Subject Matter Offered/ Etrack Approved Courses

Featured content is delivered in 2-hour, 3-hour, 4-hour, and 6-hour formats by Dr. Knighton

Understanding Trauma and Trauma Bonds When Caregiving

991-30 (3 hr)

What happens when abuse claims come undone: recanting after a disclosure of child sexual abuse

Not in MY Backyard! – The Epidemic of Juvenile Human Trafficking Victimization and the Launch of the Safe Harbor Docket

The intersection of youth suicide, communities of color and prevention: Understanding the Connections

CPS & CSEC: The intersection of Multi-disciplinary team members in safety planning

Duty to Warn and Duty to Protect in Mental Health

Blurred Lines: The ambiguity of ethics in practice

Ethics and Risk Management: The impact of the digital age

5 Generations, 1 Table: Creating Effective Mutlidisciplinary Team (MDTs) engagement and collaboration when responding to Human Trafficking

Interviewing victims of human trafficking

301-10 (6 hr)

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Put your oxygen mask on first: Practicing self care when faced with compassion fatigue

Human Trafficking Basics for Caregivers

943-28 (3 hr)

Human Trafficking and Beyond for Caseworkers

203-27 (3 hr) / 203-28 (6 hr)

Thinking outside the box: Infusing Cr8vty N Groups with Juvenile Sexual Offenders

The juxtaposition of silence, sexual violence and youth of color

Should it hurt to be me?: Understanding and Responding to Trauma Experienced by LGBTQ+ youth

Working with youth with sexually abusive behaviors

203-CSA4-S (12 hr)

Embracing uncertainty & possibility: Teen sexuality as a spectrum.

Missing in Plain Sight: Understanding the nation’s silent mass disaster- missing persons and unidentified remains

Testimonials

What people have said about Dr. Knighton's trainings

“Dr. Knighton was very knowledgeable and comical in the delivery of a very important message.  Others need to know what we may be dealing with or what may be going on amongst the children we deal with.”

“Great, direct, in your face training class.  This was one of my most favorite training classes all year, because I learned real life job training that I can use in the future!”

“Loved this trainer.  Gave insight on new federal rules, didn’t just accept commonly held beliefs.  She put her personal success/failures right out there”

“Best presenter thus far.  Tanisha was engaging and full of applicable info and tools.  I left with more practical tools and info to go after/seek out and try to adapt for my state.  She also gave tons of training ideas”

Dr. Tanisha L. Knighton

Dr. Tanisha L. Knighton has served as a consultant, designed curricula and presented/led hundreds of seminars and workshops on a variety of topics for federal/state grants/grantees, NGOs, CACs and national conferences.  Dr. Knighton has over a two decades of experience working with culturally diverse clients in social service roles, law enforcement roles, and clinical practice.  She has over 15 years of experience as a Social Worker with Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services, 9 years in the Missing Persons Unit for the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department, and 2 years in private practice.  Dr. Knighton’s clinical interest areas are suicidality/grief/loss, human trafficking, depression, trauma, sexual abuse, sexual offending behaviors, forensic issues, substance use disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), ethics, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Dr. Knighton has a passion for working with those affected by missing persons and human trafficking issues.  She also enjoys serving those in the BIPOC community that are impacted by suicidality and helping those who identify as LGBTQI+ navigate the complexities that may exist in being their authentic selves. 

Dr. Knighton earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Baldwin Wallace College in 1998, her master’s degree in forensic psychology from Tiffin University in 2001, and her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Walden University in 2014.  She is a member of several social and civic organizations in her community.