Our Programs

Child, Family, & Court Advocates

When you enter the CAC, one of our Child Advocates will greet you.  The Child Advocate is here to make sure you understand why you are at the CAC and explain the available services. Advocates can provide a voice for children when they may not feel like they have one. Advocates also coordinate community services to help mitigate the traumatic effects of abuse.

Child Advocates:

• Explain the process and services provided

• Provide case management/interagency coordination

• Inform & link families to resources in the community

• Help families apply for victim compensation

• Help children through the whole court process - from the initial arrest to depositions to facing their abusers in the courtroom

• Provide Trauma screenings

• Administer satisfaction surveys

• Conduct training in the community

Availability

Monday – Friday
8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Location

5405 Park Central Court
Naples, FL 34109 239.263.8383

CHILD PROTECTION TEAM

The Advocates will then direct you to one of the other four programs provided here at the CAC.  One of these programs is our Child Protection Team. When child abuse is suspected, our Child Protection Team is here to get the whole story. To do this, we bring together experts in many different fields to figure out exactly what happened and to better protect the children we serve. The Child Protection Team includes our medical director, who is a board-certified pediatrician, our team of forensic interviewers, and our licensed psychotherapists. Our team works closely with the local Sheriff’s Office, the local Police Departments, the Department of Children and Families, and the State Attorney’s Office to help supplement investigation activities. The Child Protection Team is skilled in evaluating alleged child abuse and neglect, assessing risk and protective factors, and providing recommendations for interventions to protect children and enhance a caregiver’s capacity to provide a safer environment when possible.

Child Protection Team Provides:

• Medical diagnosis and evaluation

• Child and family assessments

• Clinics

• Multidisciplinary staffings

• Psychological assessment

• Specialized and forensic interviews

• Expert court testimony

• Training for emergency room staff and other medical providers about how to identify abuse

Availability

24/7 Emergency & On Call
Clinics by Appointment

Location

5405 Park Central Court
Naples, FL 34109 239.263.8383

Therapy Services

If the Child Protection Team determines that abuse has happened, the victim, their non-offending caregiver(s), and siblings are encouraged to participate in therapy through our Therapy Program. Our therapy services provide specialized treatment services for children who are victims of abuse, as well as their families through a combination of group, family, and individual counseling. Our Therapy Program reduces the trauma caused by child sexual abuse, assists the family in crisis, prevents further abuse from occurring, and enables families to have healthy, non-abusive relationships.

Our Therapy Program operates on the belief that specialized treatment services provided to children and families will prevent the long-term psychological effects of child abuse and improve functioning.

Therapy Services Provide:

• Prompt intake services

• Multidisciplinary assessments

• Individualized treatment planning

• Specialized individual and group therapy for child survivors, siblings, and non-offending caregivers

• Crisis Intervention

• Personal safety education

• Peer support

• Community resources and referrals when appropriate

• Proven therapeutic strategies that work

• Early Childhood Court partner

Availability

By Appointment

Location

5262 Golden Gate Parkway
Naples, FL 34116 239.263.8383

Parenting Education Programs

We believe that most parents genuinely love their children and want to become better parents.  It is with this belief that our Parenting Education Program provides both voluntary community parenting classes and comprehensive in-home, group, and online court-ordered parenting classes. Each session is experience-based and focuses on the development of nurturing parenting skills that help prevent child abuse and neglect from occurring.

Parenting Education Focuses on:

• Understanding the appropriate developmental expectations of children

• Developing empathy for their own needs and the needs of their children

• Appropriate discipline strategies

• Understanding appropriate parent-child roles

• Developing a child's age-appropriate power and independence

Availability

By Appointment

Location

5405 Park Central Court
Naples, FL 34109 239.263.8383