Calling all Multidisciplinary Team members!
Join us for our 2025 Virtual MDT Lunch and Learn Series!
The Nebraska Alliance of Child Advocacy Centers is dedicated to offering unique training content that not only educates our partners but empowers them with the latest insight on emerging issues. Our commitment extends to addressing the diverse and dynamic topics that resonate with our CAC and their MDT members while providing information on best practices in the field for continuous improvement of responding to the needs of children and families in our communities.
All trainings will be offered on the Nebraska Alliance Training Network (LMS).
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - 12PM-1:30PM CT: Technology Facilitated Sexual Crimes (TFSC)
Recent advancements in technology paired with the explosion of online gaming and social media platforms have cultivated interactive contexts that allow motivated predators to have frequent and often unfettered access to minors. Unfortunately, this combination of factors means that, globally, minors have become increasingly more vulnerable to technology-facilitated sex crimes (TFSC), including sexual exploitation, sextortion, and image-based sexual abuse. This presentation will include an exploration of TFSC, including perpetrators’ motives and methods, risk factors and the potential impact on victims; and brief discussion of statute-specific questions to assist with gathering relevant investigative information during forensic interviews.
Learning Objectives:
- To gain working knowledge of the various types of, and the methods utilized in, technology-facilitated sex crimes.
- Identify factors that make minors vulnerable to this type of crime.
- Identify and understand the impact of TFSC on victims.
- Identify questions that will aid in gathering relevant information.
Presented by:
Amy Scarmon, M.A., LMHC
Child/Adolescent Forensic Interviewer | FBI, Victim Services Division, Child Victim Services Unit
Amy Scarmon, MA is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and holds a master’s degree in counseling from the University of South Dakota. Amy has experience working in the mental health field, has been conducting forensic interviews for more than 20 years and is currently employed with the FBI as a Child/Adolescent Forensic Interviewer with the Victim Services Division. Prior to joining the FBI, she spent several years conducting interviews and supervising interviewers at a Child Advocacy Center. Amy provides consultation and training to law enforcement personnel, community partners, and other professionals.
Ashley Vance, LMSW
Child/Adolescent Forensic Interviewer | FBI, Victim Services Division, Child Victim Services Unit
Ashley Vance joined the FBI as a Child/Adolescent Forensic Interviewer in September of 2022 and is part of the Child Victim Services Unit within the Victim Services Division. Her role includes conducting forensic interviews, providing case consultation, and delivering training to law enforcement personnel and other federal, state, and local agencies. Prior to her work with the Bureau, Ashley provided Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and conducted forensic interviews at Children’s Advocacy Centers in Michigan. She received a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Central Michigan University and a Master of Social Work degree from Grand Valley State University and is a licensed clinical social worker.
Interested in joining? Contact Elizabeth Alt, Forensic Interview, Medical, and MDT Engagement Coordinator, to receive further information on how to register through our Learning Management System.
This series can meet statutory training requirements for MDT partners, continuing education contact hours and the 2023 CAC Accreditation Standards fulfilling components of Diversity, Equity and Access for CAC Staff.
