From the Expert Series

CornerHouse trainers are experienced and experts in a wide range of topics related to child maltreatment, victimization, trauma and abuse across the lifespan. In addition to the thousands of professionals who are trained each year in our CornerHouse Forensic Interviewing Protocol, we wanted to find a way to expand our reach of learners and topics; CornerHouse From the Expert Series fits that goal.

New Topic

Children’s Advocacy Centers’ Role in Stopping the Generational Cycle of Domestic Violence

Working with adult survivors of domestic violence and those who use violence reveals something clear: Many of them experienced abuse, neglect, or witnessed violence as children. It is apparent that abuse can happen on a generational cycle.

So how do we stop this cycle? There is an answer, and that is Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) – where children and families can receive timely support and tools to manage their trauma after abuse is discovered.

  • Stephanie Randolph | CornerHouse Forensic Interviewer

    Stephanie joined the CornerHouse team in January 2019. She began her career as frontline staff at St. Joseph’s Home for Children in Minneapolis before earning her Master of Counseling from MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, KS. After graduating, she worked as a forensic interviewer and trainer in Kansas City, MO, conducting over 1,000 interviews with children, teens, and vulnerable adults. In 2016, Stephanie returned to Minnesota and worked as a Victim Assistant Specialist with the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center and the National Child Protection Training Center.

  • January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. At CornerHouse we want to provide accurate information that will help us to recognize and respond to trafficking.

Past Topics

  • What We Need to Know about Stalking | Jane Straub

  • Child Abuse Prevention Month | Michelle Harris

  • We're Listening! An Introduction to CornerHouse's Adult Interviewing Project | Elizabeth Eagle

  • Children’s Advocacy Centers’ Role in Stopping the Generational Cycle of Domestic Violence | Christy Shannon

  • Inclusive Healing: Trauma Support for Neurodivergent and Youth with Disabilities | Mental health team