A Cross-Disciplinary Conference for Multidisciplinary Teams
March 10-12, 2026
- March 10th 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- March 11th 8:30 AM – 5:00PM
- March 12th, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
- Address: 27 N 27th St, Billings, MT 59101
You can check out the venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel-Billings Website
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Montana professionals working with Child Advocacy Centers and/or Multidisciplinary Teams working with children who have been victims of child abuse.
Professionals who should consider attending are: Law Enforcement, Forensic Interviewers, Victim Advocates, Attorneys, Medical Professionals, Mental Health Providers, Child Advocacy Center Staff, CPS, and any other professionals working with children who are victims of child abuse.
PRESENTERS:
Nancy Oglesby, Deputy Director, Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ Services Council (Virginia’s Prosecutor Training Agency) & Justice 3D Founder
As a career prosecutor for over 25 years, Nancy has handled thousands of domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse and sexual assault cases. She has trained allied professionals nationwide including prosecutors, law enforcement officers, advocates, medical professionals and forensic interviewers.
David Clark, Detective, Dallas Police Department
Detective Clark has been assigned to the Child Exploitation Unit for the last fifteen years. He is responsible for the investigation of cases involving sexual crimes committed against children; to include the Trafficking and Abduction of children. He has been the lead detective in several high profile cases during his time in the unit.
Larry Braunstein, Braunstein and Zuckerman, ESQs – Defense Attorney
Lawrence Jay Braunstein is a partner in the law firm of Braunstein & Zuckerman, Esqs, in White Plains, New York. Since 1985, he has specifically focused his practice in the areas of child custody litigation and litigation involving allegations of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and abusive head trauma (shaken baby) in matrimonial, family and criminal cases. He regularly lectures as an invited speaker, both nationally and internationally.
LODGING
All conference participants, including those who apply for lodging scholarships, are responsible for making their own lodging reservations. Cut-off date for the block of rooms rate is February 5th, 2026.
Reservations can be made by:
- Contacting DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel-Billings (406) 252-7400
- Block Name & Code: Montana Children’s Justice Conference Attendees & CDT95Q (for guests calling in to reserve)
- Booking Weblink: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=BILDTDT&groupCode=CDT95Q&arrivaldate=2026-03-10&departuredate=2026-03-12&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
- Contacting Northern Hotel–Billings (406) 867-6767
- Block Name & Code: Children’s Alliance of Montana & BKG1543
- When booking online, click on SPECIAL CODES OR RATES and type in the Group Code listed above.
- Booking Weblink: https://be.synxis.com/?Hotel=58834&Chain=10237&arrive=2026-03-09&depart=2026-03-12&adult=1&child=0&group=BKG1543
Lodging Scholarship Recipients:
Lodging scholarship applicants will be notified of their lodging scholarship status by February 4th.
- If you have not received an email about your lodging scholarship status by February 4th, please contact Dani Peterson- [email protected]
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
- POST Credits– pending approval
- CLE Credits– pending approval
COLEEN MAGERA CHILDREN’S CHAMPION AWARD
Coleen Magera was a leader and a champion for children. To honor her legacy, we will recognize the work of an individual or multidisciplinary team at this year’s Children’s Justice Conference with the Coleen Magera Children’s Champion Award.
The Coleen Magera Children’s Champion award is a platform to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of professionals working as part of a multidisciplinary team in Montana.
Any professional can make a nomination. Any professional can make multiple nominations.
Nominations can be made for:
- An individual professional (Law Enforcement, CPS, VA, Prosecutor, FI, Medical or MH)
- A group of MDT professionals – Multiple professionals who collaborated on a case.
- A Multidisciplinary Team.
- The deadline for nominations is January 30th, 2026.
- Nominee’s will be notified by February 13th, 2026.
- Please email nominations to Brenda George – [email protected]
This training event is sponsored by the Children’s Alliance of Montana and the MCSART Program of the Montana Department of Justice.
This training is supported by the Children’s Justice Act grant through the Children’s Bureau.
This project is supported by Award No. 15POVC-24-GG-00684-ASSI awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice through the Montana Board of Crime Control
QUESTIONS: CONTACT DANI PETERSON – [email protected]