This Assessment Center 101 webinar provides an overview of the Assessment Center Framework, gives examples of Assessment Centers from across the country, and provides new and developing communities with next steps in establishing an Assessment Center. If you would like to request a training in person or virtually, or need technical assistance please email [email protected].

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The following trainings have been offered by the NAC and recorded versions are available to members.  To request one of these trainings for your organization, contact us. 

Screening, Assessing, & Responding to Human Trafficking

The National Assessment Center Association (NAC) has teamed up with the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center to help assessment centers identify and respond to potential victims of human trafficking. Specifically, the webinar will: 1. Explain the difference between human trafficking screening and assessment; 2. List different screening tools specific to at-risk youth; 3. Explain trauma-informed approaches in screening and assessment; 4. Identify appropriate responses once administered.

 

Reimagining Juvenile Justice

​The webinar will provide an overview of the Re-imagining Juvenile Justice (RJJ) framework. RJJ’s two primary goals are to help juvenile justice professionals – and ultimately agencies and systems –​Embed a Positive Youth Development approach to working with young people and their families, and Apply a Cross-Systems approach to working with adjacent and related agencies and systems rather than functioning in isolation or as adversaries​Attendees will learn about the overall framework and the curriculum's six modules.

Attendees will also learn about next steps to become trainers in the RJJ framework to bring the curriculum and approach to their community

The National Assessment Center Association recently released the definition of an assessment as well as the domains they work within: juvenile justice, child welfare, and prevention.  

Hear from three assessment centers on how they serve youth who come into contact with law enforcement and their effort to divert and/or prevent further involvement with the juvenile justice system.  You'll learn more about how each center serves as a single point of entry, provides screening and assessment and works to divert youth from the juvenile justice system by connecting them to supportive services in their communities.  

Assessment Centers: Prevention Domain

Assessment Centers: Child Welfare Domain​

The National Assessment Center Association recently released the definition of an assessment as well as the domains they work within: juvenile justice, child welfare, and prevention.  

Hear from three assessment centers about their partnerships with child welfare organizations both preventatively and as an intervention to identify the underlying issues affecting the youth and family. You'll learn more about how each center serves as a single point of entry, provides screening and assessment and works to divert youth from the juvenile justice system by connecting them to supportive services in their communities.  

Defining Assessment Centers

​National Assessment Center Association staff and board members will review the process of taking "inventory" of assessment centers across the country which has informed the general definition of assessment centers and the domains in which they work.  Presenters will introduce the general definition and domains and take feedback and questions from attendees.