Episode 45 - Artificial Intelligence and CACs

NRCAC Team Talk

“The development of AI is as fundamental as the creation of the microprocessor, the personal computer, the Internet, and the mobile phone. It will change the way people work, learn, travel, get health care, and communicate with each other. Entire industries will reorient around it. Businesses will distinguish themselves by how well they use it.” – Bill Gates

When you hear the words ‘Artificial Intelligence,’ what comes to mind? Fascinating? Scary? Necessary? Or maybe a mix of all three? In this episode, Abbie Newman and Leslie Slingsby from Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center discuss how CACs can use AI like ChatGPT to enhance their operations. Whether you are an active user or just looking to get started, join us as we explore the benefits, cautions, and practical tips for using AI at your CAC.

Topics in this episode:

• Importance of AI (6:02)
• What is Artificial Intelligence? (8:02)
• Value and usage of AI at CACs (10:30)
• Prompt Engineering (17:01)
• Cautions (20:55)
• Good and evil uses of AI (30:52)
• Where are we going (32:52)
• Scenario of using AI (34:40)
• AI Policy (36:40)
• Final thoughts (40:03)

GUESTS

Abbie R. Newman, R.N., J.D., is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of External and Global Affairs at Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center. Abbie began her professional career as a registered nurse specializing in pediatrics before returning to law school and obtaining her degree from Fordham University School of Law. She practiced law in Philadelphia and became a shareholder at Post & Schell, P.C., specializing in medical malpractice defense of medical professionals for almost 20 years.

Abbie began her work with Mission Kids as the founding Executive Director in 2008. As Executive Director, she built the collaborative Multidisciplinary Team into a nationally Accredited CAC which has served nearly 7,000 abused children and their families. As CEO of External and Global Affairs, she brings the leadership of Mission Kids statewide, nationally, and internationally to help victims of child abuse. Some of her work includes spearheading original research projects to inform best practices, and developing collaborative response policies to victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Abbie is the past-President of PennCAC (the Pennsylvania Chapter of CACs), and the current and founding Chair of the External Affairs Committee of PennCAC. Abbie has received bi-partisan gubernatorial appointments to several statewide committees, including the CAC Advisory Committee, charged with establishing and sustaining CACs across Pennsylvania. Ms. Newman works with state and national legislators to strengthen child protection laws, increase funding to agencies serving victims of child abuse and neglect, and to develop and sustain child advocacy centers as a model for child abuse investigation and prevention. She has been elected to the Distinguished Advisory Committee of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, where she works on developing collaborative responses to global issues of child abuse.

Leslie Slingsby, MSW, LSW is the Chief Executive Officer of Services and Operations at Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center. Leslie has a Masters of Social Work with a concentration in non-profit management and social policy from the University of Michigan. Previously, she was the first Continuous Quality Improvement Manager for Bucks County Children and Youth Social Services Agency. Prior to her experience in public child welfare, she was the founding Director of the Bucks County Children’s Advocacy Center. In addition, Leslie has over a decade of experience in victim services overseeing mental health services, legal and medical advocacy, hotline and cyber services. She has been responsible for implementing and monitoring several state and federal grant projects and assisted with the coordination of several local program initiatives involving partnership including Child Death Review Team, Sexual Assault Response Team, the Crimes against Older Adults Task Force and the Domestic Abuse Fatality Review Team.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

• UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children: https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/reports/policy-guidance-ai-children#:~:text=The%20policy%20guidance%20explores%20AI,inclusion%20of%20and%20for%20children
• What is Prompt Engineering?: https://www.datacamp.com/blog/what-is-prompt-engineering-the-future-of-ai-communication
• ChatGPT Replicates Gender Bias in Recommendation Letters: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chatgpt-replicates-gender-bias-in-recommendation-letters/
• Looka – free logo maker: https://looka.com/onboarding?company_name=Mission%20Kids
• Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center: https://missionkidscac.org
• Northeast Regional Children’s Advocacy Center: https://www.nrcac.org
• Regional Children’s Advocacy Centers: https://www.regionalcacs.org

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Disclaimer: This project was sponsored by NRCAC from Grant Award Number 15PJDP-22-GK-03061-JJVO awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, OJJDP or NRCAC.