Child Abuse School Liaison Program

The National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center at the Medical University of South Carolina and the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center are pleased to announce the availability of materials related to the Child Abuse School Liaison Program (CASL), a trauma-informed program for educators.

CASL is a training and consultation program designed to provide school personnel such as teachers, guidance counselors, school nurses and principals with information to increase recognition and prevention of child abuse. The CASL program is designed to increase educators’ knowledge about child maltreatment, improve their ability to recognize child abuse and neglect, teach them how to respond appropriately to disclosure and help them better understand their mandated reporting responsibility.  CASL programs have been implemented in child advocacy centers, but any youth serving agency with an interest in helping school personnel respond to child abuse could establish a CASL program.

The materials provide a detailed description of the CASL program for implementation in communities. The packet includes training materials for school personnel, a CD-based video that can be used in training and an implementation manual that describes how to start a CASL program. 

Staff at both the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center and the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center welcome the opportunity to provide consultation and assistance on tailoring the CASL program to your program and community.

For more information about the CASL program, please contact Jan Koenig, program coordinator, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center at koenigjs@musc.edu or the Child Abuse School Liaison at Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center at lcc@dnlcc.org.