Normalizing the Conversation: Talking with Families About Body Safety

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Includes a Live Web Event on 11/08/2025 at 9:30 AM (MST)

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Conversations about body safety are an essential part of healthy child development—but they can feel intimidating for both caregivers and children. This training, presented by First Witness, equips caregivers with tools to confidently guide those conversations in age-appropriate, supportive ways. We will explore how to recognize grooming and victim manipulation, identify possible signs of child sexual abuse, and respond calmly and effectively if a child discloses. Caregivers will also gain strategies for creating safe, open communication at home and for supporting the children in their care as they learn about boundaries and online safety. While the focus is on educating foster and kinship providers, participants will also learn how to encourage non-offending caregivers to grow their communication skills and normalize conversations about body safety. By the end of the session, caregivers will feel more prepared to build trust, strengthen resilience, and help children know their voices and boundaries matter.


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Gracie Getschel (Moderator)

Prevention Education Coordinator / Family Advocate and Trainer

First Witness

Gracie moved from Wisconsin to Duluth to attend the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where she quickly fell in love with the city. At UMD, she earned bachelor’s degrees in both Biochemistry and Criminology. During her undergraduate career, she served on the Sexual Misconduct Hearing Committee, tutored in math and chemistry courses, was a teaching assistant for the criminology department, and completed an internship at First Witness. Throughout her time at UMD, Gracie focused on coursework in Psychopathy and Crime, Understanding Violence, Criminal Forensic Psychology, and Sociology of Gender. After graduation, Gracie continued her work with First Witness as the Operations Assistant.

Before working at First Witness, Gracie worked at a local residential addiction treatment facility, where she gained a passion for advocating for marginalized individuals who had experienced severe trauma in their lives. She also worked at afterschool programs in the area for three years, and spent her summers outside at camp, teaching kids how to paddle, climb, bike, and hike. These positions, combined with her education, fostered her love for working with children and families and strengthened her knowledge of how trauma affects children, adolescents, and adults.

In her free time, Gracie enjoys paddling up the North Shore, trying new coffee shops, going on long hikes, and watching even longer movies.

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