(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas;(2) “Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas” means a nonprofit organization that is a chapter of the National Children's Alliance operating in this state for the purpose of promoting, assisting, and supporting the development, growth, and continuation of child safety centers in this state;(3) (A) “Child safety center” means a nonprofit child-friendly facility that provides a location for forensic interviews and forensic medical examinations and ensures access for specialized mental health services during the course of a child maltreatment investigation.(B) A child safety center is commonly known as a “child advocacy center”;(4) “Multidisciplinary team” means a collaborative group of individual professionals from diverse organizations and agencies who work together in a coordinated manner to ensure an effective response to child abuse and neglect cases so a child victim is not overlooked and essential services are provided in a timely manner; and(5) “Multidisciplinary team facilitator” means a person who:(A) Is responsible for establishing and sustaining:(i) Relationships among members of the multidisciplinary team that promote collaboration; and(ii) An atmosphere of trust and safety to partner for success in child abuse and neglect cases;(B) Serves as an advocate for the multidisciplinary team model;(C) Works with the members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective implementation of the multidisciplinary team model; and(D) Assumes the role of a multidisciplinary team coordinator and does not perform the role of a director or leader.
(1) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas;
(2) “Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas” means a nonprofit organization that is a chapter of the National Children's Alliance operating in this state for the purpose of promoting, assisting, and supporting the development, growth, and continuation of child safety centers in this state;
(3) (A) “Child safety center” means a nonprofit child-friendly facility that provides a location for forensic interviews and forensic medical examinations and ensures access for specialized mental health services during the course of a child maltreatment investigation.(B) A child safety center is commonly known as a “child advocacy center”;
(A) “Child safety center” means a nonprofit child-friendly facility that provides a location for forensic interviews and forensic medical examinations and ensures access for specialized mental health services during the course of a child maltreatment investigation.
(B) A child safety center is commonly known as a “child advocacy center”;
(4) “Multidisciplinary team” means a collaborative group of individual professionals from diverse organizations and agencies who work together in a coordinated manner to ensure an effective response to child abuse and neglect cases so a child victim is not overlooked and essential services are provided in a timely manner; and
(5) “Multidisciplinary team facilitator” means a person who:(A) Is responsible for establishing and sustaining:(i) Relationships among members of the multidisciplinary team that promote collaboration; and(ii) An atmosphere of trust and safety to partner for success in child abuse and neglect cases;(B) Serves as an advocate for the multidisciplinary team model;(C) Works with the members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective implementation of the multidisciplinary team model; and(D) Assumes the role of a multidisciplinary team coordinator and does not perform the role of a director or leader.
(A) Is responsible for establishing and sustaining:(i) Relationships among members of the multidisciplinary team that promote collaboration; and(ii) An atmosphere of trust and safety to partner for success in child abuse and neglect cases;
(i) Relationships among members of the multidisciplinary team that promote collaboration; and
(ii) An atmosphere of trust and safety to partner for success in child abuse and neglect cases;
(B) Serves as an advocate for the multidisciplinary team model;
(C) Works with the members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective implementation of the multidisciplinary team model; and
(D) Assumes the role of a multidisciplinary team coordinator and does not perform the role of a director or leader.