Teaming Against Trauma

Brad Jayne is a well known Filmmaker and Commercial Director local to the Lowcountry. He is passionate about storytelling and in this episode Brad courageously shares about his own story of healing through childhood trauma. Inspired by his experience, Brad is currently working on a project called, “The Purpose of Winter”, to shed light on the important issue of childhood sexual abuse. Expectant of...

We're kicking off the Summer of Survivors with Lyn Maples! Lyn is currently the Outreach Coordinator at Tri-County S.P.E.A.K.S, a sexual assault center in Charleston, SC. She shares her journey through experiencing childhood sexual abuse and the healing she lives in today with hopes to help others. “You’re never healed”, says Lyn, “you’re always healing.” A powerful testimony to the redemptio...

Two of DCAC's trauma-focused therapists/forensic interviewers, Rachael Staats and Taylor Conroy, sit down with Brooke to talk about all things mental health. As professionals in the field, they share about how we care for our clients at the CAC and awaken us to the importance of getting help and talking about mental health. With a special feature from past DCAC therapist, Jess Reighard, they...

April 2023 is National Child Abuse Prevention Month where communities across the US rally together under the symbol of the Pinwheel- which represents the joy and happiness every child deserves. Unfortunately, we know not every child grows up this way. Child Abuse Prevention is our ultimate goal, but it can only be reached with increased education and awareness spreading across one community at a t...

In honor of National Disability Awareness Month, Christy Brown and Daniel Robinson from Charis Academy will join us to discuss what it's like to be on the spectrum. Christy has been a teacher at Charis Academy for 5 years. She talks to us about what she has learned from her students and how she fosters a positive learning environment tailored to each individual student. Daniel is a student at...

There is no one better to learn from than Sydney Conrad when it comes to the topic of healthy relationships. Sydney has been working at the local nonprofit, My Sisters House, for 7 years now. My Sisters House serves people in the Tri-County area who have been affected by the issue of domestic violence. Sydney has a lot of experience and wisdom to share about domestic violence and the importance of...

Erin Hart is a Nurse Practitioner with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) working in the Child Abuse Division within the Department of Pediatrics.  She brings a wealth of knowledge on Forensic Services within the CAC Model, specifically Forensic Medicals. Diving into the important role they have in the investigative process of child abuse cases, Erin's expertise dispels common my...

DCAC Assistant Director of Clinical Services, Rob Bullard, and Berkeley County DSS Case Manager in Investigations, Katie Brunk, discuss the the fascinating world of forensic services and forensic interviews. Explaining the need for forensics and then digging into what it's like interviewing a child and watching the interview from an observation room, Rob and Katie get real about this world th...

In this episode, Brooke talks with DCAC employees Stephanie Crane and Damita Holcomb about the commonly asked questions, "How is DCAC supported and what can I do to support DCAC?" Stephanie is the Director of Marketing and Development and Damita is the Director of Grants. Together, they bring to light the unique and various answers to these questions.  Including grants, events, campaigns...

Dr. Kay Phillips has been the Executive Director of DCAC for 18 years. She started at the center as the only staff member and now oversees 25 full-time employees.  Since she has been with the center since it's inception there is no better person to speak about the story of DCAC than Dr. Phillips. With great humility she speaks about how the center found it's roots and has evolved into ev...

Kicking off our first ever episode- Brooke interviews DCAC's Clinical Support Director, Lyndsey Smith, to lay the foundation of "What is a CAC?"  Since CAC's started around the late 80s, the CAC Model is still relatively new to the world. Understanding the basics of the CAC Model will set us up to take a deeper dive into these specific areas later on. With many moving parts, th...