For children's sake: Training students in the treatment of child witnessesof domestic violence

The authors describe For Children's Sake, an innovative program at Illinois State University focused on serving children who have witnessed domestic v iolence and on training graduate students in working with this special popu lation. Unique aspects of the program, including its funding source, child maltreatment focus, and training model in complete program delivery, are hi ghlighted. Additionally, a multilevel integration of the For Children's Sak e program into the School Psychology doctoral program is discussed. Challen ges, dilemmas, and successes that faculty and graduate students involved wi th For Children's Sake have experienced are mentioned to assist and encoura ge trainers in developing other innovative programs.