Local Drug Endangered Children(DEC) Alliance Development: Sustaining the DEC Approach

Local Drug Endangered Children(DEC) Alliance Development: Sustaining the DEC Approach

Examine the proven specific steps and techniques for local practitioners to establish a formal DEC alliance. Participate in instructor led discussions and activities focused on key stakeholders who should be at the table to help form a local DEC alliance, challenges of collaboration and sustaining that collaboration, and the benefits of changing practices and procedures on an on-going basis to benefit drug endangered children. Discuss and develop protocols and MOU’s to assist disciplines in institutionalizing DEC efforts and responses within each community. Explore successes and experiences of local DEC alliances in various jurisdictions across the country, including tribal communities.


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**Core DEC Awareness and The DEC Approach are prerequisites to this class.** This training provided by the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (National DEC) for law enforcement, child welfare and their professional colleagues and community partners explores the benefits of forming local Drug Endangered Children (DEC) alliances. DEC alliances formalize working relationships between the professionals who are involved with drug endangered children and their families. NCJTC is proud to partner with NDEC to bring you this training. **For information concerning continuing education units, please view our [policies](ncjtc.fvtc.edu/policies#continuingeducation) page.**

What's In It For You

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: • Describe the benefits of establishing local drug endangered children alliances to formalize working relationships between professionals. • Explain proper steps and techniques for establishing a local DEC alliance. • Identify specific challenges within the community around collaboration and strategies to address these challenges. • Discuss sample MOU’s and protocols that help institutionalize DEC efforts including factors of on-going changes in practice and develop responses to drug endangered children. • List successful examples of local DEC alliances, including within tribal communities.

Is This Training For You?

* Community Member * Community Corrections Officer * Court System Personnel * Educator * Emergency Management * Law Enforcement * Law Enforcement Support * Prosecutors * Social Workers * Tribes/Tribal Partners * Victim Service Providers

Contact Information

Lynn Chernich
(855) 866-2582
lynn.chernich6443@fvtc.edu

Partners

National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
Grant Disclaimer
This project was supported by Grant No. 2019-MU-BX-K031 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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