training programs pertaining to the prevention of and
assistance to victims of child sexual abuse and their families.
These programs shall be designed for the training of interagency
teams of service providers and individual service providers
throughout the state, including public and private personnel, who
shall in turn offer that training in their communities.
   (b) The department shall enter into contracts with each center
providing for training and allocating training positions to each
center as funds are available to pay for the tuition of individuals
who attend the training programs.  The contracts shall provide the
same amount of funding for each center.
   (c) Subject to the review of the department, the centers shall
select trainees based upon the following criteria:
   (1) In the first year, a minimum of ten individuals from each
county shall be chosen.
   (2) In subsequent years, a minimum of one-fourth of all positions
shall be allocated to rural counties.
   (3) When possible, distribution shall be based on the relative
population of the counties in which the participants provide
services.
   (4) The rate of demand for services by child sexual abuse victims
and their families in the county.
   (5) An emphasis shall be placed on the training of teams of
service providers from a geographic area, rather than on training
individual service providers.
   (6) The ability of the individuals chosen to duplicate the
training in his or her geographic area.
   (7) The ability of the individuals to apply the training as a
direct service provider.
   (8) A geographic dispersion of trainees throughout a county is
preferred, where feasible.



18277.  The executive director of the Office of Criminal Justice
Planning shall select two child sexual abuse prevention training
centers, one in northern California and the other in southern
California, which shall receive state funds pursuant to this chapter.
  The executive director shall give consideration to existing
demonstration programs relating to the prevention of sexual abuse of
children and may award grant awards on a sole source basis to the two
training centers which he or she selects for funding.  The Office of
Criminal Justice Planning shall appraise the performance of the
training centers on an annual basis and recommend to the executive
director whether they shall receive continuation grants.




18278.  (a) The Office of Criminal Justice Planning shall make
grants to community nonprofit child sexual abuse treatment programs
that are unable to meet the current demand for their services,
pursuant to this section.
   (b) Programs seeking these grants shall apply to the Office of
Criminal Justice Planning in the manner prescribed by the office.
Each award shall be limited to twenty-five thousand dollars
(,000).  Programs shall be selected based, at a minimum, on the
following criteria:
   (1) The program's inability to meet the public demand for its
services.
   (2) The program's use of the award to maximize the services
provided to clients who would not otherwise be served.
   (3) The likelihood that the program will be able to maintain the
new level of service after the funds granted are depleted.
   The awards shall be equitably distributed to programs in northern
and southern California.  At least one-fourth of the funds shall be
distributed to rural programs.
   (c) The office shall fund programs as expeditiously as possible;
program funding shall commence within 90 days after the effective
date of this chapter.



18278.5.  The Office of Criminal Justice Planning shall enter into
contracts with the centers for the provision of services required by
this chapter within four months of the effective date of this
chapter.


18279.5.  The centers may seek, receive, and make use of any funds
which may be made available from federal, voluntary, philanthropic,
or other sources in order to augment any state funds appropriated for
the purposes of this chapter.